Pre-emergence growth and development in the arctic midge Trichotanypus alaskensis Brundin

Developing at low mean temperatures, arctic chironomids often have prolonged larval growth yet adult emergence is typically a brief and highly synchronous event. How does a midge population achieve synchronous emergence? Under the Absolute Spring Species Hypothesis (AbSS), adult eclosion by early-e...

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Main Authors: Malcolm G. Butler, Shane D. Braegelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Limnology
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Online Access:https://www.jlimnol.it/index.php/jlimnol/article/view/1836