Sir Robin Irvine Scholarship (shared 1997-1999)

Brent Sinclair
Department of Zoology, University of Otago, PhD

Ecological and physiological studies of Cape Bird terrestrial arthropods

The primary goal of this project was to investigate the effects of temperature on the terrestrial arthropod fauna at Cape Bird. This included physiological studies on the cold tolerance of mites and springtails, and ecological studies centred on the response of microarthropods and other invertebrates to projected climate change.

Publications
Sinclair, B.J. et al. Diurnal variation in supercooling points of three species of Collembola from Cape Hallett, Antarctica. Journal of insect physiology 49: 1049-1061. 2003.

Sinclair, B.J. Effects of increased temperatures simulating climate change on terrestrial invertebrates on Ross Island, Antarctica. Pedobiologia 46: 150-160, 2002.

Sjursen, H. Sinclair, B.J. On the cold hardiness of Stereotydeus mollis (Acari: Prostigmata) from Ross Island, Antarctica. Pedobiologia 46: 188-195, 2002.

Sinclair, B.J. On the distribution of terrestrial invertebrates at Cape Bird, Ross Island, Antarctica. Polar biology 24: 394-400, 2001.

Sinclair, B.J. Sjursen, H. Terrestrial invertebrate abundance across a habitat transect in Keble Valley, Ross Island, Antarctica. Pedobiologia 45: 134-145, 2001.

Sinclair, B.J. Sjursen, H.Cold tolerance of the Antarctic springtail Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni (Collembola, Hypogastruridae). Antarctic Science 13(3): 271-279, 2001.

Sinclair, B.J. The ecology and physiology of New Zealand Alpine and Antarctic arthropods.Ph.D., University of Otago. 2000.