Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) as a bridge between ecology and evolutionary genomics
Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) present an unparalleled insect model to integrate
evolutionary genomics with ecology for the study of insect evolution. Key features of …
evolutionary genomics with ecology for the study of insect evolution. Key features of …
Local adaptation of photoperiodic plasticity maintains life cycle variation within latitudes in a butterfly
The seasonal cycle varies geographically and organisms are under selection to express life
cycles that optimally exploit their spatiotemporal habitats. In insects, this often means …
cycles that optimally exploit their spatiotemporal habitats. In insects, this often means …
Natural selection mediated by seasonal time constraints increases the alignment between evolvability and developmental plasticity
Phenotypic plasticity can either hinder or promote adaptation to novel environments. Recent
studies that have quantified alignments between plasticity, genetic variation, and divergence …
studies that have quantified alignments between plasticity, genetic variation, and divergence …
Mixed support for an alignment between phenotypic plasticity and genetic differentiation in damselfly wing shape
The relationship between genetic differentiation and phenotypic plasticity can provide
information on whether plasticity generally facilitates or hinders adaptation to environmental …
information on whether plasticity generally facilitates or hinders adaptation to environmental …
Body and wing size, but not wing shape, vary along a large-scale latitudinal gradient in a damselfly
Large-scale latitudinal studies that include both north and south edge populations and
address sex differences are needed to understand how selection has shaped trait variation …
address sex differences are needed to understand how selection has shaped trait variation …
Size‐mediated priority effects are trait‐dependent and consistent across latitudes in a damselfly
Variation in hatching time (phenology) might cause size differences within populations
resulting in size‐mediated priority effects (SMPEs) shaping intraspecific interactions. These …
resulting in size‐mediated priority effects (SMPEs) shaping intraspecific interactions. These …
Size‐mediated priority and temperature effects on intra‐cohort competition and cannibalism in a damselfly
S Sniegula, MJ Golab… - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A shift in the relative arrival of offspring, for example a shift in hatching time, can affect
competition at the intraspecific level through size‐mediated priority effects, where the larger …
competition at the intraspecific level through size‐mediated priority effects, where the larger …
Integrating multiple stressors across life stages and latitudes: Combined and delayed effects of an egg heat wave and larval pesticide exposure in a damselfly
To understand the effects of pollutants in a changing world we need multistressor studies
that combine pollutants with other stressors associated with global change such as heat …
that combine pollutants with other stressors associated with global change such as heat …
A large‐scale latitudinal pattern of life‐history traits in a strictly univoltine damselfly
1. Variation in thermal conditions and season length along latitudinal gradients affect body
size‐related traits over different life stages. Selection is expected to optimise these size traits …
size‐related traits over different life stages. Selection is expected to optimise these size traits …
Seasonal time constraints reduce genetic variation in life‐history traits along a latitudinal gradient
Time constraints cause strong selection on life‐history traits, because populations need to
complete their life cycles within a shorter time. We therefore expect lower genetic variation in …
complete their life cycles within a shorter time. We therefore expect lower genetic variation in …