Signal divergence is an important process underpinning the diversification of lineages.
Research has shown that signal divergence is greatest in species pairs that possess high …

The damselflies Hetaerininae, a subfamily of Calopterygidae, comprise four genera
distributed from North to South America: Hetaerina, Mnesarete, Ormenophlebia and …

Interspecific territoriality has complex ecological and evolutionary consequences. Species
that interact aggressively often exhibit spatial or temporal shifts in activity that reduce the …

Incomplete premating barriers in closely related species may result in reproductive
interference. This process has different fitness consequences and can lead to three …

In our current environmental scenario, it is a matter of the utmost importance to highlight the
loss of freshwater habitats. Notwithstanding, aquatic insects have taken the role of …

Interference competition can drive species apart in habitat use through competitive
displacement in ecological time and agonistic character displacement (ACD) over …

The hypothesis that sexual traits reveal the oxidative stress resistance of their bearers has
been widely tested in vertebrates but remains unexplored in invertebrates. Here, Hetaerina …

Understanding how phenotypic plasticity evolves and in turn affects the course of evolution
is a major challenge in modern biology. By definition, biological species are reproductively …

Identifying how ecotourism affects wildlife can lower its environmental impact. Human
presence is an inherent component of ecotourism, which can impact animal behavior …

Chapter 3 attempts to define transcriptomics, a powerful tool for scientific research that has
advanced our knowledge of Odonata evolution in many meaningful ways. It then goes on to …