Dragonflies and Damselflies

Model Organisms for Ecological and Evolutionary Research

Edited by Alex Córdoba-Aguilar

Contributions from many of the leading researchers in dragonfly biology
Includes a mix of theoretical and applied chapters, as well as a balance of emerging and established research topics
Provides suggestions for future research directions
Builds on Corbet's classic 1999 text, documenting the latest advances in odonate biology and relating these to a broader ecological and evolutionary research agenda

Dragonflies and Damselflies

Model Organisms for Ecological and Evolutionary Research

Edited by Alex Córdoba-Aguilar

Description

Dragonflies and Damselflies documents the latest advances in odonate biology and relates these to a broader ecological and evolutionary research agenda. Despite being one of the smallest insect orders, dragonflies offer a number of advantages for both laboratory and field studies. In fact, they have been crucial to the advancement of our understanding of insect ecology and evolution. This book provides a critical summary of the major advances in these fields. Contributions from many of the leading researchers in dragonfly biology offer new perspectives and paradigms as well as additional, unpublished, data. The editor has carefully assembled a mix of theoretical and applied chapters (including those addressing conservation and monitoring) and achieves a balance of emerging and established research topics, providing suggestions for future study in each case.

This accessible text is not about dragonflies per se but an essential source of knowledge that describes how different sets of evolutionary and ecological principles/ideas have been tested on a particular taxon. It will therefore be suitable for graduate students and researchers in entomology, evolutionary biology, population and behavioural ecology, and conservation biology. It will of course be of particular interest and use to those working on insects and an indispensable reference text for odonate biologists.

Dragonflies and Damselflies

Model Organisms for Ecological and Evolutionary Research

Edited by Alex Córdoba-Aguilar

Foreward, Phillip Corbet
1:Introduction, Alex Córdoba-Aguilar
Studies in Ecology
2:Mark-recapture studies and demography, Adolfo Cordero-Rivera & Robby Stoks
3:Structure and dynamics of odonate communities: accessing habitat, responding to risk, and enabling reproduction, Patrick W. Crumrine, Paul V. Switzer & Philip H. Crowley
4:Life history plasticity under time stress in damselfly larvae, Robby Stoks, Frank Johansson & Marjan De Block
5:Ecological factors limiting the distributions and abundances of Odonata, Mark A. McPeek
6:Migration in Odonata: A case study of Anax junius, Michael L. May & John H. Matthews
7:Dragonflies in the assessment and the monitoring of aquatic habitats, Beat Oertli
8:Dragonflies as focal organisms in contemporary conservation biology, Michael J. Samways
9:Valuing dragonflies as service providers, John P. Simaika & Michael J. Samways
Studies in Evolution
10:Evolution of morphological defences, Frank Johansson & Dirk Johannes Mikolajewski
11:Interspecific interactions and premating reproductive isolation, Katja Tynkkynen, Janne S. Kotiaho & Erik I. Svensson
12:Lifetime reproductive success and sexual selection theory, Walter D. Koenig
13:Fitness landscapes, mortality schedules, and mating systems, Bradley R. Anholt
14:Testing hypotheses about parasite-mediated selection using odonate hosts, Mark R. Forbes & Tonia Robb
15:Cryptic female choice and sexual conflict, Alex Córdoba-Aguila & Adolfo Cordero-Rivera
16:Territoriality in Odonates, Jukka Suhonen, Markus J. Rantala & Johanna Honkavaara
17:The evolution of sex-limited colour polymorphisms, Hans Van Gossum, Tom Sherratt & Adolfo Cordero
18:Sexual size dimorphism: patterns and processes, M. Alejandro Serrano-Meneses, Alex Córdoba-Aguila & Tamás Székely
19:Dragonfly flight performance: a model system for biomechanics, physiological genetics, and animal competitive behavior, James H. Marden
20:Evolution, diversification and mechanics of dragonfly wings, R.J. Wootton & David J. S. Newman
Appendices
Index

Dragonflies and Damselflies

Model Organisms for Ecological and Evolutionary Research

Edited by Alex Córdoba-Aguilar

Author Information

Edited by Alex Córdoba-Aguilar, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Contributors:

Bradley Anholt; Phillip Corbet; Adolfo Cordero-Rivera; Alex Córdoba-Aguilar; Philip H. Crowley; Patrick W. Crumrine; Marjan De Block; Mark R. Forbes; Johanna Honkavaara; Frank Johansson; Walter D. Koenig; Janne S. Kotiaho; James H. Marden; John H. Matthews; Michael L. May; Mark A. McPeek; Dirk Johannes Mikolajewski; D.J.S. Newman; Beat Oertli; Markus Rantala; Tonia Robb; Michael J. Samways; M. Alejandro Serrano-Meneses; Tom Sherratt; John P. Simaika; Robby Stoks; Paul V. Stwizer; Jukka Suhonen; Erik I. Svensson; Tamás Székely; Katja Tynkkynen; Hans Van Gossum; R. J. Wootton

Dragonflies and Damselflies

Model Organisms for Ecological and Evolutionary Research

Edited by Alex Córdoba-Aguilar

Reviews and Awards

The information presented in this book provides a fascinating insight into the ecology of Odonata...This book provides a wealth of interesting information about the behaviour of these fascinating insects...This is a fascinating and authoritative book - Trends in Ecology and Evolution