Dragonflies and damselflies: model organisms for ecological and evolutionary research

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from many of the leading researchers in dragonfly biology offer newperspectives and paradigms as well as additional, unpublished, data.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

• ISBN: 978-0-19-956758-4
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 304
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés