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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 Odonata include their ancient phylogenetic position, extensive phenotypic and ecological diversity, several unique evolutionar...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5057408/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27766110 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-016-0176-7 |
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author | Bybee, Seth Córdoba-Aguilar, Alex Duryea, M. Catherine Futahashi, Ryo Hansson, Bengt Lorenzo-Carballa, M. Olalla Schilder, Ruud Stoks, Robby Suvorov, Anton Svensson, Erik I. Swaegers, Janne Takahashi, Yuma Watts, Phillip C. Wellenreuther, Maren |
author_facet | Bybee, Seth Córdoba-Aguilar, Alex Duryea, M. Catherine Futahashi, Ryo Hansson, Bengt Lorenzo-Carballa, M. Olalla Schilder, Ruud Stoks, Robby Suvorov, Anton Svensson, Erik I. Swaegers, Janne Takahashi, Yuma Watts, Phillip C. Wellenreuther, Maren |
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description | Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) present an unparalleled insect model to integrate evolutionary genomics with ecology for the study of insect evolution. Key features of Odonata include their ancient phylogenetic position, extensive phenotypic and ecological diversity, several unique evolutionary innovations, ease of study in the wild and usefulness as bioindicators for freshwater ecosystems worldwide. In this review, we synthesize studies on the evolution, ecology and physiology of odonates, highlighting those areas where the integration of ecology with genomics would yield significant insights into the evolutionary processes that would not be gained easily by working on other animal groups. We argue that the unique features of this group combined with their complex life cycle, flight behaviour, diversity in ecological niches and their sensitivity to anthropogenic change make odonates a promising and fruitful taxon for genomics focused research. Future areas of research that deserve increased attention are also briefly outlined. |
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spelling | pubmed-50574082016-10-20 Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) as a bridge between ecology and evolutionary genomics Bybee, Seth Córdoba-Aguilar, Alex Duryea, M. Catherine Futahashi, Ryo Hansson, Bengt Lorenzo-Carballa, M. Olalla Schilder, Ruud Stoks, Robby Suvorov, Anton Svensson, Erik I. Swaegers, Janne Takahashi, Yuma Watts, Phillip C. Wellenreuther, Maren Front Zool Review Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) present an unparalleled insect model to integrate evolutionary genomics with ecology for the study of insect evolution. Key features of Odonata include their ancient phylogenetic position, extensive phenotypic and ecological diversity, several unique evolutionary innovations, ease of study in the wild and usefulness as bioindicators for freshwater ecosystems worldwide. In this review, we synthesize studies on the evolution, ecology and physiology of odonates, highlighting those areas where the integration of ecology with genomics would yield significant insights into the evolutionary processes that would not be gained easily by working on other animal groups. We argue that the unique features of this group combined with their complex life cycle, flight behaviour, diversity in ecological niches and their sensitivity to anthropogenic change make odonates a promising and fruitful taxon for genomics focused research. Future areas of research that deserve increased attention are also briefly outlined. BioMed Central 2016-10-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5057408/ /pubmed/27766110 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-016-0176-7 Text en © The Author(s). 2016 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Review Bybee, Seth Córdoba-Aguilar, Alex Duryea, M. Catherine Futahashi, Ryo Hansson, Bengt Lorenzo-Carballa, M. Olalla Schilder, Ruud Stoks, Robby Suvorov, Anton Svensson, Erik I. Swaegers, Janne Takahashi, Yuma Watts, Phillip C. Wellenreuther, Maren Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) as a bridge between ecology and evolutionary genomics |
title | Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) as a bridge between ecology and evolutionary genomics |
title_full | Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) as a bridge between ecology and evolutionary genomics |
title_fullStr | Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) as a bridge between ecology and evolutionary genomics |
title_full_unstemmed | Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) as a bridge between ecology and evolutionary genomics |
title_short | Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) as a bridge between ecology and evolutionary genomics |
title_sort | odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) as a bridge between ecology and evolutionary genomics |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5057408/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27766110 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-016-0176-7 |
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