Season matters: differential variation of wing shape between sexes of Calopteryx splendens (Odonata: Calopterygidae)

Gallesi, Marco Matteo; Mobili, Sara; Cigognini, Romeo; Hardersen, Sönke; Sacchi, Roberto

doi:10.1007/s00435-016-0309-8

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“…However, although some work deals with differences between populations (Outomuro et al 2013, Taylor & Merriam 1995, we have very little information about adult morphometric differences among watercourse types. Hardersen (2010) and Gallesi et al (2016) have found that the season affects the morphology and shape of the wing of C. splendens.…”

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“…Svensson and Friberg (2007) found that predation means a selection pressure for shorter and wider wings in Calopteryx splendens. Gallesi et al (2016) pointed out that the wing shape shows a seasonal variation and the different mating tactics associated with different wing morphologies in both sexes of C. splendens. In addition, a positive correlation has also been proved between habitat heterogeneity and morphological traits related to flight (Roff 1990, Taylor & Merriam 1995.…”

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Change of morphometric and allometric patterns on wings of banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) males in case of ecologically different watercourse types

Szabó

Vajda

Szalay

et al. 2022

Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hung.

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In the nature, larvae living in watercourses are exposed to a complex system of environmental influences. It is known that different watercourse types (creeks, brooks, streams, little rivers and medial rivers) provide different conditions for larval development (water depth, flow rate, temperature, oxygen content, substrate type, nutrient supply, etc.). These conditions can vary significantly between watercourse types, but be very similar within types. In this work, we examined the body sizes and wing morphometric characteristics of males of Calopteryx splendens reared from different watercourse types (brook, stream, creek, little river, medial river). Although there were no significant differences in body size among watercourse types, we found significant differences in the wing features. We found the most differences between the individuals reared from streams and creeks and between the individuals reared from stream and medial river. Our results show that the individuals reared from different watercourse types were clearly separated on the two wings. The results also suggest that there are significant differences in the number and pattern of allometric features on the wings of individuals reared from different watercourse types.

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Change of morphometric and allometric patterns on wings of banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) males in case of ecologically different watercourse types

Szabó

Vajda

Szalay

et al. 2022

Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hung.

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“…Size variations in insects are often associated and correlated to environmental factors (Battán-Horenstein and Peretti 2011;Gallesi et al 2016). A negative relationship between wing size and temperature has been found elsewhere (Garzón and Schweigmann 2018), including C. megacephala (Reigada and Godoy, 2005).…”

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Size does matter: intraspecific geometric morphometric analysis of wings of the blowfly Chrysomya albiceps (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

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“…Males of the banded demoiselle, Calopteryx splendens (Harris) (Odonata: Calopterygidae), are mainly territorial early in the season; however, with the advancing season and increasing competition, males adopt a non-territorial pursuit strategy. Gallesi et al (2016) hypothesized that mating tactics might affect wing morphologies as the wing sizes of Calopteryx are sexually selected traits. Oliveira et al (2011) reported that the non-optimal environmental condition of streams led to reduced Zygoptera species richness and increased Anisoptera species richness.…”

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“…Gallesi et al. (2016) hypothesized that mating tactics might affect wing morphologies as the wing sizes of Calopteryx are sexually selected traits.…”

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Environmentally friendly assessment of ecological quality of watercourses based on banded demoiselle, Calopteryx splendens

Simon,

Kolozsvári,

Dévai

et al. 2024

Entomologia Exp Applicata

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Dragonflies and damselflies are excellent bioindicators of the quality of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. In our study, we assessed the usefulness of metric and meristic morphological traits as environmentally friendly and cost‐effective indicators of the integrative ecological quality of watercourses. Our study species of choice was the damselfly banded demoiselle, Calopteryx splendens (Harris) (Odonata: Calopterygidae). Adult C. splendens specimens were collected at three study sites along the trophic gradient of the Tisza River in Hungary and Ukraine. Body and abdomen length, head width, and distances between wing landmarks were assessed as metric traits, and the number of wing cells as meristic traits. The concentration of chlorophyll‐a was used to classify the three study sites into having a low, intermediate, and high trophic condition based on earlier studies. Significant differences were found along the trophic gradient based on the measured metric and meristic traits. Especially, insects from the site with the highest trophic condition had the largest body length, head width, and distances between wing landmarks, as well as the highest number of cells in the fore wings. There were also differences between males and females, but we did not find differences in fluctuating asymmetry (FA), i.e., differences between the left and the right wings. These results indicated that the morphological traits of adult banded demoiselles could be indicative of the environmental quality of a watercourse.

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Season matters: differential variation of wing shape between sexes of Calopteryx splendens (Odonata: Calopterygidae)

Cited by 9 publications

References 54 publications

Change of morphometric and allometric patterns on wings of banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) males in case of ecologically different watercourse types

Change of morphometric and allometric patterns on wings of banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) males in case of ecologically different watercourse types

Size does matter: intraspecific geometric morphometric analysis of wings of the blowfly Chrysomya albiceps (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

Environmentally friendly assessment of ecological quality of watercourses based on banded demoiselle, Calopteryx splendens

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