Das Leibniz-Institut zur Analyse des Biodiversitätswandels

ist ein Forschungsmuseum der Leibniz Gemeinschaft

Wing parameters in Celithemis dragonflies

AutorInnen: 
Ahmed Elmonier, Dirk Gassmann, William Robert Kuhn, Jessica L. Ware
Erscheinungsjahr: 
2018
Vollständiger Titel: 
The relationship between wing color pattern, wing area, and wing weight in Celithemis dragonflies based on the Targeted Odonata Wing Digitization (TOWD) image database
ZFMK-Autorinnen / ZFMK-Autoren: 
Org. Einordnung: 
Publikationstyp: 
Abstract, Talk, Poster, Buchbesprechung
Keywords: 
Dragonflies; Celithemis Hagen, 1861; wing color pattern; wing area; wing weight; Targeted Odonata Wing Digitization (TOWD) image database
Bibliographische Angaben: 
The relationship between wing color pattern, wing area, and wing weight in Celithemis dragonflies based on the Targeted Odonata Wing Digitization (TOWD) image database. 10th Annual Garden State – Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation/Northern New Jersey – Bridges to Baccalaureate STEM Research Conference, October 2018.
Abstract: 

The evolution of dragonfly wings is subjected to both natural and sexual selection pressures. The Targeted Odonata Wing Digitization (TOWD) aims at scanning the wings of all North American dragonfly species. Using the genus Celithemis Hagen, 1861, as an example, we demonstrate the potential of this unique image database for quantifying and analyzing wing parameters in the Odonata. Based on area measurements of wings and wing spots taken from wing scans mainly using standard imaging software, and on wing weight measurements of selected Celithemis species, we established basic relationships of these parameters for the genus and discuss them with regard to the ecology and behavior of the species. Future research should focus on a wider range of species with similarly colored wings and should consider further characters (e.g. wing shape) to determine the evolutionary factors acting on the dragonfly wing.

Ansprechpartnerin / Ansprechpartner

Gastwissenschaftler
+49 228 9122-212
d.gassmann [at] zfmk.de