Evolution of the interaction between morphological and behavioral characters in Odonata of the neotropical region

• Grant number: 13/00406-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: December 01, 2013
• End date: July 10, 2014
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology
• Principal Investigator: Pitágoras da Conceição Bispo
• Grantee: Rhainer Guillermo Nascimento Ferreira
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Letras (FCL-ASSIS). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Assis. Assis , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Dragonflies and damselflies are known by their beautiful coloration patterns and complex behaviors. Although recent evidences have shown how wings structural colors and pigments may influence on their behavior, the evolution of these traits and its evolutionary relationship have not been studies yet. As libélulas são conhecidas pelos seus belíssimos padrões de coloração e comportamentos complexos. The present project has as main objective the construction of a molecular phylogeny for the Neotropical groups of Odonata, in order to study the evolution of the interaction between morphological and behavioral traits, besides providing novel data on the evolution of South American taxa. The expected results will give some perspective on the evolution of wing coloration in Odonata and its relation with the evolution of reproductive and territorial behavior. These results will bring important contributions, not only for the comprehension of the evolution of Neotropical groups, but to Odonata as a whole. The results obtained may also provide data on the plasticity of morphological and behavioral characters, on the evolution of sexual selection and improve current morphologic-behavioral classification systems. Finally, new techniques for the study of insect morphology are going to be, providing innovative results and revealing these new methods to the Brazilian scientific community. All the results will be published in specialized journals and, possibly, in other print, digital and online media. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

GUILLERMO-FERREIRA, RHAINER; NEISS, ULISSES GASPAR; HAMADA, NEUSA; BISPO, PITAGORAS C.. Behavior of the Amazonian damselfly Chalcopteryx scintillans McLachlan (Zygoptera: Polythoridae) and comments on its morphological distinction from C. rutilans (Rambur). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ODONATOLOGY, v. 17, n. 4, p. 251-258, OCT 2 2014. (13/00406-7, 12/21196-8)

GUILLERMO-FERREIRA, RHAINER; BISPO, PITAGORAS C.; APPEL, ESTHER; KOVALEV, ALEXANDER; GORB, STANISLAV N.. Mechanism of the wing colouration in the dragonfly Zenithoptera lanei (Odonata: Libellulidae) and its role in intraspecific communication. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY, v. 81, p. 129-136, OCT 2015. (13/00406-7, 12/21196-8)

CARDOSO-LEITE, RICARDO; VILARINHO, ANA CAROLINA; NOVAES, MARCOS CARNEIRO; TONETTO, AURELIO FAJAR; VILARDI, GABRIEL CESTARI; GUILLERMO-FERREIRA, RHAINER. Recent and future environmental suitability to dengue fever in Brazil using species distribution model. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, v. 108, n. 2, p. 99-104, FEB 2014. (13/00406-7)

GUILLERMO-FERREIRA, RHAINER; GORB, STANISLAV N.; APPEL, ESTHER; KOVALEV, ALEXANDER; BISPO, PITAGORAS C.. Variable assessment of wing colouration in aerial contests of the red-winged damselfly Mnesarete pudica (Zygoptera, Calopterygidae). NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN, v. 102, n. 3-4, APR 2015. (13/00406-7, 12/21196-8)

GUILLERMO-FERREIRA, RHAINER; VILELA, DIOGO S.; DEL-CLARO, KLEBER; BISPO, PITAGORAS C.. Erythrodiplax ana sp nov (Odonata: Libellulidae) from Brazilian palm swamps. Zootaxa, v. 4158, n. 2, p. 292-300, AUG 29 2016. (12/21196-8, 13/00406-7)

VILELA, DIOGO SILVA; NEISS, ULISSES GASPAR; KOROIVA, RICARDO; GUILLERMO-FERREIRA, RHAINER; HAMADA, NEUSA. The female of Epipleoneura spatulata Racenis, 1960 (Odonata: Protoneurinae). Zootaxa, v. 4803, n. 2, p. 381-387, JUN 26 2020. (13/00406-7)

GUILLERMO-FERREIRA, RHAINER; APPEL, ESTHER; URBAN, PAULINA; BISPO, PITAGORAS C.; GORB, STANISLAV N.. The unusual tracheal system within the wing membrane of a dragonfly. BIOLOGY LETTERS, v. 13, n. 5, MAY 2017. (13/00406-7, 12/21196-8)

GUILLERMO-FERREIRA, R.; NOVAES, M. C.; LECCI, L. S.; BISPO, P. C.. Allometry for Sexual Size Dimorphism in Stoneflies Defies the Rensch's Rule. Neotropical Entomology, v. 43, n. 2, p. 172-175, APR 2014. (13/00406-7, 12/21196-8)

TONETTO, AURELIO FAJAR; CARDOSO-LEITE, RICARDO; NOVAES, MARCOS CARNEIRO; GUILLERMO-FERREIRA, RHAINER. The relationship between macroalgal morphological complexity and hydraulic conditions in stream habitats. Hydrobiologia, v. 747, n. 1, p. 33-41, MAR 2015. (13/00406-7, 10/17563-0)

GUILLERMO-FERREIRA, RHAINER; BISPO, PITAGORAS C.; APPEL, ESTHER; KOVALEV, ALEXANDER; GORB, STANISLAV N.. Structural coloration predicts the outcome of male contests in the Amazonian damselfly Chalcopteryx scintillans (Odonata: Polythoridae). ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT, v. 53, NOV 2019. (12/21196-8, 13/00406-7)