The Physiological Cost of Being Hot: High Thermal Stress and Disturbance Decrease Energy Reserves in Dragonflies in the Wild [PDF]
BiologyAnthropogenic disturbance alters macro- and microclimatic conditions, often increasing ambient temperatures. These changes can strongly affect insects, particularly those experiencing high thermal stress (i.e., large differences between body and ...
Daniel Gonzalez-Tokman +2 more
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Dragonflies and Damselflies (Insecta: Odonata)
EDIS, 2005 The order Odonata contains the dragonflies and damselflies and is one of the most popular insect groups. Odonates are popular with both the amateur and professional because they are large, colorful, easily observable and have exceptionally charismatic ...
Seth Bybee
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Ecological factors determining the density-distribution of Central European dragonflies (Odonata)
European Journal of Entomology, 2010 Habitat specificity is the most important factor affecting the regional distribution of dragonflies. Nevertheless, species with the highest specificity are not always the scarcest.
Filip Harabiš, Ales Dolny
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Numerical Investigation on the Aerodynamic Benefits of Corrugated Wing in Dragonfly-like Hovering Flapping Wing [PDF]
BiomimeticsThe effect of corrugated wings on the aerodynamic characteristics of a dragonfly-like hovering flapping wing is investigated using two-dimensional numerical simulations.
Arun Raj Shanmugam +2 more
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Camera-trapping estimates of the relative population density of Sympetrum dragonflies: application to multihabitat users in agricultural landscapes [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Although camera trapping has been effectively used for wildlife monitoring, its application to multihabitat insects (i.e., insects requiring terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems) is limited.
Akira Yoshioka +10 more
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Development of a camera trap for perching dragonflies: a new tool for freshwater environmental assessment [PDF]
PeerJ, 2020 Although dragonflies are excellent environmental indicators for monitoring terrestrial water ecosystems, automatic monitoring techniques using digital tools are limited. We designed a novel camera trapping system with an original dragonfly detector based
Akira Yoshioka +6 more
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Jurnal Biota, 2021 Mount Sigogor Nature Reserve area is a mountainous tropical rain forest, administratively located in Pupus Village, Ngebel District, Ponorogo Regency, East Java, Indonesia. One of the main functions of this nature reserve is as a water catchment area for
Muhamad Azmi Dwi Susanto, Saiful Bahri
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Dragonflies (Odonata) of the Nature Reserve Torozlín and water area Štrkáreň gravel-pit in the southwestern part of the Slovak Republic [PDF]
Acta Fytotechnica et Zootechnica, 2017 Over the period of the years 2014 and 2015 in the locality of nature reserve Torozlín and water area Štrkáreň gravel-pit being located at the village Komjatice, lying in the southwestern part of the Podunajská pahorkatina upland was evaluated the species
Mária Babošová +2 more
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Dragonflies of Moldova: an updated checklist of the Odonata fauna
Geo&Bio, 2023 The present research compiles all known records of dragonflies in Moldova, including Transnistria (from the beginning of the 20th century until present), based on all known literature and other sources, and also the personal observations of the author in
Olena Dyatlova
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The use of crotalaria as possible indirect agent to control Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae)
EntomoBrasilis, 2020 Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae) is a vector of arboviruses associated with dengue, chikungunya, zika and yellow fever. Based on empirical knowledge, plants belonging to genus Crotalaria (Fabaceae) attract dragonflies, which are the main natural ...
Barbara Clara Schneider +2 more
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