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Survival and longevity in neotropical damselflies (Odonata, Polythoridae)

dc.creatorCordero–Rivera, Aspa
dc.creatorSanmartín–Villar, Ispa
dc.creatorHerrera, M Sánchezspa
dc.creatorRivas–Torres, Aspa
dc.creatorEncalada, A Cspa
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-25T23:55:52Z
dc.date.available2020-05-25T23:55:52Z
dc.date.created2019spa
dc.description.abstractSurvival and longevity in neotropical damselflies (Odonata, Polythoridae). Longevity among insect orders varies greatly, and has mainly been studied in insects in temperate biomes, where seasonality determines high synchronization of reproductive activities and limits lifespan. Most forest damselflies in tropical regions have low population densities and are almost never observed in copula. We hypothesized that selection will favour a high survival rate and hence high lifespan, allowing the animals to be ready for the occasional events that favour reproduction. We studied two neotropical damselflies, Polythore mutata and P. derivata, in Ecuador, using mark–recapture methods. We found that sex affected the rate of recapture, but daily survival rate was affected by sex only in one population. We found evidence that suggests stabilizing or directional selection on body size. The maximum lifespan was 54–63 days. We conclude that the survival rate of Polythore damselflies in tropical forests is comparable to that of similar damselflies in temperate zones. © 2019. Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona. All rights reserved.eng
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.32800/abc.2019.42.0293
dc.identifier.issn1578665X
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/22245
dc.language.isoengspa
dc.publisherMuseu de Ciencies Naturals de Barcelonaspa
dc.relation.citationEndPage300
dc.relation.citationIssueNo. 2
dc.relation.citationStartPage293
dc.relation.citationTitleAnimal Biodiversity and Conservation
dc.relation.citationVolumeVol. 42
dc.relation.ispartofAnimal Biodiversity and Conservation, ISSN:1578665X, Vol.42, No.2 (2019); pp. 293-300spa
dc.relation.urihttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85068501394&doi=10.32800%2fabc.2019.42.0293&partnerID=40&md5=69f7354cc64195f6731e07ffda0adc18spa
dc.rights.accesRightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.accesoAbierto (Texto Completo)spa
dc.source.instnameinstname:Universidad del Rosariospa
dc.source.reponamereponame:Repositorio Institucional EdocURspa
dc.subject.keywordBody sizespa
dc.subject.keywordConservationspa
dc.subject.keywordDragonflyspa
dc.subject.keywordLongevityspa
dc.subject.keywordMark-recapture methodspa
dc.subject.keywordNeotropical regionspa
dc.subject.keywordPopulation densityspa
dc.subject.keywordRainforestspa
dc.subject.keywordSexual reproductionspa
dc.subject.keywordSurvivalspa
dc.subject.keywordEcuadorspa
dc.subject.keywordAnimaliaspa
dc.subject.keywordHexapodaspa
dc.subject.keywordOdonataspa
dc.subject.keywordPolythorespa
dc.subject.keywordPolythore derivataspa
dc.subject.keywordPolythore mutataspa
dc.subject.keywordPolythoridaespa
dc.subject.keywordZygopteraspa
dc.subject.keywordBody sizespa
dc.subject.keywordLifespanspa
dc.subject.keywordLow densityspa
dc.subject.keywordMark–recapturespa
dc.subject.keywordRainforestspa
dc.titleSurvival and longevity in neotropical damselflies (Odonata, Polythoridae)spa
dc.title.TranslatedTitleSupervivencia y longevidad de las libélulas del neotrópico (Odonata, Polythoridae)spa
dc.typearticleeng
dc.type.hasVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
dc.type.spaArtículospa
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