Behavioural Phenotypic Plasticity of Submerged Oviposition in Damselflies (Insecta: Odonata)
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61988987%3A17310%2F19%3AA2001ZM8" target="_blank" >RIV/61988987:17310/19:A2001ZM8 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/5/124" target="_blank" >https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/10/5/124</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects10050124" target="_blank" >10.3390/insects10050124</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Behavioural Phenotypic Plasticity of Submerged Oviposition in Damselflies (Insecta: Odonata)
Original language description
Emerald damselfly Lestes sponsa is a common species within the temperate zone, with no special need for protection. The tactic of submerged oviposition is well known from other Odonata species, but has rarely been noticed or described in Lestes sponsa. Our study investigated the tactics of oviposition in this species, and shows that submerged oviposition indeed occurs frequently in Lestes sponsa. We experimentally tested the difference in the roles of males and females during the submerged ovipositional behaviour by combining males/females from submerging populations with males/females from non-submerging populations. We discovered that, whereas submerging males coupling with non-submerging females did not lead to submersion, the opposite combination of pairs submerged. Other patterns of submersions are discussed further in this paper. Our research led to the conclusion that damselflies have the ability to learn and react to different situations in keeping with the learning potential of insects in general.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10616 - Entomology
Result continuities
Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Isects
ISSN
2075-4450
e-ISSN
2075-4450
Volume of the periodical
10
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
CH - SWITZERLAND
Number of pages
12
Pages from-to
1-12
UT code for WoS article
000476846800006
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85067586637