Systematic biology
Soaring Systematics: an evaluation of biogeography and flight behavior in dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) using phylogenomics.
Lacie G Newton, John C Abbott, Seth M Bybee, Payton Carter, Paul B Frandsen, Aaron Goodman, Robert Guralnick, Brittney Hahn, Jacob Idec, Vincent J Kalkman, Manpreet Kolhi, Judicaël Fomekong-Lontchi, Pungki Lupiyanigdyah, Violet Onsongo, Emma Rowe
Published: 202610.1093/sysbio/syag005
Abstract
Dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) are descended from what were most likely the first winged animals, which flew ∼320 million years ago (Ma). They comprise ∼6400 extant species distributed across all continents except Antarctica. Examinat…
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