Collaborative Research: Genealogy of Odonata (GEODE): Dispersal and color as drivers of 300 million years of global dragonfly evolution

合作研究：蜻蜓目 (GEODE) 谱系：传播和颜色是 3 亿年全球蜻蜓进化的驱动力

• 批准号: 2002489
• 负责人: John Abbott
• 金额: $ 51.32万
• 依托单位: University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-06-15 至 2025-05-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2002489&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Collaborative; Research; Genealogy; Odonata; GEODE

Dragonflies and damselflies, also called the Odonata, are colorful, fast-flying insects that are easy to find and recognize. Their evolution stretches 300 Mya and there are ~6200 known species found in nearly all parts of the world. They are central to understanding the evolution of flight, as their ancestors were among the first animals to fly. While flight evolved early, they are remarkable aerial ambush predators serving a key ecological role in communities as predators on other insects such as biting flies (e.g., mosquitoes). Odonates are also one of a few animal groups that spend part of their life in freshwater and another part on land, and so they are key indicators of healthy freshwater systems. They have received much scientific interest, but information about their genealogy, ecology, and distribution is not centralized in any one source. This research is important because it will gather this information for nearly all species and put it in an online database that is available to both the public and researchers. This will be the first such database for an entire order of insect. It will allow dragonflies and damselflies to be used more in environmental, ecological, and evolutionary studies. The research will also help educate the public in dragonfly, and more broadly insect, evolution, ecology and conservation. The aims of this research are two-fold. It will amass phylogenetic, ecological and geospatial data, making this available for the wider scientific community via the OdonataCentral website. Secondly, this data will be used to study the historical impact of mobility, habitat, niche, color, and distribution on odonate diversification and diversity patterns at the global level. The project will bring together leaders in Odonata phylogenetics, ecology, biogeography as well as informatics and citizen science, and will: (1) develop a robust, species-level molecular and morphological phylogeny of extant and fossil Odonata; (2) amass ecological traits, especially rich information about dragon- and damselfly color, and develop full global distribution and environmental niche information; (3) test evolutionary hypotheses regarding diversification of Odonata, especially the role of color evolution; (4) develop visualizations, knowledge products and analyses that dynamically integrate these three data layers while engaging the general public through museum, web- and mobile-app based tools and outreach. Odonates are dependent on freshwater, a habitat type that is broadly underserved by currently funded research but that is crucial for human well-being. Our efforts will provide tools for Odonata to become the standard as global bioindicators of endangered freshwater habitats in the midst of global change and habitat loss.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

蜻蜓和豆娘，也称为蜻蜓目，是色彩鲜艳、飞行速度快的昆虫，很容易发现和识别。它们的进化史长达 300 米，几乎在世界各地都发现了约 6200 种已知物种。它们对于理解飞行的进化至关重要，因为它们的祖先是最早会飞的动物之一。虽然飞行进化得很早，但它们是非凡的空中伏击掠食者，作为其他昆虫（例如叮咬苍蝇（例如蚊子））的掠食者，在社区中发挥着关键的生态作用。蜻蜓类动物也是少数一生中一部分时间在淡水中、另一部分时间在陆地上度过的动物群体之一，因此它们是健康淡水系统的关键指标。它们引起了很多科学兴趣，但有关它们的谱系、生态和分布的信息并未集中在任何一个来源。这项研究很重要，因为它将收集几乎所有物种的信息，并将其放入公众和研究人员都可以使用的在线数据库中。这将是第一个针对整个昆虫目的此类数据库。它将让蜻蜓和豆娘更多地用于环境、生态和进化研究。该研究还将帮助公众了解蜻蜓以及更广泛的昆虫、进化、生态和保护。这项研究的目的有两个。它将收集系统发育、生态和地理空间数据，通过 OdonataCentral 网站向更广泛的科学界提供这些数据。其次，这些数据将用于研究全球范围内流动性、栖息地、生态位、颜色和分布对石质多样化和多样性模式的历史影响。该项目将汇集蜻蜓目系统发育学、生态学、生物地理学以及信息学和公民科学领域的领导者，并将：（1）开发现存和化石蜻蜓目的强大的物种级分子和形态系统发育； （2）积累生态特征，特别是有关龙和豆娘颜色的丰富信息，并开发完整的全球分布和环境生态位信息； （3）测试有关蜻蜓目多样化的进化假设，特别是颜色进化的作用； (4) 开发可视化、知识产品和分析，动态集成这三个数据层，同时通过博物馆、基于网络和移动应用程序的工具和外展吸引公众。蜻蜓类动物依赖淡水，这种栖息地类型在目前资助的研究中普遍服务不足，但对人类福祉至关重要。我们的努力将为蜻蜓目提供工具，使其在全球变化和栖息地丧失的情况下成为濒危淡水栖息地的全球生物指标标准。该奖项反映了 NSF 的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

项目成果

Diversity of Palaearctic Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata)

古北界蜻蜓和豆娘（蜻蜓目）的多样性

• DOI: 10.3390/d14110966
• 发表时间: 2022
• 期刊: Diversity
• 作者: Kalkman, Vincent J.;Boudot, Jean-Pierre;Futahashi, Ryo;Abbott, John C.;Bota-Sierra, Cornelio A.;Guralnick, Robert;Bybee, Seth M.;Ware, Jessica;Belitz, Michael W.
• 通讯作者: Belitz, Michael W.

Phylogeny and classification of Odonata using targeted genomics

• DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2021.107115
• 发表时间: 2021-03-06
• 期刊: MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION
• 影响因子: 4.1
• 作者: Bybee, Seth M.;Kalkman, Vincent J.;Ware, Jessica L.
• 通讯作者: Ware, Jessica L.

Diversity of Nearctic Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata)

• DOI: 10.3390/d14070575
• 发表时间: 2022-07-01
• 期刊: DIVERSITY-BASEL
• 影响因子: 2.4
• 作者: Abbott, John C.;Bota-Sierra, Cornelio A.;Belitz, Michael W.
• 通讯作者: Belitz, Michael W.