First report of underwater oviposition by the island bluetail damselfly, <em>Ischnura genei</em> (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae)

Among odonates that exhibit endophytic oviposition, a few, mostly damselflies, are known to be able to perform underwater oviposition. Among them, just a few species do so very frequently. Here I report the first observation of underwater oviposition for the damselfly Ischnura genei, which becomes...

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Autor principal:	Enrico Schifani
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Materias:	forktails egg-laying reproductive strategies island endemic Tyrrhenian species Mediterranean basin Botany QK1-989 Geology QE1-996.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:04d884984ce341ba9711dfabba627daf2021-11-18T15:27:25ZFirst report of underwater oviposition by the island bluetail damselfly, <em>Ischnura genei</em> (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae)10.4081/nhs.2022.5652385-04422385-0922https://doaj.org/article/04d884984ce341ba9711dfabba627daf2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://sisn.pagepress.org/index.php/nhs/article/view/565https://doaj.org/toc/2385-0442https://doaj.org/toc/2385-0922 Among odonates that exhibit endophytic oviposition, a few, mostly damselflies, are known to be able to perform underwater oviposition. Among them, just a few species do so very frequently. Here I report the first observation of underwater oviposition for the damselfly Ischnura genei, which becomes the eighth species of its genus known to adopt this strategy after I. asiatica, I. aurora, I. elegans, I. graellsii, I. hastata, I. nursei, and I. verticalis. The reasons why these species or other odonates choose this particular mode of oviposition on rare occasions are not yet known, although a number of possible costs and benefits have been proposed. Enrico SchifaniPAGEPress Publicationsarticleforktailsegg-layingreproductive strategiesisland endemicTyrrhenian speciesMediterranean basinBotanyQK1-989GeologyQE1-996.5ENNatural History Sciences (2021)
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spellingShingle	forktails egg-laying reproductive strategies island endemic Tyrrhenian species Mediterranean basin Botany QK1-989 Geology QE1-996.5 Enrico Schifani First report of underwater oviposition by the island bluetail damselfly, <em>Ischnura genei</em> (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae)
description	Among odonates that exhibit endophytic oviposition, a few, mostly damselflies, are known to be able to perform underwater oviposition. Among them, just a few species do so very frequently. Here I report the first observation of underwater oviposition for the damselfly Ischnura genei, which becomes the eighth species of its genus known to adopt this strategy after I. asiatica, I. aurora, I. elegans, I. graellsii, I. hastata, I. nursei, and I. verticalis. The reasons why these species or other odonates choose this particular mode of oviposition on rare occasions are not yet known, although a number of possible costs and benefits have been proposed.
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author	Enrico Schifani
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title	First report of underwater oviposition by the island bluetail damselfly, <em>Ischnura genei</em> (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae)
title_short	First report of underwater oviposition by the island bluetail damselfly, <em>Ischnura genei</em> (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae)
title_full	First report of underwater oviposition by the island bluetail damselfly, <em>Ischnura genei</em> (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae)
title_fullStr	First report of underwater oviposition by the island bluetail damselfly, <em>Ischnura genei</em> (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae)
title_full_unstemmed	First report of underwater oviposition by the island bluetail damselfly, <em>Ischnura genei</em> (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae)
title_sort	first report of underwater oviposition by the island bluetail damselfly, <em>ischnura genei</em> (zygoptera, coenagrionidae)
publisher	PAGEPress Publications
publishDate	2021
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First report of underwater oviposition by the island bluetail damselfly, <em>Ischnura genei</em> (Zygoptera, Coenagrionidae)

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