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Evolutionary Relationships In Anax Dragonflies, Rebecca Clement, Dr. Seth Bybee
Evolutionary Relationships In Anax Dragonflies, Rebecca Clement, Dr. Seth Bybee
Journal of Undergraduate Research
Anax dragonflies are found worldwide, with many species migrating across continents. One species of Anax, A. junius, makes annual migrations travelling thousands of miles each fall from Canada to Mexico (May 2013). Researchers from all over the world use Anax to learn about vision, insect musculature and insect migration. For example, A. junius is a favorite of many research projects in North America (Bybee et al. 2012), while A. imperator is often used by European collaborators (Sharkey et al. 2015), and A. parthenope by Asian collaborators (Futahashi et al. 2015). However, despite widespread interest in Anax, relationships among species remain …