All the better to see you with: a review of odonate color vision with transcriptomic insight into the odonate eye
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All the better to see you with: a review of odonate color vision with transcriptomic insight into the odonate eye Seth M. Bybee & K. Kaihileipihamekeola Johnson & Eben J. Gering & Michael F. Whiting & Keith A. Crandall
Received: 25 November 2011 / Accepted: 23 April 2012 / Published online: 22 May 2012 # Gesellschaft für Biologische Systematik 2012
Abstract Although dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) represent some of the most advanced visual systems among insects, odonate visual systems are not as well understood as those of model or more economically important insects. Yet, with their large and complex eyes, aquatic and terrestrial life stages, entirely carnivorous lifestyle, exceptional mating behaviors, diversity in coloration, occupancy of diverse light environments, and adult success that is completely dependent on vision, it would seem studying the visual system of Odonata at the molecular level would yield highly rewarding scientific findings related to predator/prey interactions, the physiological and molecular shifts associated with ecological shifts in light environments, and the role of vision on behavioral ecology. Here, we provide a review of odonate color vision. The first odonate opsin sequences are published using a degenerate PCR approach for both dragonfly and damselfly lineages as well as a Seth M. Bybee and Kelsy K. Johnson contributed equally to this work. This is a contribution to the Festschrift for Michael L. May Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s13127-012-0090-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. S. M. Bybee (*) : K. K. Johnson : M. F. Whiting : K. A. Crandall Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, 401 WIDB, Provo, UT 84602, USA e-mail: [email protected] E. J. Gering Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C0930, Austin, TX 78712, USA M. F. Whiting : K. A. Crandall Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
transcriptome approach for a single species of damselfly. These genetic data are combined with electrophysiology data from odonates to examine genotype/phenotype relationships in this visual system. Using these data, we present the first insights into the evolution and distribution of the visual pigments (opsins) among odonates. The integration of molecular and behavioral studies of odonate vision will help answer long-standing questions about how sensory systems and coloration may coevolve. Keywords Mike May Festschrift . Odonata . Vision . Opsins . Color
Introduction Insects are the most diverse animal group on the planet and their diversification has been accompanied by an astonishing array of behavioral and physiological innovations. The visual system is no exception to this pattern. Insects display an astonishing array of morphologically, ecologically, and functionally different visual systems (Nilsson 1989; Nilsson and Kelber 2007). Further, major differences in visual ability and visual c
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