The Blueprint for Survival: The Blue Dasher Dragonfly as a Model for Urban Adaptation
Ethan Tolman, Ellie Gamett, Christopher D. Beatty, Aaron Goodman, Brittney Hahn, Christian Benischek, Gracie Castillo, Ethan Derderian, Santiago Fernandez-Juarez, Ben Gallafent, James Jenson, Dick Jordan, Magnolia Schneider, Roberto Salazar, Towako Tamano, , Manpreet K. Kohli
This study identifies genes and adaptations in the blue dasher dragonfly that enable survival in urban environments and predicts its spread with urbanization.
BMC Ecology and Evolution · Jul 7, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology