Highlights•Examples of pigments and waxes associated with coloration in Odonata are
reviewed.•Genes involved in the biosynthesis pathway of three major pigments in Odonata …

Urbanization is rapidly altering landscapes worldwide, changing environmental conditions,
and creating novel selection pressures for many organisms. Local environmental conditions …

Conflicts of interests between males and females over reproduction is a universal feature of
sexually reproducing organisms and has driven the evolution of intersexual mimicry, mating …

Sex-limited morphs can provide profound insights into the evolution and genomic
architecture of complex phenotypes. Inter-sexual mimicry is one particular type of sex-limited …

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Ischnura elegans (the blue-tailed
damselfly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Odonata; Coenagrionidae). The genome sequence is 1,723 …

Odonata species display a remarkable diversity of colour patterns, including intrasexual
polymorphisms. In the damselfly (Ischnura senegalensis), the expression of a sex …

New developmental programs can evolve through adaptive changes to gene expression.
The annelid Streblospio benedicti has a developmental dimorphism, which provides a …

Colour polymorphisms are popular study systems among biologists interested in
evolutionary dynamics, genomics, sexual selection and sexual conflict. In many damselfly …

Conspicuous colouration increases male reproductive success through female preferences
and/or male–male competition. Despite the advantages of conspicuous colouration …

Ischnura species (Odonata) are among the most common damselflies in the world, which
often exhibit female color polymorphisms. One morph, called androchrome, is similar to …