Member list
Current members
- Lan-Wei Yeh
- Ecology and evolution of Taiwanese Carabus ground beetles.
- Chung-Hsin Huang
- Master topic: Flucuating Asymmetry and Developmental Asymmetry of Cyclommatus mniszechi; PhD topic: Evolution of Mandible Morphology and Fighting Behavior in Stag Beetles
- Ying-Yuan Lo
- Systematics, Behavior and Evolution of Lynx Spiders.
- Leocris Batucan Jr.
- New Species and DNA Barcoding of the Mayfly (Ephemeroptera) in Mt. Malindang, Mindanao, Philippines.
- Chun-Yu Lin
- Parasitoid Wasps of Damselflies; Phylogenetics and Evolution Histories of Treehoppers
- Hsu-Yi Lin
- Fighting Behavior of Odontolabis siva parryi Stag Beetles
- Sheng Lin
- Transcriptome Profiling Psolodesmus mandarinus mandarinus Damselfly
- Pei-Hsuan Chang
- Thermal Adaptation and Habitat Preference of Psolodesmus mandarinus Damselfly
- Min-Chen Lin
- Disruptive Camauflage of Colors of Pachyrhynchus Weevils.
- Masahiko Tanahashi
- Ecology and Evolution of Pachyrhynchus Weevils.
- Su-Ping Lin
- Symbiotic Yeasts of Stag Beetles
- Jun-Ying Wang
- Chin-Han Hsiao
- Fighting Behavior of Rhaetulus crenatus Stag Beetles
- Wei-Zhe Tseng
- Systematics and Evolution of Weevils
- Cheng-Tse Yung
- Maternal Gift of Pachyrhynchus sarcitis Weevils
Past members
- Jo-Fan Wang
- Territorial behavior, trait evolution.
- Yu-Hsun Hsu
- Mating strategy, behavioural ecology, molecular ecology, population genetics, molecular phylogenetics, biostatistics.
- Yi-Shou Yang
- Reproductive Isolation of Psolodesmus mandarinus subspecies.
- Wataru Kojima
- Evolution of male sexual traits in Taiwanese scarab beetles.
- Zhen-Yi Chen
- Fighting behavior and reproductive strategy of stag beetles.
- Teng-Yu Liu
- Fighting behaviour and life history observation of a stag beetle Rhaetulus crenatus crenatus.
- Princess Angelie S. Casas
- Insect Diversity and Evolution
- Lu-Yi Wang
- Defense Mechanism of Pachyrhynchus weevils.
- Hui-Yun Tseng
- Aposematic coloration, island biogeography.
- Yu-Jen Yu
- Variation and Adaptation of wings.
- Yen-Ting Chen
- Systematics and evolution of insects.
- Yun-Chieh Cheng
- Damselfly larval diet, molecular evolution.
- Tai-Chia Chiang
- The effect of aposematic colors of Pachyrhynchus weevils on avian predators.
- Yong-Chao Su
- Behavioral ecology, sociobiology, population genetics, and molecular phylogenetics.
- I-Ting Hsiao
- Variation of genitalia in Euphaea amphicyana.
- Jyun-Huei Huang
- The fighting behavior of a stag beetle, Rhaetulus crenatus.
- Shi-Ting Wu
- Membracis Phyllotropis.
- Chiao-Wei Lin
- The fighting behavior of a stag beetle, Rhaetulus crenatus.
- Wei-Liang Xiao
- Variation of wing veins in Euphaea amphicyana.
- Hung-Nien Chen
- 1. The effect of typhoon on survivalship of Matrona cyanoptera. 2. Modes of phenotypic variation in Euphaea amphicyana.
- Chu-Yen Cheng
- Phylogeography of a Philippine's treehopper, Leptocentrus reponens.
- Che-Yu Kuan
- Variation of mandibles in stag beetles.
- Yat-Hung Lee
- Speciation of Euphaea damselflies.
- Ming-Yu Chen
- Phylogeography and population history of the treehoppers, Centrochares horifficus from the Philippines Archipelago.
- Shao-Chang Huang
- Visual Communication of Matrona cyanoptera
- Jen-Pan Huang
- Population Genetics and Phylogeographic Analyses of Formosan Damselfly, Euphaea Formosa (Insecta: Odonata: Euphaeidae) from Taiwan
- Wei-Yun Chen
- Molecular and Phylogenetic Characterization of Endosymbiotic Bacteria of the Froghopper, Okiscarta uchidae (Insecta: Hemiptera: Cercopidae)
Visiting scholars and students
- Jillian del Sol
- Behavioral Ecology; Mating System Ecology; Weapon Ecology and Evolution; Evolutionary Biology
- Ian Dela Cruz
- New Species and DNA Barcoding of the Stonefly (Plecoptera) in Mt. Malindang, Mindanao, Philippines.
- Shinya Komata
- Ecology & Evolution of Wing Polymorphism in a Mimetic Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio memnon.
- Vanitha Williams
- Predatory potential of waterbug, Diplonychus rusticus and dragonfly, Diplacodes trivialis on mosquito larvae.
- Marina Vilenica
- Dragonfly composition (Insecta, Odonata) in wetland area of Turopolje region, Croatia
- Klaas-Douwe 'KD' B. Dijkstra
- History, diversity and identification of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata).
- Erin McCullough
- " Diversification of weapon form: aerodynamic costs of beetle horns.
- Ashley E. King
- Intrasexual combat and intersexual antagonistic co-evolution in horned beetles.
Jun-Ying Wang
Title
Master Student 2020-
Species: Mortonagrion hirosei
Project
Conservation of Mortonagrion hirosei Damselflies
Abstrct
E-mail：amy250122@gmail.com
Nymph of of Mortonagrion hirosei Damselflies.
Dietary Analysis of Threatened Four-Spot Midget (Mortonagrion hirosei) Based on DNA Barcoding of Larval Feces
Abstract
The four-spot midget (Mortonagrion hirosei) is a small damselfly that lives in the reed grass of brackish water. Its distribution is very limited due to the specialized habitat. Currently, the only known habitats of M. hirosei in Taiwan are Wugu Wetland, Shezidao Wetland and Huanggang River. Previous studies have found that the occurrence of M. hirosei is related to the density of reeds, salinity and water depth. Studying the feeding habit of a species is important for its conservation. Common methods for studying the diet of an insect are direct observation, analysis of the contents of the digestive tract and fecal analysis. The fecal analysis is a low-cost and non-invasive method, which has little impact on the threatened species with small populations. This study used the fecal analysis to investigate the diet of larval M. hirosei. The larvae’s fecal samplings were collected each month for one year at 2 sampling sites in Shezidao Wetland and 4 sampling sites in Huanggang River. The searching time for each sampling sites was 30 minutes. We used a fine-mesh sieve (mesh≦0.7mm) to collect larvae and benthos in the habitat. The larvae’s body length, head width, and tail gill length were recorded. The larvae was brought back to the laboratory with a plastic box. We used 95% alcohol to collect and preserve the feces of the larvae within 48 hours. The larvae were fed with mosquitos and red worms until being relased back to their original habitats. The study will collect more than 30 larvae from each of the two sample areas and use DNA barcodes to identify the diet of the larvae.
Habitat of of Mortonagrion hirosei Damselflies.