Mike publishes on extinction risk for ornamented dragonflies in human-modified habitat

Dr. Michal Moore, former LEC postdoc and current Assistant Professor at The University of Colorado, Denver published more of his fascinating work on ornamenation in dragonflies. In this study, published June 7, 2024 in Ecology Letters, he found that dragonflies that possess ornaments—melanization on portions of the wings—can buffer dragonflies against the perils they face in urbanized and agriculturalized landscapes. Read more here.