Diapause in univoltine and semivoltine life cycles

H Numata, Y Shintani - Annual Review of Entomology, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Although it is generally more adaptive for insects to produce additional generations than to
have longer life cycles, some insects produce one or fewer generations per year (univoltine …

Effects of both climate change and human water demand on a highly threatened damselfly

R Khelifa, H Mahdjoub, A Baaloudj, RA Cannings… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
While climate change severely affects some aquatic ecosystems, it may also interact with
anthropogenic factors and exacerbate their impact. In dry climates, dams can cause …

Condition-dependent survival and movement behavior in an endangered endemic damselfly

H Mahdjoub, R Zebsa, A Kahalerras, H Amari… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Movement is essential for the maintenance of populations in their natural habitats,
particularly for threatened species living in fluctuating environments. Empirical evidence …

Potential fitness consequences of roosting spatiotemporal selection in an endangered endemic damselfly: conservation implications

H Mahdjoub, R Zebsa, H Amari… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Understanding habitat requirements of species of conservation concern is central for their
conservation and management. Although much of the research attention has been focused …

Ecological characterization of the odonatofauna in lotic and lentic waters of northeast Algeria

A Chelli, R Moulaï - Annales de la Société entomologique de …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this paper is to determine the Odonata fauna structure and composition in
Bejaia's wetlands, which have been poorly sampled until now. This paper is a report of a …

[PDF][PDF] TSOI-a new index based on Odonata populations to assess the conservation relevance of watercourses in Tunisia.

M Korbaa, M Ferreras-Romero, A Ruiz-García… - …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Global ecological conditions existing in the streams of northern Tunisia are very unequal. In
consideration of their appropriate management and restoration requirements, breeding …

Host‐plant‐based restoration as a potential tool to improve conservation status of odonate specialists

R Khelifa, MK Mellal - Insect Conservation and Diversity, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Several species worldwide show rapid range retraction due to habitat degradation, and
some of them have restricted distribution and specific resource needs. Such cases deserve …

Remarkable population resilience in a North African endemic damselfly in the face of rapid agricultural transformation

R Khelifa, H Mahdjoub, A Baaloudj, RA Cannings… - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary There has been a rapid expansion of agricultural area worldwide, resulting
in a substantial change in the physical structure, biodiversity, and ecosystem functioning of …

Field estimates of fitness costs of the pace‐of‐life in an endangered damselfly

R Khelifa, R Zebsa, H Amari, MK Mellal… - Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Theory predicts that within‐population differences in the pace‐of‐life can lead to
cohort splitting and produce marked intraspecific variation in body size. Although many …

Increased drying threatens alpine pond biodiversity more than temperature increase in a changing climate

M Lamouille-Hébert, F Arthaud, A Besnard, M Logez… - Aquatic Sciences, 2025 - Springer
Climate change is one of the main drivers of biodiversity decline. Rapidly changing climate
in the form of warming, drying, and habitat isolation causes freshwater species to change …