BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2018 Background Genes underlying signal production and reception are expected to evolve to maximize signal detection in specific environments. Fireflies vary in their light signal color both within and between species, and thus provide an excellent system in ...
Sarah E. Lower +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Results of the Austrian-Ceylonese hydrobiological mission 1970 of the 1st Zoological Institute of the University of Vienna (Austria) and the Department of Zoology of the Vidyalankara Campus of the University of Ceylon. Pt. 11. Larvae and pupae of water beetles collected from the islands of Ceylon [PDF]
, 1973 Water beetle larvae and pupae were collected from the lotic biotopes in localities of the southern part of Ceylon. The species are described and findings are related to previous investigations.
Bertrand, H.P.I.
core
The beetles of St. Lucia, Lesser Antilles (Insecta: Coleoptera): diversity and distributions [PDF]
, 2009 The published beetle fauna of the island of St. Lucia is summarized. It contains 135 genera, and 175 species in 25 families. Four species are accidentally introduced by human activities. Twenty three species are endemic (restricted) to the island. Twenty
Peck, Stewart B.
core +1 more source
Protective coloration in the coleoptera [PDF]
, 1905 Citation: Peairs, Leonard Marion. Protective coloration in the coleoptera. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1905.Morse Department of Special CollectionsIntroduction: One of the fundamental laws of nature is the arrangement by virtue of ...
Peairs, Leonard Marion
core
Assessing service quality of community-based ecotourism: a case study from Kampung Kuantan Firefly Park [PDF]
, 2013 Community-based ecotourism (CBE) could offer business opportunities to local communities living within or adjacent to unique ecological sites. CBE focuses on impact of tourism on the community and takes environmental, social and cultural sustainability ...
Amir Mustafa, Amira Mas Ayu +3 more
core
Visual Orientation of Overwintered Anthonomus pomorum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) [PDF]
, 2017 Vision is considered to be an important component of the sensory system used by herbivorous insects to locate host plants. We investigated preferences for transmissive colors and contrasts in the apple blossom weevil, Anthonomus pomorum L., which ...
Dorn, Silvia +2 more
core
The Dark Side of the Light Show: Predators of Fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 2012 In the Great Smoky Mountains of East Tennessee, the Light Show is a popular seasonal attraction created by thousands of courting male Photinus carolinus fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) that flash in synchrony to locate females.
Sara M. Lewis +2 more
doaj +1 more source
Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 2016 Se presenta un catálogo de los tipos primarios del orden Coleoptera, de- positados en la Colección Entomológica del Área de Zoología del Instituto – Fundación Miguel Lillo. Se examinaron 164 tipos primarios, pertenecientes a 48 subfamilias, dentro de un
Susana G. Aranda +2 more
doaj
Luciérnagas de la región golfo-Caribe de México y descripción de 16 especies nuevas
Revista Mexicana de BiodiversidadSe presenta información de las luciérnagas presentes en Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Yucatán y Quintana Roo, México, región que se denominó golfo-Caribe.
Santiago Zaragoza-Caballero +9 more
doaj +1 more source