Sexual communication by pheromones in a firefly, Phosphaenus hemipterus (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

2005/08/30 by Raphaël De Cock, R. De Cock, Erik Matthysen +1 · 3 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Psychology · #Animal communication #Biology #Communication #Courtship #Courtship display #Developmental psychology #Ecology #Firefly protocol #Insect Pheromone Research and Control #Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior #Lampyridae #Nocturnal #Pheromone #Psychology #Sex pheromone #Sexual behavior #Zoology #bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research

paper · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2005.01.011

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Citations

• Bioluminescence in firefly larvae: A test of the aposematic display hypothesis (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)
• The Evolution of Bioluminescence in Cantharoids (Coleoptera: Elateroidea)
• Fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) from Southeastern Brazil: Habitats, Life History, and Bioluminescence
• Chemical Communication in Fireflies1,2
• The origin of photic behavior and the evolution of sexual communication in fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

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• Firefly [wikipedia]