Action spectra of the female’s response in the firefly Photinus pyralis (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): Evidence for an achromatic detection of the bioluminescent optical signal

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 965-968

  Lall, Abner B ^a   Worthy, Karen M ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action spectra; Bioluminescence; Female response; Fireflies

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; FEMALE; FLY; NONHUMAN; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPECTROSCOPY; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

EID: 0034079552     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(99)00206-1     Document Type: Article

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