Glowworms: A review of Arachnocampa spp. and kin

Luminescence

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 251-265

  Meyer Rochow, V B ^a,b  

^a JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Cave environment; Insects; Sensory ecology; Vision

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; FISHERIES; LUMINESCENCE;

BLUE-GREEN LIGHT; CAVE ENVIRONMENT; FISHING LINE; FUNGAL SPORES; FUNGUS GNATS; IN-VITRO; IN-VIVO; INSECT; NEW ZEALAND; SENSORY ECOLOGIES;

FOOD SUPPLY;

ARACHNOCAMPA; ARACHNOCAMPA FLAVA; ARACHNOCAMPA LUMINOSA; ARACHNOCAMPINAE; DIPTERA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; KEROPLATIDAE; LAMPYRIDAE; MYCETOPHILIDAE; ORFELIA FULTONI; PHENGODIDAE;

EID: 34347224772     PISSN: 15227235     EISSN: 15227243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bio.955     Document Type: Article

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