Bioluminescent beetles (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Lampyridae, Phengodidae, Elateridae) in the municipalities of Campinas, Sorocaba-Votorantim and Rio Claro-Limeira (SP, Brazil): Biodiversity and influence of urban sprawl;Fauna de besouros bioluminescentes (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Lampyridae; phengodidae, elateridae) nos municípios de Campinas, Sorocaba-Votorantim e Rio Claro-Limeira (SP, Brasil): Biodiversidade e influência da urbanização

Biota Neotropica

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-116

  Viviani, Vadim Ravara ^a   Rocha, Mayra Yamazaki ^a   Hagen, Oskar ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Click beetles; Elateridae; Fireflies; Ioluminescence; Lampyridae; Light pollution; Phengodidae; Railroad worms

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; ELATERIDAE; ELATEROIDEA; LAMPYRIDAE; PHENGODIDAE;

EID: 77957963316     PISSN: 16786424     EISSN: 16760611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1676-06032010000200013     Document Type: Article

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