Read full paper at： http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=53614#.VMnwoCzQrzE Author(s) Oskar Hagen 1 , Raphael Machado Santos 1 , Marcelo Nivert Schlindwein 2 , Vadim Ravara Viviani 1,3* Affiliation(s) 1 Laboratório de Bioquímica e Biotecnologia de Sistemas Bioluminescentes, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Sorocaba, Brazil . 2 Núcleo de Comportamento Animal e Manejo da Fauna Nativa, Laboratório de Ecologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Sorocaba, Brazil . 3 Graduate School of Biotechnology and Environmental Monitoring, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Sorocaba, Brazil . ABSTRACT Artificial night lighting is gaining attention as a new type of pollution; however, studies of its impacts are scarce. Fireflies provide good models to investigate its effects on nocturnal wildlife, since they depend on their bioluminescence for reproduction. This study investigated the impact of artificial illumi...
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