Bioluminescence through the ages: A brief, but enlightening survey V.B. Meyer-Rochow
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Heterogeneity of natural populations of marine luminescent bacteria S. E. Medvedeva, O. A. Mogilnaya and L. Yu. Popova
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Bacterial bioluminescence and its applications Nataliya A.Tyulkova, Svetlana E. Medvedeva, Emma K. Rodicheva and Alexander M. Kuznetsov
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Bioluminescence of sharks: First synthesis J. M. Claes and J. Mallefet
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Echinoderm bioluminescence: Where, how and why do so many ophiuroids glow? J. Mallefet
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Hitherto unreported aspects of the ecology and anatomy of a unique gastropod: The bioluminescent freshwater pulmonate Latia neritoides V.B. Meyer-Rochow and S. Moore
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Lights on the ground: A historical survey of light production in the Oligochaet Emilia Rota
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Luminescent myriapoda: A brief review J. Rosenberg and V.B. Meyer-Rochow
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Bioluminescence and sexual signaling in fireflies Sara M. Lewis
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Biology and behaviour of European lampyrids Raphaël De Cock
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Visual ecology of bioluminescent beetles: Visual spectral mechanisms and the colors of optical signaling in Coleoptera, Elateroidea:Lampyridae, Elateridae and Phengodidae Abner B. Lall, Thomas W. Cronin, Etelvino J.H. Bechara Cleide Costa and Vadim R. Viviani
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The synchronous flashing signal of Pteroptyx effulgens in Papua New Guinea is used by P. tarsalis to form aggregations Nobuyoshi Ohba and Ayu Shimoyama
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Larval respiration system and evolution in aquatic fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae) Xinhua Fu and Lesley Ballantyne
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Beetle bioluminescence: A genetic and enzymatic research review John Day
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On the origin of beetle luminescence Y. Oba
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Rhythmic regulation of bioluminescence in glow-worms, Arachnocampa David J. Merritt and Arthur K. Clarke
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Australian glow-worms (Diptera: Keroplatidae: Arachnocampa): An overview of their distribution, taxonomy and phylogenetic relationships Claire Baker
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Larval behaviour of the New Zealand glowworm, Arachnocampa luminosa (Diptera: Keroplatidae), in bush and caves Adam Broadley and Ian A.N. Stringer
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Biophotons: A clue to unravel the mystery of “life”? R. P. Bajpai
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