Effects of artificial light on the larvae of the firefly Lamprigera sp. in an urban city park,Peninsular Malaysia |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Biological Sciences, Sunway University, Bandar Sunway DE 47500, Selangor, Malaysia;2. Malaysian Nature Society, JKR641, Jalan Kelantan Bukit Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur 50480, Malaysia;1. The BCPH Unit of Molecular Physiology, Department of Chemistry, Biology and Marine Science, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan;2. Center for Research Advancement and Collaboration, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan;3. Japan Butterfly Conservation Society, Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan;4. Institute for Integrated Radiation and Nuclear Science, Kyoto University, Kumatori, Osaka 590-0494, Japan;1. School of Horticulture and Plant Protection & Institute of Applied Entomology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225009, China;2. Joint International Research Laboratory of Agriculture and Agri-Product Safety, Ministry of Education, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, China;1. Integrated Pest Management Laboratory, Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan;2. Department of Entomology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Depalpur Campus, Okara, Pakistan;3. Key Lab of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Institute of Insect Sciences, College of Agriculture & Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China;4. Institute of Geography, Fujian Normal University, 350007, China;5. College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, PR China;6. Insect Biodiversity and Conservation Group, Department of Entomology, Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan;7. Research Center for Advanced Materials Science (RCAMS), King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia;8. Unit of Bee Research and Honey Production, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia;9. Biology Department, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, P.O. Box 9004, Abha 61413, Saudi Arabia;10. Department of Botany, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan;1. Laboratory of Insect Genome Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan;2. Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan;3. Division of Biotechnology, Center for Future Chemistry, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan;4. Laboratory of Zoology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan;5. Laboratory of DNA Replication and Recombination, Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, 4700 KAUST Thuwal, Jeddah 23955, Saudi Arabia;6. Laboratory of Creative Science for Insect Industries, Kyushu University Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Motooka 744, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan |
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| Abstract: | Firefly populations are threatened globally by habitat alteration, pesticide use, and anthropogenic sources of light. Lamprigera fireflies were recently reported at an urban city park in Kuala Lumpur, Peninsular Malaysia. Here we report on the responses of Lamprigera larvae to artificial light from street lamps on paved park trails. Larvae were located farther from artificial light sources when street lamps were illuminated than when they were not, and mostly where light intensities were lowest, off park trails. Larvae that were located within the direct field of illumination tended to be immobile, whereas, when street lamps were turned off, they actively travelled paved trails. Larvae positioned directly in the path of downwelling light from street lamps at dusk may therefore experience an effectively longer diurnal period, limited time for active foraging, and greater exposure to pedestrian traffic. |
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| Keywords: | Artificial light Street lamps Mobility Light intensity Light disturbance |
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