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Notes and References:

Martin, Gavin Jon, "A Molecular Phylogeny of Lampyridae with Insight into Visual and Bioluminescent Evolution" (2014). All Theses and Dissertations. Paper 5758.

Lall, A. B., Strother, G. K., Cronin, T. W., Seliger, H. H. (1988) Modification of spectral sensitivities by screening pigments in the compound eyes of twilight-active fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae). Journal of Comparative Physiology A January 1988, Volume 162, Issue 1, pp 23-33

Land M.F. (1997) Visual Acuity in Insects. Annu. Rev. Entomol. 42:147-177

Warrant E.J., Nilsson D.-E. (1998) Absorption of White Light in Photoreceptors. Vision Res., Vol. 38, No. 2, pp. 195-207. PII: S0042-6989(97)00151-X

Stavenga D., Smits R.P., Hoenders B.J. (1993) Simple Exponential Functions Describing the Absorbance Bands of Visual Pigment Spectra. Vision Res. 33(8) pp. 1011-1017. doi:10.1016/0042-6989(93)90237-Q



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