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The Night Lights of Elkmont By Lynn Faust, Andrew Moiseff, and Jonathan Copeland

 

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Degree-Day Prediction of Adult Emergence of Photinus carolinus (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

 

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Fireflies, Following Their Leader, Become a Tourist Beacon

 

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[9] NATURAL HISTORY AND FLASH REPERTOIRE OF THE SYNCHRONOUS FIREFLY PHOTINUS CAROLINUS (COLEOPTERA: LAMPYRIDAE) IN THE GREAT … LF Faust - Florida Entomologist, 2010 - JSTOR

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The Night Lights of Elkmont By Lynn Faust, Andrew Moiseff, and Jonathan Copeland

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Degree-Day Prediction of Adult Emergence of Photinus carolinus (Coleoptera: Lampyridae)

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Sara M. Lewis, Lynn Faust, Raphaël De Cock, "The Dark Side of the Light Show: Predators of Fireflies in the Great Smoky Mountains", Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, vol. 2012, Article ID 634027, 7 pages, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/634027