Lampyrid: the Journal of Bioluminescent Beetle Research. Volume 1 2011

The LAMPYRID journal serves as an international forum for papers presenting research on the evolution, taxonomy, ecology, physiology, behaviour, molecular biology and the phylogeography of luminescent beetles. Volume 1 contents includes: A sexual difference in the timing of adult emergence in the glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca L. (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) - by John Horne; Seasonal variation in the female display period of the glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca L. (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) - by William Hickmott & John Tyler; The biology and distribution of glow-worms (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) in Spain; A study of the male flight season in the Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca (L.) (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) - J. R. Guzmán Álvarez & Raphaël De Cock; The secondary structure of Lampyridae 16S ribosomal DNA and the implications for phylogenetic reconstruction - by John C. Day; Life history of the fireflies - additional notes - by M. Peragallo & translated into English by Corinne Molton; Type specimens of Lampyridae in the Oxford University Museum of Natural History - by Darren Mann; Parasites, predators and defence in fireflies and glow-worms - by John C. Day.