Ecology and conservation biology
Talks:
10.30 - 11.00 Genetic
diversity, geographic differentiation and conservation measures of the Japanese
firefly, Luciola cruciata -
Hirobumi Suzuki (Japan)
11.30 - 12.00 Why are glow-worm females sitting under a street light? -
Habitat use of Lampyris noctiluca - facts and open questions -
Ingo Rieger (Switzerland)
12.30 – 13.00 An introduction study on behaviour and habitat use of some
Portuguese Lampyridae species – Gonçalo Maria Martins Appleton Figueira
(Portugal)
Posters:
Life history traits on an aquatic firefly, Luciola ficta (Coleoptera:
Lampyridae) - Jen-Zon Ho, Pi-Hei
Chiang, Shuen-Chi You and Ping-Shih Yang (Taiwan)
“Firefly nights“: environmental education with Lampyridae –
Parque Biológico de Gaia (Portugal)
Behavioural (+ firefly signalling) & Physiological studies
Talks:
14.30 – 15.00 Male scramble
competition, female responsiveness and predator avoidance in Photinus ignitus
fireflies. - Christopher Cratsley (USA)
15.00 - 15.30 Characterization of
chemical contact cues in nocturnal and diurnal fireflies -
Adam South (USA)
15.30 - 16.00 Thai firefly biology
and mating behaviour including the effect of light pollution on their mating
behaviour - Ms. Anchana
Thancharoen (Thailand)
16.00 - 16.30 Synchronous
fireflies in North America: physiological mechanisms andbehavioral function -
Jonathan Copeland (USA)
16.30 - 17.00 Flash patterns and
population differentiation of the black-winged firefly Luciola cerata Olivier
(Coleoptera: Lampyridae) -
Chia-hsuang Wu (Taiwan)
Posters:
From captivity to conservation: a technique for rearing the aquatic firefly,
Luciola sp. in Thailand“ -
Anchana Thancharoen (Thailand)
"Using Growing Degree Days to Predict the Mating Season of Firefly Photinus
carolinus" – Lynn Faust (USA)
21.00 - 21.20 Concert of old music
for the choir Anima Mea
22.00 – 23.00 Excursion in
the Parque Biológico
