Shedding light on moths: shorter wavelengths attract noctuids more than geometrids
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Shedding light on moths: shorter wavelengths attract noctuids more than geometrids.
With moth declines reported across Europe, and parallel changes in the amount and spectra of street lighting, it is important to understand exactly how artificial lights affect moth populations. We therefore compared the relative attractiveness of shorter wavelength (SW) and longer wavelength (LW) lighting to macromoths. SW light attracted significantly more individuals and species of moth, eit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biology Letters
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1744-9561,1744-957X
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2013.0376