Lamp-lit bridges as dual light-traps for the night-swarming mayfly, Ephoron virgo: interaction of polarized and unpolarized light pollution.

Lamp-lit bridges as dual light-traps for the night-swarming mayfly, Ephoron virgo: interaction of polarized and unpolarized light pollution.

Ecological photopollution created by artificial night lighting can alter animal behavior and lead to population declines and biodiversity loss. Polarized light pollution is a second type of photopollution that triggers water-seeking insects to ovisposit on smooth and dark man-made objects, because t...

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Main Authors: Denes Szaz, Gabor Horvath, Andras Barta, Bruce A Robertson, Alexandra Farkas, Adam Egri, Nikolett Tarjanyi, Gergely Racz, Gyorgy Kriska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121194

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0121194

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