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Main Authors: Amlan Jyoti Borah, Anurup Gohain Barua
Format: Artículo Open Access
Published: Wiley 2025
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Online Access:https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/php.70019
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author Amlan Jyoti Borah
Anurup Gohain Barua
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contents Effects of electric fields on bioluminescence emissions of fireflies Amlan Jyoti Borah Anurup Gohain Barua Photochemistry and Photobiology Abstract Light emissions from the firefly at different temperatures and in magnetic fields were studied in recent times. Changes were observed in the wavelength peak position and flash duration in those studies, giving information on the light‐producing reaction and the system in the live firefly. Here we report emissions from the firefly species Abscondita perplexa (Walker, 1858) placed in an electric field. The AC electric field is not found to have any effect, but the DC field causes an instantaneous increase in the duration of the flashes. These results suggest that the insect experiences a cooling type of stress in the static electric field—probably a result of becoming positively charged—while staying immune to the AC field. 10.1111/php.70019 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor
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spellingShingle Effects of electric fields on bioluminescence emissions of fireflies
Amlan Jyoti Borah
Anurup Gohain Barua
Photochemistry and Photobiology
Effects of electric fields on bioluminescence emissions of fireflies Amlan Jyoti Borah Anurup Gohain Barua Photochemistry and Photobiology Abstract Light emissions from the firefly at different temperatures and in magnetic fields were studied in recent times. Changes were observed in the wavelength peak position and flash duration in those studies, giving information on the light‐producing reaction and the system in the live firefly. Here we report emissions from the firefly species Abscondita perplexa (Walker, 1858) placed in an electric field. The AC electric field is not found to have any effect, but the DC field causes an instantaneous increase in the duration of the flashes. These results suggest that the insect experiences a cooling type of stress in the static electric field—probably a result of becoming positively charged—while staying immune to the AC field. 10.1111/php.70019 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor
title Effects of electric fields on bioluminescence emissions of fireflies
topic Photochemistry and Photobiology
url https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/php.70019