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ArticleEcology and evolution2025

The Role of Pigments in Light Color Variation of the Firefly

M S Popecki, S A Archer-Hartmann, P Azadi, R L Rogers, J P Wares, K F Stanger-Hall

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Article in Ecology and evolution, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

M S PopeckiDepartment of Genetics University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3145-5445
S A Archer-HartmannComplex Carbohydrate Research Center University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA.
P AzadiComplex Carbohydrate Research Center University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA.
R L RogersDepartment of Bioinformatics and Genomics UNC Charlotte Charlotte North Carolina USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4678-4464
J P WaresDepartment of Genetics University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1827-0669
K F Stanger-HallDepartment of Plant Biology University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA.

Funding

National Glycoscience Resource- CCRC Service and Training - NGlycoR@CCRCR24GM137782 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA · PI Parastoo Azadi · 2020 to 2026
$5.2M
New Genes and AdaptionR35GM133376 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE · PI Rebekah Lee Rogers · 2019 to 2026
$2.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS R24 GM137782NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM133376
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Firefly light color does not appear to directly influence mate choice, but it seems to be under selection to enhance signal detectability by increasing contrast with the visual background. While luciferase has been considered the sole determinant of light color, populations of the Big Dipper firefly (

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firefliesgene expressionpigmentsignal evolution

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PMID40837526
PMCPMC12364529

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