Flirty Flashing Flies: Field Testing of Midge Fly Responses to Simulated Visual Mating Cues
Abstract
We used a programmed set of LED lights to mimic the mating cues of male midge flies to attract female mates in the field.
Keywords:
entomology, biology, fieldwork, midge flies
Co-presenters
Sarah Romer
Status
Undergraduate
Department
Biological Sciences
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Campus
Athens
Faculty Mentor
Brodie, Bekka
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Flirty Flashing Flies: Field Testing of Midge Fly Responses to Simulated Visual Mating Cues
We used a programmed set of LED lights to mimic the mating cues of male midge flies to attract female mates in the field.
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