scholarly journals The Discovery of Black Light

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Howitt
Keyword(s):  
2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 392-401
Author(s):  
T. R. Birkhead ◽  
G. Axon ◽  
J. R. Middleton

Most of the approximately 75 known eggs of the extinct great auk ( Pinguinus impennis) are in public museums, with a few in private collections. A small number of these eggs has sustained damage, either at the time of collection or subsequently, and two of these eggs are known to have been repaired. The two eggs suffered rather different types of damage and were subsequently restored using different techniques. The first, known as Bourman Labrey's egg, sustained extensive damage sometime prior to the 1840s, when the shell was broken into numerous pieces. This egg was repaired by William Yarrell in the 1840s, and when it was restored again in 2018, it was discovered that Yarrell's restoration had involved the use of an elaborate cardboard armature. This egg is currently in a private collection. The second egg, known as the Scarborough egg, bequeathed to the Scarborough Museum in 1877, was damaged (by unknown causes) and repaired, probably by the then curator at Scarborough, W. J. Clarke, in 1906. This egg was damaged when one or more pieces were broken adjacent to the blowhole at the narrow end (where there was some pre-existing damage). The media reports at the time exaggerated the extent of the damage, suggesting that the egg was broken almost in two. Possible reasons for this exaggeration are discussed. Recent examination using a black light and ultraviolet (UV) revealed that the eggshell had once borne the words, “a Penguin's Egg”, that were subsequently removed by scraping.


1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 526-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. B. Fenton ◽  
G. K. Morris

By using a 'black light' and playback of sounds made by foraging insectivorous bats, we examined opportunistic feeding behavior of bats near Camp Verde, Arizona, between 1 and 10 June 1975. Bats were significantly most active during 15-min periods when the light was on and insects were aggregated over it. Bats feeding over the light selectively pursued and captured larger insects, apparently ignoring the smaller ones. Bats did not respond to sounds simulating feeding buzzes of bats, but showed a slight response to the foraging sounds of other bats. Opportunistic feeding by insectivorous bats allows effective exploitation of patchily distributed food resources and can lead to selective feeding when 'hatches' of insects are involved. Opportunistic feeding is not incompatible with selective feeding, and may eventually be established as a strategy common to most insectivorous bats.


1988 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-123
Author(s):  
Jorge Sans ◽  
Darinka Mergudich ◽  
Norbel Galanti ◽  
Consuelo Torre

2015 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 843-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
FÁBIO L. SANTOS ◽  
MIRNA M. CASAGRANDE ◽  
OLAF H.H. MIELKE

The richness and abundance of the assemblage of species in a community are a way to understand the patterns of diversity found around the world. This study describes the assemblages of Saturniidae and Sphingidae in an area of Montana Mixed Ombrophilous Forest, Tijucas do Sul, Paraná, Brazil, 880m, 25º50'8.93"S, 49º 02'55.20"W. Samples were collected between November 2010 and September 2011 during two nights at the twelve new moons periods with a light trap equipped with black light lamp (ultraviolet) of 46 watts between two mercury mixed-light lamps HWL 250 watts from 6:00 p.m to 06:00 a.m. The sampling effort totaled 288 hours. This sampling effort was responsible for the capture of 1235 specimens, distributed in 124 species: 858 specimens and 86 species of Saturniidae, and 377 specimens and 38 species of Sphingidae. It is noteworthy the sampling of 10 new species: one of Automerella Michener, 1949, two of Hylesia Hübner, [1820], one of Lonomia Walker, 1855 and six of Periga Walker, 1855, that will be described.


Author(s):  
J. L. Mulder

Abstract A description is provided for Cercospora sorghi. Information is included on the disease caused by the organism, its transmission, geographical distribution, and hosts. HOSTS: Sorghum vulgare, S. sudanense, S. halepense and S. dochna. DISEASE: Grey leaf spot of sorghum, Sudan grass, Johnson grass and broomcorn. Spots usually first form on the lower leaves and infection gradually spreads upwards; they are elongate, somewhat delimited by the veins and individually > 1 cm long and 3-5 mm in width. Coalescence can take place, to give larger stripes or patches and kill large areas of the leaf. The colour (shades of red to black, light brown or yellowish) of the lesions varies with that of leaf colour. The deep coloured spots tend to have lighter coloured outer rings than the paler ones where the margins are darker. Colours darken with age and a faint zonation may be found (10, 516). GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Widespread (CMI Map 338, ed. 3, 1974). TRANSMISSION: No studies reported; conidia presumably air-dispersed and spread from host debris.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document