|
Sunday, 1 August 2010 |
0900-1700 |
Pre-symposium tour |
Day 1 |
Monday, 2 August 2010 |
0800-0930 |
Registration |
0930-1030 |
Opening ceremony
Welcome speech by Dato’ Dr. Abd Latif Mohmod,
Director General, Forest Research Institute Malaysia
Opening speech by Dato’ Sri Douglas Uggah Embas,
Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Malaysia |
1030-1100 |
TEA |
|
Keynote Addresses |
|
Chair: Laurence G. Kirton |
1100-1130 |
Taxonomy – help or hindrance in Southeast Asia?
Lesley A. Ballantyne |
1130-1145 |
Question & answers |
1145-1215 |
The restoration and maintenance of firefly habitats in Japan – A case study of Yokosuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Nobuyoshi Ohba |
1215-1230 |
Question & answers |
1230-1400 |
LUNCH |
|
Session I: Taxonomy, Phylogeny and Genetics |
|
Chair: Ming-Luen Jeng |
1400-1430 |
The evolution of bioluminescence in Coleoptera
Marc A. Branham & Jessica Light |
1430-1500 |
New record of the genus Pygoluciola Wittmer (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae) from Thailand
Wandee Wattanachaiyingcharoen & Sorasak Nak-eiam |
1500-1530 |
Geographical variation in the nightly onset of flashing in the Japanese terrestrial firefly, Luciola parvula
Takuro Yasuoka, Tsuyoshi Yagi, Kaoru Maeto & Makio Takeda |
1530-1600 |
Explanatory research using novel luciferase genes from Southeast Asian fireflies under the Convention of Biological Diversity
Ryutaro Akiyoshi, Katsunori Ogoh & Hirobumi Suzuki |
1600-1630 |
TEA |
Day 2 |
Tuesday, 3 August 2010 |
|
Session II: Biology and Behaviour |
|
Chair: Marc A. Branham |
0900-0930 |
Impact of artificial light on mating Common Glow-worms, Lampyris noctiluca
Stefan Ineichen & Beat Rüttimann |
0930-1000 |
The distribution, life history and flash behaviour of the firefly Pyrocoelia praetexta Olivier (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) in the Mount Ali area of Taiwan
Jen-Zon Ho, Jing-Han Hu, Chia-Hsiung Wu, En-Cheng Yang & Ping-Shih Yang |
1000-1030 |
Fireflies in the snow: Observations on the life histories and behaviour of two early-season arboreal fireflies Ellychnia corrusca and Pyractomena borealis in the USA
Lynn Faust |
1030-1100 |
TEA |
1100-1130 |
The life history of a species of Lamprigera (Coleoptera: Lampyridae): Results of a preliminary study on laboratory rearing of fireflies at Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Somyot Silalom, Suyanee Vessabutr & Anchana Thancharoen |
1130-1200 |
Observations on the habitat and behaviour of Pteroptyx tener and P. bearni in Malaysia
Nobuyoshi Ohba & Choong-Hay Wong |
1200-1230 |
Male aggregation behaviour in the fireflies Photinus ignitus and Pteroptyx malaccae
Christopher Cratsley, Tanthai Prasertkul & Anchana Thancharoen |
1230-1300 |
Octopamine modulates the larval firefly aposematic defence: a key innovation?
Fredric V. Vencl, Shetal Shah, Adam Gerber & Albert D. Carlson |
1300-1430 |
LUNCH |
|
Session III: Ecology and Diversity |
|
Chair: Fredric V. Vencl |
1430-1500 |
Survey on species diversity, distribution and abundance of fireflies in Singapore
Su Hooi Chan, Lesley A. Ballantyne & Colleen A.L. Goh |
1500-1530 |
An inventory of the fireflies of Pakistan from natural and agricultural ecosystems
Waseem Akram, Muhammad Sajid Tabassum & Khuram Zia |
1530-1600 |
The firefly population and other insects along the banks of the Johor River in Malaysia
S. Norela, M.H. Shahril, A. Mohd Noh & A. Maimon |
1600-1630 |
TEA |
1630-1730 |
Poster Session |
1930-2200 |
GALA DINNER |
Day 3 |
Wednesday, 4 August 2010 |
|
Session III: Ecology and Diversity (continued) |
0900-0930 |
Observations on insect species co-existing amongst large aggregations of Papua New Guinean Pteroptyx effulgens and resembling them in aspects of their appearance and behaviour
Nobuyoshi Ohba & V.B. Meyer-Rochow |
0930-1000 |
Comparison of firefly larval abundance in three different landscapes along the Selangor River, Malaysia
B. Nada, L.G. Kirton & Y. Norma-Rashid |
1000-1030 |
Regional diversity of fireflies of the subfamily Luciolinae (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) in Sri Lanka
H.C.E. Wegiriya, C.N.L. Bogahawatta & W.M.C.D. Wijekoon |
1030-1100 |
TEA |
| |
Session IV: Conservation and Ecotourism (continued) |
|
Chair: Stefan Ineichen |
1100-1130 |
Firefly tourism: a good tool for firefly conservation in Thailand
Anchana Thancharoen |
1130-1200 |
Impact of river modification on firefly colonies in the Rembau-Linggi mangrove estuary, Peninsular Malaysia
W.F.A.W. Jusoh & N.R. Hashim |
1200-1315 |
LUNCH |
1315-1700 |
Visit to Forest Research Institute Malaysia |
Day 4 |
Thursday, 5 August 2010 |
|
Session IV: Conservation, Ecotourism and Education (continued) |
0900-0930 |
Mapping the distribution of display trees for conservation of firefly habitat – a case study of the mangrove tree Sonneratia caseolaris in Selangor, Malaysia
H. Khali Aziz, O. Hamdan, F. Mohd Azahari, I. Azhan Shah, H. Mohd Nasir & N. Samsu Annuar |
0930-1000 |
Monitoring populations of aggregating fireflies using digital image analysis
Laurence G. Kirton, Veronica Khoo & B. Nada |
1000-1030 |
Monitoring the population of the firefly Pteroptyx tener along the Selangor River, Malaysia for conservation and sustainable ecotourism
Veronica Khoo, B. Nada & Laurence G. Kirton |
1030-1100 |
TEA |
1100-1130 |
Conservation of Congregating Firefly Zones (CFZs) in Peninsular Malaysia and Sarawak
Choong-Hay Wong & Chin-Aik Yeap |
1130-1200 |
Kuala Selangor Nature Park – An ecotourism site in Malaysia for conservation and instilling environmental awareness
R. Nagarajan |
1200-1230 |
Pirilampos (The Fireflies) – An educational workshop on fireflies combining the arts and sciences
Maria Mendonça, Jose Fidalgo & Luis Vasconcelos |
1230-1300 |
Closing ceremony |
1300-1430 |
LUNCH |
1430-1600 |
The 3rd Firefly Research Network Meeting |
1600-1630 |
TEA |
Day 5 & 6 |
Friday-Saturday, 6-7 August 2010 |
Day 5 – Day 6
1000 – 1200 |
Post symposium tour:
Kuala Selangor and the Firefly Park |
Pteroptyx macdermotti McLean – the unusual Pteroptyx firefly
Lesley A. Ballantyne, Tuan-Wah Wong and Colleen A.L. Goh |
Discovery of synchronous flashing in a new species of Luciola from Europe (Paxos, Ionian Islands, Greece)
Raphaël De Cock, Andrew Moiseff, John Day and Shelley Castle |
The application of digital photography to study group display behaviour in aggregating fireflies – a preliminary test based on nocturnal activity rhythm of Pteroptyx tener
Veronica Khoo and Laurence G. Kirton |
Presence and distribution of Spanish Glow-worms based on a survey by means of a photo-biodiversity database
J.R. Guzmán Álvarez and Raphaël De Cock |
Distribution and habitat of Asymmetricata circumdata (Motsch.) (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Luciolinae) in the north of Thailand
Sorasak Nak-eiam and Wandee Wattanachaiyingcharoen |
The synchronous fireflies of Petchaburi River estuary
Surachai Choldumrongkul, Nantiya Ratanachan and Nongpanga Pachey |
Discovery of an additional species of firefly along the Selangor River, Malaysia based on morphologically distinct larvae
B. Nada, Lesley Ballantyne, Laurence G. Kirton and Y. Norma-Rashid |
Protecting the natural attractions of a historic riverine village in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
N.R. Hashim, W.F.A.W. Jusoh, A.M. Mohd Shahrudin, N. Mohd Fazlin, M.N. Mohd Nassrul Safre, M. Rathiveerachelvi and S. Alik |
Enhancing the firefly population at Pasir Ris Park, Singapore through active management of mangroves
Mohamad Y. |
Firefly photography
Vor Yiu |
