Battles I, Burkness E, Crossley MS, Edwards CB, Holmstrom K, Hutchison W, Ingerson-Mahar J, Owens D, Owens ACS. 2024. Moths are less attracted to light traps than they used to be. Journal of Insect Conservation.
Owens ACS, Van den Broeck M, De Cock R, Lewis SM. 2022. Behavioral responses of bioluminescent fireflies to artificial light at night. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
Owens ACS, Lewis SM. 2022. Artificial light impacts the mate success of female fireflies. Royal Society Open Science.
Owens ACS, Dressler CT, Lewis SM. 2022. Costs and benefits of “insect friendly” artificial lights are taxon specific. Oecologica.
Chen YR, Wei WL, Tzeng DTW, Owens ACS, Tang HC, Wu CS, Lin SS, Zhong S, Yang EC. 2021. Effects of artificial light at night on gene expression of Aquatica ficta firefly larvae. Environmental Pollution.
Owens ACS, Lewis SM. 2021. Narrow-spectrum artificial light silences female fireflies. Insect Conservation and Diversity.
Lewis SM, Thancharoen A, Wong CH, López-Palafox T, Velasco Santos P, Wu CS, Faust L, De Cock R, Owens ACS, Lemelin RH, Gurung H, Jusoh WF, Trujillo D, Yiu V, López PJ, Jaikla S, Reed JM. 2021. Firefly tourism: Advancing a global phenomenon toward a brighter future. Conservation Science and Practice.
Owens ACS, Lewis SM. 2021. Effects of artificial light on growth, development, and dispersal of two North American fireflies. Journal of Insect Physiology.
Lewis SM, Wong CH, Owens ACS, Fallon C, Jepsen S, Thancharoen A, Wu CS, De Cock R, Novak M, Silveira LFL, López-Palafox T, Ballantyne L, Khoo V, Reed JM. 2020. A global perspective on firefly extinction threats. BioScience.
Owens ACS, Cochard P, Durrant J, Farnworth B, Perkin EK, Seymoure B. 2020. Light pollution is a driver of insect declines. Biological Conservation.
Reed JM, Nguyen A, Owens ACS, Lewis SM. 2019. Linking the seven forms of rarity to extinction threats and risk factors: An assessment of North American fireflies. Biodiversity and Conservation.
Lewis SM, Owens ACS. 2019. A critique of Firebaugh & Haynes 2019: Light pollution may create demographic traps for nocturnal insects. Basic and Applied Ecology.
Owens ACS, Lewis SM. 2018. Impacts of artificial light at night on nocturnal insects: A review and synthesis. Ecology and Evolution.
Owens ACS, Meyer-Rochow VB, Yang EC. 2018. Short- and mid-wavelength artificial light influences the flash signals of Aquatica ficta fireflies. PLoS ONE.
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Fallon C, Lewis SM, Walker A, Owens ACS. 2022. Sustainable US firefly tourism: A guide for site managers. Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Owens ACS, Lewis SM. 2021. Fireflies need dark nights for their summer light shows —here’s how you can help. The Conversation (adapted for Actively Learn).
Owens ACS, Nguyen O. 2020. Light pollution threatens Cambridge wildlife. Guest column, Cambridge Chronicle.
Fallon C, Owens ACS. 2020. Conserving the jewels of the night: Firefly friendly lighting practices. Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Fallon C, Hoyle S, Lewis SM, Owens ACS, Lee-Mäder E, Black SH, Jepsen S. 2019. Conserving the jewels of the night: Guidelines for protecting fireflies in the US and Canada. Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation.
Lewis SM, Owens ACS. 2017. China’s endangered fireflies. Scientific American.