Scorpion fluorescence and reaction to light

@article{Gaffin2012ScorpionFA,
  title={Scorpion fluorescence and reaction to light},
  author={Douglas D. Gaffin and Lloyd A. Bumm and Matthew S. Taylor and Nataliya V. Popokina and Shivani Mann},
  journal={Animal Behaviour},
  year={2012},
  volume={83},
  pages={429-436}
}
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