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		| Paper: | 
		AGB Variables as Distance Indicators | 
	 
	
		| Volume: | 
		310, Variable Stars in the Local Group (IAU Colloquium 193) | 
	 
	
		| Page: | 
		304 | 
	 
	
		| Authors: | 
		Feast, M. | 
	 
	
	
		| Abstract: | 
		Evidence for the existence of Mira Period-Luminosity relations is reviewed including recent work on Miras with thick circumstellar shells.  The calibration of the relation at K is discussed in detail.  The nature of variables deviating from the PL relation and possible metallicity effects are also discussed. | 
	 
	
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