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Spectrally tuned structural and pigmentary coloration of birdwing butterfly wing scales

The colourful wing patterns of butterflies play an important role for enhancing fitness; for instance, by providing camouflage, for interspecific mate recognition, or for aposematic display. Closely related butterfly species can have dramatically different wing patterns. The phenomenon is assumed to...

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Published in:J R Soc Interface
Main Authors: Wilts, Bodo D., Matsushita, Atsuko, Arikawa, Kentaro, Stavenga, Doekele G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4614508/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26446560
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2015.0717
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