Photonic structures in biology

Nature

Volumn 424, Issue 6950, 2003, Pages 852-855

  Vukusic, Pete ^a   Sambles, J Roy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR; INSECT CONTROL; LIGHT REFLECTION;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS;

OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; NANOPARTICLE;

BIOLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTY;

BIOLOGY; BUTTERFLY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; INSECT; LIGHT; NONHUMAN; OPTICS; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ANIMAL; BIRD; COLOR; FISH; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PAPILIONOIDEA;

ANIMAL POPULATION GROUPS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; COLOR; FISHES; INSECTS; LIGHT; OPTICS; PHOTONS; PLANTS;

EID: 0042467476     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nature01941     Document Type: Review

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