Far field scattering pattern of differently structured butterfly scales

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 194, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-207

  Giraldo, M A ^a   Yoshioka, S ^b   Stavenga, D G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Angular reflectance; Lambertian reflector; Scattering; Single butterfly scale; Structural colour

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; COLOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; MALE; MOTH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; COLOR; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOTHS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WING;

EID: 43149125221     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-007-0297-8     Document Type: Article

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