The distribution of circularly polarized light reflection in the Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera)

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 585-596

  Pye, J David ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colour patterns; Optics; Structural colours; Systematics

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOR MORPH; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; NEW RECORD; POLARIZATION; TAXONOMY;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

COLEOPTERA; DYNASTINAE; HYBOSORIDAE; SCARABAEIDAE; SCARABAEOIDEA;

EID: 77954379942     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2010.01449.x     Document Type: Article

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