Papiliochrome II pigment reduces the angle dependency of structural wing colouration in nireus group papilionids

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 796-805

  Wilts, Bodo D ^a   Trzeciak, Tomasz M ^b   Vukusic, Peter ^b   Stavenga, Doekele G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fluorescence; Multilayer; Papiliochrome II; Scattering; Thin film

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; KYNURENINE; PAPILIOCHROME II; PIGMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; COLOR; FLUORESCENCE; FORELIMB; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PIGMENTATION;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; COLOR; FLUORESCENCE; KYNURENINE; PIGMENTATION; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; WING;

BROMIUS; PAPILIO; PAPILIO XUTHUS; PAPILIONIDAE;

EID: 84857575872     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.060103     Document Type: Article

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