Nanostructural self-assembly of iridescent feather barbules through depletion attraction of melanosomes during keratinization

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 9, Issue 69, 2012, Pages 734-743

  Maia, Rafael ^a   Macedo, Regina H F ^b   Shawkey, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Asakura Oosawa depletion model; Biophotonics; Honest signalling; Sexual selection; Thin films

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PHOTONICS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

BIO PHOTONICS; CELLULAR CONTROL; DEPLETION ATTRACTION; DEVELOPMENTAL MECHANISMS; HIGHLY ORDERED ARRAYS; IRIDESCENT COLOUR; METABOLIC COST; NANOSTRUCTURAL; OUTER LAYER; SEXUAL SELECTION; SINGLE LAYER; STRUCTURAL COLOUR; THIN LAYERS;

COLOR;

KERATIN; MELANIN; NANOMATERIAL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLUE BLACK GRASSQUIT; COLOR; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEATHER; FEMALE; HETEROCHROMATIN; KERATINIZATION; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MELANOSOME; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AVES; TIARIS;

EID: 84858052470     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2011.0456     Document Type: Article

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