Relative contributions of pigments and biophotonic nanostructures to natural color production: A case study in budgerigar (Melopsittacus undulatus) feathers

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1272-1277

  D'Alba, Liliana ^a   Kieffer, Leah ^a   Shawkey, Matthew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Psittacofulvin; Structural color

Indexed keywords

NANOMATERIAL; PIGMENT;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FEATHER; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; OPTICS; PARAKEET; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; FEATHERS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; MELOPSITTACUS; NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICS AND PHOTONICS; PIGMENTATION; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860159920     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.064907     Document Type: Article

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