Snake velvet black: Hierarchical micro- and nanostructure enhances dark colouration in Bitis rhinoceros

The West African Gaboon viper (Bitis rhinoceros) is a master of camouflage due to its colouration pattern. Its skin is geometrically patterned and features black spots that purport an exceptional spatial depth due to their velvety surface texture. Our study shades light on micromorphology, optical c...

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Autores principales: Spinner, Marlene, Kovalev, Alexander, Gorb, Stanislav N., Westhoff, Guido
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3655483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23677278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep01846

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3655483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23677278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep01846

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