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Total Internal Reflection Accounts for the Bright Color of the Saharan Silver Ant
The Saharan silver ant Cataglyphis bombycina is one of the terrestrial living organisms best adapted to tolerate high temperatures. It has recently been shown that the hairs covering the ant’s dorsal body part are responsible for its silvery appearance. The hairs have a triangular cross-section with...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4830450/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27073923 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152325 |