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Colour formation on the wings of the butterfly Hypolimnas salmacis by scale stacking
The butterfly genus Hypolimnas features iridescent blue colouration in some areas of its dorsal wings. Here, we analyse the mechanisms responsible for such colouration on the dorsal wings of Hypolimnas salmacis and experimentally demonstrate that the lower thin lamina in the white cover scales cause...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5090330/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27805005 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep36204 |