Optical Modelling and Phylogenetic Analysis Provide Clues to the Likely Function of Corneal Nipple Arrays in Butterflies and Moths

The lenses in compound eyes of butterflies and moths contain an array of nipple-shaped protuberances, or corneal nipples. Previous work has suggested that these nipples increase light transmittance and reduce the eye glare of moths that are inactive during the day. This work builds on but goes furth...

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Autores principales: Spalding, Adrian, Shanks, Katie, Bennie, Jon, Potter, Ursula, ffrench-Constant, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6780202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31443396
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects10090262

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6780202/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31443396
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects10090262

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