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Feather iridescence of Coeligena hummingbird species varies due to differently organized barbs and barbules
Hummingbirds are perhaps the most exquisite bird species because of their prominent iridescence, created by stacks of melanosomes in the feather barbules. The feather colours crucially depend on the nanoscopic dimensions of the melanosome, and the displayed iridescence can distinctly vary, dependent...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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The Royal Society
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8385349/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34428957 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0190 |