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In vivo visualization of butterfly scale cell morphogenesis in Vanessa cardui

During metamorphosis, the wings of a butterfly sprout hundreds of thousands of scales with intricate microstructures and nano-structures that determine the wings’ optical appearance, wetting characteristics, thermodynamic properties, and aerodynamic behavior. Although the functional characteristics...

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Autores principales: McDougal, Anthony D., Kang, Sungsam, Yaqoob, Zahid, So, Peter T. C., Kolle, Mathias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Academy of Sciences 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8670486/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34845021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2112009118