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Mechanical buckling can pattern the light-diffracting cuticle of Hibiscus trionum

Many species have cuticular striations that play a range of roles, from pollinator attraction to surface wettability. In Hibiscus trionum, the striations span multiple cells at the base of the petal to form a pattern that produces a type of iridescence. It is postulated, using theoretical models, th...

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Autores principales: Airoldi, Chiara A., Lugo, Carlos A., Wightman, Raymond, Glover, Beverley J., Robinson, Sarah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cell Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9697994/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34525367
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109715