The diversity and implications of animal structural colours.

نویسنده

  • A R Parker
چکیده

Diffraction gratings were believed to be a rare cause of colour in nature. However, surface gratings, which include diffraction gratings and Bragg gratings, appear to occur in many forms within a diversity of animals. Structural colours in general have implications in the study of animal behaviour and evolution.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Journal of experimental biology

دوره 201 Pt 16  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1998