Feather iridescence of Coeligena hummingbird species varies due to differently organized barbs and barbules
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DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2021.0190
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: coeligena; iridescence; hummingbird; barbs barbules ... See more keywords