Rainbow peacock spiders inspire miniature super-iridescent optics
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-02451-x
Abstract: Colour produced by wavelength-dependent light scattering is a key component of visual communication in nature and acts particularly strongly in visual signalling by structurally-coloured animals during courtship. Two miniature peacock spiders (Maratus robinsoni and M.… read more here.
Keywords: spiders inspire; optics; rainbow peacock; peacock spiders ... See more keywords
Phylogenomics of peacock spiders and their kin (Salticidae: Maratus), with implications for the evolution of male courtship displays
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DOI: 10.1093/biolinnean/blaa165
Abstract: 1Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-3114, USA 2Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182-4614, USA 3Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley,… read more here.
Keywords: salticidae maratus; phylogenomics peacock; maratus implications; kin salticidae ... See more keywords