The actin cytoskeleton plays multiple roles in structural colour formation in butterfly wing scales
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48060-3
Abstract: Vivid structural colours in butterflies are caused by photonic nanostructures scattering light. Structural colours evolved for numerous biological signalling functions and have important technological applications. Optically, such structures are well understood, however insight into their… read more here.
Keywords: structural colour; colour formation; formation butterfly; butterfly wing ... See more keywords
Iridescent Cellulose Nanocrystal Films: the Link Between Structural Colour and Bragg's Law
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6404/aab598
Abstract: Structural colour is a phenomenon found in nature, which provides plants and animals with vibrant optical properties. The production of this colour is based on the interaction of incident light with the hierarchical organisation of… read more here.
Keywords: colour; structural colour; cellulose nanocrystal; bragg law ... See more keywords
Polysaccharide metabolism regulates structural colour in bacterial colonies
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2022.0181
Abstract: The brightest colours in nature often originate from the interaction of light with materials structured at the nanoscale. Different organisms produce such coloration with a wide variety of materials and architectures. In the case of… read more here.
Keywords: organization cells; structural colour; polysaccharide metabolism; bacterial colonies ... See more keywords
Influence of structural colour on the photoprotective mechanism in the gametophyte phase of the red alga Chondrus crispus
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2023.0676
Abstract: Marine life is populated by a huge diversity of organisms with an incredible range of colour. While structural colour mechanisms and functions are usually well studied in marine animal species, there is a huge knowledge… read more here.
Keywords: alga chondrus; structural colour; colour; phase red ... See more keywords
The genetic basis of structural colour variation in mimetic Heliconius butterflies
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DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2020.0505
Abstract: Structural colours, produced by the reflection of light from ultrastructures, have evolved multiple times in butterflies. Unlike pigmentary colours and patterns, little is known about the genetic basis of these colours. Reflective structures on wing-scale… read more here.
Keywords: heliconius; variation; structural colour; colour ... See more keywords
Spiders have rich pigmentary and structural colour palettes
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DOI: 10.1242/jeb.156083
Abstract: ABSTRACT Elucidating the mechanisms of colour production in organisms is important for understanding how selection acts upon a variety of behaviours. Spiders provide many spectacular examples of colours used in courtship, predation, defence and thermoregulation,… read more here.
Keywords: pigmentary structural; microscopy; colour; structural colour ... See more keywords