| Literature DB >> 18980932 |
Leon Poladian1, Shelley Wickham, Kwan Lee, Maryanne C J Large.
Abstract
Regular three-dimensional periodic structures have been observed in the scales of over half a dozen butterfly species. We compare several of these structures: we calculate their photonic bandgap properties; measure the angular variation of the reflection spectra; and relate the observed iridescence (or its suppression) to the structures. We compare the mechanisms for iridescence suppression in different species and conclude with some speculations about form, function, development and evolution.Mesh:
Year: 2008 PMID: 18980932 PMCID: PMC2706480 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2008.0353.focus
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J R Soc Interface ISSN: 1742-5662 Impact factor: 4.118