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structural color — RMBL Knowledge Commons

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structural color

Scope: general ecology

Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 22 entities)

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Knowledge graph centered on structural color with 22 nodes and 68 connections. Top connected: Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Lepidoptera, Speyeria mormonia, Speyeria, alternative mating tactics.

Definition

Colors produced by light-scattering nanostructures rather than pigment absorption

Related Terms (2)

light-scatteringiridescence

Publications (1)

article

Two sides of the same wing: ventral scales enhance dorsal wing color in the butterfly Speyeria mormonia

2023Journal of Experimental Biology

structural color

Local Knowledge Graph (Top 22 entities)

Definition

Related Terms (2)

Publications (1)

Two sides of the same wing: ventral scales enhance dorsal wing color in the butterfly Speyeria mormonia

Related Concepts (3)

alternative mating tactics

discrimination threshold

color vision modeling

Frequently Associated Species

Speyeria mormonia

Viola sororia

Argynnis

Graphium sarpedon

Greta oto

Speyeria aglaja

Lepidoptera

Cyanocitta stelleri

Agraulis vanillae

Argynnis paphia