Sexual dichromatism of the damselfly calopteryx japonica caused by a melanin-chitin multilayer in the male wing veins

HIGHLIGHTS

  • who: Male Wing Veins and collaborators from the Computational Physics, Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands, Department of Biology, Hamamatsu University have published the research work: Sexual Dichromatism of the Damselfly Calopteryx japonica Caused by a Melanin-Chitin Multilayer in the Male Wing Veins, in the Journal: PLOS ONE | www.plosone.org of November/20,/2012
  • what: The obtained data will be useful for further studies aimed at understanding animal coloration and for optical studies on melanised tissues.

SUMMARY

    Animal coloration is generally distinguished in pigmentary . . .

     

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