Structural colour in chondrus crispus

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  • who: Chris J. Chandler from the DivisionUniversity College have published the paper: Structural colour in Chondrus crispus, in the Journal: Scientific Reports Scientific Reports

SUMMARY

    Chondrus crispus is present in intertidal and shallow subtidal zones, which in turn gives rise to the idea that structural colour may provide an adaptation to deal with environmental stresses such as UV or heat stress. Studies focusing on Chondrus crispus found that structural colour only occurred in the gametophyte stage of the lifecycle (Fig 1a), and was never observed in tetrasporophytes. Craigie et_al56 observed relatively few cuticular . . .

     

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