Through the use of the limited materials palette, optimally designed micro-and
nanostructures, and tightly regulated processes, nature demonstrates exquisite control of …

Precise optical and thermal regulatory systems are found in nature, specifically in the
microstructures on organisms' surfaces. In fact, the interaction between light and matter …

Literature Cited to accompany Animal Communication, 2e Page 1 Principles of Animal
Communication, Second Edition Jack W. Bradbury and Sandra L. Vehrencamp Chapter 14 …

In animals, iridescence is generated by the interaction of light with biological tissues that are
nanostructured to produce thin films or diffraction gratings. Uniquely among animal visual …

The coloration of the common butterflies Aglais urticae (small tortoiseshell), Aglais io
(peacock) and Vanessa atalanta (red admiral), belonging to the butterfly subfamily …

Background Color traits in animals play crucial roles in thermoregulation, photoprotection,
camouflage, and visual communication, and are amenable to objective quantification and …

Continuous color polymorphisms can serve as a tractable model for the genetic and
developmental architecture of traits. Here we investigated continuous color variation in …

Pterins are one of the major sources of bright coloration in animals. They are produced
endogenously, participate in vital physiological processes and serve a variety of signalling …

Butterfly scales are among the richest natural sources of optical nanostructures, which
produce structural color and iridescence. Several recurring nanostructure types have been …

Butterflies of the family Pieridae are brightly colored, ranging from white to red, caused by
various pterin pigments concentrated in scattering spheroidal beads in the wing scales …