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515 million years of structural colour

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, , Citation Andrew Richard Parker 2000 J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 2 R15 DOI 10.1088/1464-4258/2/6/201

1464-4258/2/6/R15

Abstract

Structures that cause colour or provide antireflection have been found in both living and extinct animals in a diversity of forms, including mirror-reflective and diffractive devices. An overview of this diversity is presented here, and behavioural and evolutionary implications are introduced.

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