Abstract. Bird plumage colors arise from pigmentary absorption and/or structural scattering of light within feather nanostructures. Yet the relative contri

Solar reflectance across ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared wavelengths was analyzed in integuments and eggs of 322 species. We found consistent positive correlations between UV and visible refl...

Solar reflectance across ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared wavelengths was analyzed in integuments and eggs of 322 species. We found consistent positive correlations between UV and visible refl...

Iridescent coloration is a vibrant structural colour that is widespread in nature, but in mammals is thought to be limited. Although multiple rodent and Eulipotyphlan species have been anecdotally des...

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If evolution had taken a different turn, nature would be missing some colours.