2 papers
physics.optics2026
Countershading coloration in blue shark skin emerges from hierarchically organized and spatially tuned photonic architectures inside skin denticles
Viktoriia Kamska, Emeline Raguin, Bodo D. Wilts +11
The blue shark (Prionace glauca) exhibits a striking dorsoventral color gradient, transitioning from vibrant blue dorsally to silver and white ventrally, a pattern widely interpret…
physics.optics2024
Elucidating nanostructural organisation and photonic properties of butterfly wing scales using hyperspectral microscopy
Anna-Lee Jessop, Primoz Pirih, Limin Wang +4
Biophotonic nanostructures in butterfly wing scales remain fascinating examples of biological functional materials, with intriguing open questions in regards to formation and evolu…