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Optically ambidextrous circularly polarized reflection from the chiral cuticle of the scarab beetle Chrysina resplendens by Finlayson, Ewan D., McDonald, Luke T., Vukusic, Pete

“…The evolution of structural colour mechanisms in biological systems has given rise to many interesting optical effects in animals and plants. The instance of…”
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Brilliant angle-independent structural colours preserved in weevil scales from the Swiss Pleistocene by McDonald, Luke T, Narayanan, Suresh, Sandy, Alec, Saranathan, Vinodkumar, McNamara, Maria E

“…Extant weevils exhibit a remarkable colour palette that ranges from muted monochromatic tones to rainbow-like iridescence, with the most vibrant colours…”
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Circularly polarized reflection from the scarab beetle Chalcothea smaragdina: light scattering by a dual photonic structure by McDonald, Luke T., Finlayson, Ewan D., Wilts, Bodo D., Vukusic, Pete

“…Helicoidal architectures comprising various polysaccharides, such as chitin and cellulose, have been reported in biological systems. In some cases, these…”
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Fossil scales illuminate the early evolution of lepidopterans and structural colors by Zhang, Qingqing, Mey, Wolfram, Ansorge, Jörg, Starkey, Timothy A, McDonald, Luke T, McNamara, Maria E, Jarzembowski, Edmund A, Wichard, Wilfried, Thomson, Ulysses, Ren, Xiaoyin, Chen, Jun, Zhang, Haichun, Wang, Bo

“…Lepidopteran scales exhibit remarkably complex ultrastructures, many of which produce structural colors that are the basis for diverse communication…”
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