Ultraviolet reflecting photonic microstructures in the King Penguin beak.

King and emperor penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus and Aptenodytes forsteri) are the only species of marine birds so far known to reflect ultraviolet (UV) light from their beaks. Unlike humans, most birds perceive UV light and several species communicate using the near UV spectrum. Indeed, UV reflec...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Biology Letters
Main Authors: Dresp, Birgitta, Jouventin, Pierre, Langley, Keith
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Atypon 2005
Subjects:
The Beak
Aptenodytes forsteri
Emperor penguins
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0322
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17148195
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1617153/

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