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14557541

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
22
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
We report the mechanism of color production in peacock feathers. We find that the cortex in differently colored barbules, which contains a 2D photonic-crystal structure, is responsible for coloration. Simulations reveal that the photonic-crystal structure possesses a partial photonic bandgap along the direction normal to the cortex surface, for frequencies within which light is strongly reflected. Coloration strategies in peacock feathers are very ingenious and simple: controlling the lattice constant and the number of periods in the photonic-crystal structure. Varying the lattice constant produces diversified colors. The reduction of the number of periods brings additional colors, causing mixed coloration.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0027-8424
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
12576-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-9-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Coloration strategies in peacock feathers.
pubmed:affiliation
Surface Physics Laboratory (National Key Laboratory) and T-Center for Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China. jzi@fudan.edu.cn
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't