Preservation of iridescent colours in Phorinia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (Diptera: Tachinidae)
| Autor: | Stephen Downes, Y. Braet, Priscilla Simonis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Pigments Insecta Theory & Methodology Arthropoda 010607 zoology Zoology Tachinidae Biology 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Genus Botany Animalia Phorinia Photonic crystal Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Structural colour Ecology Diptera Acrididae biology.organism_classification Iridescence Taxon Orthoptera General Research Article Acridoidea Entomology |
| Zdroj: | Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e5407 Biodiversity Data Journal |
| ISSN: | 1314-2828 1314-2836 |
| Popis: | Background Iridescent blue-green colours are exhibited by various organisms including several taxa in the Tachinidae (Diptera) with notable examples within the Afrotropical members of the genus Phorinia Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830. The vivid colouration observed in life quickly fades to a dull golden-yellow when a specimen is dried. Although well known, no published explanation has been given for this phenomenon. New information We illustrate the mechanism associated with this colour change. We also test and propose technical alternatives to retain the living colours in dried specimens. |
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