Reflection of near-infrared light confers thermal protection in birds

Autor: Iliana Medina, Elizabeth Newton, Michael R. Kearney, Raoul A. Mulder, Warren P. Porter, Devi Stuart-Fox
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-05898-8
Popis: More than half of solar radiation is at near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths. Here, Medina et al. show that among Australian birds NIR reflectivity is higher in species from hot, arid environments and their biophysical modelling further shows that this can reduce water loss from evaporative cooling.
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