Illuminating the Evolution of Iridescence.

Iridescence, a change in hue with viewing or illumination geometry, is a common feature of colour patterns in nature, though its significance remains elusive. Recent studies of floral iridescence reveal its functional versatility in enhancing the detection and discrimination of resources by insect viewers, as well as augmenting higher-level processes of memory and perception. Coupled with a known evolutionary lability, these results suggest intriguing possibilities for how this optical curiosity may act as a key to diversification.

• Publication year

  2018

• Venue

  Trends in Ecology & Evolution

• Publication date

  2018-06-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science, Psychology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/j.tree.2018.03.011PMID 29655858
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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• No concepts are published for this paper.

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