Floral Iridescence, Produced by Diffractive Optics, Acts As a Cue for Animal Pollinators

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Science

• Publication date

  2009-01-02

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1126/science.1166256PMID 19119235
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