Molecular basis of wax-based color change and UV reflection in dragonflies

Molecular basis of wax-based color change and UV reflection in dragonflies

Many animals change their body color for visual signaling and environmental adaptation. Some dragonflies show wax-based color change and ultraviolet (UV) reflection, but the biochemical properties underlying the phenomena are totally unknown. Here we investigated the UV-reflective abdominal wax of d...

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Main Authors: Ryo Futahashi, Yumi Yamahama, Migaku Kawaguchi, Naoki Mori, Daisuke Ishii, Genta Okude, Yuji Hirai, Ryouka Kawahara-Miki, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Shunsuke Yajima, Takahiko Hariyama, Takema Fukatsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2019-01-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Orthetrum albistylum
Orthetrum melania
Sympetrum darwinianum
dragonfly
UV reflection
wax
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/43045

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