The Paradox of Iridescent Signals

Iridescence as Camouflage

(2020) Karin Kjernsmo et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Signal evolution and morphological complexity in hummingbirds (Aves: Trochilidae )

(2020) Chad M. Eliason et al.   EVOLUTION

Reconstructing Vertebrate Paleocolor

(2020) Jakob Vinther   Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Structural colours reflect individual quality: a meta-analysis

(2020) Thomas E. White   Biology Letters

Iridescence and hydrophobicity have no clear delineation that explains flower petal micro-surface

(2020) Jair E. Garcia et al.   Scientific Reports

Animal Coloration Patterns: Linking Spatial Vision to Quantitative Analysis

(2019) Mary Caswell Stoddard et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Interspecific covariation in courtship displays, iridescent plumage, solar orientation, and their interactions in hummingbirds

(2019) Richard Kendall Simpson et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Spatial and temporal resolution of the visual system of the Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) relative to other birds

(2019) Benny Goller et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

Wing interference colours in Eurytoma (Hymenoptera: Eurytomidae): variation in patterns among populations and sexes of five species

(2019) Farnaz Hosseini et al.   SYSTEMATICS AND BIODIVERSITY

Flies Exploit Predictable Perspectives and Backgrounds to Enhance Iridescent Signal Salience and Mating Success

(2019) Thomas E. White et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Quantitative Colour Pattern Analysis (QCPA): A comprehensive framework for the analysis of colour patterns in nature

(2019) Cedric P. Berg et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

Functional significance of the optical properties of flowers for visual signalling

(2018) Casper J van der Kooi et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Two ways to display: male hummingbirds show different color-display tactics based on sun orientation

(2018) Richard K Simpson et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

It's not just what you have, but how you use it: solar-positional and behavioural effects on hummingbird colour appearance during courtship

(2018) Richard K. Simpson et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

Wing scale ultrastructure underlying convergent and divergent iridescent colours in mimetic Heliconius butterflies

(2018) Andrew J. Parnell et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Illuminating the Evolution of Iridescence

(2018) Thomas E. White   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Iridescence impairs object recognition in bumblebees

(2018) Karin Kjernsmo et al.   Scientific Reports

Signal or cue: the role of structural colors in flower pollination

(2018) Jair E Garcia et al.   Current Zoology

Experimental trait mis‐matches uncover specificity of evolutionary links between multiple signaling traits and their interactions in hummingbirds

(2018) Richard K. Simpson et al.   EVOLUTION

Synchronization of speed, sound and iridescent color in a hummingbird aerial courtship dive

(2018) Benedict G. Hogan et al.   Nature Communications

Phenotypic variation in Heliconius erato crosses shows that iridescent structural colour is sex-linked and controlled by multiple genes

(2018) Melanie N. Brien et al.   Interface Focus

Disorder in convergent floral nanostructures enhances signalling to bees

(2017) Edwige Moyroud et al.   NATURE

Flower Iridescence Increases Object Detection in the Insect Visual System without Compromising Object Identity

(2016) Heather M. Whitney et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Unique wing scale photonics of male Rajah Brooke’s birdwing butterflies

(2016) Bodo D. Wilts et al.   Frontiers in Zoology

Ultra-Rapid Vision in Birds

(2016) Jannika E. Boström et al.   PLoS One

An Integrative Framework for the Appraisal of Coloration in Nature

(2015) Darrell J. Kemp et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

Interference coloration as an anti-predator defence

(2015) T. W. Pike   Biology Letters

Compact Multilayer Film Structure for Angle Insensitive Color Filtering

(2015) Chenying Yang et al.   Scientific Reports

Signal design and courtship presentation coincide for highly biased delivery of an iridescent butterfly mating signal

(2014) Thomas E. White et al.   EVOLUTION

Is floral iridescence a biologically relevant cue in plant-pollinator signaling?

(2014) Casper J. van der Kooi et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Sexual selection on wing interference patterns inDrosophila melanogaster

(2014) Natsu Katayama et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Key ornamental innovations facilitate diversification in an avian radiation

(2013) R. Maia et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Structural coloration in nature

(2013) Jiyu Sun et al.   RSC Advances

Light manipulation principles in biological photonic systems

(2013) Tim Starkey et al.   Nanophotonics

Flexible, Angle-Independent, Structural Color Reflectors Inspired by Morpho Butterfly Wings

(2012) Kyungjae Chung et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Papiliochrome II pigment reduces the angle dependency of structural wing colouration in nireus group papilionids

(2012) B. D. Wilts et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Iridescence: views from many angles

(2012) M. G Meadows et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Iridescence: a functional perspective

(2012) S. M Doucet et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Variable multilayer reflection together with long-pass filtering pigment determines the wing coloration of papilionid butterflies of the nireus group

(2012) Tomasz M. Trzeciak et al.   OPTICS EXPRESS

Quantifying iridescent coloration in animals: a method for improving repeatability

(2011) Melissa G. Meadows et al.   BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Kingfisher feathers - colouration by pigments, spongy nanostructures and thin films

(2011) D. G. Stavenga et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Decreased hydrophobicity of iridescent feathers: a potential cost of shiny plumage

(2011) C. M. Eliason et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Stable structural color patterns displayed on transparent insect wings

(2011) E. Shevtsova et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Differences in Photoreceptor Processing Speed for Chromatic and Achromatic Vision in the Bumblebee, Bombus terrestris

(2010) P. Skorupski et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Many variations on a few themes: a broader look at development of iridescent scales (and feathers)

(2009) H. T Ghiradella et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

A protean palette: colour materials and mixing in birds and butterflies

(2009) M. D Shawkey et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Physical methods for investigating structural colours in biological systems

(2009) P Vukusic et al.   Journal of the Royal Society Interface

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

(2009) H. M. Whitney et al.   SCIENCE

A review of the diversity and evolution of photonic structures in butterflies, incorporating the work of John Huxley (The Natural History Museum, London from 1961 to 1990)

(2008) A.L Ingram et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES