Iridescent blue plants. Some tropical plants produce color as insects do, using layered filters to create patterns of ligth interference. The filters' adaptive value remains a mystery.
Date of this Version
1-1997
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Article
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Iridescent Blue Plants: Some tropical plants produce color as insects do, using layered filters to create patterns of light interference. The filters' adaptive value remains a mystery David W. Lee American Scientist Vol. 85, No. 1 (JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1997), pp. 56-63 (article consists of 8 pages) Published by: Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/27856691
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