羽毛
彩虹色
羽毛
角蛋白
皮质(解剖学)
图层(电子)
光学
生物
解剖
材料科学
动物
物理
古生物学
复合材料
神经科学
作者
Hongyan Yin,Lei Shi,Sha Jing,Yizhou Li,Youhua Qin,Biqin Dong,Serge Meyer,Xiaohan Liu,Li Zhao,Jian Zi
标识
DOI:10.1103/physreve.74.051916
摘要
We conducted structural characterizations, reflection measurements, and theoretical simulations on the iridescent green and purple neck feathers of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica). We found that both green and purple barbules are composed of an outer keratin cortex layer surrounding a medullary layer. The thickness of the keratin cortex layer shows a distinct difference between green and purple barbules. Green barbules vary colors from green to purple with the observing angle changed from normal to oblique, while purple barbules from purple to green in an opposite way. Both the experimental and theoretical results suggest that structural colors in green and purple neck feathers should originate from the interference in the top keratin cortex layer, while the structure beyond acts as a poor mirror.
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