Polarization and reflectance are linked to climate, size and mechanistic constraints in a group of scarab beetles

Abstract Beetles exhibit an extraordinary diversity of brilliant and colourful appearances and optical effects invisible to humans. Their underlying mechanisms have received some attention, but we know little about the ecological variables driving their evolution. Here we investigated environmental...

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Main Authors: Laura Ospina-Rozo, Iliana Medina, Andrew Hugall, Katrina J. Rankin, Nicholas W. Roberts, Ann Roberts, Andrew Mitchell, Chris A. M. Reid, Adnan Moussalli, Devi Stuart-Fox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-80325-1
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