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ArticleJournal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology2023

Polarized iridescence of the tropical carpenter bee, Xylocopa latipes.

Doekele G Stavenga, Kim Kats, Hein L Leertouwer

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Article in Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Doekele G StavengaDepartment of Biomedical Science of Cells and Systems, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. D.G.Stavenga@rug.nl.ORCID 0000-0002-2518-6177
Kim KatsGroningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Hein L LeertouwerGroningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 7, 9747AG, Groningen, The Netherlands.
University of Groningen · NLUniversity Medical Center Groningen · NL

Funding

ZonMw grant 91111.006
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tropical carpenter bee, Xylocopa latipes, has metallic-reflecting, iridescent wings. The wing reflectance spectra for TE- and TM-polarized light depend on the angle of light incidence in a way characteristic for dielectric multilayers. Anatomy indicates the presence of melanin multilayers in the wing's chitinous matrix. A simple optical model of melanin multilayers explains the angle dependence of the wing reflectance spectra. The wing reflections that occur upon oblique illumination exhibit colourful and strongly polarized light patterns, which may mediate intraspecific signaling and mutual recognition by conspecifics.

Indexed as

IridescenceMelaninsAnimalsBeesWings, AnimalMelaninsDegree of polarizationReflectance spectrumSpectral sensitivityStructural colouration

Identifiers

PMID36385431
PMCPMC10643292
OpenAlexW4309244957

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