Nanostructures and Monolayers of Spheres Reduce Surface Reflections in Hyperiid Amphipods
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- 作者：Laura E. Bagge1 ; 3 ; laura.elizabeth.bagge@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Karen J. Osborn2 ; Sö ; nke Johnsen1
- 关键词：anti-reflection ; hyperiid amphipod ; crustacean ; deep sea ; biophotonics ; transparent ; crypsis ; index matching ; nanoprotuberances ; moth-eye structure
- 刊名：Current Biology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：21 November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：26
- 期：22
- 页码：3071-3076
- 全文大小：1841 K
文摘
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The appendages of the hyperiid Cystisoma have arrays of cuticular nanoprotuberances
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The cuticles of seven hyperiid species have monolayers of subwavelength-sized spheres
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Both features reduce surface reflections from these transparent oceanic species