Structural coloration in animals, and a few plants, is the production of colour by microscopically structured surfaces fine enough to interfere with visible...

dimorphism consist of ornamentation and coloration, though not always apparent. A difference in the coloration of sexes within a given species is called...

blue fruit. It is found in forested regions of Africa. The blue colour of the fruit, created by structural coloration, is the most intense of any known...

coloration), erythrophores (responsible for red coloration), iridophores (responsible for iridescence), leucophores (responsible for white coloration)...

base coloration that can range from a dark brown to golden yellow. Dark netting or thin webbing is also commonly found accompanying the base coloration. Thin...

cottonwood, sassafras, and alder. Carotenoids are the dominant pigment in coloration of about 15–30% of tree species. The reds, the purples, and their blended...

wings, which allow it to camouflage without extensive coloration. In Spanish-speaking regions, it may also be referred to as espejitos, meaning "little...

by a lighter postocular coloration, as well as differences in scale count in the ventral and subcaudal regions. The coloration was later found to be uniformly...

outcome of the experiments affected the properties that were defined by the coloration effect (below). The first experiment was done to determine the distance...

long, oar-shaped pelvic fins, from which its common name is derived. Its coloration is silver and blue with spots of dark pigmentation, and its fins are crimson...