Study of melanin localization in the mature male Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis damselfly wings

Damselflies Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis exhibiting black wings are found in the western Mediterranean, Algeria, France, Italy, Spain and Monaco. Wing pigmentation is caused by the presence of melanin, which is involved in physiological processes including defence reactions, wound healing and scleroti...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of synchrotron radiation. - 1994. - 25(2018), Pt 3 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 874-877
1. Verfasser:	Truong, Vi Khanh (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser:	Vongsvivut, Jitraporn, Geeganagamage, Nipuni Mahanamanam, Tobin, Mark J, Luque, Pere, Baulin, Vladimir, Werner, Marco, Maclaughlin, Shane, Crawford, Russell J, Ivanova, Elena P
Format:	Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	2018
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:	Journal of synchrotron radiation
Schlagworte:	Journal Article Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis damselfly hierarchical cluster analysis melanin synchrotron Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy synchrotron IR microspectroscopy Insect Proteins Melanins