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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Publié dans:	Journal of synchrotron radiation. - 1994. - 25(2018), Pt 3 vom: 01. Mai, Seite 874-877
Auteur principal:	Truong, Vi Khanh (Auteur)
Autres auteurs:	Vongsvivut, Jitraporn, Geeganagamage, Nipuni Mahanamanam, Tobin, Mark J, Luque, Pere, Baulin, Vladimir, Werner, Marco, Maclaughlin, Shane, Crawford, Russell J, Ivanova, Elena P
Format:	Article en ligne
Langue:	English
Publié:	2018
Accès à la collection:	Journal of synchrotron radiation
Sujets:	Journal Article Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis damselfly hierarchical cluster analysis melanin synchrotron Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy synchrotron IR microspectroscopy Insect Proteins Melanins