The chiral structure of porous chitin within the wing-scales of Callophrys rubi

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Schroder-Turk, Gerd
Wickham, S
Averdunk, Holger
Brink, Frank
Fitz Gerald, John
Poladian, L
Large, M C J
Hyde, Stephen

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Academic Press

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The structure of the porous three-dimensional reticulated pattern in the wing scales of the butterfly Callophrys rubi (the Green Hairstreak) is explored in detail, via scanning and transmission electron microscopy. A full 3D tomographic reconstruction of

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Journal of Structural Biology

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2037-12-31