title: Scanning electron microscopy of the iridescent feather architectonics of the white throated needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus, Apodidae, Aves).
abstract: By means of SEM, it has been demonstrated that structural coloration of the needletail Hirundapus caudacutus depends on architectonics of iridescent feathers of the bird.
authors.affiliation: Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 33, Moscow, 117071, Russia. chernova@sevin.ru.
authors.forename: O F
authors.initials: OF
authors.lastname: Chernova
authors.affiliation: Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 33, Moscow, 117071, Russia.
authors.forename: E O
authors.initials: EO
authors.lastname: Fadeeva
authors.affiliation: Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 33, Moscow, 117071, Russia.
authors.forename: V Yu
authors.initials: VY
authors.lastname: Ilyashenko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D005241:Feathers / Q000737:chemistry / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D000068897:Iridescence; D010858:Pigmentation