Analysing photonic structures in plants.

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Published in J R Soc Interface on July 24, 2013

Authors

Silvia Vignolini1, Edwige Moyroud, Beverley J Glover, Ullrich Steiner

Author Affiliations

1: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0HE, UK. sv319@cam.ac.uk

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