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Butterflies shine brighter by design

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  1. Vukusic P. & Hooper I. Science, 310. 1151 (2005).

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  1. Philip Ball
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Ball, P. Butterflies shine brighter by design. Nature (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/news051114-11

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