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Sigrid Zobl1, Bodo D Wilts2, Willi Salvenmoser1,3
1Institute of Zoology, University of Innsbruck, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
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Keywords: orientation-dependent reflection; structural color; butterflies; imprinting technique; instrument adaptation.
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