Synchrotron‐source micro‐x‐ray computed tomography for examining butterfly eyes

• Published in: Ecology and evolution Vol. 14; no. 4; pp. e11137 - n/a
• Main Authors: Paukner, Dawn, Wildenberg, Gregg A., Badalamente, Griffin S., Littlewood, Peter B., Kronforst, Marcus R., Palmer, Stephanie E., Kasthuri, Narayanan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.04.2024; John Wiley and Sons Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Acuity; Adaptation; Algorithms; Anatomy; Butterflies & moths; butterfly; Cell membranes; Compound eye; Computed tomography; Cones; Datasets; Ecological adaptation; Electron microscopy; Entomology; Evolution; Eye; Image contrast; Insects; interommatidial angle; Labels; Machine learning; Microscopy; micro‐CT; Morphology; Ommatidia; Open source software; Osmium; Osmium tetroxide; Potassium; Resolution; Species; synchrotron; Tomography; Visual system; X-rays; United States > US; Chicago Illinois; compound eye; ommatidia; interommatidial angle; micro‐CT; synchrotron; butterfly

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