Reflection of near-infrared light confers thermal protection in birds
More than half of solar radiation is at near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths. Here, Medina et al. show that among Australian birds NIR reflectivity is higher in species from hot, arid environments and their biophysical modelling further shows that this can reduce water loss from evaporative cooling.
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oai:doaj.org-article:f9047f063fe045109d9de624a80a0bf72021-12-02T17:33:05ZReflection of near-infrared light confers thermal protection in birds10.1038/s41467-018-05898-82041-1723https://doaj.org/article/f9047f063fe045109d9de624a80a0bf72018-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-05898-8https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723More than half of solar radiation is at near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths. Here, Medina et al. show that among Australian birds NIR reflectivity is higher in species from hot, arid environments and their biophysical modelling further shows that this can reduce water loss from evaporative cooling.Iliana MedinaElizabeth NewtonMichael R. KearneyRaoul A. MulderWarren P. PorterDevi Stuart-FoxNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2018) |
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More than half of solar radiation is at near-infrared (NIR) wavelengths. Here, Medina et al. show that among Australian birds NIR reflectivity is higher in species from hot, arid environments and their biophysical modelling further shows that this can reduce water loss from evaporative cooling. |
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Iliana Medina Elizabeth Newton Michael R. Kearney Raoul A. Mulder Warren P. Porter Devi Stuart-Fox |
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Reflection of near-infrared light confers thermal protection in birds |
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Reflection of near-infrared light confers thermal protection in birds |
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