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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Auteurs principaux:	Iliana Medina, Elizabeth Newton, Michael R. Kearney, Raoul A. Mulder, Warren P. Porter, Devi Stuart-Fox
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Langue:	EN
Publié:	Nature Portfolio 2018
Sujets:	Science Q
Accès en ligne:	https://doaj.org/article/f9047f063fe045109d9de624a80a0bf7
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spelling	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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spellingShingle	Science Q Iliana Medina Elizabeth Newton Michael R. Kearney Raoul A. Mulder Warren P. Porter Devi Stuart-Fox Reflection of near-infrared light confers thermal protection in birds
description	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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author	Iliana Medina Elizabeth Newton Michael R. Kearney Raoul A. Mulder Warren P. Porter Devi Stuart-Fox
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title	Reflection of near-infrared light confers thermal protection in birds
title_short	Reflection of near-infrared light confers thermal protection in birds
title_full	Reflection of near-infrared light confers thermal protection in birds
title_fullStr	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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