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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Autores principales: Iliana Medina, Elizabeth Newton, Michael R. Kearney, Raoul A. Mulder, Warren P. Porter, Devi Stuart-Fox
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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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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
title_full_unstemmed Reflection of near-infrared light confers thermal protection in birds
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