H.L. (Hein) Leertouwer

Faculty of Science and Engineering

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Publications

Butterfly wing translucence enables enhanced visual signaling

Stavenga, D. G., Leertouwer, H. L. & Arikawa, K., 26-Feb-2023, In: Insects. 14, 3, 11 p., 234.

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Polarized iridescence of the tropical carpenter bee, Xylocopa latipes

Stavenga, D. G., Kats, K. & Leertouwer, H. L., Nov-2023, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 209, p. 877–883 7 p.

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Coloration principles of the Great purple emperor butterfly (Sasakia charonda)

Stavenga, D. G., Leertouwer, H. L. & Arikawa, K., Dec-2020, In: Zoological Letters. 6, 1, 13.

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Polymorphism of Colias croceus from the Azores caused by differential pterin expression in the wing scales

Hutsebaut, J., Leertouwer, H. L. & Stavenga, D. G., Nov-2020, In: Journal of Insect Physiology. 127, 9 p., 104114.

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Classical lepidopteran wing scale colouration in the giant butterfly-moth

Stavenga, D. G., Leertouwer, H. L., Meglič, A., Drašlar, K., Wehling, M. F., Pirih, P. & Belušič, G., 11-Apr-2018, In: PeerJ. 6, 22 p., e4590.

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Magnificent magpie colours by feathers with layers of hollow melanosomes

Stavenga, D. G., Leertouwer, H. L. & Wilts, B. D., 28-Feb-2018, In: The Journal of Experimental Biology. 221, Pt 4, 10 p., UNSP jeb174656.

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High refractive index of melanin in shiny occipital feathers of a bird of paradise

Stavenga, D. G., Leertouwer, H., Osorio, D. C. & Wilts, B. D., Jan-2015, In: Light-Science & applications. 4, 6 p., 243.

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Coloration principles of nymphaline butterflies: Thin films, melanin, ommochromes and wing scale stacking

Stavenga, D. G., Leertouwer, H. L. & Wilts, B. D., Jun-2014, In: Journal of Experimental Biology. 217, 12, p. 2171-2180 10 p.

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Iridescent flowers?: Contribution of surface structures to optical signaling

van der Kooi, C. J., Wilts, B. D., Leertouwer, H. L., Staal, M., Elzenga, J. T. M. & Stavenga, D. G., Jul-2014, In: New Phytologist. 203, 2, p. 667-673 7 p.

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The colouration toolkit of the pipevine swallowtail butterfly, Battus philenor: Thin films, papiliochromes, and melanin

Stavenga, D. G., Leertouwer, H. L. & Wilts, B. D., Jun-2014, In: Journal of comparative physiology a-Neuroethology sensory neural and behavioral physiology. 200, 6, p. 547-561 15 p.

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In een lab vol zelfgebouwde instrumenten onderzoekt Doekele Stavenga (83) het geheim van iriserende dierenkleuren

Stavenga, D., Leertouwer, H. & van der Kooi, C.

01/06/2025

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