Hein L. Leertouwer

Refractive index and dispersion of butterfly chitin and bird keratin measured by polarizing interference microscopy

Hein L. Leertouwer, Bodo D. Wilts, Doekele G. Stavenga · Optics Express · 2011 · 211 citations · Full text

Polarized iridescence of the multilayered elytra of the Japanese jewel beetle,<i>Chrysochroa fulgidissima</i>

Doekele G. Stavenga, Bodo D. Wilts, Hein L. Leertouwer et al. · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2011 · 154 citations · Full text

Optical Materials, Engineering, Microscopy +17

Dramatic colour changes in a bird of paradise caused by uniquely structured breast feather barbules

Doekele G. Stavenga, Hein L. Leertouwer, N. Justin Marshall et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · 2010 · 131 citations · Full text

Colouration principles of nymphaline butterflies - thin films, melanin, ommochromes and wing scale stacking

Doekele G. Stavenga, Hein L. Leertouwer, Bodo D. Wilts · Journal of Experimental Biology · 2014 · 110 citations · Full text

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

Doekele G. Stavenga, Hein L. Leertouwer, Daniel Osorio et al. · Light Science & Applications · 2015 · 106 citations · Full text

Biology, Male Lawes, Optical Materials +14