Photoluminescence in the bill of the Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica

Dunning, Jamie; W. Diamond, Antony; E. Christmas, Stephen; Cole, Emma-Louise; Holberton, Rebecca L.; Jackson, Hannah J.; Kelly, Kevin G.; Brown, Dean; Rivera, Indira Rojas; Hanley, Daniel

doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.7636649.v1

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Photoluminescence in the bill of the Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica

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posted on 2019-01-28, 00:02 authored by Jamie Dunning, Antony W. Diamond, Stephen E. Christmas, Emma-Louise Cole, Rebecca L. Holberton, Hannah J. Jackson, Kevin G. Kelly, Dean Brown, Indira Rojas Rivera, Daniel Hanley

We report the discovery of photoluminescence in the ornamental bill of the Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica. The excitation and emission properties of the ceres of one dead and three live individuals were similar.