Sat, 19 Jul 2008 03:09:47 BST CiteULike: dchen's library [874 articles] http://www.citeulike.org/user/dchen/article/2754623 CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/dchen/article/2754623 <i>Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics), Vol. 74, No. 3. (2006)</i><br /><br />By considering the structure of holococcoliths (calcite plates that cover holococcolithophores, a haploid phase of the coccolithophore life cycle) as a photonic structure, we apply a discrete dipolar approximation to study the light backscattering properties of these algae. We show that some holococcolith structures have the ability to scatter the ultraviolet radiation. This property may represent an advantage for holococcolithophores possessing it, by allowing them to live higher in the water column than other coccolithophores. Strong far-field coherent scattering of ultraviolet radiation by holococcolithophores Quintero Torres JL Aragón M Torres M Estrada L Cros doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.74.032901 Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics), Vol. 74, No. 3. (2006) 2008-05-04T23:04:15-00:00 2006 Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics) 74 3 APS 2006 biology cool focus