Archive: Ecology & evolution
Ecology & evolution 2010 Research Highlights
Palaeoentomology: Ancient camouflage this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 06 October 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.112
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et al. Ancient pinnate leaf mimesis among lacewings. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. doi:10.1073/pnas.1006460107 (2010).
Top of pagePhylogeography: River deep, mountain high
Felix Cheung
Published online: 06 October 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.113
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et al. Spiny frogs (Paini) illuminate the history of the Himalayan region and Southeast Asia. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 107, 13765–13770(2010).
Top of pageGenomics: Long live the queen this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 06 October 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.114
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et al. Genomic comparison of the ants Camponotus floridanus and Harpegnathos saltator. Science 329, 1068–1071(2010).
Top of pageEvolutionary genetics: Living the high life
Felix Cheung
Published online: 04 August 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.91
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et al. Sequencing of 50 human exomes reveals adaptation to high altitude. Science doi:10.1126/science.1190371 (2010).
Top of pageChemical ecology: An aphrodisiac pheromone this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 07 July 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.82
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, & Male-specific (Z)-9-tricosene stimulates female mating behaviour in the spider Pholcus beijingensis. Proc. R. Soc. B doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.0763 (2010).
Top of pageEvolutionary virology: A viral fungicide
Felix Cheung
Published online: 05 May 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.61
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et al. A geminivirus-related DNA mycovirus that confers hypovirulence to a plant pathogenic fungus. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 55, 1150–1156 (2010).
Top of pageEvolutionary developmental biology: Growing feathers this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 05 May 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.63
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& Exceptional dinosaur fossils show ontogenetic development of early feathers. Nature 464, 1338–1341 (2010).
Top of pageHuman evolution: Ancient diet this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 05 May 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.64
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& Starch grain analysis reveals ancient diet at Kuahuqiao site, Zhejiang Province. Chinese Sci. Bull. 55, 1150–1156 (2010).
Top of pageMolecular evolution: The rise of night vision this content is Open !
Felix Cheung
Published online: 10 February 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.18
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, , & Parallel and convergent evolution of the dim-light vision gene RH1 in bats (order: Chiroptera) PLoS One 5, e8838 (2010).
Top of pagePalaeontology: Unfading colours
Felix Cheung
Published online: 10 February 2010 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2010.19
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et al. Fossilized melanosomes and the colour of Cretaceous dinosaurs and birds. Nature doi:10.1038/nature08740 (2010).
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