• Archive: Ecology & evolution

    • Ecology & evolution 2007 Research Highlights

      • Marine worms: Sea-bed scavengers

        Tim Reid

        Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.270

        Original article citation:

        Han, J., Zhang, Z., Liu, J. & Shu, D. Evidence of priapulid scavenging from the early Cambrian Chengjiang deposits, southern China. Palaios 22, 691–694 (2007).

      • Climate change: Driving history

        Wei Zeng

        Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.271

        Original article citation:

        Zhang, D. D., Brecke, P., Lee, H. F., He, Y. Q. & Zhang, J. Global climate change, war, and population decline in recent human history. PNAS 104, 19214–19219 (2007).

      • Seed dispersal: Size does matter

        Tim Reid

        Published online: 12 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.265

        Original article citation:

        Zhang, H., Chen, Y. & Zhang, Z. Differences of dispersal fitness of large and small acorns of Liaodong oak (Quercus liaotungensis) before and after seed caching by small rodents in a warm temperate forest, China. Forest Ecol. Management doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.10.028 (2007).

      • Biological invasion: Calling for greener economic growth Open !

        Wei Zeng

        Published online: 05 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.256

        Original article citation:

        Lin, W., Zhou, G., Cheng, X. & Xu, R. Fast economic development accelerates biological invasions in China. PLoS ONE 2, e1208 (2007).

      • Aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs: Abundance and biodiversity

        Felix Cheung

        Published online: 28 November 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.249

        Original article citation:

        Jiao, N. et al. Distinct distribution pattern of abundance and diversity of aerobic anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria in the global ocean. Environ. Microbiol. 9, 3091–3099 (2007).

      • Biosonar: Echoes on the nose

        Felix Cheung

        Published online: 28 November 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.250

        Original article citation:

        Zhuang, Q & Müller, R. Numerical study of the effect of the noseleaf on biosonar beamforming in a horseshoe bat. Phys. Rev. E 76, 051302 (2007).

      • Invasion biology: The mating arena Open !

        Wei Zeng

        Published online: 21 November 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.246

        Original article citation:

        Liu, S. S. et al. Asymmetric mating interactions drive widespread invasion and displacement in a whitefly. Science doi: 10.1126/science.1149887 (2007).

      • Embryonic development: Turtles feel the heat

        Tim Reid

        Published online: 03 October 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.205

        Original article citation:

        Du, W. G., Hu, L. J., Lu, J. L. & Zhu, L. J. Effects of incubation temperature on embryonic development rate, sex ratio and post-hatching growth in the Chinese three-keeled pond turtle Chinemys reevesii. Aquaculture doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.09.009 (2007).

      • Papaya ringspot virus: Coat variations

        Wei Zeng

        Published online: 25 July 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.148

        Original article citation:

        Wei, J. Y., Liu, D. B., Li, X. Y. & Zhou, P. Variation in the coat protein gene of papaya ringspot virus isolates from multiple locations of China. J. Integr. Plant Bio. 49, 1062–1069 (2007).

      • Coelurosaurian theropods: Big birds

        Felix Cheung

        Published online: 20 June 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.110

        Original article citation:

        Xu, X., Tan, Q., Wang, J., Zhao, X. & Tan, L. A gigantic bird-like dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of China. Nature doi: 10.1038/nature05849 (2007).

      • Angiosperms: First flowers

        Felix Cheung

        Published online: 13 June 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.108

        Original article citation:

        Dilcher, D. L., Sun, G., Ji, Q. & Li, H. An early infructescence Hyrcantha decussata (comb. nov.) from the Yixian Formation in northeastern China. PNAS 104, 9370–9374 (2007).

      • Gut microbiota: A stomach copy Open !

        Wei Zeng

        Published online: 06 June 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.100

        Original article citation:

        Pang, X. Y. et al. Inter-species transplantation of gut microbiota from human to pigs. ISME J. doi: 10.1038/ismej.2007.23 (2007).

      • Primitive animals: No hurry to grow Open !

        Tim Reid

        Published online: 09 May 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.70

        Original article citation:

        Yin, L. et al. Doushantuo embryos preserved inside diapause egg cysts. Nature 446, 661–663 (2007).

      • Ancient fishes: A real bonehead Open !

        Kaspar Mossman

        Published online: 31 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070131-6

        Original article citation:

        Zhu, M., Yu, X., Wang, W., Zhao, W. & Jia, L. A primitive fish provides key characters bearing on deep osteichthyan phylogeny. Nature 441, 77–80 (2006).

      • Fossilized behaviour: Let sleeping dragons lie

        Kaspar Mossman

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-20

        Original article citation:

        Xu, X. & Norell, M. A. A new troodontid dinosaur from China with avian-like sleeping posture. Nature 431, 838–841 (2004).

      • Early oviraptorosaurs: Rare as hen's teeth

        Kaspar Mossman

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-23

        Original article citation:

        Xu, X. et al. An unusual oviraptorosaurian dinosaur from China. Nature 419, 291–293 (2002).

      • Biodiversity: The more the merrier

        Tim Reid

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-29

        Original article citation:

        Bai, Y., Han, X., Wu, J., Chen, Z. & Li, L. Ecosystem stability and compensatory effects in the Inner Mongolia grassland. Nature 431, 181–184 (2004).

      • Primates: An eye for a good meal

        Tim Reid

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-30

        Original article citation:

        Dominy, N. J. & Lucas, P. W. Ecological importance of trichromatic vision to primates. Nature 410, 363–366 (2001).

      • Early humans: Race across Asia

        Tim Reid

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-34

        Original article citation:

        Zhu, R. X. et al. New evidence on the earliest human presence at high northern latitudes in northeast Asia. Nature 431, 559–562 (2004).

      • Cretaceous lampreys: A sucker for blood

        Kaspar Mossman

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-38

        Original article citation:

        Chang, M.-M., Zhang, J. & Miao, D. A lamprey from the Cretaceous Jehol biota of China. Nature 441, 972–974 (2006).

      • Fossil embryos: Arrested development

        Kaspar Mossman

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-39

        Original article citation:

        Dong, X.-P., Donoghue, P. C. J., Cheng, H. & Liu, J.-B. Fossil embryos from the Middle and Late Cambrian period of Hunan, south China. Nature 427, 237–240 (2004).

      • Cambrian fossils: Dwellers of the primordial ooze

        Kaspar Mossman

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-40

        Original article citation:

        Shu, D.-G. et al. Primitive deuterostomes from the Chengjiang Lagerstätte. Nature 414, 419–424 (2001).

      • Cambrian fossils: Stationary bodies

        Kaspar Mossman

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-41

        Original article citation:

        Shu, D.-G., Conway Morris, S., Han, J., Zhang, Z.-F. & Liu, J.-N. Ancestral echinoderms from the Chengjiang deposits of China. Nature 430, 422–428 (2002).

      • Population change: Antarctic archive of penguin poop

        Kaspar Mossman

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-42

        Original article citation:

        Sun, L., Xie, Z. & Zhao, J. Palaeoecology: A 3,000-year record of penguin populations. Nature 407, 858 (2000).

      • Cambrian tunicates: Stuck on you

        Kaspar Mossman

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-43

        Original article citation:

        Shu, D.-G., Chen, L., Han, J. & Zhang, X.-L. An Early Cambrian tunicate from China. Nature 411, 472–473 (2001).

      • Bodyplan evolution: The migrating nostril

        Kaspar Mossman

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-45

        Original article citation:

        Zhu, M. & Ahlberg, P. E. The origin of the internal nostril of tetrapods. Nature 432, 94–97 (2004).

      • Dromaeosaurs: Smallest non-avian dinosaur

        Kaspar Mossman

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-46

        Original article citation:

        Xu, X., Zhou, Z. & Wang, X. The smallest known non-avian theropod dinosaur. Nature 408, 705–708 (2000).

      • Palaeoichthyology: Fish out of water

        Tim Reid

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-50

        Original article citation:

        Zhu, M. & Yu, X. A primitive fish close to the common ancestor of tetrapods and lungfish. Nature 418, 767–770 (2002).

      • Paleornithology: Telling tails

        Tim Reid

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-51

        Original article citation:

        Zhou, Z. & Zhang, F. A long-tailed, seed-eating bird from the Early Cretaceous of China. Nature 418, 405–409 (2002).

      • Early amphibians: Four legs good

        Tim Reid

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.070118-52

        Original article citation:

        Zhu, M. , Ahlberg, P. E. , Zhao, W. & Jia, L. Palaeontology: First Devonian tetrapod from Asia. Nature 420, 760–761 (2002).

      • Bird-like dinosaurs: Two wings good, four wings better

        Kaspar Mossman

        Published online: 18 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.071118-22

        Original article citation:

        Xu, X. et al. Four-winged dinosaurs from China. Nature 421, 335–340 (2003).

      • Extinction theory: A double episode Open !

        Wei Zeng

        Published online: 10 January 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.288

        Original article citation:

        Xie, S. et al. Changes in the global carbon cycle occurred as two episodes during the Permian–Triassic crisis. Geology 35, 1083–1086 (2007).

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