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  • Ecology & evolution 2009 Research Highlights

    • Palaeontology: Making heads or tails

      Felix Cheung

      Published online: 28 October 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.209

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      Lü, J., Unwin, D. M., Jin, X., Liu, Y. & Ji, Q. Evidence for modular evolution in a long-tailed pterosaur with a pterodactyloid skull. Proc. R. Soc. B doi:10.1098/rspb.2009.1603 (2009).

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    • Palaeontology: Four wings and a prey this content is Open !

      Felix Cheung

      Published online: 07 October 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.199

      Original article citation:

      Hu, D., Hou, L., Zhang, L. & Xu, X. A pre-Archaeopteryx troodontid theropod from China with long feathers on the metatarsus. Nature 461, 640–643 (2009).
      

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    • Genomics: Silkworm secrets this content is Open !

      Felix Cheung

      Published online: 16 September 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.183

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      Xia, Q. et al. Complete resequencing of 40 genomes reveals domestication events and genes in silkworm (Bombyx). Science doi:10.1126/science.1176620 (2009).

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    • Genomics: Mere differences

      Felix Cheung

      Published online: 02 September 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.175

      Original article citation:

      Han, Y. et al. Centromere repositioning in cucurbit species: Implication of the genomic impact from centromere activation and inactivation. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. doi:10.1073/pnas.0904833106 (2009).

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    • Biodiversity: Trees have a story to tell

      Felix Cheung

      Published online: 12 August 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.162

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      Wang, Z., Brown, J. H., Tang, Z. & Fang, J. Temperature dependence, spatial scale, and tree species diversity in eastern Asia and North America. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA doi:10.1073/pnas.0905030106 (2009).

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    • Chemical ecology: Spider's secret blend of love this content is Open !

      Felix Cheung

      Published online: 29 July 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.153

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      Xiao, Y., Zhang, J. & Li, S. A two-component female-produced pheromone of the spider Pholcus beijingensis. J. Chem. Ecol. doi:10.1007/s10886-009-9660-2 (2009).

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    • Environmental sciences: Dying sturgeons this content is Open !

      Ai Lin Chun

      Published online: 01 July 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.137

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      Hu, J. et al. Malformations of the endangered Chinese sturgeons, Acipenser sinensis, and its causal agent. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 23, 9339–9344 (2009).
      

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    • Palaeogeography: Cold mountain this content is Open !

      Felix Cheung

      Published online: 01 July 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.138

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      Bo, S. et al. The Gamburtsev mountains and the origin and early evolution of the Antarctic Ice Sheet. Nature doi:10.1038/nature08024 (2009).

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    • Palaeontology: A firsthand look this content is Open !

      Felix Cheung

      Published online: 24 June 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.134

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      Xu, X. et al. A Jurassic ceratosaur from China helps clarify avian digital homologies. Nature doi:10.1038/nature08124 (2009).

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    • Palaeontology: Fishy secrets this content is Open !

      Felix Cheung

      Published online: 01 April 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.63

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      Zhu, M. et al. The oldest articulated osteichthyan reveals mosaic gnathostome characters. Nature doi:10.1038/nature07855 (2009).

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    • Palaeontology: Fallen feathers this content is Open !

      Felix Cheung

      Published online: 25 March 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.59

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      Zheng, X. T., You, H. L., Xu, X. & Dong, Z. M. An Early Cretaceous heterodontosaurid dinosaur with filamentous integumentary structures. Nature doi:10.1038/nature07856 (2009).

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    • Human evolution: Peking Man just got older this content is Open !

      Tim Reid

      Published online: 12 March 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.53

      Original article citation:

      Shen, G., Gao, X., Gao, B. & Granger, D. E. Age of Zhoukoudian Homo erectus determined with ²⁶Al/¹⁰Be burial dating. Nature doi:10.1038/nature07741 (2009).

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    • Palaeontology: Birds of a feather

      Felix Cheung

      Published online: 04 February 2009 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2009.16

      Original article citation:

      Xu, X., Zheng, X. & You, H. A new feather type in a nonavian theropod and the early evolution of feathers. Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA 106, 832–834 (2009).

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