36 The Life Cycle and Life Span of Namibian Fairy Circles.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0038056
35 Mapping the geographic distribution and phylogenetic relationships of 21,037 vertebrate species yields 11 realms.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6115/74.abstract
34 Crocodile Head Scales Are Not Developmental Units But Emerge from Physical Cracking.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/339/6115/78.abstract
33 Microstructured barbs on the North American porcupine quill enable easy tissue penetration and difficult removal.
http://www.pnas.org/content/109/52/21289
32 Total arthropod species richness in a tropical rainforest can be best predicted by plant diversity.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/338/6113/1481.abstract
31 A multi-structural and multi-functional integrated fog collection system in cactus.
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v3/n12/full/ncomms2253.html#/f4
30 Public good dynamics drive evolution of iron acquisition strategies in natural bacterioplankton populations.
http://www.pnas.org/content/109/49/20059.abstract
29 The global diversity of birds in space and time.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v491/n7424/full/nature11631.html
28 Extreme binocular vision and a straight bill facilitate tool use in New Caledonian crows.
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v3/n10/full/ncomms2111.html
27 Skin shedding and tissue regeneration in African spiny mice (Acomys).
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v489/n7417/full/nature11499.html
26 Why the bigger live longer and travel farther: animals, vehicles, rivers and the winds.
http://www.nature.com/srep/2012/120821/srep00594/full/srep00594.html
25 Extreme Reproduction and Survival of a True Cliffhanger: The Endangered Plant Borderea chouardii (Dioscoreaceae).
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0044657
24 Flying at No Mechanical Energy Cost: Disclosing the Secret of Wandering Albatrosses.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0041449
23 Stone tool production and utilization by bonobo-chimpanzees (Pan paniscus).
http://www.pnas.org/content/109/36/14500.abstract
22 The lung is protected by a brushlike biopolymer that contributes to mucus flow and can trigger muco-obstructive diseases.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6097/937.abstract
21 Elephants produce low-frequency sounds via intrinsic vocal-fold vibrations similar to those in humans.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6094/595.abstract
20 Thieving rodents as substitute dispersers of megafaunal seeds.
http://www.pnas.org/content/109/31/12610.abstract
19 The Life Cycle and Life Span of Namibian Fairy Circles.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0038056
18 Birds have paedomorphic dinosaur skulls.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v487/n7406/full/nature11146.html
17 The Smell of Age: Perception and Discrimination of Body Odors of Different Ages.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0038110
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