15 Oceanic nitrogen reservoir regulated by plankton diversity and ocean circulation.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v489/n7416/full/nature11357.html
14 Bottom trawling is a fishing technique whereby heavy nets and gear scrape along the sea bed, and is shown here to disturb sediment fluxes and modify the sea floor morphology over large spatial scales.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v489/n7415/full/nature11410.html
13 Killer whale mothers continue to help their adult male offspring to survive long after ceasing reproduction.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6100/1313.abstract
12 The archaeon Nitrosopumilus maritimus makes what may be a major source of ocean methane.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/337/6098/1104.abstract
11 An index to assess the health and benefits of the global ocean.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v488/n7413/full/nature11397.html
10 Layering cones on top of rods allows the elephantnose fish to see low-contrast objects in a murky environment.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/336/6089/1700.abstract
9 Neurokinin Bs and neurokinin B receptors in zebrafish-potential role in controlling fish reproduction.
http://www.pnas.org/content/109/26/10269.abstract
8 Identification of Rays through DNA Barcoding: An Application for Ecologists.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0036479
7 A newly discovered sensory organ in the jaws of rorqual whales is shown to have a crucial role during lunge feeding.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v485/n7399/full/nature11135.html
6 Examining the Fish Microbiome: Vertebrate-Derived Bacteria as an Environmental Niche for the Discovery of Unique Marine Natural Products.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035398
5 Impairment of the Bacterial Biofilm Stability by Triclosan.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0031183
4 Symbiodinium Transcriptomes: Genome Insights into the Dinoflagellate Symbionts of Reef-Building Corals.
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035269
3 Past daily light cycle recorded in the strontium/calcium ratios of giant clam shells.
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v3/n3/full/ncomms1763.html
2 A cold oceanographic regime with high exploitation rates in the Northeast Pacific forecasts a collapse of the sardine stock.
http://www.pnas.org/content/109/11/4175.abstract
1 The embryos of pelagic corals break up in waves yet survive to form smaller colonies.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/335/6072/1064.abstract
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