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  • An examination of motor cortex in humans, marmosets and mice reveals a generally conserved cellular makeup that is likely to extend to many mammalian species, but also differences in gene expression, DNA methylation and chromatin state that lead to species-dependent specializations.

    • Trygve E. Bakken
    • Nikolas L. Jorstad
    • Ed S. Lein
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature
    Volume: 598, P: 111-119

  • In this study, the authors delineate a global biogeographic map for ants based on their distributions and phylogenetic relationships. They show that current biogeographic maps based on tetrapod groups fail to capture important regions for biodiversity shared by insects and plants, which are both known to possess strong ecological and evolutionary ties.

    • Runxi Wang
    • Jamie M. Kass
    • Benoit Guénard
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 15, P: 1-11

  • Multiple hypotheses have been proposed for the declining biodiversity gradient between the tropics and poles. Here, the authors compile and analyze geographic data for all ant species and large-scale phylogenies, suggesting that diversification time drives the latitudinal diversity gradient in ants.

    • Evan P. Economo
    • Nitish Narula
    • Benoit Guénard
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 9, P: 1-8

  • Behaviour drives infection risk in social groups. Here, Li et al. show that depending on the behavioural role of clonal ants in a colony, genetically identical individuals face vastly different risks of becoming infected with parasitic nematodes.

    • Zimai Li
    • Bhoomika Bhat
    • Yuko Ulrich
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 14, P: 1-10

  • This study presents a global map of predicted insect mitochondrial genetic diversity from cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 sequences. From over 2 million mtDNA sequences, they find a negative quadratic latitudinal gradient in genetic diversity evenness, peaking in the subtropics and correlating with hot, stable environments.

    • Connor M. French
    • Laura D. Bertola
    • Michael J. Hickerson
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 14, P: 1-15

  • Infected wounds pose a major mortality risk in animals and are common in predatory ants. Here, the authors show that M. analis ants apply antimicrobial compounds produced in the metapleural glands to treat infected wounds and reduce nestmate mortality.

    • Erik. T. Frank
    • Lucie Kesner
    • Laurent Keller
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 14, P: 1-13

  • Anthropogenic habitat modification is considered a driver of non-native species establishment. Here, the authors quantify the occurrence of non-native species in local assemblages of vascular plants, ants, spiders, birds and mammals, finding generally greater presence and frequency under disturbed land-use types.

    • Daijun Liu
    • Philipp Semenchuk
    • Stefan Dullinger
    ResearchOpen Access
    Nature Communications
    Volume: 14, P: 1-11

  • Analysis of eight taxonomic groups across 186 islands and 423 mainland regions reveals that those with the greatest gross domestic product per capita, human population density and area have the highest established alien species richness, with the strongest effects on islands.

    • Wayne Dawson
    • Dietmar Moser
    • Franz Essl
    Research
    Nature Ecology & Evolution
    Volume: 1, P: 1-7

  • What makes us human? This question can only be approached by integrating disparate disciplines, from molecular comparisons of genetic and genomic differences in humans and close evolutionary relatives, of organ-systems changes, and by considering the influence of the environment and culture.

    • Ajit Varki
    • Daniel H. Geschwind
    • Evan E. Eichler
    Reviews
    Nature Reviews Genetics
    Volume: 9, P: 749-763

  • The immense biodiversity of tropical ecosystems is threatened by multiple interacting local and global stressors that can only be addressed by the concerted efforts of grassroots organizations, researchers, national governments and the international community.

    • Jos Barlow
    • Filipe França
    • Nicholas A. J. Graham
    Reviews
    Nature
    Volume: 559, P: 517-526