Recently there have been some especially exciting papers published. I thought I would highlight a few here. Please note this list is not exhaustive and that it is probably biased by my own interests. I am also a little bit behind! I receive way too many paper alerts and can only read so many per day.
Hugall and Stuart-Fox (2012) discuss speciation in birds via colour polymorphism. I find this especially interesting because it has implications (in my opinion) for understanding sympatric speciation. Check out he paper here!
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11050.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120510
Pierce et al. (2012) discuss the mobility of the limbs of Icthyostega. This letter to nature is exciting and interesting because it has implications for the transition from water to land.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11124.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120524
Wolkovich et al. (2012) discuss the fact that climate models do not predict observed phenological (timing) changes in plants. This paper is interesting because it highlights the need for more accurate climate models. This is the subject of some of my own work.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v485/n7399/full/nature11014.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120524
Bhullar et al. (2012) demonstrate that bird skulls are paedomorphic versions of dinosaur skulls. Evolution and development are tightly linked. This is evident in many groups including ourselves and now birds!
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11146.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120531
Henry et al. (2012) use several methods including dental wear and phytolith analysis to determine the diet of Australopithecus sediba. This study might highlight the diets of our ancestors!
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nature11185.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20120628
More to come soon!
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