Science of Nature

Article	Citations
Bryozoans from the Early Ordovician Fenhsiang Formation (Tremadocian) of South China and the early diversification of the phylum	184
Seasonal formation of ikaite in slime flux jelly on an infected tree (Populus fremontii) wound from the Sonoran Desert	28
Unusual fingerprint patterns in humans: implications for forensic casework and fingerprint research	19
A seabird’s eye view: visual fields of some seabirds (Laridae and Procellariidae) from tropical latitudes	17
New insights into endolithic palaeocommunity development in mobile hard substrate using CT imaging of bioeroded clasts from the Pliocene (Almería, SE Spain)	14
Modeling of the respiratory system of the long-necked Triassic reptile Tanystropheus (Archosauromorpha)	13
Japanese honey bees (Apis cerana japonica) have swarmed more often over the last two decades	13
The small size of a myrmecophyte and its associated ant colony facilitate ambushing by large Ectatomma tuberculatum workers	12
With the dead under the mat: the zombie ant extended phenotype under a new perspective	12
Many problems for a solo mother: maternal care efficiency of the ghost spider of new genus Eldar (Araneae: Anyphaenidae, Anyphaeninae) against new species Pseudogaurax Malloch (Diptera: Chloropidae)	11
Phenological variation in parasite load and inflammatory response in a lizard with an asynchronous reproductive cycle	10
Obstacle negotiation in female desert locust oviposition digging	10
Impact of genetic relatedness on reproductive behavior in Pelvicachromis pulcher, a biparental cichlid fish with mutual mate choice and ornamentation	10
Electrogenic performance and carbon sequestration potential of biophotovoltaics	10
Correction: Unusual fingerprint patterns in humans: implications for forensic casework and fingerprint research	9
To roll or not to roll: nyctinastic behavior in young leaves of sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera	9
GC/MS analysis and insecticidal activity of Pelargonium graveolens essential oil from Algeria against Culex pipiens and Culiseta longiareolata mosquito larvae	8
Symbiont demand guides resource supply: leaf-cutting ants preferentially deliver their harvested fragments to undernourished fungus gardens	8
Arsenic exposure in insects from green spaces near a former copper smelter	8
Fingerprint resemblance amongst siblings and non-siblings — Forensic and anthropological implications	8
Morphology, anatomy and sleep movements of Ludwigia sedoides	8
The maxillary canal of the titanosuchid Jonkeria (Synapsida, Dinocephalia)	8
One elephant may sustain 2 million dung beetles in East African savannas on any given day	7
Snake scent gland secretions repel and induce contact toxicity in ants	7
Interactions among vascular plants, bryophytes, and lichens in grassland communities along elevational gradients	7

Visual antipredator effects of web flexing in an orb web spider, with special reference to web decorations	7
A new large pantherine and a sabre-toothed cat (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) from the late Miocene hominoid-bearing Khorat sand pits, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, northeastern Thailand	7
Genetic and HPLC–DAD analyses of the Polistes canadensis wasp (Linnaeus, 1758) collected in the state of Bahia, Brazil	6
Spiro’s portrait of Arnold Berliner—a testimonial to a deep friendship	6
Wild social behavior differs following experimental loss of vision in social hermit crabs	6
Microstructural adaptations of snow bush (Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. Ex Schult.) in desert ecosystems	6
Influence of floral traits on visitation patterns in a miniature tropical stingless bee, Tetragonula iridipennis	6
Biomechanics of nectar feeding explain flower orientation in plants pollinated by long-proboscid flies	6
Cohesion depends on kinship but no permanent leadership in larval societies of a Neotropical butterfly	6
The oncogenic role of BCL2L12 associated with immune status in the prognosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma	6
A neotropical mistletoe influences herbivory of its host plant by driving changes in the associated insect community	6
First record of a nematode-induced floral gall in Bongardia chrysogonum (L.) Spach (Berberidaceae): its effects on flower structure	5
Evaluating the present and future distribution of an endemic oak species (Quercus afares) under climate change in Algeria	5
The 2023 Arnold Berliner Award for research on spider photoreceptors	5
Artificial intelligence in biology and medicine	5
Temporal stability of fecal cortisol metabolites in mountain-dwelling ungulates	5
Can nuclear aquatic environmental DNA be a genetic marker for the accurate estimation of species abundance?	5
A new carcharodontosaurid specimen sheds light on the anatomy of South American giant predatory dinosaurs	5
Homeotic transformation in a terrestrial isopod: insights into the appendage identity in crustaceans	5
Parasites either reduce or increase host vulnerability to fishing: a case study of a parasitic copepod and its salmonid host	5
Effect of intraspecific seed trait variation on the germination of eight tropical dry forest species	5
The complex interaction between plants and acoustic signals: friends or foes?	5
Functional importance of the mandibular skeleto-muscular system in the bivalved arthropod Heterocypris incongruens (Crustacea, Ostracoda, Cyprididae)	5
Epidemiology of acute myeloid leukemia in children and adolescents (1990–2021): a global burden of disease study	4
Social factors drive vocal exchanges in red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus)	4
Unsuspected diversity and multiple origins of the frog legs imported to Switzerland for human consumption, as determined by DNA barcoding and morphology	4
Littoral bryozoan communities in the high Arctic: a latitudinal comparison	4
Branched tyramides from males of the harvester ant, Pogonomyrmex badius	4
A quick and non-destructive approach to combat timber adulteration using attenuated total reflectance Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics	4
Quasispecies productivity	4
Burrow builders as ecosystem engineers for pit-building antlions (Neuroptera: Myrmeleontidae)	4
Complex preference relationships between native and non-native angiosperms and foraging insect visitors in a suburban greenspace under field and laboratory conditions	4
The left–right-handedness of the cylindrical spathe correlates with the phyllotactic spiral direction in Arisaema (Araceae)	4
Revisiting the chondrichthyan egg capsules inventory from the Pennsylvanian (Carboniferous) of Belgium: new data and perspectives	4
Wetland butterfly thriving in abandoned jungle: Neptis rivularis in the Czech Republic	3
Host associations of Brazilian Darwin wasps: current knowledge and the IchHostBR dataset	3
Bombus terrestris terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758) and hybrids with the endemic Bombus xanthopus spotted on Capraia Island (Tuscan Archipelago, Italy): some conservation management implications	3
Peculiar structural features of midgut symbiotic organ in the early development of the stinkbug Plautia stali Scott, 1874 (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae)	3
Exploring the potential of essential oils against airborne fungi from cultural heritage conservation premises	3
Structural, histochemical, and ecological peculiarities of lenticular leaf galls induced on the epiphytic fern Microgramma vacciniifolia (Polypodiaceae)	3
Alternative reproductive strategies in two cryptic species of the European earwig complex	3
Animals evoking fear in the Cradle of Humankind: snakes, scorpions, and large carnivores	3
Comparative buccopharyngeal morphology of tadpoles of Sphaenorhynchini (Anura: Hylidae: Hylinae)	3
A comparative analysis of bioactive phytochemicals in Cynanchum viminale (L.) L. and Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov. from Saudi Arabian folk medicine	3
Modelling the effects of climate and land-cover changes on the potential distribution and landscape connectivity of three earth snakes (Genus Conopsis, Günther 1858) in central Mexico	3
Post-fire phenology of the tree fern Cyathea mexiae at the edge of a semideciduous Forest in Brazil	3
How does the life cycle of Clinodiplosis profusa (Cecidomyiidae) adjust to phenological variations of the host plant Eugenia uniflora (Myrtaceae) in sun and shade?	3
Silicic acid seed pre-treatment modulates growth and antioxidant responses in maize under drought stress	3
Effects of neural stem cell-derived exosomes on MPTP-induced Parkinson’s disease in mice	3
Eggs in faeces: defensive mechanisms and effects of faecal coating by a water scavenger beetle, Coelostoma stultum (Coleopterea: Hydrophilidae)	3

Obituary: Dr. Margaretha Pangau-Adam	3
​​Forensic discrimination of sex from thermally treated human hair using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and machine learning	3
Predicting the potential geographic distribution of Fagus orientalis Lipsky under climate change using an ensemble model approach in Türkiye	3
Plant–plant interaction by Aster leiophyllus affects herbivory by Sika deer, Cervus nippon	3
Development, detection and decipherment of obfuscated fingerprints in humans: Implications for forensic casework	3
Do exophytic microorganisms affect in vitro pollen germination and pollen tube growth in Camellia sinensis?	3
Animal family discrimination from hair using ATR-FTIR and machine learning methods for applications in illegal wildlife trafficking	2
Synthesis, SAR, and computational evaluation of novel thiazolidinone-based antidiabetic hybrids: insights from enzyme kinetics and DFT studies	2
Hydrocarbons in Formicidae: influence of chemical footprints on ant behavioral strategies	2
Harlequin frog tadpoles—comparative buccopharyngeal morphology in the gastromyzophorous tadpoles of the genus Atelopus (Amphibia, Anura, Bufonidae), with discussion on the phylogenetic and evolutionar	2
Drivers of flower visit and resource sharing between the honeybee and native bees in Neotropical coastal sand dunes	2
Connecting the dots: integrating citizen science, ecology, and habitat change for the conservation of three Leporidae species in the central mountains of Mexico	2
Irrupting prey populations in the absence of a mammalian apex predator drive shifts in prey selection by eagles	2
Function of snail shell hairs in anti-predator defense	2
Silk properties of Asian weaver ant changes over time: an understanding of nest protection from natural calamities	2
Coping with the ‘Indian summer’: unique nesting cycle and nest architecture of the paper wasp, Polistes wattii	2
Larger particle size distribution of environmental RNA compared to environmental DNA: a case study targeting the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene in zebrafish (Danio rerio) using experimental aquariums	2
Reproduction-related interactions and loads induce continuous turn alternation leading to linearity in a terrestrial isopod	2
Fungal heat shock proteins: molecular phylogenetic insights into the host takeover	2
Testing individual variations of horses’ tactile reactivity: when, where, how?	2
Morphological and DNA analysis of pollen grains on butterfly individuals reveal their flower visitation history	2
Unveiling a novel morphometric approach in claws and canines for species discrimination and age stratification in leopard (Panthera pardus fusca)	2
Phoretic behavior of the pseudoscorpion Megachernes ryugadensis on the Japanese wood mouse Apodemus speciosus	2
The Impact of LINC-PINT polymorphisms on HNSCC risk in a Chinese han population	2
Fields of flowers with few strikes: how oligolectic bees manage their foraging behavior on Calibrachoa elegans (Solanaceae)	2
Hot males: thermal biology of males and females during coercive mating in water striders Gerris lacustris	2
Molecular identification, chemical profiling, and bioactive potential of Eryngium thyrsoideum Boiss.: ethnopharmacological perspectives	2
Are males just passive? Coupling mechanism of the Brazilian cave insects with inverted genitalia	2
The ontogeny of elements: distinct ontogenetic patterns in the radular tooth mineralization of gastropods	2
A novel approach using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy and chemometric analysis to distinguish male and female human hair samples	2
Temporal variation in the effect of ants on the fitness of myrmecophilic plants: seasonal effect surpasses periodic benefits	2
Ant-following behavior is correlated with plumage traits in African understory birds	2
Competition through ritualized aggressive interactions between sympatric colonies in solitary foraging neotropical ants	2
Structural plasticity in roots of the hemiepiphyte Vanilla phaeantha Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae): a relationship between environment and function	2
Choline hydroxide mediated eco-friendly synthesis of 5-arylidene thiazol-4(5H)-one clubbed coumarin: antimicrobial evaluation and in silico studies	2
Novel alkaloids from the fire ant, Solenopsis geminata	2
New data on Propyrotherium (Mammalia, Pyrotheria) from the middle Eocene age (Chubut, Argentina): anatomy, age constraints, and phylogeny	2
Correction: Social factors drive vocal exchanges in red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus)	2
Eurasian beavers in Central Italy: perceptions in the local community	1
Effects of 6-methoxybenzoxazolinone (6-MBOA) on animals: state of knowledge and open questions	1
When the “satisficing” is the new “fittest”: how a proscriptive definition of adaptation can change our view of cognition and culture	1
Behavioral corroboration that Saitis barbipes jumping spiders cannot discriminate between males’ red and black ornaments	1
Nearly complete late Eocene skull from the North Pacific elucidates the cranial morphology and affinities of the penguin-like Plotopteridae	1
On the way from Asia to America: eutriconodontan mammals from the Early Cretaceous of Yakutia, Russia	1
Reflections upon a new definition of life	1
Methyl benzoate and nerolidol attract the cyclocephaline beetle Cyclocephala paraguayensis to trumpet flowers	1
Intermittent and temporally variable bioturbation by some terrestrial invertebrates: implications for ichnology	1
Soil microbial decomposition capacity and soil properties under moderate warming in a natural forest in the Asian monsoon region	1
Using ensemble modeling to predict the current distribution of Pistacia atlantica Desf. in Algeria	1
Anatomical, histochemical, and developmental approaches reveal the long-term functioning of the floral nectary in Tocoyena formosa (Rubiaceae)	1
Pigmentary colouration of hairy carpenter bees, genus Xylocopa	1
Aluminum in native plants from the Campo Rupestre: Investigating accumulation sites and detoxification mechanisms in Melastomataceae	1
The protective effects of Zingiber zerumbet rhizome against fevers in rats	1
Developmental basis of natural tooth shape variation in cichlid fishes	1
Unexpected discovery: an enclave of East-Siberian plants in Northern Europe	1
Growth constraints set an upper limit to theropod dinosaur body size	1
Using your head — cranial steering in pterosaurs	1
Osmophores and petal surface traits in Bignonieae species	1
Pomphorhynchus laevis host manipulation regardless of presence of gammarid conspecifics or predator cues	1
Craniofacial lesions in the earliest predatory dinosaurs indicate intraspecific agonistic behaviour at the dawn of the dinosaur era	1
Species-specific traits affect bird species’ susceptibility to global change	1
Public perception and acceptance of coypu Myocastor coypus removal in urban areas: influences of age and education	1
Mandibular anatomy of a new specimen of a prozostrodontian cynodont (Eucynodontia: Probainognathia) from the Upper Triassic of Brazil	1
Anti-icing strategies of plant surfaces: the ice formation on leaves visualized by Cryo-SEM experiments	1
Passive dispersal potential of medaka eggs by attaching to waterbirds	1
Discovering spider fly (Diptera: Acroceridae) hosts and their biology using citizen science	1
Development of collagen-based hydrogel derived from allicin-silver nanoparticles for wound healing	1
Fine-scale habitat selection in tree-dwelling spiders: an experimental approach	1
Live birth in a 47-million-year-old snake	1
Nano-pulsed discharge plasma-induced abiotic oligopeptide formation from diketopiperazine	1
Individual identity of alarm calls in wild-living Brandt’s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii)	1
Negative effects of light pollution on pollinator visits are outweighed by positive effects on the reproductive success of a bat-pollinated tree	1
Ice cage: new records and cryptic, isolated lineages in wingless snow flies (Diptera, Limoniidae: Chionea spp.) in German lower mountain ranges	1
Phenotypic and functional trait variation in Malvastrum coromandelianum under different tree plantations in Pakistan	1
Neither nectar nor deception: the role of floral rewards in the pollination system of Laelia (Orchidaceae: Laeliinae)	1
Beyond leaf projections: the multifunctionality of leaf teeth in Violaceae	1
Unique pathological phalangeal fusion in the chalicothere subfamily Chalicotheriinae and the interphalangeal immobilization in chalicotheres	1
Antifungal capabilities of gut microbial communities of three dung beetle species (Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae)	1
Correlation between pollen morphology, karyotype, floral pigments, and scent components and morphological classification of 15 species and hybrids of Syringa L	1
Inferring the lifestyles of extinct Crocodyliformes using osteoderm ornamentation	1

Chemical signatures of egg maternity and Dufour’s gland in Vespine wasps	1
Evidence of a thoracic crop in workers, soldiers, and queens of Carebara perpusilla ants (Formicidae: Myrmicinae)	1