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Aerts P (2), Belgium
Agnarsson I (2), Puerto Rico
Aldrich JR, USA
Aldridge R, USA
Alexander K, UK
Almaas TJ, Norway
Almeida E, Brazil
Amorim F (3), Brazil
Amsler C, USA
Andreakis N, Australia
Angelici F, Italy
Anselmo DHAL, Brazil
Antenucci D, Argentina
Araujo A, Brazil
Aron S, Belgium
Aronson R, USA
Aryal A, New Zealand
Avargues-Weber A, UK
Averianov A, Russia
Ayasse M (2), Germany
Badenes-Perez F (2), Spain
Baer B, Australia
Bailey S, Canada
Baird E, Sweden
Bajerlein D (2), Poland
Ballantyne G, UK
Balletto E, Italy
Barnes B, USA
Bateman R, UK
Bauer R, USA
Beekman M (3), Australia
Beissinger S, USA
Bengtson S (2), Sweden
Benson R, UK
Bentall G, USA
Benton M, UK
Beyer H, UK
Bilde T, Sweden
Birkeland N, Norway
Birkhead TR, UK
Bisch-Knaden S, Germany
Bize P (2), UK
Blain HA, Spain
Blamires S, Taiwan
Blanchard R (2), USA
Bleckmann H, Germany
Bloch G, Israel
Blomquist G, USA
Bode N (2), USA
Boivin G, Canada
Bonde R, USA
Bonnet X, USA
Boucias DG (2), USA
Boulay R (2), Spain
Bowler D (2), Japan
Brack A, France
Bradshaw D, Australia
Brandenburg A, Switzerland
Breed M (2), USA
Brent C (3), USA
Briggs DEG (2), USA
Brischoux F, France
Brochu C, USA
Broder CC, USA
Brodzik R, Poland
Broesing A, Germany
Brook B, Australia
Brown TL, USA
Brusatte S (3), USA
Bryan H, Canada
Buffenstein R, USA
Bundgaard J, Denmark
Bundy J, UK
Burri R (2), Sweden
Buschbeck E (2), USA
Butler J, USA
Buzzini P, Italy
Caballero P, Spain
Calhim S, Finland
Cameron R (2), UK
Cameron C, Canada
Carney R, USA
Carpenter J, USA
Cartar R (2), Canada
Carver S, Australia
Caspers B (2), Germany
Cerda Sureda X, Spain
Cervo R, Italy
Cha TS, Malaysia
Chappell M, USA
Chaverri G, USA
Chen L, China
Chen D, USA
Cherry M, South Africa
Chevaldonne P, France
Chin-Baarstad A, USA
Chittka L, UK
Chouvenc T, USA
Christe P, Switzerland
Christy J, USA
Cicuttini F, Australia
Cifra M (2), Czech Republic
Ciurli S, Italy
Clark J, USA
Clarke J (2), Australia
Claude J, France
Clementz M, USA
Clouse R, USA
Cocroft R, USA
Cohen J, USA
Cokl A (2), Slovenia
Colazza S, ITALY
Colombelli-Negrel D, Australia
Colpo K, Argentina
Conrad J, USA
Cook C (2), USA
Córdoba AA (3), Mexico
Cothran R (2), USA
Cowled C, Australia
Cribb B (3), Australia
Croft DA, USA
Cross P, USA
Cross F, New Zealand
Crossland M, Australia
Crowley B, USA
Cruz-Lopez L (2), Mexico
Cummings M, USA
D’Alba L, USA
D’Alessio A, Italy
Dammhahn M (2), Canada
Dardente H, France
Davis A, USA
Dawson A (2), UK
de Garcia V, Argentina
de Iongh H, Netherlands
Deisig N, France
Del Giudice E, Italy
Deletre E (2), France
Demas G (2), USA
Demetrius L, USA
Desouhant E, France
Detrain C (2), Belgium
D’Ettorre P, France
Dicke M, Netherlands
Ditsche-Kuru P, Germany
Djediat C, France
Dodson P, USA
Donoghue P, UK
Dowsett H, USA
Dugas M, USA
Dunlop J (2), Germany
Dyer A (3), Australia
Dyke G, UK
Edwards HH, USA
Elias S, UK
Ellers J, Netherlands
Elmer K, UK
Enishi O, Japan
Entling M, Germany
Ernst A, Germany
Esteves da Silva JCG, Portugal
Evans S (2), UK
Evans S (2), Sweden
Evans J, USA
Evans D, Canada
Fanson B (2), Australia
Fathipour Y, Iran
Feduccia A, USA
Feeley H, UK
Feldmann R, USA
Fellous S, France
Fenner A, Australia
Fenton MB (2), Canada
Ferkin M, USA
Feron C, France
Ferrandon D, France
Fetecau RC, Canada
Filippi L, USA
Fincke O, USA
Flade M, Germany
Flaherty E, USA
Fleishman L, USA
Foitzik S, Germany
Font Bisier E, USA
Ford A, UK
Forrest J, Canada
Fossoy F, Norway
Freeberg T, USA
Freeman R, UK
Friedrich W, Denmark
Futahashi R, Japan
Gagliardo A, Italy
Gagos S, Greece
Gaillard JM, France
Gangoso L, Spain
Ganzhorn J (3), Germany
Gao D, USA
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Garwood R, UK
Geisler J, USA
Genner M, UK
Gensel P, USA
Gerber B, Germany
Gillam E, USA
Giroud S, Austria
Glover B, UK
Godfrey S, Australia
Goldingay R, Australia
Gomez G, USA
Gómez-Díaz E, Spain
Goodisman M (3), USA
Gordon K (2), New Zealand
Graham S, USA
Grant WS, USA
Gravel MA, Canada
Greeff J, South Africa
Griggio M, Austria
Grim T, Czech Republic
Gronenberg W (2), USA
Grozinger C (2), USA
Guénard B, USA
Guerrero Pérez A, Spain
Gupta SN, USA
Guschina I, UK
Guttinger HR, Germany
Gwynne DT, Canada
Haertel S, Germany
Hagelstein P (3), USA
Hager R, UK
Halanych K, USA
Hamel J, USA
Handa RJ, USA
Handegard NO, Norway
Hangartner S, Australia
Hanley D, Canada
Hansen T, Norway
Hanula J, USA
Hardus M, Netherlands
Hardy I, UK
Hare J, Canada
Hare K, New Zealand
Harrod C, UK
Harshman L, USA
Hartbauer M, Austria
Hartskeerl R, Netherlands
Hauber ME, USA
Hawlitschek O (2), Germany
Hedrick A, USA
Hefetz A, Israel
Helm B, USA
Henderson G, USA
Hendry A (2), Canada
Hepburn R, South Africa
Herberstein ME (2), Australia
Herrmann B, Germany
Hipfner M, USA
Hobaiter C, UK
Hohenbrink P, Germany
Hojdova M, Czech Republic
Hölldobler B, USA
Holt WV (2), UK
Holtz T, USA
Hone D, Ireland
Honza M, Czech Republic
Horsak M, Czech Republic
Horvath G (2), Hungary
Houpt T, USA
Hrncir M, Brazil
Huberty AF (2), USA
Hudelmaier M, Austria
Humber R, USA
Hunt R, USA
Hurd P, Canada
Husby A, Norway
Hutchings M, UK
Iglesias T, USA
Ingram T, USA
Iwamura Y (3), Japan
Jackson R, New Zealand
Jackson L, USA
Jacoby D, UK
James D, USA
Jandacka P, Czech Republic
Janik V, UK
Janssen A, Netherlands
Janussen D, Germany
Jarau S, Germany
Jarrar B, Saudi Arabia
Jiguet F (3), France
Johnson KA, USA
Johnston P, Germany
Jokela J, Switzerland
Jordaens K, Belgium
Joschko M, Germany
Junker R, Austria
Kadener S, Israel
Kaiser H, South Africa
Kaplan I, USA
Karasov W (2), USA
Karino K, Japan
Kastberger G, Austria
Kavaliers M, Canada
Kawecki TJ (2), Switzerland
Kellermann V, Australia
Kelly C, USA
Kelly G, Ireland
Kemp D, USA
Kemp W, USA
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Ketola T, Finland
Kimball B, USA
Kiontke K, USA
Kishkinev D (2), Russia
Klein N, Germany
Kloskowski J, Poland
Knorr C (2), Germany
Kocher S (2), USA
Kock R (3), UK
Koeniger N, Germany
Kolb G, Sweden
Koptur S, USA
Kortet R, Finland
Kramer D (2), Canada
Kreisinger J, Czech Republic
Kristensen T, Denmark
Kruger O, Germany
Kuntner M, Slovenia
Labandeira C, USA
Lafferty K, USA
Lanz-Mendoza H, Mexico
Latorre A, Spain
Latty T, Australia
Leclaire S, France
Lee Kwang P (2), South Korea
Lee SJ, South Korea
Leese F (2), Germany
Leese JM, USA
Legg D, UK
Lehmann G, Germany
LENA JP (2), France
Levett P, Canada
Levy R, New Zealand
Lewis S, USA
Li J, China
Liebig J, USA
Lihoreau M (5), Australia
Lilova K, USA
Lindblad P, Sweden
Loduca S, USA
Loffredo E, Italy
Logan D, UK
Louhi KR, Finland
Lovari S, Italy
Loyola RD (2), Brazil
Lupold S, USA
Lyytinen A, Finland
MacPhee R, USA
Macpherson E, Spain
Madrid JA, SPAIN
Maeno K, Japan
Magalhaes S, Portugal
Maia C, Brazil
Maisey J, USA
Makovicky P, USA
Mandahl N, Sweden
Manier M, USA
Mann R, Sweden
Manning S, USA
Manser M, Switzerland
Manson J, Canada
Martin SJ, UK
Martinez JG, Spain
Martinez-Pastor F (2), Spain
Martin-Hernandez R, Spain
Martins CF, Brazil
Mather T, UK
Mattila H (2), USA
Mayr G, Germany
Mazza CA, Argentina
Mazzoni V, Italy
McKubre M (3), USA
McLay C, New Zealand
Meana A, Spain
Medina R, USA
Meikle W, USA
Menegazzi P, Germany
Menzel R (2), Germany
Mescher M, USA
Miles M, USA
Millar J, USA
Millet J, Guadeloupe
Minor M (3), New Zealand
Mobley K, Germany
Moellmann C, Germany
Moller A, France
Monaghan P, UK
Moran N, USA
Morris S, USA
Morris M, USA
Morse D, USA
Motani R, USA
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Murphy S, USA
Musumeci F, Italy
Mzilikazi N, South Africa
Nagao S, Japan
Nakamura M, Japan
Nalepa C, USA
Neher D (2), USA
Nelson X, New Zealand
Nelson D, USA
Newton I, UK
Nol E, Canada
Norry F, Argentina
Nudds R, UK
Numata K, Japan
Nygaard S, Denmark
O’Connor R (2), France
O’Connor J, China
Oku K, Japan
Oldroyd BP (4), Australia
Ollerton J, UK
Olson R, USA
Olsson M (2), Australia
Oppel S, UK
Osakabe M, Japan
Ossenkopp KP, Canada
Owren M (2), USA
Paine T, USA
Pamilo P, Finland
Parks S, USA
Paulk A (2), Australia
Paxton RJ (2), UK
Pearce-Higgins J (2), UK
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Perez-Staples D, Mexico
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Petit E, France
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Prigioni C, Italy
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Rasmussen C, Denmark
Reggiani L, Italy
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Ren D, China
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Richardson PJ, Canada
Rick Ingolf P, Germany
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Riemensperger T, Germany
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Robert J, USA
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Robinson G (2), USA
Rodrigues HG, France
Rodriguez R (3) USA
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Rooke J, UK
Rosa R, Brazil
Roscher C, Germany
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Ruiz M, Puerto Rico
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Salthe S, USA
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Acknowledgement to referees 2013. Naturwissenschaften 101, 157–161 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-014-1151-9
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