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Michael Wink

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

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Prof. Dr. Michael Wink is Professor of Biology and Director at the Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology of Heidelberg University; Head of Biology Department (1989-2019). Senior professor since 2019. Editor of Diversity, Biotechnology Journal and Journal of Ornithology. Member of several editorial boards and scientific societies. Author of over 20 books and over 900 original peer-reviewed publications.

Biodiversity Biogeography Biotechnology Conservation Biology Ecotoxicology Evolutionary Studies Genetics Parasitology Pharmacology Plant Science Synthetic Biology Taxonomy Toxicology Zoology

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

PeerJ Open Advances in Zoology

Past or current institution affiliations

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Work details

Senior Professor

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology

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PeerJ Contributions

November 11, 2022

High density and successful breeding of Turtle doves Streptopelia turtur in Moroccan olive groves

Wafae Squalli, Michael Wink, Ismail Mansouri, Fatima Fadil, Mohamed Dakki

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.14375 PubMed 36389432

July 31, 2020

Heritability of the extra-pair mating behaviour of the pied flycatcher in Western Siberia

Vladimir G. Grinkov, Andreas Bauer, Helmut Sternberg, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9571 PubMed 32821536

February 17, 2020

Molecular phylogeny and intraspecific differentiation of the Trapelus agilis species complex in Iran (Squamata: Agamidae) inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences

Ali-Asghar Shahamat, Eskandar Rastegarpouyani, Nasrullah Rastegar-Pouyani, Seyyed Saeed Hosseinian Yousefkhani, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8295 PubMed 32110478

May 15, 2019

Cosmetic colouring by Bearded Vultures Gypaetus barbatus: still no evidence for an antibacterial function

Antoni Margalida, Markus S. Braun, Juan José Negro, Karl Schulze-Hagen, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6783 PubMed 31143529

February 27, 2019

Chemical composition, antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities of methanol extracts from leaves of Terminalia bellirica and Terminalia sericea (Combretaceae)

Mansour Sobeh, Mona F. Mahmoud, Rehab A. Hasan, Mohamed A.O. Abdelfattah, Samir Osman, Harun-or Rashid, Assem M. El-Shazly, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6322 PubMed 30834179

February 25, 2019

Oxidative stress and the presence of bacteria increase gene expression of the antimicrobial peptide aclasin, a fungal CSαβ defensin in Aspergillus clavatus

Gabriela Contreras, Nessa Wang, Holger Schäfer, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6290 PubMed 30828484

December 6, 2018

Diversity of social-genetic relationships in the socially monogamous pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) breeding in Western Siberia

Vladimir G. Grinkov, Andreas Bauer, Sergey I. Gashkov, Helmut Sternberg, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6059 PubMed 30564520

November 20, 2018

De novo annotation of the transcriptome of the Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)

Roberto Carlos Frias-Soler, Lilian Villarín Pildaín, Agnes Hotz-Wagenblatt, Jonas Kolibius, Franz Bairlein, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5860 PubMed 30498627

July 13, 2018

Evaluation of antioxidant and neuroprotective activities of Cassia fistula (L.) using the Caenorhabditis elegans model

Sara Thabit, Heba Handoussa, Mariana Roxo, Nesrine S. El Sayed, Bruna Cestari de Azevedo, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5159 PubMed 30023139

April 30, 2018

Sideritis scardica extracts inhibit aggregation and toxicity of amyloid-β in Caenorhabditis elegans used as a model for Alzheimer’s disease

Felix Heiner, Björn Feistel, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4683 PubMed 29736334

December 13, 2017

Characterization of a de novo assembled transcriptome of the Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)

Sven Koglin, Daronja Trense, Michael Wink, Hedwig Sauer-Gürth, Dieter Thomas Tietze

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4045 PubMed 29255646

May 30, 2017

Cucurbitacins: elucidation of their interactions with the cytoskeleton

Xiaojuan Wang, Mine Tanaka, Herbenya Silva Peixoto, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3357 PubMed 28584704

November 15, 2016

Identification of phenolic secondary metabolites from Schotia brachypetala Sond. (Fabaceae) and demonstration of their antioxidant activities in Caenorhabditis elegans

Mansour Sobeh, Esraa ElHawary, Herbenya Peixoto, Rola M. Labib, Heba Handoussa, Noha Swilam, Ahmed H. El-Khatib, Farukh Sharapov, Tamer Mohamed, Sonja Krstin, Michael W. Linscheid, Abdel Nasser Singab, Michael Wink, Nahla Ayoub

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2404 PubMed 27896020

May 10, 2016

Mode of action and membrane specificity of the antimicrobial peptide snakin-2

Vera Herbel, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1987 PubMed 27190708

April 7, 2016

Chlorophyll enhances oxidative stress tolerance in Caenorhabditis elegans and extends its lifespan

Erjia Wang, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1879 PubMed 27077003

January 7, 2016

L-Canavanine potentiates the cytotoxicity of doxorubicin and cisplatin in arginine deprived human cancer cells

Agustina DR Nurcahyanti, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1542 PubMed 26839743

October 1, 2013

The β-carboline alkaloid harmine inhibits telomerase activity of MCF-7 cells by down-regulating hTERT mRNA expression accompanied by an accelerated senescent phenotype

Lei Zhao, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.174 PubMed 24109558

December 22, 2017 - Version: 1

Sideritis scardica extracts inhibit aggregation and toxicity of amyloid-β in Caenorhabditis elegans used as a model for Alzheimer's disease

Felix Heiner, Björn Feistel, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.3483v1

February 21, 2016 - Version: 1

Identification of phenolic secondary metabolites from Schotia brachypetala Sond. (Fabaceae) and demonstration of their antioxidant activities in Caenorhabditis elegans

Mansour Sobeh, Esraa A ElHawary, Herbenya Peixoto, Rola M Labib, Heba Handoussa, Noha Swilam, Ahmed H. El-Khatib, Farukh Sharapov, Tamer Mahmoud, Sonja Krstin, Michael W Linscheid, Abdel Nasser B. Singab, Michael Wink, Nahla Ayoub

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.1768v1

January 16, 2015 - Version: 1

Does evolution of plumage patterns and of migratory behaviour in Apodini swifts (Aves: Apodiformes) follow distributional range shifts?

Dieter Thomas Tietze, Michael Wink, Martin Päckert

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.797v1

March 5, 2014 - Version: 1

Phylogeny of water birds inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences of nine protein coding genes

Tsendsesmee Lkhagvajav Treutlein, Javier Gonzalez, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.272v1

January 12, 2014 - Version: 1

Use of rbcL sequences for DNA barcoding and authentication of plant drugs used in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Florian Herrmann, Michael Wink

https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.196v1

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January 3, 2024

Polymethoxylated flavonoids in citrus fruits: absorption, metabolism, and anticancer mechanisms against breast cancer

Yiyu Wang, Yuan Mou, Senlin Lu, Yuhua Xia, Bo Cheng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16711 PubMed 38188169

August 17, 2022

Exploring the anticancer and antioxidant properties of Vicia faba L. pods extracts, a promising source of nutraceuticals

Jessica Ceramella, Chiara La Torre, Michele De Luca, Domenico Iacopetta, Alessia Fazio, Alessia Catalano, Gaetano Ragno, Pasquale Longo, Maria Stefania Sinicropi, Camillo Rosano

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13683 PubMed 35996664

August 4, 2022

Factors limiting reproductive success in urban Greylag Geese (Anser anser)

Sabrina Mai, Jean-Louis Berthoud, Holger Haag, Friederike Woog

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13685 PubMed 35945936

July 22, 2022

Blood transcriptome analysis revealing aging gene expression profiles in red panda

Jing Luo, Liang Zhang, Fujun Shen, Li Luo, Lei Chen, Zhenxin Fan, Rong Hou, Bisong Yue, Xiuyue Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13743 PubMed 35898935

February 4, 2022

Analysis of metabolites in young and mature Docynia delavayi (Franch.) Schneid leaves using UPLC-ESI-MS/MS

Xi Xia, Can Chen, Lin Yang, Yuchang Wang, Anan Duan, Dawei Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12844 PubMed 35186461

February 1, 2022

C. elegans as an in vivo model system for the phenotypic drug discovery for treating paraquat poisoning

Peng Ji, Hongyuan Li, Yushan Jin, Yinghua Peng, Lihui Zhao, Xiaohui Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12866 PubMed 35178301

October 8, 2021

Genetic effects of long-term captive breeding on the endangered pygmy hog

Deepanwita Purohit, Shivakumara Manu, Muthuvarmadam Subramanian Ram, Shradha Sharma, Harika Chinchilam Patnaik, Parag Jyoti Deka, Goutam Narayan, Govindhaswamy Umapathy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12212 PubMed 34707930

August 18, 2021

Atlas of tissue-specific and tissue-preferential gene expression in ecologically and economically significant conifer Pinus sylvestris

Sandra Cervantes, Jaana Vuosku, Tanja Pyhäjärvi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11781 PubMed 34466281

April 26, 2021

Integrated metabolome and transcriptome revealed the flavonoid biosynthetic pathway in developing Vernonia amygdalina leaves

Lanya Shui, Kaisen Huo, Yan Chen, Zilin Zhang, Yanfang Li, Jun Niu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11239 PubMed 33981500

March 25, 2021

Genetic signatures of population bottlenecks, relatedness, and inbreeding highlight recent and novel conservation concerns in the Egyptian vulture

Guillermo Blanco, Francisco Morinha

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11139 PubMed 33828925

November 24, 2020

Habitat conditions strongly affect macro- and microelement concentrations in Taraxacum microspecies growing on coastal meadows along a soil salinity gradient

Beata Bosiacka, Monika Myśliwy, Mateusz Bosiacki

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10233 PubMed 33282550

November 23, 2020

Two new species of Tardigrada from moss cushions (Grimmia sp.) in a xerothermic habitat in northeast Tennessee (USA, North America), with the first identification of males in the genus Viridiscus

Diane R. Nelson, Rebecca Adkins Fletcher, Roberto Guidetti, Milena Roszkowska, Daria Grobys, Łukasz Kaczmarek

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10251 PubMed 33282552

November 12, 2020

Effects of diet and gizzard muscularity on grit use in domestic chickens

Ryuji Takasaki, Yoshitsugu Kobayashi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10277 PubMed 33240626

September 22, 2020

Site selection by geese in a suburban landscape

Quentin J. Groom, Tim Adriaens, Claire Colsoulle, Pauline Delhez, Iris Van der Beeten

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9846 PubMed 33024625

August 14, 2020

Effects of Origanum vulgare essential oil and its two main components, carvacrol and thymol, on the plant pathogen Botrytis cinerea

Huiyu Hou, Xueying Zhang, Te Zhao, Lin Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9626 PubMed 32864206

July 8, 2020

Low frequencies in the display vocalization of the Western Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)

Vlastimil Hart, Richard Policht, Vojtěch Jandák, Marek Brothánek, Hynek Burda

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9189 PubMed 32714652

June 8, 2020

Age-dependent differences in iris colouration of passerines during autumn migration in Central Europe

Michał Polakowski, Krzysztof Stępniewski, Joanna Śliwa-Dominiak, Magdalena Remisiewicz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9188 PubMed 32551192

April 20, 2020

Comparative transcriptomics characterized the distinct biosynthetic abilities of terpenoid and paeoniflorin biosynthesis in herbaceous peony strains

Baowei Lu, Fengxia An, Liangjing Cao, Qian Gao, Xuan Wang, Yongjian Yang, Pengming Liu, Baoliang Yang, Tong Chen, Xin-Chang Li, Qinghua Chen, Jun Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8895 PubMed 32341893

April 6, 2020

First de novo whole genome sequencing and assembly of the bar-headed goose

Wen Wang, Fang Wang, Rongkai Hao, Aizhen Wang, Kirill Sharshov, Alexey Druzyaka, Zhuoma Lancuo, Yuetong Shi, Shuo Feng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8914 PubMed 32292659

March 2, 2020

Circadian preferences of birdwatchers in Poland: do “owls” prefer watching night birds, and “larks” prefer daytime ones?

Martyna Frątczak, Tim H. Sparks, Christoph Randler, Piotr Tryjanowski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8673 PubMed 32175191

February 21, 2020

Transcriptome analysis of flavonoid biosynthesis in safflower flowers grown under different light intensities

Chaoxiang Ren, Jie Wang, Bin Xian, Xiaohui Tang, Xuyun Liu, Xueli Hu, Zunhong Hu, Yiyun Wu, Cuiping Chen, Qinghua Wu, Jiang Chen, Jin Pei

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8671 PubMed 32117646

January 6, 2020

A new species of Oligodon Fitzinger, 1826 from the Langbian Plateau, southern Vietnam, with additional information on Oligodon annamensis Leviton, 1953 (Squamata: Colubridae)

Hung Ngoc Nguyen, Bang Van Tran, Linh Hoang Nguyen, Thy Neang, Platon V. Yushchenko, Nikolay A. Poyarkov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8332 PubMed 31934510

November 12, 2019

Effects of a blend of green tea and curcuma extract supplementation on lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in horses and ponies

Janine Starzonek, Katja Roscher, Matthias Blüher, Dominique Blaue, Carola Schedlbauer, Manuela Hirz, Jens Raila, Ingrid Vervuert

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8053 PubMed 31741800

August 8, 2019

A century of waiting: description of a new Epictia Gray, 1845 (Serpentes: Leptotyphlopidae) based on specimens housed for more than 100 years in the collection of the Natural History Museum Vienna (NMW)

Claudia Koch, Angele Martins, Silke Schweiger

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7411 PubMed 31410308

August 6, 2019

Molecular evidence that the Channel Islands populations of the orange-crowned warbler (Oreothlypis celata; Aves: Passeriformes: Parulidae) represent a distinct evolutionary lineage

Zachary R. Hanna, Carla Cicero, Rauri C.K. Bowie

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7388 PubMed 31404458

March 20, 2019

Low genetic diversity in captive populations of the critically endangered Blue-crowned Laughingthrush (Garrulax courtoisi) revealed by a panel of novel microsatellites

Guoling Chen, Chenqing Zheng, Nelson Wan, Daoqiang Liu, Vivian Wing Kan Fu, Xu Yang, Yat-tung Yu, Yang Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6643 PubMed 30918762

February 13, 2019

The origin of Oxalis corniculata L.

Quentin J. Groom, Jan Van der Straeten, Ivan Hoste

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6384 PubMed 30783568

February 5, 2019

Blood parasites infecting the Hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), a unique neotropical folivorous bird

M. Andreína Pacheco, M. Alexandra García-Amado, Jaime Manzano, Nubia E. Matta, Ananias A. Escalante

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6361 PubMed 30740273

January 11, 2019

Genetic diversity and its conservation implications of Vitex rotundifolia (Lamiaceae) populations in East Asia

Yiqi Sun, Hong Yang, Qiaoyan Zhang, Luping Qin, Pan Li, Joongku Lee, Shichao Chen, Khalid Rahman, Tingguo Kang, Min Jia

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6194 PubMed 30648018

October 5, 2018

Ultraconserved elements (UCEs) illuminate the population genomics of a recent, high-latitude avian speciation event

Kevin Winker, Travis C. Glenn, Brant C. Faircloth

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5735 PubMed 30310754

October 4, 2018

A new species of the odorous frog genus Odorrana (Amphibia, Anura, Ranidae) from southwestern China

Shize Li, Ning Xu, Jingcai Lv, Jianping Jiang, Gang Wei, Bin Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5695 PubMed 30310744

September 18, 2018

Functional significance of cuckoo Cuculus canorus calls: responses of conspecifics, hosts and non-hosts

Piotr Tryjanowski, Federico Morelli, Tomasz S. Osiejuk, Anders Pape Møller

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5302 PubMed 30245923

September 12, 2018

Deep divergence of Red-crowned Ant Tanager (Habia rubica: Cardinalidae), a multilocus phylogenetic analysis with emphasis in Mesoamerica

Sandra M. Ramírez-Barrera, Blanca E. Hernández-Baños, Juan P. Jaramillo-Correa, John Klicka

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5496 PubMed 30225165

August 2, 2018

First appearance deceives many: disentangling the Hemidactylus triedrus species complex using an integrated approach

Zeeshan A. Mirza, Gaurang G. Gowande, Rishikesh Patil, Mayuresh Ambekar, Harshil Patel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5341 PubMed 30083464

July 30, 2018

BTW—Bioinformatics Through Windows: an easy-to-install package to analyze marker gene data

Daniel Morais, Luiz F.W. Roesch, Marc Redmile-Gordon, Fausto G. Santos, Petr Baldrian, Fernando D. Andreote, Victor S. Pylro

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5299 PubMed 30083449

July 19, 2018

Size matters but hunger prevails—begging and provisioning rules in blue tit families

Nolwenn Fresneau, Arne Iserbyt, Carsten Lucass, Wendt Müller

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5301 PubMed 30038874

June 13, 2018

Population diversity and relatedness in Sugarbirds (Promeropidae: Promerops spp.)

Evan S. Haworth, Michael J. Cunningham, Kathleen M. Calf Tjorve

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5000 PubMed 29915704

June 5, 2018

In quest of contact: phylogeography of helmeted terrapins (Pelomedusa galeata, P. subrufa sensu stricto)

Melita Vamberger, Margaretha D. Hofmeyr, Flora Ihlow, Uwe Fritz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4901 PubMed 29888129

February 2, 2018

Molecular systematics of the subfamily Limenitidinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Bidur Dhungel, Niklas Wahlberg

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4311 PubMed 29416955

November 7, 2017

A comparison of chloroplast genome sequences in Aconitum (Ranunculaceae): a traditional herbal medicinal genus

Hanghui Kong, Wanzhen Liu, Gang Yao, Wei Gong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4018 PubMed 29134154

October 10, 2017

Complete mitochondrial genome sequences of the northern spotted owl (Strix occidentalis caurina) and the barred owl (Strix varia; Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae) confirm the presence of a duplicated control region

Zachary R. Hanna, James B. Henderson, Anna B. Sellas, Jérôme Fuchs, Rauri C.K. Bowie, John P. Dumbacher

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3901 PubMed 29038757

August 18, 2017

Inadequate thermal refuge constrains landscape habitability for a grassland bird species

John M. Tomecek, Brian L. Pierce, Kelly S. Reyna, Markus J. Peterson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3709 PubMed 28828282

July 31, 2017

Evolutionary response to the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau uplift: phylogeny and biogeography of Ammopiptanthus and tribe Thermopsideae (Fabaceae)

Wei Shi, Pei-Liang Liu, Lei Duan, Bo-Rong Pan, Zhi-Hao Su

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3607 PubMed 28785518

June 30, 2017

Movements and use of space by Mangrove Cuckoos (Coccyzus minor) in Florida, USA

John David Lloyd

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3534 PubMed 28674670

June 27, 2017

A new parrot taxon from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico—its position within genus Amazona based on morphology and molecular phylogeny

Tony Silva, Antonio Guzmán, Adam D. Urantówka, Paweł Mackiewicz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3475 PubMed 28674651

May 31, 2017

Difference on cone size preferences between two coniferous species by Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

Łukasz Dylewski, Reuven Yosef, Łukasz Myczko

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3288 PubMed 28584699

May 25, 2017

Interactions of 172 plant extracts with human organic anion transporter 1 (SLC22A6) and 3 (SLC22A8): a study on herb-drug interactions

Hang Lu, Zhiqiang Lu, Xue Li, Gentao Li, Yilin Qiao, Robert P. Borris, Youcai Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3333 PubMed 28560096

March 21, 2017

Testing of microsatellite multiplexes for individual identification of Cape Parrots (Poicephalus robustus): paternity testing and monitoring trade

Willem G. Coetzer, Colleen T. Downs, Mike R. Perrin, Sandi Willows-Munro

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2900 PubMed 28344897

March 14, 2017

Contrasting determinants for the introduction and establishment success of exotic birds in Taiwan using decision trees models

Shih-Hsiung Liang, Bruno Andreas Walther, Bao-Sen Shieh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3092 PubMed 28316893

January 31, 2017

Catchments catch all in South African coastal lowlands: topography and palaeoclimate restricted gene flow in Nymania capensis (Meliaceae)—a multilocus phylogeographic and distribution modelling approach

Alastair J. Potts

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2965 PubMed 28168122

January 17, 2017

From tameness to wariness: chemical recognition of snake predators by lizards in a Mediterranean island

Abraham Mencía, Zaida Ortega, Valentín Pérez-Mellado

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2828 PubMed 28123905

December 13, 2016

A large and unusually colored new snake species of the genus Tantilla (Squamata; Colubridae) from the Peruvian Andes

Claudia Koch, Pablo J. Venegas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2767 PubMed 27994975

November 2, 2016

Comparison of the effectiveness of ISJ and SSR markers and detection of outlier loci in conservation genetics of Pulsatilla patens populations

Katarzyna Bilska, Monika Szczecińska

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2504 PubMed 27833793

October 5, 2016

The ethnobotany of psychoactive plant use: a phylogenetic perspective

Nashmiah Aid Alrashedy, Jeanmaire Molina

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2546 PubMed 27761334

September 22, 2016

Polymorphic DNA microsatellite markers for forensic individual identification and parentage analyses of seven threatened species of parrots (family Psittacidae)

Catherine Jan, Luca Fumagalli

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2416 PubMed 27688959

August 18, 2016

Microendemicity in the northern Hajar Mountains of Oman and the United Arab Emirates with the description of two new species of geckos of the genus Asaccus (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae)

Salvador Carranza, Marc Simó-Riudalbas, Sithum Jayasinghe, Thomas Wilms, Johannes Els

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2371 PubMed 27602305

August 16, 2016

The adder (Vipera berus) in Southern Altay Mountains: population characteristics, distribution, morphology and phylogenetic position

Shaopeng Cui, Xiao Luo, Daiqiang Chen, Jizhou Sun, Hongjun Chu, Chunwang Li, Zhigang Jiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2342 PubMed 27602300

July 19, 2016

Preferred temperature and thermal breadth of birds wintering in peninsular Spain: the limited effect of temperature on species distribution

Luis M. Carrascal, Sara Villén-Pérez, David Palomino

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2156 PubMed 27547519

July 7, 2016

Differential nest-defense to perceived danger in urban and rural areas by female Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Tomas Kunca, Reuven Yosef

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2070 PubMed 27441105

June 22, 2016

Preserving and vouchering butterflies and moths for large-scale museum-based molecular research

Soowon Cho, Samantha W. Epstein, Kim Mitter, Chris A. Hamilton, David Plotkin, Charles Mitter, Akito Y. Kawahara

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2160 PubMed 27366654

June 8, 2016

Temporal changes in the structure of a plant-frugivore network are influenced by bird migration and fruit availability

Michelle Ramos-Robles, Ellen Andresen, Cecilia Díaz-Castelazo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2048 PubMed 27330852

May 3, 2016

What is Atraphaxis L. (Polygonaceae, Polygoneae): cryptic taxa and resolved taxonomic complexity instead of the formal lumping and the lack of morphological synapomorphies

Olga V. Yurtseva, Oxana I. Kuznetsova, Maria E. Mavrodieva, Evgeny V. Mavrodiev

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1977 PubMed 27168986

February 29, 2016

How do colonial Eurasian Griffon Vultures prevent extra-pair mating?

Joan Bertran, Francesc Xavier Macià, Antoni Margalida

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1749 PubMed 26966674

February 22, 2016

Internal seed dispersal by parrots: an overview of a neglected mutualism

Guillermo Blanco, Carolina Bravo, Erica C. Pacifico, Daniel Chamorro, Karina L. Speziale, Sergio A. Lambertucci, Fernando Hiraldo, José L. Tella

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1688 PubMed 26925322

February 1, 2016

Phylogenetic and morphologic evidence confirm the presence of a new montane cloud forest associated bird species in Mexico, the Mountain Elaenia (Elaenia frantzii; Aves: Passeriformes: Tyrannidae)

Zachary R. Hanna, Marco F. Ortiz-Ramírez, César A. Ríos-Muñoz, Héctor Cayetano-Rosas, Rauri C. K. Bowie, Adolfo G. Navarro-Sigüenza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1598 PubMed 26855860

August 20, 2015

A glacial survivor of the alpine Mediterranean region: phylogenetic and phylogeographic insights into Silene ciliata Pourr. (Caryophyllaceae)

Ifigeneia Kyrkou, José María Iriondo, Alfredo García-Fernández

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1193 PubMed 26312184

August 13, 2015

Lack of genetic structure in greylag goose (Anser anser) populations along the European Atlantic flyway

Irene Pellegrino, Marco Cucco, Arne Follestad, Mathieu Boos

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1161 PubMed 26339543

June 17, 2014

Limited geographic genetic structure detected in a widespread Palearctic corvid, Nucifraga caryocatactes

Kimberly M. Dohms, Theresa M. Burg

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.371 PubMed 25024901

May 22, 2014

Brain transcriptome sequencing and assembly of three songbird model systems for the study of social behavior

Christopher N. Balakrishnan, Motoko Mukai, Rusty A. Gonser, John C. Wingfield, Sarah E. London, Elaina M. Tuttle, David F. Clayton

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.396 PubMed 24883256

March 25, 2014

Fuelling in front of the barrier—are there age based behavioral differences in Garden Warblers Sylvia borin?

Christos Barboutis, Ian Henshaw, Cecilia Kullberg, Stamatina Nikolopoulou, Thord Fransson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.319 PubMed 24711970

November 12, 2013

How migratory thrushes conquered northern North America: a comparative phylogeography approach

Carrie M. Topp, Christin L. Pruett, Kevin G. McCracken, Kevin Winker

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.206 PubMed 24255819

September 26, 2013

Mind the gaps: investigating the cause of the current range disjunction in the Cape Platanna, Xenopus gilli (Anura: Pipidae)

Deborah J. Fogell, Krystal A. Tolley, G. John Measey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.166 PubMed 24109551

March 19, 2013

Clever strategists: Australian Magpies vary mobbing strategies, not intensity, relative to different species of predator

A Koboroff, G Kaplan, LJ Rogers

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.56 PubMed 23638394