PeerJ articles

• Spatial and temporal variations of aridity shape dung beetle assemblages towards the Sahara desert

  Published

  Sep 20, 2018

  Authors

  1. deCastro-Arrazola, Indradatta
  2. Hortal, Joaquín
  3. Moretti, Marco
  4. Sánchez-Piñero, Francisco

• Inflammation-based prognostic scores predict the prognosis of locally advanced cervical esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients receiving curative concurrent chemoradiotherapy: a propensity score-matched analysis

  Published

  Sep 19, 2018

  Authors

  1. Wu, Chia-Che
  2. Li, Shau-Hsuan
  3. Lu, Hung-I
  4. Lo, Chien-Ming
  5. Wang, Yu-Ming
  6. Chou, Shang-Yu
  7. Chen, Yen-Hao

• Discovery of two skin-derived dermaseptins and design of a TAT-fusion analogue with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity and low cytotoxicity on healthy cells

  Published

  Sep 19, 2018

  Authors

  1. Zhu, Haohao
  2. Ding, Xiyan
  3. Li, Wei
  4. Lu, Tulin
  5. Ma, Chengbang
  6. Xi, Xinping
  7. Wang, Lei
  8. Zhou, Mei
  9. Burden, Roberta
  10. Chen, Tianbao

• Evaluation of potential reference genes for quantitative RT-PCR analysis in spotted sea bass (Lateolabrax maculatus) under normal and salinity stress conditions

  Published

  Sep 19, 2018

  Authors

  1. Wang, Haolong
  2. Wen, Haishen
  3. Li, Yun
  4. Zhang, Kaiqiang
  5. Liu, Yang

• European population trends and current conservation status of an endangered steppe-bird species: the Dupont’s lark Chersophilus duponti

  Published

  Sep 19, 2018

  Authors

  1. Gómez-Catasús, Julia
  2. Pérez-Granados, Cristian
  3. Barrero, Adrián
  4. Bota, Gerard
  5. Giralt, David
  6. López-Iborra, Germán M.
  7. Serrano, David
  8. Traba, Juan

• Potential changes in the distribution of Carnegiea gigantea under future scenarios

  Published

  Sep 19, 2018

  Authors

  1. Albuquerque, Fabio
  2. Benito, Blas
  3. Rodriguez, Miguel Ángel Macias
  4. Gray, Caitlin

• Function matters: a review of terminological differences in applied and basic clicker training research

  Published

  Sep 19, 2018

  Authors

  1. Dorey, Nicole R.
  2. Cox, David J.

• Foraging dynamics are associated with social status and context in mouse social hierarchies

  Published

  Sep 19, 2018

  Authors

  1. Lee, Won
  2. Yang, Eilene
  3. Curley, James P.

• Application of EST-SSR markers developed from the transcriptome of Torreya grandis (Taxaceae), a threatened nut-yielding conifer tree

  Published

  Sep 19, 2018

  Authors

  1. Zeng, Jun
  2. Chen, Jie
  3. Kou, Yixuan
  4. Wang, Yujin

• The metabolic response of the Bradypus sloth to temperature

  Published

  Sep 19, 2018

  Authors

  1. Cliffe, Rebecca Naomi
  2. Scantlebury, David Michael
  3. Kennedy, Sarah Jane
  4. Avey-Arroyo, Judy
  5. Mindich, Daniel
  6. Wilson, Rory Paul