February 2014

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Sorted by published
Biology
marine-biology
Login to save + alerts
The long lost holotype of the Late Jurassic turtle Plesiochelys etalloni

Holotype of the turtle Plesiochelys etalloni

February 6, 2014

The long lost holotype of the Late Jurassic turtle Plesiochelys etalloni

In a story worthy of a detective novel, the original holotype of one the first described plesiochelyid turtles was rediscovered by Anquentin et al. The holotype had been thought lost for more than 150 years, but the history of ownership is now determined (including a sale by one owner to finance the restoration of his church). In this paper, the authors re-describe the specimen & revise its taxonomic status -

- read article

February 20, 2014
Evidence for protection of targeted reef fish on the largest marine reserve in the Caribbean
8 citations
751 downloads
2,778 views
, , ,
biodiversity
conservation-biology
ecology
ecosystem-science
marine-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.274 PubMed 24688853
February 13, 2014
Hawksbill × loggerhead sea turtle hybrids at Bahia, Brazil: where do their offspring go?
11 citations
675 downloads
3,989 views
, , , , , , , ,
animal-behavior
ecology
genetics
marine-biology
molecular-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.255 PubMed 24688839
February 6, 2014
Alkalinity to calcium flux ratios for corals and coral reef communities: variances between isolated and community conditions
11 citations
547 downloads
2,344 views
, ,
biochemistry
conservation-biology
ecology
ecosystem-science
marine-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.249 PubMed 24688834
The long lost holotype of the Late Jurassic turtle Plesiochelys etalloni

Holotype of the turtle Plesiochelys etalloni

February 6, 2014

The long lost holotype of the Late Jurassic turtle Plesiochelys etalloni

In a story worthy of a detective novel, the original holotype of one the first described plesiochelyid turtles was rediscovered by Anquentin et al. The holotype had been thought lost for more than 150 years, but the history of ownership is now determined (including a sale by one owner to finance the restoration of his church). In this paper, the authors re-describe the specimen & revise its taxonomic status -

- read article

Archives - Biology

marine-biology
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013

Filter on subjects this month

I told my colleagues that PeerJ is a journal where they need to publish if they want their paper to be published quickly and with the strict peer review expected from a good journal.
Sohath Vanegas,
PeerJ Author
View author feedback