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March 2015

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Modeling blow fly development for postmortem interval (PMI) estimation

Lucilia sericata mouthhooks

March 3, 2015

Modeling blow fly development for postmortem interval (PMI) estimation

Knowing the development behavior of blow flies is important for forensic investigations into the time of death. This study examined the development of Lucilia sericata under different temperature regimes. It is one of the first to elucidate fundamentally important assumptions made by practitioners in the field.

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March 24, 2015

Neonicotinoids impact bumblebee colony fitness in the field; a reanalysis of the UK’s Food & Environment Research Agency 2012 experiment

37 citations

2,119 downloads

9,780 views

Dave Goulson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.854 PubMed 25825679

March 19, 2015

Honey bee success predicted by landscape composition in Ohio, USA

41 citations

1,594 downloads

3,911 views

DB Sponsler, RM Johnson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.838 PubMed 25802808

March 17, 2015

Ecological correlates to cranial morphology in Leporids (Mammalia, Lagomorpha)

7 citations

1,257 downloads

4,589 views

Brian P. Kraatz, Emma Sherratt, Nicholas Bumacod, Mathew J. Wedel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.844 PubMed 25802812

March 5, 2015

Definition of sampling units begets conclusions in ecology: the case of habitats for plant communities

5 citations

927 downloads

2,638 views

Martin A. Mörsdorf, Virve T. Ravolainen, Leif Einar Støvern, Nigel G. Yoccoz, Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir, Kari Anne Bråthen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.815 PubMed 25780767

March 19, 2015

Long-term atmospheric deposition of nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfate in a large oligotrophic lake

4 citations

806 downloads

2,655 views

Bonnie K. Ellis, James A. Craft, Jack A. Stanford

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.841 PubMed 25802810

March 3, 2015

Rapid morphological change in black rats (Rattus rattus) after an island introduction

13 citations

795 downloads

2,383 views

Oliver R.W. Pergams, David Byrn, Kashawneda L.Y. Lee, Racheal Jackson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.812 PubMed 25780765

March 3, 2015

Evolution of resistance and tolerance to herbivores: testing the trade-off hypothesis

8 citations

790 downloads

1,986 views

Eunice Kariñho-Betancourt, Juan Núñez-Farfán

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.789 PubMed 25780756

March 24, 2015

Spatiotemporal diversity, structure and trophic guilds of insect assemblages in a semi-arid Sabkha ecosystem

12 citations

776 downloads

2,335 views

Haroun Chenchouni, Taha Menasria, Souad Neffar, Smail Chafaa, Lyès Bradai, Rachid Chaibi, Mohamed Nacer Mekahlia, Djamel Bendjoudi, Abdelkrim Si Bachir

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.860 PubMed 25825682

March 5, 2015

Differential contribution of soil biota groups to plant litter decomposition as mediated by soil use

6 citations

716 downloads

2,548 views

Ricardo A. Castro-Huerta, Liliana B. Falco, Rosana V. Sandler, Carlos E. Coviella

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.826 PubMed 25780777

March 10, 2015

Cell kinetics during regeneration in the sponge Halisarca caerulea: how local is the response to tissue damage?

19 citations

669 downloads

3,296 views

Brittany E. Alexander, Michelle Achlatis, Ronald Osinga, Harm G. van der Geest, Jack P.M. Cleutjens, Bert Schutte, Jasper M. de Goeij

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.820 PubMed 25780772

March 26, 2015

Effects of preservation methods of muscle tissue from upper-trophic level reef fishes on stable isotope values (δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N)

9 citations

635 downloads

2,644 views

Christopher D. Stallings, James A. Nelson, Katherine L. Rozar, Charles S. Adams, Kara R. Wall, Theodore S. Switzer, Brent L. Winner, David J. Hollander

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.874 PubMed 25834776

March 31, 2015

Proteomic responses to hypoxia at different temperatures in the great scallop (Pecten maximus)

9 citations

627 downloads

2,081 views

Sébastien Artigaud, Camille Lacroix, Joëlle Richard, Jonathan Flye-Sainte-Marie, Luca Bargelloni, Vianney Pichereau

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.871 PubMed 25861557

March 26, 2015

Capsules of the diatom Achnanthidium minutissimum arise from fibrillar precursors and foster attachment of bacteria

5 citations

607 downloads