August 2015

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Flexible vocalizations in wild bonobos show similarities to development of human speech

Wild bonobos

August 4, 2015

Flexible vocalizations in wild bonobos show similarities to development of human speech

Researchers have found that wild bonobos are able to vocalize in a similar manner to infant humans. Their findings challenge how we think about the evolution of communication and potentially move the dividing line between humans and other apes.

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August 20, 2015
Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) Lectin as a cytotoxic effector in the lifecycle of Caenorhabditis elegans
5 citations
499 downloads
2,116 views
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biochemistry
developmental-biology
genetics
toxicology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1206 PubMed 26312191
August 20, 2015
A glacial survivor of the alpine Mediterranean region: phylogenetic and phylogeographic insights into Silene ciliata Pourr. (Caryophyllaceae)
7 citations
631 downloads
2,393 views
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biogeography
evolutionary-studies
genetics
plant-science
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1193 PubMed 26312184
August 18, 2015
Coalescent: an open-science framework for importance sampling in coalescent theory
419 downloads
2,177 views
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computational-biology
genetics
mathematical-biology
science-policy
statistics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1203 PubMed 26312189
August 13, 2015
Evaluating manta ray mucus as an alternative DNA source for population genetics study: underwater-sampling, dry-storage and PCR success
11 citations
921 downloads
5,681 views
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aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
conservation-biology
ecology
genetics
marine-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1188 PubMed 26413431
August 11, 2015
Development and characterization of microsatellite loci for the haploid–diploid red seaweed Gracilaria vermiculophylla
15 citations
574 downloads
2,666 views
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ecology
evolutionary-studies
genetics
marine-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1159 PubMed 26339541
August 11, 2015
Selection in the dopamine receptor 2 gene: a candidate SNP study
1 citation
642 downloads
2,806 views
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anthropology
bioinformatics
evolutionary-studies
genetics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1149 PubMed 26290802
August 6, 2015
Cryptic species obscure introduction pathway of the blue Caribbean sponge (Haliclona (Soestella) caerulea), (order: Haplosclerida) to Palmyra Atoll, Central Pacific
8 citations
795 downloads
2,884 views
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biodiversity
biogeography
conservation-biology
genetics
marine-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1170 PubMed 26339548
Flexible vocalizations in wild bonobos show similarities to development of human speech

Wild bonobos

August 4, 2015

Flexible vocalizations in wild bonobos show similarities to development of human speech

Researchers have found that wild bonobos are able to vocalize in a similar manner to infant humans. Their findings challenge how we think about the evolution of communication and potentially move the dividing line between humans and other apes.

- read article

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