February 2016

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Ship noise extends to frequencies used by endangered killer whales

Endangered killer whales eye an oil tanker

February 2, 2016

Ship noise extends to frequencies used by endangered killer whales

Researchers discover that man-made underwater noise could interfere with the communication of orcas & their ability to locate scarce salmon.

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February 23, 2016
Spider phylogenomics: untangling the Spider Tree of Life
162 citations
4,152 downloads
29,365 views
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evolutionary-studies
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1719 PubMed 26925338
February 18, 2016
The structure and diversity of freshwater diatom assemblages from Franz Josef Land Archipelago: a northern outpost for freshwater diatoms
9 citations
3,014 downloads
3,711 views
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biodiversity
biogeography
environmental-sciences
freshwater-biology
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1705 PubMed 26925329
February 9, 2016
Taxonomic and systematic revisions to the North American Nimravidae (Mammalia, Carnivora)
7 citations
1,502 downloads
7,047 views
paleontology
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1658 PubMed 26893959
February 4, 2016
Monogenean anchor morphometry: systematic value, phylogenetic signal, and evolution
14 citations
1,283 downloads
4,251 views
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biodiversity
computational-biology
evolutionary-studies
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1668 PubMed 26966649
February 22, 2016
Fully-automated identification of fish species based on otolith contour: using short-time Fourier transform and discriminant analysis (STFT-DA)
12 citations
1,095 downloads
3,200 views
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aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
bioinformatics
marine-biology
taxonomy
computational-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1664 PubMed 26925315
February 4, 2016
A comparison of rumen microbial profiles in dairy cows as retrieved by 454 Roche and Ion Torrent (PGM) sequencing platforms
12 citations
1,074 downloads
4,912 views
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bioinformatics
genomics
microbiology
taxonomy
statistics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1599 PubMed 26870608
February 8, 2016
PhyloPythiaS+: a self-training method for the rapid reconstruction of low-ranking taxonomic bins from metagenomes
53 citations
1,070 downloads
5,683 views
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bioinformatics
computational-biology
genomics
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1603 PubMed 26870609
February 1, 2016
New material and revision of Melanorosaurus thabanensis, a basal sauropodomorph from the Upper Triassic of Lesotho
10 citations
1,022 downloads
4,849 views
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evolutionary-studies
paleontology
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1639 PubMed 26855874
February 18, 2016
First record of hybridization between green Chelonia mydas and hawksbill Eretmochelys imbricata sea turtles in the Southeast Pacific
5 citations
891 downloads
6,362 views
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ecology
marine-biology
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1712 PubMed 26925333
February 4, 2016
Inside-out flowers of Lacandonia brasiliana (Triuridaceae) provide new insights into fundamental aspects of floral patterning
4 citations
831 downloads
2,998 views
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evolutionary-studies
plant-science
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1653 PubMed 26870611
February 9, 2016
The furculae of the dromaeosaurid dinosaur Dakotaraptor steini are trionychid turtle entoplastra
2 citations
755 downloads
6,805 views
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paleontology
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1691 PubMed 26893972
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)
3 citations
552 downloads
2,093 views
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biodiversity
biogeography
genetics
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1598 PubMed 26855860
Ship noise extends to frequencies used by endangered killer whales

Endangered killer whales eye an oil tanker

February 2, 2016

Ship noise extends to frequencies used by endangered killer whales

Researchers discover that man-made underwater noise could interfere with the communication of orcas & their ability to locate scarce salmon.

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