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Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

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 15, 2016

RNA-Seq of the Caribbean reef-building coral Orbicella faveolata (Scleractinia-Merulinidae) under bleaching and disease stress expands models of coral innate immunity

33 citations

1,323 downloads

5,158 views

David A. Anderson, Marcus E. Walz, Ernesto Weil, Peter Tonellato, Matthew C. Smith

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1616 PubMed 26925311

February 25, 2016

Genome-wide discovered psychosis-risk gene ZNF804A impacts on white matter microstructure in health, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

19 citations

525 downloads

3,372 views

Emma-Jane Mallas, Francesco Carletti, Christopher A. Chaddock, James Woolley, Marco M. Picchioni, Sukhwinder S. Shergill, Fergus Kane, Matthew P.G. Allin, Gareth J. Barker, Diana P. Prata

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1570 PubMed 26966642

February 23, 2016

Unravelling potential virulence factor candidates in Xanthomonas citri. subsp. citri by secretome analysis

14 citations

752 downloads

3,347 views

Rafael M. Ferreira, Leandro M. Moreira, Jesus A. Ferro, Marcia R.R. Soares, Marcelo L. Laia, Alessandro M. Varani, Julio C.F. de Oliveira, Maria Ines T. Ferro

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1734 PubMed 26925342

February 18, 2016

Genotypic richness predicts phenotypic variation in an endangered clonal plant

8 citations

834 downloads

2,755 views

Suzanna M. Evans, Elizabeth A. Sinclair, Alistair G.B. Poore, Keryn F. Bain, Adriana Vergés

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1633 PubMed 26925313

February 29, 2016

Broad-scale sampling of primary freshwater fish populations reveals the role of intrinsic traits, inter-basin connectivity, drainage area and latitude on shaping contemporary patterns of genetic diversity

9 citations

830 downloads