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April 2016

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Architecture of the sperm whale forehead facilitates ramming combat

Sperm whale head

April 5, 2016

Architecture of the sperm whale forehead facilitates ramming combat

A new study addresses a controversial hypothesis regarding the potential ramming function of the sperm whale’s head, something which was instrumental in inspiring Herman Melville to write the novel Moby Dick.

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April 11, 2016

Differences in stability of seed-associated microbial assemblages in response to invasion by phytopathogenic microorganisms

Samir Rezki, Claire Campion, Beatrice Iacomi-Vasilescu, Anne Preveaux, Youness Toualbia, Sophie Bonneau, Martial Briand, Emmanuelle Laurent, Gilles Hunault, Philippe Simoneau, Marie-Agnès Jacques, Matthieu Barret

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1923 PubMed 27077013

April 25, 2016

Nutrient uplift in a cyclonic eddy increases diversity, primary productivity and iron demand of microbial communities relative to a western boundary current

Martina A. Doblin, Katherina Petrou, Sutinee Sinutok, Justin R. Seymour, Lauren F. Messer, Mark V. Brown, Louiza Norman, Jason D. Everett, Allison S. McInnes, Peter J. Ralph, Peter A. Thompson, Christel S. Hassler

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1973 PubMed 27168982

April 7, 2016

Effects of sound exposure on the growth and intracellular macromolecular synthesis of E. coli k-12

Shaobin Gu, Yongzhu Zhang, Ying Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1920 PubMed 27077011