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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 21, 2016

Factors that influence the beta-diversity of spider communities in northwestern Argentinean Grasslands

Sandra M. Rodriguez-Artigas, Rodrigo Ballester, Jose A. Corronca

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1946 PubMed 27123380

April 19, 2016

Genome sequencing and analysis of the first complete genome of Lactobacillus kunkeei strain MP2, an Apis mellifera gut isolate

Freddy Asenjo, Alejandro Olmos, Patricia Henríquez-Piskulich, Victor Polanco, Patricia Aldea, Juan A. Ugalde, Annette N. Trombert

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1950 PubMed 27114887

April 14, 2016

Natural selection drives chemical resistance of Datura stramonium

Adán Miranda-Pérez, Guillermo Castillo, Johnattan Hernández-Cumplido, Pedro L. Valverde, María Borbolla, Laura L. Cruz, Rosalinda Tapia-López, Juan Fornoni, César M. Flores-Ortiz, Juan Núñez-Farfán

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1898 PubMed 27114866

April 18, 2016

The suitability of biotypes Q and B of Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) at different nymphal instars as hosts for Encarsia formosa Gahan (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae)

Xin Liu, Youjun Zhang, Wen Xie, Qingjun Wu, Shaoli Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1863 PubMed 27114862

April 25, 2016

PKC in motorneurons underlies self-learning, a form of motor learning in Drosophila

Julien Colomb, Björn Brembs

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1971 PubMed 27168980

April 21, 2016

Thermal summation model and instar determination of all developmental stages of necrophagous beetle, Sciodrepoides watsoni (Spence) (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae)

Pavel Jakubec