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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 19, 2016

Changes to coral health and metabolic activity under oxygen deprivation

James W.A. Murphy, Robert H. Richmond

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1956 PubMed 27114888

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

April 5, 2016

Pine polyphenols from Pinus koraiensis prevent injuries induced by gamma radiation in mice

Hui Li, Zhenyu Wang, Yier Xu, Guicai Sun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1870 PubMed 27069807

April 14, 2016

The role of Rnf in ion gradient formation in Desulfovibrio alaskensis

Luyao Wang, Peter Bradstock, Chuang Li, Michael J. McInerney, Lee R. Krumholz