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 28, 2016
The phylogenetic relationships of basal archosauromorphs, with an emphasis on the systematics of proterosuchian archosauriforms
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1778 PubMed 27162705
April 19, 2016
Testing the potential of a ribosomal 16S marker for DNA metabarcoding of insects
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1966 PubMed 27114891
April 26, 2016
Evidence for a trophic cascade on rocky reefs following sea star mass mortality in British Columbia
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1980 PubMed 27168988
April 25, 2016
GoPros™ as an underwater photogrammetry tool for citizen science
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1960 PubMed 27168973
April 14, 2016
Anatomy and osteohistology of the basal hadrosaurid dinosaur Eotrachodon from the uppermost Santonian (Cretaceous) of southern Appalachia
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1872 PubMed 27114863
April 21, 2016
Winter diet and food selection of the Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis in Dashanbao, Yunnan, China
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1968 PubMed 27123382
April 25, 2016
Elevational variation in body-temperature response to immune challenge in a lizard
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1972 PubMed 27168981
April 18, 2016
How does agonistic behaviour differ in albino and pigmented fish?
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1937 PubMed 27114883
April 11, 2016
FOVEA: a new program to standardize the measurement of foveal pit morphology
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1785 PubMed 27076997
April 4, 2016
Praziquantel degradation in marine aquarium water
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1857 PubMed 27069797
April 5, 2016
Architecture of the sperm whale forehead facilitates ramming combat
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1895 PubMed 27069822
April 25, 2016
Watch out where you sleep: nocturnal sleeping behaviour of Bay Island lizards
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1856 PubMed 27168958
April 14, 2016
The macroevolution of size and complexity in insect male genitalia
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1882 PubMed 27114865
April 12, 2016
Jaw anatomy of Potamogale velox (Tenrecidae, Afrotheria) with a focus on cranial arteries and the coronoid canal in mammals
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1906 PubMed 27114870
April 7, 2016
Assessing migration patterns in Passerina ciris using the world’s bird collections as an aggregated resource
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1871 PubMed 27077001
April 25, 2016
Insights into the morphology of symbiotic shrimp eyes (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae); the effects of habitat demands
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1926 PubMed 27168962
April 21, 2016
Natural melatonin fluctuation and its minimally invasive simulation in the zebra finch
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1939 PubMed 27123378
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.

- read article

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