April 2016

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Sorted by downloads
Biology
evolutionary-studies zoology
Login to save + alerts
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

April 28, 2016
The phylogenetic relationships of basal archosauromorphs, with an emphasis on the systematics of proterosuchian archosauriforms
69 citations
2,631 downloads
11,430 views
evolutionary-studies
paleontology
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1778 PubMed 27162705
April 5, 2016
Architecture of the sperm whale forehead facilitates ramming combat
6 citations
1,383 downloads
11,864 views
, , , ,
animal-behavior
evolutionary-studies
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1895 PubMed 27069822
April 14, 2016
The macroevolution of size and complexity in insect male genitalia
4 citations
635 downloads
2,518 views
,
biodiversity
entomology
evolutionary-studies
zoology
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
3 citations
540 downloads
3,540 views
, , ,
developmental-biology
evolutionary-studies
zoology
histology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1906 PubMed 27114870
April 25, 2016
Elevational variation in body-temperature response to immune challenge in a lizard
10 citations
447 downloads
1,625 views
, ,
ecology
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1972 PubMed 27168981
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

Archives - Biology

evolutionary-studies zoology
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013

Filter on subjects this month

I told my colleagues that PeerJ is a journal where they need to publish if they want their paper to be published quickly and with the strict peer review expected from a good journal.
Sohath Vanegas,
PeerJ Author
View author feedback