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
Histopathologic evaluation of postmortem autolytic changes in bluegill (Lepomis macrohirus) and crappie (Pomoxis anularis) at varied time intervals and storage temperatures
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1943 PubMed 27114885
April 7, 2016
Metagenomic analysis of nitrogen and methane cycling in the Arabian Sea oxygen minimum zone
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1924 PubMed 27077014
April 4, 2016
Blink and you’ll miss it: the role of blinking in the perception of magic tricks
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1873 PubMed 27069808
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 5, 2016
Identification of Salmonella for public health surveillance using whole genome sequencing
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1752 PubMed 27069781
April 5, 2016
Estimating risks of importation and local transmission of Zika virus infection
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1904 PubMed 27069825
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 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 7, 2016
Effects of sound exposure on the growth and intracellular macromolecular synthesis of E. coli k-12
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1920 PubMed 27077011
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
Plastome data reveal multiple geographic origins of Quercus Group Ilex
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1897 PubMed 27123376
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 28, 2016
Bacteria associated with human saliva are major microbial components of Ecuadorian indigenous beers (chicha)
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1962 PubMed 27168974
April 18, 2016
Phylogenetic species delimitation for crayfishes of the genus Pacifastacus
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1915 PubMed 27114875
April 7, 2016
Chlorophyll enhances oxidative stress tolerance in Caenorhabditis elegans and extends its lifespan
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1879 PubMed 27077003
April 19, 2016
Genome sequencing and analysis of the first complete genome of Lactobacillus kunkeei strain MP2, an Apis mellifera gut isolate
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1950 PubMed 27114887
April 21, 2016
Factors that influence the beta-diversity of spider communities in northwestern Argentinean Grasslands
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1946 PubMed 27123380
April 25, 2016
Development of a stem taper equation and modelling the effect of stand density on taper for Chinese fir plantations in Southern China
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1929 PubMed 27168964
April 21, 2016
A comparison of species composition and community assemblage of secondary forests between the birch and pine-oak belts in the mid-altitude zone of the Qinling Mountains, China
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1900 PubMed 27123377
April 18, 2016
Macromammalian faunas, biochronology and palaeoecology of the early Pleistocene Main Quarry hominin-bearing deposits of the Drimolen Palaeocave System, South Africa
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1941 PubMed 27114884
April 26, 2016
NADPH-dependent thioredoxin reductase C plays a role in nonhost disease resistance against Pseudomonas syringae pathogens by regulating chloroplast-generated reactive oxygen species
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1938 PubMed 27168965
April 28, 2016
Genetic and demographic recovery of an isolated population of brown bear Ursus arctos L., 1758
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1928 PubMed 27168963
April 11, 2016
Differences in stability of seed-associated microbial assemblages in response to invasion by phytopathogenic microorganisms
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1923 PubMed 27077013
April 12, 2016
Genetic signatures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Nonthaburi genotype revealed by whole genome analysis of isolates from tuberculous meningitis patients in Thailand
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1905 PubMed 27114869
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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