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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 7, 2016

Effects of sound exposure on the growth and intracellular macromolecular synthesis of E. coli k-12

8 citations

1,657 downloads

3,766 views

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

7 citations

665 downloads

2,462 views

Hui Li, Zhenyu Wang, Yier Xu, Guicai Sun

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

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

12 citations

592 downloads

2,896 views

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 19, 2016

Changes to coral health and metabolic activity under oxygen deprivation

11 citations

580 downloads

3,058 views

James W.A. Murphy, Robert H. Richmond

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

April 26, 2016

Crystal structure of the 3C protease from Southern African Territories type 2 foot-and-mouth disease virus

6 citations

529 downloads