April 2016

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Sorted by published
Biology
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
2,645 downloads
11,471 views
evolutionary-studies
paleontology
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1778 PubMed 27162705
April 26, 2016
Evidence for a trophic cascade on rocky reefs following sea star mass mortality in British Columbia
26 citations
1,604 downloads
6,720 views
, ,
biodiversity
ecology
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1980 PubMed 27168988
April 25, 2016
Elevational variation in body-temperature response to immune challenge in a lizard
11 citations
447 downloads
1,632 views
, ,
ecology
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1972 PubMed 27168981
April 25, 2016
GoPros™ as an underwater photogrammetry tool for citizen science
16 citations
1,136 downloads
5,820 views
, , , , , ,
aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
ecology
environmental-sciences
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1960 PubMed 27168973
April 25, 2016
Insights into the morphology of symbiotic shrimp eyes (Crustacea, Decapoda, Palaemonidae); the effects of habitat demands
483 downloads
2,366 views
, ,
ecology
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1926 PubMed 27168962
April 25, 2016
Watch out where you sleep: nocturnal sleeping behaviour of Bay Island lizards
538 downloads
2,145 views
, ,
animal-behavior
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1856 PubMed 27168958
April 21, 2016
Winter diet and food selection of the Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis in Dashanbao, Yunnan, China
6 citations
633 downloads
2,731 views
, , ,
animal-behavior
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1968 PubMed 27123382
April 21, 2016
Natural melatonin fluctuation and its minimally invasive simulation in the zebra finch
2 citations
586 downloads
1,952 views
, , ,
animal-behavior
ecology
neuroscience
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1939 PubMed 27123378
April 19, 2016
Testing the potential of a ribosomal 16S marker for DNA metabarcoding of insects
47 citations
1,330 downloads
5,338 views
, , , , , , , ,
biodiversity
conservation-biology
genetics
molecular-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1966 PubMed 27114891
April 18, 2016
How does agonistic behaviour differ in albino and pigmented fish?
7 citations
401 downloads
2,156 views
, ,
animal-behavior
aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1937 PubMed 27114883
April 14, 2016
The macroevolution of size and complexity in insect male genitalia
4 citations
637 downloads
2,521 views
,
biodiversity
entomology
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1882 PubMed 27114865
April 14, 2016
Anatomy and osteohistology of the basal hadrosaurid dinosaur Eotrachodon from the uppermost Santonian (Cretaceous) of southern Appalachia
11 citations
1,089 downloads
6,111 views
, ,
paleontology
taxonomy
zoology
histology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1872 PubMed 27114863
April 12, 2016
Jaw anatomy of Potamogale velox (Tenrecidae, Afrotheria) with a focus on cranial arteries and the coronoid canal in mammals
3 citations
541 downloads
3,552 views
, , ,
developmental-biology
evolutionary-studies
zoology
histology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1906 PubMed 27114870
April 11, 2016
FOVEA: a new program to standardize the measurement of foveal pit morphology
6 citations
503 downloads
2,540 views
, , , ,
veterinary-medicine
zoology
ophthalmology
histology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1785 PubMed 27076997
April 7, 2016
Assessing migration patterns in Passerina ciris using the world’s bird collections as an aggregated resource
4 citations
384 downloads
2,296 views
, , , ,
animal-behavior
biogeography
ecology
environmental-sciences
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1871 PubMed 27077001
April 5, 2016
Architecture of the sperm whale forehead facilitates ramming combat
6 citations
1,388 downloads
11,889 views
, , , ,
animal-behavior
evolutionary-studies
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1895 PubMed 27069822
April 4, 2016
Praziquantel degradation in marine aquarium water
6 citations
652 downloads
2,464 views
, , ,
aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
drugs-and-devices
ecotoxicology
environmental-contamination-and-remediation
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1857 PubMed 27069797
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

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