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 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 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 26, 2016
Potential spawn induction and suppression agents in Caribbean Acropora cervicornis corals of the Florida Keys
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1982 PubMed 27168990
April 26, 2016
DChIPRep, an R/Bioconductor package for differential enrichment analysis in chromatin studies
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1981 PubMed 27168989
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 26, 2016
Computational identification of miRNAs that modulate the differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells to osteoblasts
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1976 PubMed 27168985
April 26, 2016
Crystal structure of the 3C protease from Southern African Territories type 2 foot-and-mouth disease virus
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1964 PubMed 27168976
April 26, 2016
First applications of a targeted exome sequencing approach in fetuses with ultrasound abnormalities reveals an important fraction of cases with associated gene defects
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1955 PubMed 27168972
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 25, 2016
Understanding form and function of the stem in early flattened echinoderms (pleurocystitids) using a microstructural approach
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1820 PubMed 27168956
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
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1973 PubMed 27168982
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 25, 2016
PKC in motorneurons underlies self-learning, a form of motor learning in Drosophila
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1971 PubMed 27168980
April 25, 2016
Ectopic expression of Jatropha curcas APETALA1 (JcAP1) caused early flowering in Arabidopsis, but not in Jatropha
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1969 PubMed 27168978
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 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 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 25, 2016
Diversity improves performance in excitable networks
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1912 PubMed 27168961
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 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 21, 2016
Growth and physiological responses of submerged plant Vallisneria natans to water column ammonia nitrogen and sediment copper
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1953 PubMed 27123381
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 21, 2016
Thermal summation model and instar determination of all developmental stages of necrophagous beetle, Sciodrepoides watsoni (Spence) (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Cholevinae)
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1944 PubMed 27123379
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.

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