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 26, 2016
Evidence for a trophic cascade on rocky reefs following sea star mass mortality in British Columbia
37 citations
1,908 downloads
7,842 views
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biodiversity
ecology
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1980 PubMed 27168988
April 21, 2016
Factors that influence the beta-diversity of spider communities in northwestern Argentinean Grasslands
14 citations
1,137 downloads
2,901 views
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biodiversity
ecology
entomology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1946 PubMed 27123380
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
6 citations
1,058 downloads
3,699 views
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biodiversity
biogeography
conservation-biology
ecology
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1900 PubMed 27123377
April 19, 2016
Testing the potential of a ribosomal 16S marker for DNA metabarcoding of insects
66 citations
1,711 downloads
6,661 views
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biodiversity
conservation-biology
genetics
molecular-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1966 PubMed 27114891
April 18, 2016
Phylogenetic species delimitation for crayfishes of the genus Pacifastacus
19 citations
1,353 downloads
3,716 views
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aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
biodiversity
conservation-biology
marine-biology
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1915 PubMed 27114875
April 14, 2016
The macroevolution of size and complexity in insect male genitalia
5 citations
750 downloads
2,865 views
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biodiversity
entomology
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1882 PubMed 27114865
April 12, 2016
Fine scale patterns of genetic partitioning in the rediscovered African crocodile, Crocodylus suchus (Saint-Hilaire 1807)
12 citations
751 downloads
3,041 views
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biodiversity
conservation-biology
evolutionary-studies
genetics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1901 PubMed 27114867
April 4, 2016
Aboveground insect herbivory increases plant competitive asymmetry, while belowground herbivory mitigates the effect
8 citations
842 downloads
3,218 views
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biodiversity
ecology
entomology
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1867 PubMed 27069805
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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