May 2016

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Systematics of stalked jellyfishes

Coronal muscle

May 5, 2016

Systematics of stalked jellyfishes

In this study, researchers demonstrate a novel view of the evolutionary history of stalked jellyfish, an understudied but important cnidarian clade.

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May 4, 2016
Leopard (Panthera pardus) status, distribution, and the research efforts across its range
71 citations
5,837 downloads
28,628 views
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conservation-biology
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1974 PubMed 27168983
May 11, 2016
A review and phylogeny of Scarabaeine dung beetle fossils (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), with the description of two Canthochilum species from Dominican amber
9 citations
1,392 downloads
3,605 views
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entomology
paleontology
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1988 PubMed 27547512
May 5, 2016
Systematics of stalked jellyfishes (Cnidaria: Staurozoa)
18 citations
1,160 downloads
5,421 views
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biodiversity
marine-biology
molecular-biology
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1951 PubMed 27168970
May 26, 2016
Similarities between decapod and insect neuropeptidomes
38 citations
827 downloads
2,982 views
bioinformatics
entomology
evolutionary-studies
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2043 PubMed 27257538
May 26, 2016
Postcranial anatomy of Pissarrachampsa sera (Crocodyliformes, Baurusuchidae) from the Late Cretaceous of Brazil: insights on lifestyle and phylogenetic significance
18 citations
820 downloads
5,102 views
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evolutionary-studies
paleontology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2075 PubMed 27257551
May 3, 2016
Behavioral flexibility and problem solving in an invasive bird
19 citations
660 downloads
4,848 views
animal-behavior
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1975 PubMed 27168984
May 17, 2016
Investigating body patterning in aquarium-raised flamboyant cuttlefish (Metasepia pfefferi)
4 citations
642 downloads
4,228 views
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animal-behavior
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2035 PubMed 27231657
May 2, 2016
Genetic diversity of the Hungarian Gidran horse in two mitochondrial DNA markers
6 citations
634 downloads
2,151 views
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biodiversity
conservation-biology
genetics
veterinary-medicine
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1894 PubMed 27168959
May 2, 2016
Shallow water heterobranch sea slugs (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) from the Región de Atacama, northern Chile
4 citations
615 downloads
3,007 views
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biodiversity
conservation-biology
marine-biology
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1963 PubMed 27168975
May 25, 2016
Forest birds respond to the spatial pattern of exurban development in the Mid-Atlantic region, USA
5 citations
613 downloads
3,018 views
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biodiversity
conservation-biology
ecology
zoology
coupled-natural-and-human-systems
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2039 PubMed 27257537
May 24, 2016
Ecological implications of metabolic compensation at low temperatures in salamanders
12 citations
558 downloads
2,044 views
conservation-biology
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2072 PubMed 27257549
May 5, 2016
A low dose of an organophosphate insecticide causes dysbiosis and sex-dependent responses in the intestinal microbiota of the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
3 citations
539 downloads
2,109 views
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ecology
environmental-sciences
microbiology
molecular-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2002 PubMed 27168998
May 17, 2016
Phylogenetics and population genetics of Plotosus canius (Siluriformes: Plotosidae) from Malaysian coastal waters
4 citations
534 downloads
2,448 views
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aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
conservation-biology
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1930 PubMed 27231645
May 5, 2016
Integrative taxonomy of Metrichia Ross (Trichoptera: Hydroptilidae: Ochrotrichiinae) microcaddisflies from Brazil: descriptions of twenty new species
6 citations
531 downloads
2,726 views
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biodiversity
entomology
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2009 PubMed 27169001
May 31, 2016
Are mountain habitats becoming more suitable for generalist than cold-adapted lizards thermoregulation?
12 citations
523 downloads
2,069 views
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animal-behavior
biodiversity
conservation-biology
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2085 PubMed 27280076
May 10, 2016
Advertisement call and genetic structure conservatism: good news for an endangered Neotropical frog
13 citations
517 downloads
1,784 views
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animal-behavior
conservation-biology
evolutionary-studies
genetics
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2014 PubMed 27190717
May 2, 2016
Bone indicators of grasping hands in lizards
15 citations
512 downloads
2,877 views
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biodiversity
zoology
anatomy-and-physiology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1978 PubMed 27168987
May 24, 2016
De novo assembly and characterization of the Chinese three-keeled pond turtle (Mauremys reevesii) transcriptome: presence of longevity-related genes
2 citations
465 downloads
1,734 views
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genetics
genomics
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2062 PubMed 27257545
May 18, 2016
Foraging loads of red wood ants: Formica aquilonia (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in relation to tree characteristics and stand age
4 citations
446 downloads
1,726 views
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animal-behavior
ecology
ecosystem-science
entomology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2049 PubMed 27231664
May 11, 2016
Morphometric variation of extant platyrrhine molars: taxonomic implications for fossil platyrrhines
3 citations
429 downloads
2,134 views
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anthropology
biodiversity
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1967 PubMed 27190704
May 24, 2016
Sperm removal during copulation confirmed in the oldest extant damselfly, Hemiphlebia mirabilis
9 citations
423 downloads
2,240 views
animal-behavior
ecology
entomology
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2077 PubMed 27257552
May 2, 2016
Sexing a sex-role-reversed species based on plumage: potential challenges in the red phalarope
2 citations
396 downloads
1,751 views
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ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1989 PubMed 27168992
May 17, 2016
Microsatellite loci discovery from next-generation sequencing data and loci characterization in the epizoic barnacle Chelonibia testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
4 citations
363 downloads
1,593 views
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ecology
evolutionary-studies
genomics
molecular-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2019 PubMed 27231653
Systematics of stalked jellyfishes

Coronal muscle

May 5, 2016

Systematics of stalked jellyfishes

In this study, researchers demonstrate a novel view of the evolutionary history of stalked jellyfish, an understudied but important cnidarian clade.

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