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Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

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 24, 2016

Sequence/structural analysis of xylem proteome emphasizes pathogenesis-related proteins, chitinases and β-1, 3-glucanases as key players in grapevine defense against Xylella fastidiosa

9 citations

566 downloads

2,275 views

Sandeep Chakraborty, Rafael Nascimento, Paulo A. Zaini, Hossein Gouran, Basuthkar J. Rao, Luiz R. Goulart, Abhaya M. Dandekar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2007 PubMed 27257535

May 17, 2016

Yet another new species from one of the best-studied neotropical areas: Plantago humboldtiana (Plantaginaceae), an extremely narrow endemic new species from a waterfall in southern Brazil

18 citations

494 downloads

2,066 views

Gustavo Hassemer, Nina Rønsted

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2050 PubMed 27231665

May 17, 2016

Flower, fruit phenology and flower traits in Cordia boissieri (Boraginaceae) from northeastern Mexico

2 citations

782 downloads

2,633 views

Cristian Adrian Martínez-Adriano, Enrique Jurado, Joel Flores, Humberto González-Rodríguez, Gerardo Cuéllar-Rodríguez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2033 PubMed 27231656

May 17, 2016

Transcriptomic analysis reveals distinct resistant response by physcion and chrysophanol against cucumber powdery mildew

9 citations

669 downloads

2,498 views

Yanping Li, Shilin Tian, Xiaojun Yang, Xin Wang, Yuhai Guo, Hanwen Ni

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1991 PubMed 27231648

May 12, 2016

The genome and transcriptome of Phalaenopsis yield insights into floral organ development and flowering regulation

8 citations

1,474 downloads

5,302 views

Jian-Zhi Huang, Chih-Peng Lin, Ting-Chi Cheng, Ya-Wen Huang, Yi-Jung Tsai, Shu-Yun Cheng, Yi-Wen Chen, Chueh-Pai Lee, Wan-Chia Chung, Bill Chia-Han Chang, Shih-Wen Chin, Chen-Yu Lee, Fure-Chyi Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2017 PubMed 27190718

May 11, 2016

Selenium uptake, tolerance and reduction in Flammulina velutipes supplied with selenite

5 citations

584 downloads

2,009 views

Jipeng Wang, Bo Wang, Dan Zhang, Yanhong Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1993 PubMed 27547513

May 11, 2016

Screening of cytoprotectors against methotrexate-induced cytogenotoxicity from bioactive phytochemicals

1 citation

568 downloads

1,537 views

Shaobin Gu, Ying Wu, Jianbo Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1983 PubMed 27190706

May 10, 2016

Incorporation of an invasive plant into a native insect herbivore food web

16 citations

930 downloads

3,636 views

Menno Schilthuizen, Lúcia P. Santos Pimenta, Youri Lammers, Peter J. Steenbergen, Marco Flohil, Nils G.P. Beveridge, Pieter T. van Duijn, Marjolein M. Meulblok, Nils Sosef, Robin van de Ven, Ralf Werring, Kevin K. Beentjes, Kim Meijer, Rutger A. Vos, Klaas Vrieling, Barbara Gravendeel, Young Choi, Robert Verpoorte, Chris Smit, Leo W. Beukeboom

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1954 PubMed 27190702

May 10, 2016

Heat shock factors in tomatoes: genome-wide identification, phylogenetic analysis and expression profiling under development and heat stress

8 citations

1,101 downloads

2,330 views

Xuedong Yang, Weimin Zhu, Hui Zhang, Na Liu, Shoubo Tian

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1961 PubMed 27190703

May 5, 2016

A novel multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis typing scheme for African phylotype III strains of the Ralstonia solanacearum species complex

7 citations

538 downloads