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July 2016

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Behavioral flexibility in an invasive bird is independent of other
behaviors

Great-tailed grackle

July 12, 2016

Behavioral flexibility in an invasive bird is independent of other behaviors

Researchers investigated whether 'reversal learning' performance was linked to other behaviors in great-tailed grackles. The results provide potential insights into why this invasive species has been able to succeed.

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July 28, 2016

A simple grid implementation with Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing using BLAST as a model

Watthanai Pinthong, Panya Muangruen, Prapat Suriyaphol, Dumrong Mairiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2248 PubMed 27547555

July 21, 2016

A century of ecosystem change: human and seabird impacts on plant species extirpation and invasion on islands

Thomas K. Lameris, Joseph R. Bennett, Louise K. Blight, Marissa Giesen, Michael H. Janssen, Joop J.H.J. Schaminée, Peter Arcese

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2208 PubMed 27547531

July 12, 2016

Members of the methanotrophic genus Methylomarinum inhabit inland mud pots

Danielle T. Fradet, Patricia L. Tavormina, Victoria J. Orphan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2116 PubMed 27478692

July 7, 2016

Open source approaches to establishing Roseobacter clade bacteria as synthetic biology chassis for biogeoengineering

Yanika Borg, Aurelija Marija Grigonyte, Philipp Boeing, Bethan Wolfenden, Patrick Smith, William Beaufoy, Simon Rose, Tonderai Ratisai, Alexey Zaikin, Darren N. Nesbeth

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2031 PubMed 27441104

July 19, 2016

Constant and seasonal drivers of bird communities in a wind farm: implications for conservation

Zuzanna M. Rosin, Piotr Skórka, Paweł Szymański, Marcin Tobolka, Andrzej Luczak, Piotr Tryjanowski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2105 PubMed 27547516

July 14, 2016

Comparison of buckwheat, red clover, and purple tansy as potential surrogate plants for use in semi-field pesticide risk assessments with Bombus impatiens

Angela E. Gradish, G. Christopher Cutler, Andrew J. Frewin, Cynthia D. Scott-Dupree

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2228 PubMed 27478712

July 21, 2016

Detection of methylation, acetylation and glycosylation of protein residues by monitoring ¹³C chemical-shift changes: A quantum-chemical study

Pablo G. Garay, Osvaldo A. Martin, Harold A. Scheraga, Jorge A. Vila

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2253 PubMed 27547559

July 28, 2016

Engineering a light-controlled F₁ ATPase using structure-based protein design

Daniel Hoersch

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2286 PubMed 27547581

July 19, 2016

Love the one you’re with: replicate viral adaptations converge on the same phenotypic change

Craig R. Miller, Anna C. Nagel, LuAnn Scott, Matt Settles, Paul Joyce, Holly A. Wichman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2227 PubMed 27547540

July 12, 2016

Different patterns of pfcrt and pfmdr1 polymorphism in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from Tehama region, Yemen

Wahib M. Atroosh, Hesham M. Al-Mekhlafi, Adel Al-Jasari, Hany Sady, Salwa S. Dawaki, Fatin N. Elyana, Mona A. Al-Areeqi, Nabil A. Nasr, Awatif M. Abdulsalam, Lahvanya R. Subramaniam, Meram Azzani, Init Ithoi, Yee Ling Lau, Johari Surin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2191 PubMed 27478699

July 14, 2016

Quantification of coral sperm collected during a synchronous spawning event

Aaron Teo, James R. Guest, Mei Lin Neo, Kareen Vicentuan, Peter A. Todd

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2180 PubMed 27478697

July 26, 2016

Morphometric comparisons of plant-mimetic juvenile fish associated with plant debris observed in the coastal subtropical waters around Kuchierabu-jima Island, southern Japan

Alexya Cunha de Queiroz, Yoichi Sakai, Marcelo Vallinoto, Breno Barros

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2268 PubMed 27547571

July 21, 2016

Impact of agricultural management on bacterial laccase-encoding genes with possible implications for soil carbon storage in semi-arid Mediterranean olive farming

Beatriz Moreno, Emilio Benitez