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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

The potential effects of climate change on amphibian distribution, range fragmentation and turnover in China

17 citations

911 downloads

2,499 views

Ren-Yan Duan, Xiao-Quan Kong, Min-Yi Huang, Sara Varela, Xiang Ji

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2185 PubMed 27547522

July 12, 2016

Rapid response of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities to short-term fertilization in an alpine grassland on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

12 citations

851 downloads

2,615 views

Xingjia Xiang, Sean M. Gibbons, Jin-Sheng He, Chao Wang, Dan He, Qian Li, Yingying Ni, Haiyan Chu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2226 PubMed 27478711

July 5, 2016

Differences in meiofauna communities with sediment depth are greater than habitat effects on the New Zealand continental margin: implications for vulnerability to anthropogenic disturbance

9 citations

702 downloads

2,405 views

Norliana Rosli, Daniel Leduc, Ashley A. Rowden, Malcolm R. Clark, P. Keith Probert, Katrin Berkenbusch, Carlos Neira

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2154 PubMed 27441114

July 14, 2016

Meter scale variation in shrub dominance and soil moisture structure Arctic arthropod communities

14 citations

601 downloads

2,660 views

Rikke Reisner Hansen, Oskar Liset Pryds Hansen, Joseph J. Bowden, Urs A. Treier, Signe Normand, Toke Høye

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2224 PubMed 27478709

July 19, 2016

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

4 citations

542 downloads

2,163 views

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

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

July 20, 2016

DNA barcode data accurately assign higher spider taxa

11 citations

514 downloads

2,327 views

Jonathan A. Coddington, Ingi Agnarsson, Ren-Chung Cheng, Klemen Čandek, Amy Driskell, Holger Frick, Matjaž Gregorič, Rok Kostanjšek, Christian Kropf, Matthew Kweskin, Tjaša Lokovšek, Miha Pipan, Nina Vidergar, Matjaž Kuntner

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2201 PubMed 27547527

July 19, 2016

Data mining in conservation research using Latin and vernacular species names

12 citations

489 downloads

2,399 views

Ivan Jarić, Franck Courchamp, Jörn Gessner, David L. Roberts

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2202 PubMed 27547528

July 12, 2016

Hierarchical organization of a Sardinian sand dune plant community

2 citations

459 downloads