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August 2016

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Mimicry adaptation between egg-cowries and octocorals

Mixed ovoposition

August 2, 2016

Mimicry adaptation between egg-cowries and octocorals

Researchers measured whether the various camouflage patterns of egg-cowries matched the different coral species that they inhabited.

August 31, 2016

Continent-wide survey reveals massive decline in African savannah elephants

Michael J. Chase, Scott Schlossberg, Curtice R. Griffin, Philippe J.C. Bouché, Sintayehu W. Djene, Paul W. Elkan, Sam Ferreira, Falk Grossman, Edward Mtarima Kohi, Kelly Landen, Patrick Omondi, Alexis Peltier, S.A. Jeanetta Selier, Robert Sutcliffe

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2354 PubMed 27635327

August 9, 2016

A horizon scan of future threats and opportunities for pollinators and pollination

Mark J.F. Brown, Lynn V. Dicks, Robert J. Paxton, Katherine C.R. Baldock, Andrew B. Barron, Marie-Pierre Chauzat, Breno M. Freitas, Dave Goulson, Sarina Jepsen, Claire Kremen, Jilian Li, Peter Neumann, David E. Pattemore, Simon G. Potts, Oliver Schweiger, Colleen L. Seymour, Jane C. Stout

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2249 PubMed 27602260

August 18, 2016

Isolation of an antimicrobial compound produced by bacteria associated with reef-building corals

Jean-Baptiste Raina, Dianne Tapiolas, Cherie A. Motti, Sylvain Foret, Torsten Seemann, Jan Tebben, Bette L. Willis, David G. Bourne

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2275 PubMed 27602265

August 17, 2016

MOST: a modified MLST typing tool based on short read sequencing

Rediat Tewolde, Timothy Dallman, Ulf Schaefer, Carmen L. Sheppard, Philip Ashton, Bruno Pichon, Matthew Ellington, Craig Swift, Jonathan Green, Anthony Underwood

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2308 PubMed 27602279

August 24, 2016

Tree phyllosphere bacterial communities: exploring the magnitude of intra- and inter-individual variation among host species

Isabelle Laforest-Lapointe, Christian Messier, Steven W. Kembel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2367 PubMed 27635335

August 31, 2016

Whole gut microbiome composition of damselfish and cardinalfish before and after reef settlement

Darren J. Parris, Rohan M. Brooker, Michael A. Morgan, Danielle L. Dixson, Frank J. Stewart

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2412 PubMed 27635360

August 9, 2016

Probing the origins of human acetylcholinesterase inhibition via QSAR modeling and molecular docking

Saw Simeon, Nuttapat Anuwongcharoen, Watshara Shoombuatong, Aijaz Ahmad Malik, Virapong Prachayasittikul, Jarl E.S. Wikberg, Chanin Nantasenamat

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2322 PubMed 27602288

August 9, 2016

Temporal dynamics of the developing lung transcriptome in three common inbred strains of laboratory mice reveals multiple stages of postnatal alveolar development

Kyle J. Beauchemin, Julie M. Wells, Alvin T. Kho, Vivek M. Philip, Daniela Kamir, Isaac S. Kohane, Joel H. Graber, Carol J. Bult

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2318 PubMed 27602285

August 11, 2016

Metabolomics of pulmonary exacerbations reveals the personalized nature of cystic fibrosis disease

Robert A. Quinn, Yan Wei Lim, Tytus D. Mak, Katrine Whiteson, Mike Furlan, Douglas Conrad, Forest Rohwer, Pieter Dorrestein

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2174 PubMed 27602256

August 24, 2016

Analysis of genotype diversity and evolution of Dengue virus serotype 2 using complete genomes

Vaishali P. Waman, Pandurang Kolekar, Mukund R. Ramtirthkar, Mohan M. Kale, Urmila Kulkarni-Kale

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2326 PubMed 27635316

August 4, 2016

Systematic relationships of five newly sequenced cervid species

Nicola S. Heckeberg, Dirk Erpenbeck, Gert Wörheide, Gertrud E. Rössner

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2307 PubMed 27602278

August 25, 2016

Thermal treatment and leaching of biochar alleviates plant growth inhibition from mobile organic compounds

Nigel V. Gale, Tara E. Sackett, Sean C. Thomas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2385 PubMed 27635349

August 23, 2016

Developmental toxicity from exposure to various forms of mercury compounds in medaka fish (Oryzias latipes) embryos

Wu Dong, Jie Liu, Lixin Wei, Yang Jingfeng, Melissa Chernick, David E. Hinton

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2282 PubMed 27635309

August 24, 2016

Morpho-histological characterisation of the alimentary canal of an important food fish, Asian seabass (Lates calcarifer)

Kathiresan Purushothaman, Doreen Lau, Jolly M. Saju, Syed Musthaq SK, Declan Patrick Lunny, Shubha Vij, László Orbán

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2377 PubMed 27635341

August 2, 2016

Stable isotopes in bivalves as indicators of nutrient source in coastal waters in the Bocas del Toro Archipelago, Panama

Lauren E. Graniero, Ethan L. Grossman, Aaron O’Dea

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2278 PubMed 27547578

August 30, 2016

A heritability-based comparison of methods used to cluster 16S rRNA gene sequences into operational taxonomic units

Matthew A. Jackson, Jordana T. Bell, Tim D. Spector, Claire J. Steves

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2341 PubMed 27635321

August 24, 2016

Anxiolytic effects of fluoxetine and nicotine exposure on exploratory behavior in zebrafish

Matthew L. Singer, Kris Oreschak, Zachariah Rhinehart, Barrie D. Robison

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2352 PubMed 27635325

August 30, 2016

A Jurassic pterosaur from Patagonia and the origin of the pterodactyloid neurocranium

Laura Codorniú, Ariana Paulina Carabajal, Diego Pol, David Unwin, Oliver W.M. Rauhut

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2311 PubMed 27635315

August 4, 2016

Novel fermented chickpea milk with enhanced level of γ-aminobutyric acid and neuroprotective effect on PC12 cells

Wen Li, Mingming Wei, Junjun Wu, Xin Rui, Mingsheng Dong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2292 PubMed 27602272

August 31, 2016

Genome-wide identification and characterization of GRAS transcription factors in sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

Yu Wang, Shenglu Shi, Ying Zhou, Yu Zhou, Jie Yang, Xiaoqing Tang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2388 PubMed 27635351

August 16, 2016

Experimental exposure to urban and pink noise affects brain development and song learning in zebra finches (Taenopygia guttata)

Dominique A. Potvin, Michael T. Curcio, John P. Swaddle, Scott A. MacDougall-Shackleton

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2287 PubMed 27602270

August 11, 2016

Prediction of pKa values using the PM6 semiempirical method

Jimmy C. Kromann, Frej Larsen, Hadeel Moustafa, Jan H. Jensen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2335 PubMed 27602298

August 25, 2016

Rapid induction of GFP expression by the nitrate reductase promoter in the diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum

Lili Chu, Daniela Ewe, Carolina Río Bártulos, Peter G. Kroth, Ansgar Gruber

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2344 PubMed 27635322

August 17, 2016

Selection of a marker gene to construct a reference library for wetland plants, and the application of metabarcoding to analyze the diet of wintering herbivorous waterbirds

Yuzhan Yang, Aibin Zhan, Lei Cao, Fanjuan Meng, Wenbin Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2345 PubMed 27602302

August 23, 2016

Sedimentology and ichnology of the Mafube dinosaur track site (Lower Jurassic, eastern Free State, South Africa): a report on footprint preservation and palaeoenvironment

Lara Sciscio, Emese M. Bordy, Mhairi Reid, Miengah Abrahams

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2285 PubMed 27635310

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