Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

August 31, 2016

Continent-wide survey reveals massive decline in African savannah elephants

91 citations

5,270 downloads

43,821 views

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

40 citations

2,013 downloads

11,127 views

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 30, 2016

An examination of species limits in the Aulacorhynchus “prasinus” toucanet complex (Aves: Ramphastidae)

2 citations

1,640 downloads

2,752 views

Kevin Winker

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2381 PubMed 27635345

August 24, 2016

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

11 citations

1,411 downloads

2,701 views

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

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

August 30, 2016

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

11 citations

1,338 downloads

9,091 views

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

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

August 3, 2016

The pes of Australovenator wintonensis (Theropoda: Megaraptoridae): analysis of the pedal range of motion and biological restoration

8 citations

1,201 downloads

6,172 views

Matt A. White, Alex G. Cook, Ada J. Klinkhamer, David A. Elliott

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2312 PubMed 27547591

August 24, 2016

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

10 citations

1,153 downloads

3,320 views

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 31, 2016

Effect of pillow height on the biomechanics of the head-neck complex: investigation of the cranio-cervical pressure and cervical spine alignment

4 citations

1,014 downloads

4,864 views

Sicong Ren, Duo Wai-Chi Wong, Hui Yang, Yan Zhou, Jin Lin, Ming Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2397 PubMed 27635354

August 4, 2016

Systematic relationships of five newly sequenced cervid species

13 citations

971 downloads

4,248 views

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

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

August 18, 2016

Microendemicity in the northern Hajar Mountains of Oman and the United Arab Emirates with the description of two new species of geckos of the genus Asaccus (Squamata: Phyllodactylidae)

15 citations

955 downloads

3,570 views

Salvador Carranza, Marc Simó-Riudalbas, Sithum Jayasinghe, Thomas Wilms, Johannes Els

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2371 PubMed 27602305

August 18, 2016

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

36 citations

899 downloads

3,675 views

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 11, 2016

Prediction of pKa values using the PM6 semiempirical method

10 citations

881 downloads

3,097 views

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

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

August 16, 2016

Arktocara yakataga, a new fossil odontocete (Mammalia, Cetacea) from the Oligocene of Alaska and the antiquity of Platanistoidea

12 citations

820 downloads

7,580 views

Alexandra T. Boersma, Nicholas D. Pyenson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2321 PubMed 27602287

August 9, 2016

A comparison of blood gases, biochemistry, and hematology to ecomorphology in a health assessment of pinfish (Lagodon rhomboides)

8 citations

819 downloads

2,944 views

Sara Collins, Alex Dornburg, Joseph M. Flores, Daniel S. Dombrowski, Gregory A. Lewbart

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2262 PubMed 27602261

August 25, 2016

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

12 citations

802 downloads

5,004 views

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

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

August 10, 2016

Vegemite Beer: yeast extract spreads as nutrient supplements to promote fermentation

7 citations

788 downloads

4,611 views

Edward D. Kerr, Benjamin L. Schulz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2271 PubMed 27602264

August 2, 2016

Microbial production and characterization of poly-3-hydroxybutyrate by Neptunomonas antarctica

8 citations

772 downloads

1,726 views

Xiao-Jie Liu, Jie Zhang, Peng-Hui Hong, Zheng-Jun Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2291 PubMed 27547584

August 9, 2016

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

23 citations

768 downloads

3,581 views

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

23 citations

759 downloads

4,252 views

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 16, 2016

Ancient phylogenetic divergence of the enigmatic African rodent Zenkerella and the origin of anomalurid gliding

10 citations

758 downloads

8,502 views

Steven Heritage, David Fernández, Hesham M. Sallam, Drew T. Cronin, José Manuel Esara Echube, Erik R. Seiffert

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2320 PubMed 27602286

August 31, 2016

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

14 citations

737 downloads

2,895 views

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 2, 2016

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

7 citations

728 downloads

2,481 views

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

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

August 24, 2016

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

27 citations

705 downloads

3,316 views

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

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

August 25, 2016

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

10 citations

703 downloads

2,573 views

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

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

August 11, 2016

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

24 citations

685 downloads

3,091 views

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 2016

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Mixed ovoposition

Mimicry adaptation between egg-cowries and octocorals

August 2016

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Mixed ovoposition

Mimicry adaptation between egg-cowries and octocorals

Mixed ovoposition

Mimicry adaptation between egg-cowries and octocorals

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