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October 2016

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Extensive deep coral reefs in Hawaii harbor unique species and high coral cover

Randall Kosaki

October 4, 2016

Extensive deep coral reefs in Hawaii harbor unique species and high coral cover

Scientists report on a 20-year study to comprehensively document mesophotic coral ecosystems throughout the Hawaiian Archipelago.

October 18, 2016

VSEARCH: a versatile open source tool for metagenomics

Torbjørn Rognes, Tomáš Flouri, Ben Nichols, Christopher Quince, Frédéric Mahé

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2584 PubMed 27781170

October 4, 2016

A comprehensive investigation of mesophotic coral ecosystems in the Hawaiian Archipelago

Richard L. Pyle, Raymond Boland, Holly Bolick, Brian W. Bowen, Christina J. Bradley, Corinne Kane, Randall K. Kosaki, Ross Langston, Ken Longenecker, Anthony Montgomery, Frank A. Parrish, Brian N. Popp, John Rooney, Celia M. Smith, Daniel Wagner, Heather L. Spalding

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2475 PubMed 27761310

October 18, 2016

Molecular phylogeny of the megadiverse insect infraorder Bibionomorpha sensu lato (Diptera)

Jan Ševčík, David Kaspřák, Michal Mantič, Scott Fitzgerald, Tereza Ševčíková, Andrea Tóthová, Mathias Jaschhof

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2563 PubMed 27781163

October 20, 2016

Predictions of potential geographical distribution and quality of Schisandra sphenanthera under climate change

Yanlong Guo, Haiyan Wei, Chunyan Lu, Bei Gao, Wei Gu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2554 PubMed 27781160

October 4, 2016

Geographical and altitudinal distribution of Brachycephalus (Anura: Brachycephalidae) endemic to the Brazilian Atlantic Rainforest

Marcos R. Bornschein, Carina R. Firkowski, Ricardo Belmonte-Lopes, Leandro Corrêa, Luiz F. Ribeiro, Sérgio A.A. Morato, Reuber L. Antoniazzi-Jr., Bianca L. Reinert, Andreas L.S. Meyer, Felipe A. Cini, Marcio R. Pie

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2490 PubMed 27761312

October 20, 2016

Taxonomy of Platypterygius campylodon and the diversity of the last ichthyosaurs

Valentin Fischer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2604 PubMed 27781178

October 5, 2016

The ethnobotany of psychoactive plant use: a phylogenetic perspective

Nashmiah Aid Alrashedy, Jeanmaire Molina

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2546 PubMed 27761334

October 18, 2016

Viral recombination blurs taxonomic lines: examination of single-stranded DNA viruses in a wastewater treatment plant

Victoria M. Pearson, S. Brian Caudle, Darin R. Rokyta

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2585 PubMed 27781171

October 13, 2016

Highly divergent mussel lineages in isolated Indonesian marine lakes

Leontine E. Becking, Christiaan A. de Leeuw, Bram Knegt, Diede L. Maas, Nicole J. de Voogd, Abdunnur, Iwan Suyatna, Katja T.C.A. Peijnenburg

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2496 PubMed 27761314

October 11, 2016

Greater than X kb: a quantitative assessment of preservation conditions on genomic DNA quality, and a proposed standard for genome-quality DNA

Daniel G. Mulcahy, Kenneth S. Macdonald, Seán G. Brady, Christopher Meyer, Katharine B. Barker, Jonathan Coddington

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2528 PubMed 27761327

October 27, 2016

Comparative internal anatomy of Staurozoa (Cnidaria), with functional and evolutionary inferences

Lucília S. Miranda, Allen G. Collins, Yayoi M. Hirano, Claudia E. Mills, Antonio C. Marques

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2594 PubMed 27812408

October 13, 2016

Environmental and spatial drivers of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic characteristics of bat communities in human-modified landscapes

Laura M. Cisneros, Matthew E. Fagan, Michael R. Willig

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2551 PubMed 27761338

October 13, 2016

Histological variability in the limb bones of the Asiatic wild ass and its significance for life history inferences

Carmen Nacarino-Meneses, Xavier Jordana, Meike Köhler

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2580 PubMed 27761353

October 12, 2016

Diversity of planktonic fish larvae along a latitudinal gradient in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean estimated through DNA barcodes

Alba Ardura, Elvira Morote, Marc Kochzius, Eva Garcia-Vazquez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2438 PubMed 27761307

October 13, 2016

Aboveground and belowground arthropods experience different relative influences of stochastic versus deterministic community assembly processes following disturbance

Scott Ferrenberg, Alexander S. Martinez, Akasha M. Faist

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2545 PubMed 27761333

October 19, 2016

A reappraisal of Theroteinus (Haramiyida, Mammaliaformes) from the Upper Triassic of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (France)

Maxime Debuysschere

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2592 PubMed 27781174

October 18, 2016

Does regional diversity recover after disturbance? A field experiment in constructed ponds

Lauren M. Woods, Elizabeth G. Biro, Muxi Yang, Kevin G. Smith

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2455 PubMed 27781153

October 6, 2016

Local-scale models reveal ecological niche variability in amphibian and reptile communities from two contrasting biogeographic regions

Alberto Muñoz, Xavier Santos, Ángel M. Felicísimo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2405 PubMed 27761304

October 19, 2016

Determining the distribution loss of brown eared-pheasant (Crossoptilon mantchuricum) using historical data and potential distribution estimates

Yilin Li, Xinhai Li, Zitan Song, Changqing Ding

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2556 PubMed 27781161

October 27, 2016

Palaeoamyda messeliana nov. comb. (Testudines, Pan-Trionychidae) from the Eocene Messel Pit and Geiseltal localities, Germany, taxonomic and phylogenetic insights

Edwin Cadena

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2647 PubMed 27812431

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