Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

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 19, 2016

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles in aloe vera plant extract prepared by a hydrothermal method and their synergistic antibacterial activity

Patcharaporn Tippayawat, Nutthakritta Phromviyo, Parichart Boueroy, Apiwat Chompoosor

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2589 PubMed 27781173

October 20, 2016

Ecological solutions to reef degradation: optimizing coral reef restoration in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic

Diego Lirman, Stephanie Schopmeyer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2597 PubMed 27781176

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 13, 2016

YUCCA auxin biosynthetic genes are required for Arabidopsis shade avoidance

Patricia Müller-Moulé, Kazunari Nozue, Melissa L. Pytlak, Christine M. Palmer, Michael F. Covington, Andreah D. Wallace, Stacey L. Harmer, Julin N. Maloof

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2574 PubMed 27761349

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 27, 2016

Social buffering and contact transmission: network connections have beneficial and detrimental effects on Shigella infection risk among captive rhesus macaques

Krishna Balasubramaniam, Brianne Beisner, Jessica Vandeleest, Edward Atwill, Brenda McCowan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2630 PubMed 27812426

October 27, 2016

Genome-wide identification and characterization of TIFY family genes in Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) and expression profiling analysis under dehydration and cold stresses

Zhuo Huang, Si-Han Jin, Han-Du Guo, Xiao-Juan Zhong, Jiao He, Xi Li, Ming-Yan Jiang, Xiao-Fang Yu, Hai Long, Ming-Dong Ma, Qi-Bing Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2620 PubMed 27812419

October 27, 2016

Bone protein “extractomics”: comparing the efficiency of bone protein extractions of Gallus gallus in tandem mass spectrometry, with an eye towards paleoproteomics

Elena R. Schroeter, Caroline J. DeHart, Mary H. Schweitzer, Paul M. Thomas, Neil L. Kelleher

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2603 PubMed 27812413

October 11, 2016

Ecomorphological analysis of the astragalo-calcaneal complex in rodents and inferences of locomotor behaviours in extinct rodent species

Samuel Ginot, Lionel Hautier, Laurent Marivaux, Monique Vianey-Liaud

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2393 PubMed 27761303

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 5, 2016

A transcriptomic scan for potential candidate genes involved in osmoregulation in an obligate freshwater palaemonid prawn (Macrobrachium australiense)

Azam Moshtaghi, Md. Lifat Rahi, Viet Tuan Nguyen, Peter B. Mather, David A. Hurwood

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2520 PubMed 27761323

October 6, 2016

Effects of elevated CO₂ on predator avoidance behaviour by reef fishes is not altered by experimental test water

Philip L. Munday, Megan J. Welch, Bridie J.M. Allan, Sue-Ann Watson, Shannon J. McMahon, Mark I. McCormick

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2501 PubMed 27761317

October 6, 2016

Occurrence of Blastocystis sp. in water catchments at Malay villages and Aboriginal settlement during wet and dry seasons in Peninsular Malaysia

Samseh Abdullah Noradilah, Ii Li Lee, Tengku Shahrul Anuar, Fatmah Md Salleh, Siti Nor Azreen Abdul Manap, Noor Shazleen Husnie Mohd Mohtar, Syed Muhamad Azrul, Wan Omar Abdullah, Norhayati Moktar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2541 PubMed 27761331

October 11, 2016

Controlled-release of Bacillus thurigiensis formulations encapsulated in light-resistant colloidosomal microcapsules for the management of lepidopteran pests of Brassica crops

Oumar Bashir, Jerome P. Claverie, Pierre Lemoyne, Charles Vincent

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2524 PubMed 27761325

October 20, 2016

Effects of 14-day oral low dose selenium nanoparticles and selenite in rat—as determined by metabolite pattern determination

Niels Hadrup, Katrin Loeschner, Kasper Skov, Gitte Ravn-Haren, Erik H. Larsen, Alicja Mortensen, Henrik R. Lam, Henrik L. Frandsen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2601 PubMed 27781177

October 20, 2016

Taxonomy of Platypterygius campylodon and the diversity of the last ichthyosaurs

Valentin Fischer