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November 2016

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Effects of CO2 laser irradiation on matrix-rich biofilm

Fluorescence Microscopy

November 1, 2016

Effects of CO2 laser irradiation on matrix-rich biofilm

Researchers evaluated the formation of biofilms on tooth enamel, which had been irradiated with a CO2 laser. This study investigates a key aspect of the increasing, wide-spread clinical use of lasers in dentistry.

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November 17, 2016

Detecting sedimentation impacts to coral reefs resulting from dredging the Port of Miami, Florida USA

Margaret W. Miller, Jocelyn Karazsia, Carolyn E. Groves, Sean Griffin, Tom Moore, Pace Wilber, Kurtis Gregg

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2711 PubMed 27896036

November 1, 2016

A potential third Manta Ray species near the Yucatán Peninsula? Evidence for a recently diverged and novel genetic Manta group from the Gulf of Mexico

Silvia Hinojosa-Alvarez, Ryan P. Walter, Pindaro Diaz-Jaimes, Felipe Galván-Magaña, E. Misty Paig-Tran

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2586 PubMed 27833795

November 29, 2016

Abundance and physiology of dominant soft corals linked to water quality in Jakarta Bay, Indonesia

Gunilla Baum, Indra Januar, Sebastian C.A. Ferse, Christian Wild, Andreas Kunzmann

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2625 PubMed 27904802

November 15, 2016

The scavenger receptor repertoire in six cnidarian species and its putative role in cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis

Emilie F. Neubauer, Angela Z. Poole, Olivier Detournay, Virginia M. Weis, Simon K. Davy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2692 PubMed 27896028

November 10, 2016

Pico and nanoplankton abundance and carbon stocks along the Brazilian Bight

Catherine Gérikas Ribeiro, Adriana Lopes dos Santos, Dominique Marie, Vivian Helena Pellizari, Frederico Pereira Brandini, Daniel Vaulot

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2587 PubMed 27867760

November 2, 2016

Seasonal regulation of herbivory and nutrient effects on macroalgal recruitment and succession in a Florida coral reef

Alain Duran, Ligia Collado-Vides, Deron E. Burkepile

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2643 PubMed 27833810

November 10, 2016

Sexual reproduction in the Caribbean coral genus Isophyllia (Scleractinia: Mussidae)

Derek Soto, Ernesto Weil

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2665 PubMed 27867763

November 15, 2016

Zebra mussel beds: an effective feeding ground for Ponto-Caspian gobies or suitable shelter for their prey?

Jarosław Kobak, Małgorzata Poznańska, Łukasz Jermacz, Tomasz Kakareko, Daniel Prądzynski, Małgorzata Łodygowska, Karolina Montowska, Karolina Bącela-Spychalska

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2672 PubMed 27896025

November 9, 2016

The potential for self-seeding by the coral Pocillopora spp. in Moorea, French Polynesia

Georgios Tsounis, Peter J. Edmunds

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2544 PubMed 27867759

November 22, 2016

Pathogen reduction co-benefits of nutrient best management practices

Jennifer Richkus, Lisa A. Wainger, Mary C. Barber

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2713 PubMed 27904807