December 2016

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

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December 8, 2016
Towards quantitative viromics for both double-stranded and single-stranded DNA viruses
37 citations
840 downloads
4,064 views
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ecology
genomics
microbiology
virology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2777 PubMed 28003936
December 22, 2016
An extensive comparison of species-abundance distribution models
19 citations
850 downloads
2,793 views
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computational-biology
ecology
statistics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2823 PubMed 28028483
December 7, 2016
Meta-analysis reveals that seed-applied neonicotinoids and pyrethroids have similar negative effects on abundance of arthropod natural enemies
15 citations
808 downloads
3,726 views
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agricultural-science
ecology
entomology
environmental-sciences
toxicology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2776 PubMed 27957400
December 21, 2016
Spatio-temporal monitoring of deep-sea communities using metabarcoding of sediment DNA and RNA
14 citations
765 downloads
3,081 views
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biodiversity
ecology
genomics
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2807 PubMed 28028473
December 21, 2016
Hairiness: the missing link between pollinators and pollination
12 citations
464 downloads
3,007 views
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biodiversity
ecology
ecosystem-science
entomology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2779 PubMed 28028464
December 22, 2016
Culturable bioaerosols along an urban waterfront are primarily associated with coarse particles
9 citations
326 downloads
1,570 views
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biosphere-interactions
ecology
ecosystem-science
environmental-sciences
microbiology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2827 PubMed 28028485
December 13, 2016
Diversity, taxonomic composition, and functional aspects of fungal communities in living, senesced, and fallen leaves at five sites across North America
8 citations
639 downloads
2,130 views
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ecology
microbiology
mycology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2768 PubMed 27994976
December 22, 2016
Effects of wind energy generation and white-nose syndrome on the viability of the Indiana bat
8 citations
563 downloads
3,209 views
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biosphere-interactions
conservation-biology
ecology
environmental-sciences
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2830 PubMed 28028486
December 20, 2016
Seqenv: linking sequences to environments through text mining
8 citations
372 downloads
2,784 views
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bioinformatics
ecology
ecosystem-science
environmental-sciences
microbiology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2690 PubMed 28028456
December 21, 2016
A review and meta-analysis of the enemy release hypothesis in plant–herbivorous insect systems
7 citations
389 downloads
1,528 views
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ecology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2778 PubMed 28028463
December 13, 2016
Species interactions in an Andean bird–flowering plant network: phenology is more important than abundance or morphology
5 citations
546 downloads
3,165 views
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animal-behavior
biodiversity
ecology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2789 PubMed 27994982
December 1, 2016
Age, growth and population structure of invasive lionfish (Pterois volitans/miles) in northeast Florida using a length-based, age-structured population model
4 citations
641 downloads
1,872 views
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aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
conservation-biology
ecology
marine-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2730 PubMed 27920953
December 14, 2016
Anthropogenic impacts in protected areas: assessing the efficiency of conservation efforts using Mediterranean ant communities
4 citations
612 downloads
1,651 views
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biodiversity
biosphere-interactions
ecology
environmental-impacts
natural-resource-management
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2773 PubMed 27994978
December 22, 2016
Simplified large African carnivore density estimators from track indices
4 citations
397 downloads
1,265 views
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biodiversity
biogeography
conservation-biology
ecology
statistics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2662 PubMed 28028454
December 15, 2016
In situ earthworm breeding in orchards significantly improves the growth, quality and yield of papaya (Carica papaya L.)
4 citations
332 downloads
1,091 views
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agricultural-science
ecology
natural-resource-management
soil-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2752 PubMed 27994969
December 22, 2016
Changes in understory species occurrence of a secondary broadleaved forest after mass mortality of oak trees under deer foraging pressure
3 citations
199 downloads
1,229 views
biodiversity
ecology
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2816 PubMed 28028480
December 13, 2016
Diet of the endangered big-headed turtle Platysternon megacephalum
2 citations
310 downloads
1,338 views
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conservation-biology
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2784 PubMed 27994979
December 13, 2016
The effect of changing topography on the coordinated marching of locust nymphs
2 citations
295 downloads
985 views
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animal-behavior
biogeography
ecology
entomology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2742 PubMed 27994966
December 22, 2016
Impacts of land-use management on ecosystem services and biodiversity: an agent-based modelling approach
1 citation
1,146 downloads
2,695 views
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biodiversity
ecology
ecosystem-science
mathematical-biology
natural-resource-management
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2814 PubMed 28028479
December 14, 2016
Probabilistic adaptation in changing microbial environments
1 citation
509 downloads
2,063 views
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computational-biology
ecology
mathematical-biology
microbiology
synthetic-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2716 PubMed 27994963
December 1, 2016
Grassland productivity in response to nutrient additions and herbivory is scale-dependent
514 downloads
1,515 views
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agricultural-science
conservation-biology
ecology
ecosystem-science
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2745 PubMed 27920956
December 20, 2016
Metal to phosphorus stoichiometries for freshwater phytoplankton in three remote lakes
284 downloads
1,451 views
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biodiversity
ecology
ecosystem-science
environmental-sciences
freshwater-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2749 PubMed 28028457

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