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January 2017

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Taxonomic revision and molecular phylogenetics of the Idarnes incertus species-group

Idarnes incertus

January 5, 2017

Taxonomic revision and molecular phylogenetics of the Idarnes incertus species-group

Co-evolution of figs and parastitic wasps has been studied for years. However, new research published in PeerJ has combined a traditional taxonomic approach with current molecular tools to significantly add to our understanding of the fig-wasp mutualism.

January 12, 2017

Why choose Random Forest to predict rare species distribution with few samples in large undersampled areas? Three Asian crane species models provide supporting evidence

Chunrong Mi, Falk Huettmann, Yumin Guo, Xuesong Han, Lijia Wen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2849 PubMed 28097060

January 10, 2017

Comprehensive transcriptome analysis provides new insights into nutritional strategies and phylogenetic relationships of chrysophytes

Daniela Beisser, Nadine Graupner, Christina Bock, Sabina Wodniok, Lars Grossmann, Matthijs Vos, Bernd Sures, Sven Rahmann, Jens Boenigk

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2832 PubMed 28097055

January 25, 2017

Size matters: relationships between body size and body mass of common coastal, aquatic invertebrates in the Baltic Sea

Johan Eklöf, Åsa Austin, Ulf Bergström, Serena Donadi, Britas D.H.K. Eriksson, Joakim Hansen, Göran Sundblad

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2906 PubMed 28149685

January 12, 2017

Diversity and distribution of the Caddisflies (Insecta: Trichoptera) of Ecuador

Blanca Ríos-Touma, Ralph W. Holzenthal, Jolanda Huisman, Robin Thomson, Ernesto Rázuri-Gonzales

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2851 PubMed 28097062

January 10, 2017

A gene expression study of dorso-ventrally restricted pigment pattern in adult fins of Neolamprologus meeli, an African cichlid species

Ehsan Pashay Ahi, Kristina M. Sefc

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2843 PubMed 28097057

January 12, 2017

Effects of grazing intensity and the use of veterinary medical products on dung beetle biodiversity in the sub-mountainous landscape of Central Italy

Mattia Tonelli, José R. Verdú, Mario E. Zunino

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2780 PubMed 28097048

January 31, 2017

In situ morphometric survey elucidates the evolutionary systematics of the Eurasian Himantoglossum clade (Orchidaceae: Orchidinae)

Richard M. Bateman, Attila Molnár V., Gábor Sramkó

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2893 PubMed 28168103

January 5, 2017

An updated assessment of Symbiodinium spp. that associate with common scleractinian corals from Moorea (French Polynesia) reveals high diversity among background symbionts and a novel finding of clade B

Héloïse Rouzé, Gaël J. Lecellier, Denis Saulnier, Serge Planes, Yannick Gueguen, Herman H. Wirshing, Véronique Berteaux-Lecellier

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2856 PubMed 28168100

January 25, 2017

Effects of groundwater abstraction on two keystone tree species in an arid savanna national park

Eleanor Shadwell, Edmund February

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2923 PubMed 28149693

January 31, 2017

Influence of different types of sessile epibionts on the community structure of mobile invertebrates in an eelgrass bed

Kyosuke Momota, Masahiro Nakaoka

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2952 PubMed 28168116

January 25, 2017

Polymorphism in the major histocompatibility complex (MHC class II B) genes of the Rufous-backed Bunting (Emberiza jankowskii)

Dan Li, Keping Sun, Yunjiao Zhao, Aiqing Lin, Shi Li, Yunlei Jiang, Jiang Feng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2917 PubMed 28149689

January 5, 2017

Identifying zooplankton community changes between shallow and upper-mesophotic reefs on the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef, Caribbean

Dominic A. Andradi-Brown, Catherine E. I. Head, Dan A. Exton, Christina L. Hunt, Alicia Hendrix, Erika Gress, Alex D. Rogers

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2853 PubMed 28168098

January 24, 2017

The DNA methylation level against the background of the genome size and t-heterochromatin content in some species of the genus Secale L

Anna Kalinka, Magdalena Achrem, Paulina Poter

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2889 PubMed 28149679

January 5, 2017

Taxonomic revision and molecular phylogenetics of the Idarnes incertus species-group (Hymenoptera, Agaonidae, Sycophaginae)

Fernando H.A. Farache, Astrid Cruaud, Gwenaëlle Genson, Jean-Yves Rasplus, Rodrigo A.S. Pereira

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2842 PubMed 28168097

January 26, 2017

Sequence variability of Chrysanthemum stunt viroid in different chrysanthemum cultivars

Hoseong Choi, Yeonhwa Jo, Ju-Yeon Yoon, Seung-Kook Choi, Won Kyong Cho

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2933 PubMed 28149699

January 10, 2017

Henricia djakonovi sp. nov. (Echinodermata, Echinasteridae): a new sea star species from the Sea of Japan

Anton Chichvarkhin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2863 PubMed 28097066

January 26, 2017

Floral vasculature and its variation for carpellary supply in Anthurium (Araceae, Alismatales)

Letícia P. Poli, Lívia G. Temponi, Alessandra I. Coan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2929 PubMed 28149697

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