Javascript is disabled in your browser. Please enable Javascript to view PeerJ.

January 2017

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

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 24, 2017

Bells, bomas and beefsteak: complex patterns of human-predator conflict at the wildlife-agropastoral interface in Zimbabwe

Andrew J. Loveridge, Timothy Kuiper, Roger H. Parry, Lovemore Sibanda, Jane Hunt Hunt, Brent Stapelkamp, Lovelater Sebele, David W. Macdonald

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2898 PubMed 28149682

January 4, 2017

The outcomes of most aggressive interactions among closely related bird species are asymmetric

Paul R. Martin, Cameron Freshwater, Cameron K. Ghalambor

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2847 PubMed 28070465

January 10, 2017

Aggregations and parental care in the Early Triassic basal cynodonts Galesaurus planiceps and Thrinaxodon liorhinus

Sandra C. Jasinoski, Fernando Abdala

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2875 PubMed 28097072

January 31, 2017

Nest-site selection, reproductive ecology and shifts within core-use areas of Black-necked Cranes at the northern limit of the Tibetan Plateau

Lixun Zhang, Bei An, Meilin Shu, Xiaojun Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2939 PubMed 28168110

January 24, 2017

An examination of factors potentially influencing birth distributions in golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

Zuofu Xiang, Wanji Yang, Xiaoguang Qi, Hui Yao, Cyril C. Grueter, Paul A. Garber, Baoguo Li, Ming Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2892 PubMed 28149681

January 17, 2017

From tameness to wariness: chemical recognition of snake predators by lizards in a Mediterranean island

Abraham Mencía, Zaida Ortega, Valentín Pérez-Mellado

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2828 PubMed 28123905

January 12, 2017

Optimizing the use of a sensor resource for opponent polarization coding

Francisco J.H. Heras, Simon B. Laughlin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2772 PubMed 28316880

January 3, 2017

Social and environmental factors modulate leucocyte profiles in free-living Greylag geese (Anser anser)

Didone Frigerio, Sonja C. Ludwig, Josef Hemetsberger, Kurt Kotrschal, Claudia A.F. Wascher

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2792 PubMed 28070455

January 10, 2017

Sharing refuges on arid islands: ecological and social influence on aggregation behaviour of wall geckos

Raquel Vasconcelos, Sara Rocha, Xavier Santos

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2802 PubMed 28097049

January 31, 2017

Boxer crabs induce asexual reproduction of their associated sea anemones by splitting and intraspecific theft

Yisrael Schnytzer, Yaniv Giman, Ilan Karplus, Yair Achituv

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2954 PubMed 28168117

← Previous
1
Next →