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January 2017

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

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.

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January 24, 2017

Three new karst-dwelling Cnemaspis Strauch, 1887 (Squamata; Gekkoniade) from Peninsular Thailand and the phylogenetic placement of C. punctatonuchalis and C. vandeventeri

Perry Lee Wood Jr, L. Lee Grismer, Anchalee Aowphol, César A. Aguilar, Micheal Cota, Marta S. Grismer, Matthew L. Murdoch, Jack W. Sites Jr

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2884 PubMed 28149678

January 17, 2017

Cry1Ac and Vip3Aa proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis targeting Cry toxin resistance in Diatraea flavipennella and Elasmopalpus lignosellus from sugarcane

Ana Rita Nunes Lemes, Camila Soares Figueiredo, Isis Sebastião, Liliane Marques da Silva, Rebeka da Costa Alves, Herbert Álvaro Abreu de Siqueira, Manoel Victor Franco Lemos, Odair Aparecido Fernandes, Janete Apparecida Desidério

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2866 PubMed 28123906

January 24, 2017

Increased root hair density by loss of WRKY6 in Arabidopsis thaliana

Markus G. Stetter, Martin Benz, Uwe Ludewig

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2891 PubMed 28149680

January 19, 2017

Osmolyte regulation by TonEBP/NFAT5 during anoxia-recovery and dehydration–rehydration stresses in the freeze-tolerant wood frog (Rana sylvatica)

Rasha Al-attar, Yichi Zhang, Kenneth B. Storey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2797 PubMed 28133564

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