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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 18, 2017

Neck biomechanics indicate that giant Transylvanian azhdarchid pterosaurs were short-necked arch predators

10 citations

1,927 downloads

28,497 views

Darren Naish, Mark P. Witton

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2908 PubMed 28133577

January 11, 2017

Rhea: a transparent and modular R pipeline for microbial profiling based on 16S rRNA gene amplicons

43 citations

1,653 downloads

7,755 views

Ilias Lagkouvardos, Sandra Fischer, Neeraj Kumar, Thomas Clavel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2836 PubMed 28097056

January 12, 2017

Resources available for autism research in the big data era: a systematic review

6 citations

1,354 downloads

5,561 views

Reem Al-jawahiri, Elizabeth Milne

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2880 PubMed 28097074

January 31, 2017

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

2 citations

1,274 downloads

39,799 views

Yisrael Schnytzer, Yaniv Giman, Ilan Karplus, Yair Achituv

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

January 19, 2017

Detecting heterogeneity in single-cell RNA-Seq data by non-negative matrix factorization

21 citations

1,184 downloads

4,691 views

Xun Zhu, Travers Ching, Xinghua Pan, Sherman M. Weissman, Lana Garmire

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2888 PubMed 28133571

January 12, 2017

In vitro effect of direct current electrical stimulation on rat mesenchymal stem cells

24 citations

1,046 downloads

2,922 views

Sahba Mobini, Liudmila Leppik, Vishnu Thottakkattumana Parameswaran, John Howard Barker

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2821 PubMed 28097053

January 26, 2017

Expanding our understanding of the trade in marine aquarium animals

23 citations

969 downloads

4,372 views

Andrew L. Rhyne, Michael F. Tlusty, Joseph T. Szczebak, Robert J. Holmberg

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2949 PubMed 28149703

January 31, 2017

An early geikiid dicynodont from the Tropidostoma Assemblage Zone (late Permian) of South Africa

4 citations

945 downloads

13,770 views

Christian F. Kammerer, Roger M.H. Smith

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2913 PubMed 28168104

January 18, 2017

Skeletal pathology and variable anatomy in elephant feet assessed using computed tomography

5 citations

862 downloads

2,919 views

Sophie Regnault, Jonathon J.I. Dixon, Chris Warren-Smith, John R. Hutchinson, Renate Weller

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2877 PubMed 28123909

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

28 citations

842 downloads

2,722 views

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

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

January 5, 2017

Endophytic fungal diversity of Fragaria vesca, a crop wild relative of strawberry, along environmental gradients within a small geographical area

2 citations

818 downloads

2,140 views

Kazutomo Yokoya, Sarah Postel, Rui Fang, Viswambharan Sarasan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2860 PubMed 28168102

January 10, 2017

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

10 citations

813 downloads

3,386 views

Sandra C. Jasinoski, Fernando Abdala

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

January 25, 2017

Antibiotic resistance potential of the healthy preterm infant gut microbiome

16 citations

784 downloads

3,360 views

Graham Rose, Alexander G. Shaw, Kathleen Sim, David J. Wooldridge, Ming-Shi Li, Saheer Gharbia, Raju Misra, John Simon Kroll

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2928 PubMed 28149696

January 19, 2017

Detailed anatomy of the braincase of Macelognathus vagans Marsh, 1884 (Archosauria, Crocodylomorpha) using high resolution tomography and new insights on basal crocodylomorph phylogeny

4 citations

762 downloads

3,078 views

Juan Martin Leardi, Diego Pol, James Matthew Clark

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2801 PubMed 28133565

January 4, 2017

Marine turtles are not fussy nesters: a novel test of small-scale nest site selection using structure from motion beach terrain information

7 citations

738 downloads

2,562 views

Ilana Kelly, Javier X. Leon, Ben L. Gilby, Andrew D. Olds, Thomas A. Schlacher

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2770 PubMed 28070454

January 11, 2017

Handling stress may confound murine gut microbiota studies

5 citations

728 downloads

2,908 views

Cary R. Allen-Blevins, Xiaomeng You, Katie Hinde, David A. Sela

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2876 PubMed 28097073

January 18, 2017

The wild tomato species Solanum chilense shows variation in pathogen resistance between geographically distinct populations

5 citations

721 downloads

2,535 views

Remco Stam, Daniela Scheikl, Aurélien Tellier

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2910 PubMed 28133579

January 12, 2017

A critical issue in model-based inference for studying trait-based community assembly and a solution

19 citations

710 downloads

3,081 views

Cajo J.F. ter Braak, Pedro Peres-Neto, Stéphane Dray

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2885 PubMed 28097076

January 18, 2017

Jaguar interactions with pumas and prey at the northern edge of jaguars’ range

7 citations

706 downloads

3,160 views

Carmina E. Gutiérrez-González, Carlos A. López-González

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2886 PubMed 28133569

January 26, 2017

Metagenomic identification of active methanogens and methanotrophs in serpentinite springs of the Voltri Massif, Italy

15 citations

670 downloads

2,917 views

William J. Brazelton, Christopher N. Thornton, Alex Hyer, Katrina I. Twing, August A. Longino, Susan Q. Lang, Marvin D. Lilley, Gretchen L. Früh-Green, Matthew O. Schrenk

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2945 PubMed 28149702

January 26, 2017

Genomic insight into pathogenicity of dematiaceous fungus Corynespora cassiicola

6 citations

648 downloads

2,082 views

Hong Keat Looi, Yue Fen Toh, Su Mei Yew, Shiang Ling Na, Yung-Chie Tan, Pei-Sin Chong, Jia-Shiun Khoo, Wai-Yan Yee, Kee Peng Ng, Chee Sian Kuan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2841 PubMed 28149676

January 19, 2017

Jellyfish extract induces apoptotic cell death through the p38 pathway and cell cycle arrest in chronic myelogenous leukemia K562 cells

4 citations

635 downloads

3,027 views

Sun-Hyung Ha, Fansi Jin, Choong-Hwan Kwak, Fukushi Abekura, Jun-Young Park, Nam Gyu Park, Young-Chae Chang, Young-Choon Lee, Tae-Wook Chung, Ki-Tae Ha, Jong-Keun Son, Hyeun Wook Chang, Cheorl-Ho Kim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2895 PubMed 28133573

January 10, 2017

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of an endemic monotypic genus Hagenia (Rosaceae): structural comparative analysis, gene content and microsatellite detection

12 citations

632 downloads

2,100 views

Andrew W. Gichira, Zhizhong Li, Josphat K. Saina, Zhicheng Long, Guangwan Hu, Robert W. Gituru, Qingfeng Wang, Jinming Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2846 PubMed 28097059

January 31, 2017

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

5 citations

629 downloads