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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

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

Transcriptome analysis of the oriental melon (Cucumis melo L. var. makuwa) during fruit development

Ah-Young Shin, Yong-Min Kim, Namjin Koo, Su Min Lee, Seokhyeon Nahm, Suk-Yoon Kwon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2834 PubMed 28070461

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 5, 2017

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

Kazutomo Yokoya, Sarah Postel, Rui Fang, Viswambharan Sarasan

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

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 5, 2017

Transcriptomic response of maize primary roots to low temperatures at seedling emergence

Mauro Di Fenza, Bridget Hogg, Jim Grant, Susanne Barth