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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 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

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 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 26, 2017

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

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 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 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 24, 2017

Allometry of sexual size dimorphism in turtles: a comparison of mass and length data

Koy W. Regis, Jesse M. Meik

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2914 PubMed 28149687

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 19, 2017

The impact of parental investment on lifetime reproductive success in Iceland

Robert F. Lynch, Emily C. Lynch

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2904 PubMed 28133576

January 18, 2017

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

Remco Stam, Daniela Scheikl, Aurélien Tellier

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

January 18, 2017

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

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

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

January 18, 2017

A large-scale perspective for managing prairie avifauna assemblages across the western US: influences of habitat, land ownership and latitude

Victoria J. Dreitz, Lani T. Stinson, Beth A. Hahn, Jason D. Tack, Paul M. Lukacs

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2879 PubMed 28133567

January 18, 2017

Symbiodinium spp. associated with scleractinian corals from Dongsha Atoll (Pratas), Taiwan, in the South China Sea

Shashank Keshavmurthy, Kuo-Hsun Tang, Chia-Min Hsu, Chai-Hsia Gan, Chao-Yang Kuo, Keryea Soong, Hong-Nong Chou, Chaolun Allen Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2871 PubMed 28133566

January 17, 2017

A systematic review of animal predation creating pierced shells: implications for the archaeological record of the Old World

Anna Maria Kubicka, Zuzanna M. Rosin, Piotr Tryjanowski, Emma Nelson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2903 PubMed 28123913

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

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

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

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

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 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 11, 2017

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

Ilias Lagkouvardos, Sandra Fischer, Neeraj Kumar, Thomas Clavel

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

January 10, 2017

The fishing and natural mortality of large, piscivorous Bull Trout and Rainbow Trout in Kootenay Lake, British Columbia (2008–2013)

Joseph L. Thorley, Greg F. Andrusak

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2874 PubMed 28097071

January 10, 2017

Determining virus-host interactions and glycerol metabolism profiles in geographically diverse solar salterns with metagenomics

Abraham G. Moller, Chun Liang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2844 PubMed 28097058

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 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 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 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

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