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May 2017

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Galeamopus pabsti

May 2, 2017

Osteology of Galeamopus pabsti sp. nov.

In this study, researchers describe a new taxon in tremendous detail.

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May 31, 2017

Largest baleen whale mass mortality during strong El Niño event is likely related to harmful toxic algal bloom

Verena Häussermann, Carolina S. Gutstein, Michael Bedington, David Cassis, Carlos Olavarria, Andrew C. Dale, Ana M. Valenzuela-Toro, Maria Jose Perez-Alvarez, Hector H. Sepúlveda, Kaitlin M. McConnell, Fanny E. Horwitz, Günter Försterra

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3123 PubMed 30038848

May 30, 2017

The presumed oldest flying insect: more likely a myriapod?

Carolin Haug, Joachim T. Haug

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3402 PubMed 28584727

May 24, 2017

Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for Sturnira parvidens and cross-species amplification in Sturnira species

Edgar G. Gutiérrez, Giovani Hernández Canchola, Livia S. León Paniagua, Norberto Martínez Méndez, Jorge Ortega

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3367 PubMed 28560110

May 4, 2017

Anhanguera taxonomy revisited: is our understanding of Santana Group pterosaur diversity biased by poor biological and stratigraphic control?

Felipe L. Pinheiro, Taissa Rodrigues

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3285 PubMed 28484676

May 16, 2017

Reappraisal of the extinct seal “Phoca” vitulinoides from the Neogene of the North Sea Basin, with bearing on its geological age, phylogenetic affinities, and locomotion

Leonard Dewaele, Eli Amson, Olivier Lambert, Stephen Louwye

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3316 PubMed 28533965

May 24, 2017

Eumelanin and pheomelanin are predominant pigments in bumblebee (Apidae: Bombus) pubescence

Carlo Polidori, Alberto Jorge, Concepción Ornosa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3300 PubMed 28560094

May 16, 2017

Quantifying climate change impacts emphasises the importance of managing regional threats in the endangered Yellow-eyed penguin

Thomas Mattern, Stefan Meyer, Ursula Ellenberg, David M. Houston, John T. Darby, Melanie Young, Yolanda van Heezik, Philip J. Seddon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3272 PubMed 28533952

May 30, 2017

A new view on the morphology and phylogeny of eugregarines suggested by the evidence from the gregarine Ancora sagittata (Leuckart, 1860) Labbé, 1899 (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinida)

Timur G. Simdyanov, Laure Guillou, Andrei Y. Diakin, Kirill V. Mikhailov, Joseph Schrével, Vladimir V. Aleoshin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3354 PubMed 28584702

May 10, 2017

Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscatus) survival, oil spills, shrimp fisheries, and hurricanes

Ryan M. Huang, Oron L. Bass Jr, Stuart L. Pimm

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3287 PubMed 28503374

May 18, 2017

Exoskeleton may influence the internal body temperatures of Neotropical dung beetles (Col. Scarabaeinae)

Valentina Amore, Malva I.M. Hernández, Luis M. Carrascal, Jorge M. Lobo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3349 PubMed 28533987

May 18, 2017

A genome-wide assessment of stages of elevational parapatry in Bornean passerine birds reveals no introgression: implications for processes and patterns of speciation

Robert G. Moyle, Joseph D. Manthey, Peter A. Hosner, Mustafa Rahman, Maklarin Lakim, Frederick H. Sheldon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3335 PubMed 28533979

May 16, 2017

Are invasive populations characterized by a broader diet than native populations?

Julien Courant, Solveig Vogt, Raquel Marques, John Measey, Jean Secondi, Rui Rebelo, André De Villiers, Flora Ihlow, Charlotte De Busschere, Thierry Backeljau, Dennis Rödder, Anthony Herrel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3250 PubMed 28533950

May 3, 2017

‘Unwilling’ versus ‘unable’: Tonkean macaques’ understanding of human goal-directed actions

Charlotte Canteloup, Hélène Meunier

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3227 PubMed 28480137

May 2, 2017

Development and application of 14 microsatellite markers in the burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides reveals population genetic differentiation at local spatial scales

Sonia Pascoal, Rebecca M. Kilner

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3278 PubMed 28480146

May 10, 2017

Cave features, seasonality and subterranean distribution of non-obligate cave dwellers

Enrico Lunghi, Raoul Manenti, Gentile Francesco Ficetola