June 2017

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African penguins follow the gaze direction of conspecifics

Experimental setup for gaze testing

June 12, 2017

African penguins follow the gaze direction of conspecifics

Representing some of the first work in this area, the observations made are a starting point for future cross-species comparisons with other members of the penguin family.

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June 27, 2017
A new parrot taxon from the Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico—its position within genus Amazona based on morphology and molecular phylogeny
2 citations
1,632 downloads
23,083 views
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evolutionary-studies
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3475 PubMed 28674651
June 1, 2017
Experience-based human perception of facial expressions in Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)
4 citations
1,453 downloads
6,630 views
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animal-behavior
anthropology
zoology
psychiatry-and-psychology
public-health
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3413 PubMed 28584731
June 27, 2017
Microplasma-assisted hydrogel fabrication: A novel method for gelatin-graphene oxide nano composite hydrogel synthesis for biomedical application
7 citations
1,332 downloads
3,331 views
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bioengineering
biotechnology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3498 PubMed 28663938
June 12, 2017
African penguins follow the gaze direction of conspecifics
2 citations
1,315 downloads
2,256 views
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animal-behavior
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3459 PubMed 28626619
June 20, 2017
The Venice specimen of Ouranosaurus nigeriensis (Dinosauria, Ornithopoda)
4 citations
1,238 downloads
7,780 views
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evolutionary-studies
paleontology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3403 PubMed 28649466
June 27, 2017
Europatitan eastwoodi, a new sauropod from the lower Cretaceous of Iberia in the initial radiation of somphospondylans in Laurasia
8 citations
1,051 downloads
9,277 views
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evolutionary-studies
paleontology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3409 PubMed 28674644
June 8, 2017
Relating form to function in the hummingbird feeding apparatus
2 citations
897 downloads
2,738 views
biophysics
zoology
anatomy-and-physiology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3449 PubMed 28607842
June 15, 2017
Diversity analysis of gut microbiota in osteoporosis and osteopenia patients
23 citations
873 downloads
2,932 views
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microbiology
orthopedics
rheumatology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3450 PubMed 28630804
June 22, 2017
Time to cash in on positive interactions for coral restoration
8 citations
871 downloads
3,805 views
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climate-change-biology
conservation-biology
ecology
marine-biology
natural-resource-management
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3499 PubMed 28652942
June 6, 2017
New data towards the development of a comprehensive taphonomic framework for the Late Jurassic Cleveland-Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry, Central Utah
745 downloads
5,858 views
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ecosystem-science
evolutionary-studies
paleontology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3368 PubMed 28603668
June 13, 2017
Detection and drug resistance profile of Escherichia coli from subclinical mastitis cows and water supply in dairy farms in Saraburi Province, Thailand
8 citations
711 downloads
2,007 views
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microbiology
infectious-diseases
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3431 PubMed 28626609
June 15, 2017
Putative archaeal viruses from the mesopelagic ocean
17 citations
705 downloads
3,061 views
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bioinformatics
ecology
microbiology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3428 PubMed 28630803
June 22, 2017
Climate, soil or both? Which variables are better predictors of the distributions of Australian shrub species?
10 citations
701 downloads
2,430 views
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biodiversity
biogeography
ecology
environmental-sciences
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3446 PubMed 28652933
June 20, 2017
Distinct patterns in the gut microbiota after surgical or medical therapy in obese patients
24 citations
676 downloads
3,366 views
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genomics
microbiology
gastroenterology-and-hepatology
surgery-and-surgical-specialties
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3443 PubMed 28649469
June 13, 2017
Phenotypic variation in dorsal fin morphology of coastal bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off Mexico
3 citations
667 downloads
2,915 views
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animal-behavior
biogeography
ecology
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3415 PubMed 28626607
June 22, 2017
Divide and Conquer (DC) BLAST: fast and easy BLAST execution within HPC environments
2 citations
666 downloads
2,182 views
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agricultural-science
bioinformatics
computational-biology
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3486 PubMed 28652936
June 28, 2017
Pleistocene reefs of the Egyptian Red Sea: environmental change and community persistence
6 citations
663 downloads
2,211 views
biodiversity
biogeography
ecology
marine-biology
paleontology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3504 PubMed 28674659
June 6, 2017
Electrophysiological correlates of aesthetic processing of webpages: a comparison of experts and laypersons
11 citations
660 downloads
1,751 views
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human-computer-interaction
neurology
neuroscience
psychiatry-and-psychology
science-and-medical-education
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3440 PubMed 28603676
June 6, 2017
Combining multi-dimensional data to identify key genes and pathways in gastric cancer
3 citations
648 downloads
1,921 views
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bioinformatics
genetics
genomics
gastroenterology-and-hepatology
oncology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3385 PubMed 28603669
June 6, 2017
A methodology of theropod print replication utilising the pedal reconstruction of Australovenator and a simulated paleo-sediment
2 citations
641 downloads
3,935 views
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paleontology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3427 PubMed 28603673
June 6, 2017
In silico analysis reveals widespread presence of three gene families, MAPK, MAPKK and MAPKKK, of the MAPK cascade from crop plants of Solanaceae in comparison to the distantly-related syntenic species from Rubiaceae, coffee
2 citations
641 downloads
2,193 views
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bioinformatics
computational-biology
evolutionary-studies
genomics
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3255 PubMed 28603666
June 20, 2017
Larval exposure to field-realistic concentrations of clothianidin has no effect on development rate, over-winter survival or adult metabolic rate in a solitary bee, Osmia bicornis
12 citations
630 downloads
2,800 views
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ecology
entomology
environmental-sciences
toxicology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3417 PubMed 28649467
June 21, 2017
Microbial bioenergetics of coral-algal interactions
11 citations
629 downloads
3,273 views
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ecology
ecosystem-science
marine-biology
microbiology
biophysics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3423 PubMed 28649468
June 28, 2017
The comparative osteology of Plesiochelys bigleri n. sp., a new coastal marine turtle from the Late Jurassic of Porrentruy (Switzerland)
6 citations
626 downloads
3,622 views
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evolutionary-studies
paleontology
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3482 PubMed 28674653
June 30, 2017
Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and child’s cognitive performance at 6–8 years of age in rural Burkina Faso: an observational study
3 citations
620 downloads
2,345 views
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neuroscience
cognitive-disorders
epidemiology
psychiatry-and-psychology
public-health
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3507 PubMed 28674660
African penguins follow the gaze direction of conspecifics

Experimental setup for gaze testing

June 12, 2017

African penguins follow the gaze direction of conspecifics

Representing some of the first work in this area, the observations made are a starting point for future cross-species comparisons with other members of the penguin family.

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