August 2017

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Use of necrophagous insects as evidence of cadaver relocation: myth or reality?

Dermestid beetles and flies on a skeletonized human skull

August 1, 2017

Use of necrophagous insects as evidence of cadaver relocation: myth or reality?

Researchers conducted an extensive review to determine whether (and under which conditions) insects can be used as evidence to tell if a body has been moved.

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August 30, 2017
Genes of the major histocompatibility complex highlight interactions of the innate and adaptive immune system
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3679 PubMed 28875066
August 18, 2017
Extended exposure to elevated temperature affects escape response behaviour in coral reef fishes
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3652 PubMed 28828253
August 22, 2017
The complete mitochondrial genome of the grooved carpet shell, Ruditapes decussatus (Bivalvia, Veneridae)
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3692 PubMed 28848689
August 15, 2017
Germination of dimorphic seeds of Suaeda aralocaspica in response to light and salinity conditions during and after cold stratification
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3671 PubMed 28828266
August 30, 2017
Genotyping-by-sequencing enables linkage mapping in three octoploid cultivated strawberry families
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3731 PubMed 28875078
August 1, 2017
Appraisal of unimodal cues during agonistic interactions in Maylandia zebra
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3643 PubMed 28785523
August 21, 2017
Assessing the utility of urinary and fecal cortisol as an indicator of stress in golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana)
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3648 PubMed 28852589
August 31, 2017
Remote sensing and spatial statistical techniques for modelling Ommatissus lybicus (Hemiptera: Tropiduchidae) habitat and population densities
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3752 PubMed 28875085
August 10, 2017
An updated understanding of Texas bumble bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) species presence and potential distributions in Texas, USA
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3612 PubMed 28828241
August 29, 2017
Validation and description of two new north-western Australian Rainbow skinks with multispecies coalescent methods and morphology
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3724 PubMed 28875076
August 31, 2017
Intraclutch eggshell colour variation in birds: are females able to identify their eggs individually?
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3707 PubMed 28875071
August 30, 2017
Fourteen new species of Oecetis McLachlan, 1877 (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae) from the Neotropical region
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3753 PubMed 28875086
August 17, 2017
Genome-wide association study identifies novel type II diabetes risk loci in Jordan subpopulations
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3618 PubMed 28828242
August 18, 2017
Genomic evidence of bitter taste in snakes and phylogenetic analysis of bitter taste receptor genes in reptiles
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3708 PubMed 28828281
August 17, 2017
Diversity of compounds in femoral secretions of Galápagos iguanas (genera: Amblyrhynchus and Conolophus), and their potential role in sexual communication in lek-mating marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus)
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3689 PubMed 28828277
August 25, 2017
Chloroplast genome expansion by intron multiplication in the basal psychrophilic euglenoid Eutreptiella pomquetensis
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3725 PubMed 28852596
August 24, 2017
Characterization of the Polish Primitive Horse (Konik) maternal lines using mitochondrial D-loop sequence variation
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3714 PubMed 28852595
August 14, 2017
Extensive analysis of native and non-native Centaurea solstitialis L. populations across the world shows no traces of polyploidization
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3531 PubMed 28828232
August 22, 2017
A Miocene breeding ground of an extinct baleen whale (Cetacea: Mysticeti)
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3711 PubMed 28848691
August 28, 2017
BioFuelDB: a database and prediction server of enzymes involved in biofuels production
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3497 PubMed 28875065
August 16, 2017
Changes in zooplankton community, and seston and zooplankton fatty acid profiles at the freshwater/saltwater interface of the Chowan River, North Carolina
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3667 PubMed 28828262
August 21, 2017
Expression differences in Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) females reared on different aphid host species
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3640 PubMed 28852588
August 14, 2017
Microbial communities in the reef water at Kham Island, lower Gulf of Thailand
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3625 PubMed 28828243
August 21, 2017
Population structure of Bathymodiolus manusensis, a deep-sea hydrothermal vent-dependent mussel from Manus Basin, Papua New Guinea
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3655 PubMed 28852590
August 17, 2017
Mesoscale spatiotemporal variability in a complex host-parasite system influenced by intermediate host body size
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3675 PubMed 28828270
Use of necrophagous insects as evidence of cadaver relocation: myth or reality?

Dermestid beetles and flies on a skeletonized human skull

August 1, 2017

Use of necrophagous insects as evidence of cadaver relocation: myth or reality?

Researchers conducted an extensive review to determine whether (and under which conditions) insects can be used as evidence to tell if a body has been moved.

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