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 3, 2017
Comparative mitogenomic analysis of mirid bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae) and evaluation of potential DNA barcoding markers
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3661 PubMed 28791201
August 29, 2017
Dinosaur origin of egg color: oviraptors laid blue-green eggs
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3706 PubMed 28875070
August 10, 2017
Synchrotron scanning reveals the palaeoneurology of the head-butting Moschops capensis (Therapsida, Dinocephalia)
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3496 PubMed 28828230
August 14, 2017
Genome-wide identification of CBL family and expression analysis of CBLs in response to potassium deficiency in cotton
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3653 PubMed 28828254
August 15, 2017
The hidden anatomy of paranasal sinuses reveals biogeographically distinct morphotypes in the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3593 PubMed 28828240
August 11, 2017
Quid est Clea helena? Evidence for a previously unrecognized radiation of assassin snails (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea: Nassariidae)
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3638 PubMed 28828249
August 10, 2017
Littorally adaptive? Testing the link between habitat, morphology, and reproduction in the intertidal sculpin subfamily Oligocottinae (Pisces: Cottoidea)
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3634 PubMed 28828246
August 14, 2017
Pyrrolizidine alkaloid variation in Senecio vulgaris populations from native and invasive ranges
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3686 PubMed 28828276
August 9, 2017
Reproductive biology and nectar secretion dynamics of Penstemon gentianoides (Plantaginaceae): a perennial herb with a mixed pollination system?
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3636 PubMed 28828248
August 29, 2017
High incidence of cervical ribs indicates vulnerable condition in Late Pleistocene woolly rhinoceroses
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3684 PubMed 28875067
August 30, 2017
The jaw is a second-class lever in Pedetes capensis (Rodentia: Pedetidae)
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3741 PubMed 28875081
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 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 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 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 31, 2017
Tracing hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype B5 (formerly B6) evolutionary history in the circumpolar Arctic through phylogeographic modelling
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3757 PubMed 28875087
August 22, 2017
Structural dynamics in the host-parasitoid system of the pine needle gall midge (Thecodiplosis japonensis) during invasion
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3610 PubMed 28848688
August 15, 2017
RNA expression and disease tolerance are associated with a “keystone mutation” in the ochre sea star Pisaster ochraceus
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3696 PubMed 28828278
August 14, 2017
Characterisation of microsatellite and SNP markers from Miseq and genotyping-by-sequencing data among parapatric Urophora cardui (Tephritidae) populations
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3582 PubMed 28828237
August 21, 2017
A systematic review of differential rate of use of the word “evolve” across fields
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https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3639 PubMed 28852587
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.

- read article

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