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August 2017

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

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 28, 2017

Uncovering unseen fungal diversity from plant DNA banks

9 citations

644 downloads

2,875 views

Erin M. Datlof, Anthony S. Amend, Kamala Earl, Jeremy Hayward, Clifford W. Morden, Rachael Wade, Geoffrey Zahn, Nicole A. Hynson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3730 PubMed 28875077

August 15, 2017

Aura-biomes are present in the water layer above coral reef benthic macro-organisms

8 citations

569 downloads

2,100 views

Kevin Walsh, J. Matthew Haggerty, Michael P. Doane, John J. Hansen, Megan M. Morris, Ana Paula B. Moreira, Louisi de Oliveira, Luciana Leomil, Gizele D. Garcia, Fabiano Thompson, Elizabeth A. Dinsdale

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3666 PubMed 28828261

August 14, 2017

Microbial communities in the reef water at Kham Island, lower Gulf of Thailand

4 citations

408 downloads

1,883 views

Naraporn Somboonna, Alisa Wilantho, Somchai Monanunsap, Suchana Chavanich, Sithichoke Tangphatsornruang, Sissades Tongsima

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3625 PubMed 28828243

August 15, 2017

Taxonomic and chemical assessment of exceptionally abundant rock mine biofilm

3 citations

482 downloads