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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

7 citations

534 downloads

2,442 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 18, 2017

Influence of CNTRENE^® C100LM carbon nanotube material on the growth and regulation of Escherichia coli

2 citations

304 downloads

2,244 views

Brittany Twibell, Kalie Somerville, Geoffrey Manani, Molly Duszynski, Adam Wanekaya, Paul Schweiger

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3721 PubMed 28828284

August 16, 2017

Microbiome succession during ammonification in eelgrass bed sediments

5 citations

435 downloads

1,997 views

Cassandra L. Ettinger, Susan L. Williams, Jessica M. Abbott, John J. Stachowicz, Jonathan A. Eisen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3674 PubMed 28828269

August 29, 2017

Skin bacterial microbiome of a generalist Puerto Rican frog varies along elevation and land use gradients

12 citations

449 downloads

1,899 views

Myra C. Hughey, Janelle A. Pena, Roberto Reyes, Daniel Medina, Lisa K. Belden, Patricia A. Burrowes

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3688 PubMed 28875068

August 15, 2017

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

5 citations

393 downloads

1,732 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

2 citations

309 downloads

1,475 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

2 citations

365 downloads