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 29, 2017
Dinosaur origin of egg color: oviraptors laid blue-green eggs
13 citations
1,952 downloads
15,094 views
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evolutionary-studies
paleontology
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)
10 citations
667 downloads
3,635 views
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evolutionary-studies
neuroscience
paleontology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3496 PubMed 28828230
August 29, 2017
High incidence of cervical ribs indicates vulnerable condition in Late Pleistocene woolly rhinoceroses
3 citations
588 downloads
3,634 views
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ecology
evolutionary-studies
paleontology
veterinary-medicine
pathology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3684 PubMed 28875067
August 11, 2017
Quid est Clea helena? Evidence for a previously unrecognized radiation of assassin snails (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea: Nassariidae)
4 citations
503 downloads
2,679 views
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biodiversity
biogeography
evolutionary-studies
taxonomy
natural-resource-management
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3638 PubMed 28828249
August 15, 2017
RNA expression and disease tolerance are associated with a “keystone mutation” in the ochre sea star Pisaster ochraceus
2 citations
329 downloads
2,138 views
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biodiversity
evolutionary-studies
genetics
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3696 PubMed 28828278
August 10, 2017
Littorally adaptive? Testing the link between habitat, morphology, and reproduction in the intertidal sculpin subfamily Oligocottinae (Pisces: Cottoidea)
7 citations
407 downloads
2,111 views
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evolutionary-studies
marine-biology
zoology
biosphere-interactions
natural-resource-management
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3634 PubMed 28828246
August 18, 2017
Genomic evidence of bitter taste in snakes and phylogenetic analysis of bitter taste receptor genes in reptiles
4 citations
435 downloads
2,033 views
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evolutionary-studies
genetics
genomics
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3708 PubMed 28828281
August 31, 2017
Intraclutch eggshell colour variation in birds: are females able to identify their eggs individually?
6 citations
434 downloads
1,984 views
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animal-behavior
evolutionary-studies
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3707 PubMed 28875071
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)
5 citations
397 downloads
1,917 views
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animal-behavior
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3689 PubMed 28828277
August 30, 2017
The jaw is a second-class lever in Pedetes capensis (Rodentia: Pedetidae)
2 citations
375 downloads
1,883 views
bioengineering
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3741 PubMed 28875081
August 14, 2017
Genome-wide identification of CBL family and expression analysis of CBLs in response to potassium deficiency in cotton
7 citations
534 downloads
1,778 views
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evolutionary-studies
genomics
molecular-biology
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3653 PubMed 28828254
August 3, 2017
Comparative mitogenomic analysis of mirid bugs (Hemiptera: Miridae) and evaluation of potential DNA barcoding markers
15 citations
458 downloads
1,756 views
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entomology
evolutionary-studies
genomics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3661 PubMed 28791201
August 21, 2017
A systematic review of differential rate of use of the word “evolve” across fields
254 downloads
1,732 views
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evolutionary-studies
public-health
science-and-medical-education
science-policy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3639 PubMed 28852587
August 15, 2017
The hidden anatomy of paranasal sinuses reveals biogeographically distinct morphotypes in the nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)
6 citations
445 downloads
1,729 views
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evolutionary-studies
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3593 PubMed 28828240
August 14, 2017
Pyrrolizidine alkaloid variation in Senecio vulgaris populations from native and invasive ranges
4 citations
404 downloads
1,696 views
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agricultural-science
biochemistry
ecology
evolutionary-studies
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3686 PubMed 28828276
August 30, 2017
Genes of the major histocompatibility complex highlight interactions of the innate and adaptive immune system
2 citations
342 downloads
1,563 views
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evolutionary-studies
molecular-biology
zoology
immunology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3679 PubMed 28875066
August 31, 2017
Tracing hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotype B5 (formerly B6) evolutionary history in the circumpolar Arctic through phylogeographic modelling
1 citation
270 downloads
1,546 views
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computational-biology
evolutionary-studies
virology
infectious-diseases
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3757 PubMed 28875087
August 25, 2017
Chloroplast genome expansion by intron multiplication in the basal psychrophilic euglenoid Eutreptiella pomquetensis
3 citations
371 downloads
1,409 views
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cell-biology
evolutionary-studies
genomics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3725 PubMed 28852596
August 9, 2017
Reproductive biology and nectar secretion dynamics of Penstemon gentianoides (Plantaginaceae): a perennial herb with a mixed pollination system?
4 citations
333 downloads
1,323 views
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biodiversity
ecology
evolutionary-studies
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3636 PubMed 28828248
August 14, 2017
Characterisation of microsatellite and SNP markers from Miseq and genotyping-by-sequencing data among parapatric Urophora cardui (Tephritidae) populations
1 citation
319 downloads
1,221 views
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biodiversity
entomology
evolutionary-studies
genomics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3582 PubMed 28828237
August 14, 2017
Extensive analysis of native and non-native Centaurea solstitialis L. populations across the world shows no traces of polyploidization
1 citation
252 downloads
1,170 views
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biogeography
evolutionary-studies
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3531 PubMed 28828232
August 22, 2017
Structural dynamics in the host-parasitoid system of the pine needle gall midge (Thecodiplosis japonensis) during invasion
2 citations
286 downloads
946 views
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biodiversity
ecology
entomology
evolutionary-studies
biosphere-interactions
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3610 PubMed 28848688
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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