September 2017

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Automated classification of tropical shrub species

Leaf samples

September 12, 2017

Automated classification of tropical shrub species

Researchers have developed a hybrid ‘leaf shape’ and machine learning approach to build an automated identification system for tropical shrubs.

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September 15, 2017
Inferring ‘weak spots’ in phylogenetic trees: application to mosasauroid nomenclature
6 citations
809 downloads
3,828 views
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evolutionary-studies
paleontology
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3782 PubMed 28929018
September 1, 2017
A practical guide to build de-novo assemblies for single tissues of non-model organisms: the example of a Neotropical frog
1 citation
566 downloads
3,328 views
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bioinformatics
evolutionary-studies
genomics
molecular-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3702 PubMed 28879061
September 15, 2017
Impacts of land use and invasive species on native avifauna of Mo’orea, French Polynesia
1 citation
364 downloads
2,810 views
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animal-behavior
biodiversity
conservation-biology
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3761 PubMed 28929014
September 5, 2017
The semi-aquatic pondweed bugs of a Cretaceous swamp
1 citation
351 downloads
2,625 views
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ecology
entomology
paleontology
taxonomy
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3760 PubMed 28890856
September 22, 2017
Filtering out parasites: sand crabs (Lepidopa benedicti) are infected by more parasites than sympatric mole crabs (Emerita benedicti)
268 downloads
2,470 views
animal-behavior
marine-biology
parasitology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3852 PubMed 28951818
September 28, 2017
An exploration of strategies used by dressage horses to control moments around the center of mass when performing passage
6 citations
369 downloads
2,427 views
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animal-behavior
bioengineering
veterinary-medicine
zoology
kinesiology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3866 PubMed 28970972
September 12, 2017
The landscape of fear conceptual framework: definition and review of current applications and misuses
19 citations
727 downloads
2,407 views
animal-behavior
biodiversity
conservation-biology
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3772 PubMed 28929015
September 25, 2017
Bacterial community associated with worker honeybees (Apis mellifera) affected by European foulbrood
10 citations
526 downloads
2,060 views
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ecology
entomology
microbiology
veterinary-medicine
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3816 PubMed 28966892
September 11, 2017
Biochemical and structural characterization of a novel arginine kinase from the spider Polybetes pythagoricus
2 citations
364 downloads
2,058 views
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biochemistry
biophysics
zoology
allergy-and-clinical-immunology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3787 PubMed 28924503
September 27, 2017
Estimating the age of Heliconius butterflies from calibrated photographs
1 citation
300 downloads
2,005 views
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animal-behavior
bioinformatics
ecology
entomology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3821 PubMed 28970967
September 13, 2017
Allele specific expression and methylation in the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris
3 citations
462 downloads
1,894 views
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animal-behavior
entomology
evolutionary-studies
genomics
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3798 PubMed 28929021
September 4, 2017
Stress responses to conspecific visual cues of predation risk in zebrafish
10 citations
345 downloads
1,613 views
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animal-behavior
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3739 PubMed 28890851
September 18, 2017
Revisiting the mitogenomic phylogeny of Salmoninae: new insights thanks to recent sequencing advances
8 citations
307 downloads
1,609 views
aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
biodiversity
evolutionary-studies
molecular-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3828 PubMed 28948107
September 12, 2017
Habitat suitability—density relationship in an endangered woodland species: the case of the Blue Chaffinch (Fringilla polatzeki)
3 citations
331 downloads
1,582 views
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biogeography
conservation-biology
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3771 PubMed 28924498
September 29, 2017
Does silvoagropecuary landscape fragmentation affect the genetic diversity of the sigmodontine rodent Oligoryzomys longicaudatus?
2 citations
312 downloads
1,562 views
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biodiversity
genetics
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3842 PubMed 28975057
September 4, 2017
Trophic analysis of the fish community in the Ciénega Churince, Cuatro Ciénegas, Coahuila
8 citations
302 downloads
1,552 views
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aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
biodiversity
ecology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3637 PubMed 28890849
September 11, 2017
Phylogeographic investigation and ecological niche modelling of the endemic frog species Nanorana pleskei revealed multiple refugia in the eastern Tibetan Plateau
5 citations
444 downloads
1,548 views
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biogeography
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3770 PubMed 28924497
September 8, 2017
Early-branching euteleost relationships: areas of congruence between concatenation and coalescent model inferences
3 citations
265 downloads
1,518 views
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aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3548 PubMed 28929008
September 22, 2017
Functional modularity in lake-dwelling characin fishes of Mexico
2 citations
363 downloads
1,482 views
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aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
evolutionary-studies
zoology
freshwater-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3851 PubMed 28951817
September 6, 2017
Laboratory evaluation of different formulations of Stress Coat® for slime production in goldfish (Carassius auratus) and koi (Cyprinus carpio)
382 downloads
1,394 views
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aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
veterinary-medicine
zoology
dermatology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3759 PubMed 28894641
September 12, 2017
Greater reproductive investment, but shorter lifespan, in agrosystem than in natural-habitat toads
7 citations
291 downloads
1,312 views
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biosphere-interactions
conservation-biology
environmental-impacts
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3791 PubMed 28924505
September 15, 2017
Effects of long-term preservation on amphibian body conditions: implications for historical morphological research
293 downloads
1,129 views
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zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3805 PubMed 28929024
September 18, 2017
Can squirrel monkeys learn an ABnA grammar? A re-evaluation of Ravignani et al. (2013)
3 citations
219 downloads
845 views
animal-behavior
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3806 PubMed 28948102
Automated classification of tropical shrub species

Leaf samples

September 12, 2017

Automated classification of tropical shrub species

Researchers have developed a hybrid ‘leaf shape’ and machine learning approach to build an automated identification system for tropical shrubs.

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