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November 2017

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Male sex pheromone components affect female choice

Figure 1: Heliconius melpomene wings showing androconial dimorphism.

November 7, 2017

Male sex pheromone components affect female choice

Researchers combined morphological, chemical & behavioural analyses of male pheromones in the Neotropical butterfly Heliconius Melpomene to investigate how they affect female mate choice.

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November 22, 2017

I-ATAC: interactive pipeline for the management and pre-processing of ATAC-seq samples

5 citations

923 downloads

3,181 views

Zeeshan Ahmed, Duygu Ucar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4040 PubMed 29181276

November 14, 2017

Whole genome sequencing of Rhodotorula mucilaginosa isolated from the chewing stick (Distemonanthus benthamianus): insights into Rhodotorula phylogeny, mitogenome dynamics and carotenoid biosynthesis

6 citations

760 downloads

1,829 views

Han Ming Gan, Bolaji N. Thomas, Nicole T. Cavanaugh, Grace H. Morales, Ashley N. Mayers, Michael A. Savka, André O. Hudson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4030 PubMed 29158974

November 8, 2017

Genome-wide identification and characterization of GRAS transcription factors in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

12 citations

631 downloads

2,373 views

Yiling Niu, Tingting Zhao, Xiangyang Xu, Jingfu Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3955 PubMed 29134140

November 21, 2017

Genome-wide survey of single-nucleotide polymorphisms reveals fine-scale population structure and signs of selection in the threatened Caribbean elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata

12 citations

628 downloads

2,252 views

Meghann K. Devlin-Durante, Iliana B. Baums

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4077 PubMed 29181279

November 16, 2017

Gene and genome-centric analyses of koala and wombat fecal microbiomes point to metabolic specialization for Eucalyptus digestion

4 citations

604 downloads

5,100 views

Miriam E. Shiffman, Rochelle M. Soo, Paul G. Dennis, Mark Morrison, Gene W. Tyson, Philip Hugenholtz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4075 PubMed 29177117

November 29, 2017

Genomic characterization of a new endophytic Streptomyces kebangsaanensis identifies biosynthetic pathway gene clusters for novel phenazine antibiotic production

9 citations

499 downloads

2,002 views

Juwairiah Remali, Nurul ‘Izzah Mohd Sarmin, Chyan Leong Ng, John J.L. Tiong, Wan M. Aizat, Loke Kok Keong, Noraziah Mohamad Zin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3738 PubMed 29201559

November 2, 2017

Genome-wide association study of pigmentary traits (skin and iris color) in individuals of East Asian ancestry

10 citations

488 downloads

2,800 views

Lida Rawofi, Melissa Edwards, S Krithika, Phuong Le, David Cha, Zhaohui Yang, Yanyun Ma, Jiucun Wang, Bing Su, Li Jin, Heather L. Norton, Esteban J. Parra

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3951 PubMed 29109912

November 29, 2017

DNA barcoding reveals the mislabeling of fish in a popular tourist destination in Brazil

13 citations

487 downloads

2,350 views

Clisten Fátima Staffen, Mari Dalva Staffen, Mariana Londero Becker, Sara Emelie Löfgren, Yara Costa Netto Muniz, Renato Hajenius Aché de Freitas, Andrea Rita Marrero

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4006 PubMed 29201560

November 17, 2017

Coral-associated viral communities show high levels of diversity and host auxiliary functions

7 citations

455 downloads

2,655 views

Karen D. Weynberg, Patrick W. Laffy, Elisha M. Wood-Charlson, Dmitrij Turaev, Thomas Rattei, Nicole S. Webster, Madeleine J.H. van Oppen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4054 PubMed 29158985

November 30, 2017

Kullback Leibler divergence in complete bacterial and phage genomes

447 downloads

2,023 views