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December 2017

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

The International Space Station

December 5, 2017

Census of microbial life on the International Space Station

Microbiologists have analyzed swabs taken by astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS) and compared them with samples from homes on Earth as well as the Human Microbiome Project. They found that the microbial community in this unique habitat was very diverse and more closely resembled that of homes than of humans.

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December 19, 2017

Broad spectrum pesticide application alters natural enemy communities and may facilitate secondary pest outbreaks

Matthew P. Hill, Sarina Macfadyen, Michael A. Nash

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4179 PubMed 29302395

December 11, 2017

Arsenophonus and Sodalis replacements shape evolution of symbiosis in louse flies

Eva Šochová, Filip Husník, Eva Nováková, Ali Halajian, Václav Hypša

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4099 PubMed 29250466

December 12, 2017

Artificial night light alters nocturnal prey interception outcomes for morphologically variable spiders

Suet Wai Yuen, Timothy C. Bonebrake