Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

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 7, 2017

Epigenetic considerations in aquaculture

Mackenzie R. Gavery, Steven B. Roberts

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4147 PubMed 29230373

December 4, 2017

Sodium salt medium-chain fatty acids and Bacillus-based probiotic strategies to improve growth and intestinal health of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)

Paula Simó-Mirabet, M. Carla Piazzon, Josep Alvar Calduch-Giner, Álvaro Ortiz, Mónica Puyalto, Ariadna Sitjà-Bobadilla, Jaume Pérez-Sánchez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4001 PubMed 29226031

December 8, 2017

Complete genome sequence and comparative genomics of the golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) pathogen, Vibrio harveyi strain QT520

Zhigang Tu, Hongyue Li, Xiang Zhang, Yun Sun, Yongcan Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4127 PubMed 29230364

December 6, 2017

Genetic differentiation and phylogeography of Mediterranean-North Eastern Atlantic blue shark (Prionace glauca, L. 1758) using mitochondrial DNA: panmixia or complex stock structure?

Agostino Leone, Ilenia Urso, Dimitrios Damalas, Jann Martinsohn, Antonella Zanzi, Stefano Mariani, Emilio Sperone, Primo Micarelli, Fulvio Garibaldi, Persefoni Megalofonou, Luca Bargelloni, Rafaella Franch, David Macias, Paulo Prodöhl, Séan Fitzpatrick, Marco Stagioni, Fausto Tinti, Alessia Cariani

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4112 PubMed 29230359

December 4, 2017

Patterns in artisanal coral reef fisheries revealed through local monitoring efforts

David G. Delaney, Lida T. Teneva, Kostantinos A. Stamoulis, Jonatha L. Giddens, Haruko Koike, Tom Ogawa, Alan M. Friedlander, John N. Kittinger

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4089 PubMed 29226033

December 6, 2017

Mass marking of juvenile Schizothorax wangchiachii (Fang) with alizarin red S and evaluation of stock enhancement in the Jinping area of the Yalong River

Kun Yang, Shu Li, Xiaoshuai Liu, Weixiong Gan, Longjun Deng, Yezhong Tang, Zhaobin Song

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4142 PubMed 29230371