Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

March 2, 2018

Genetic variation and DNA fingerprinting of durian types in Malaysia using simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers

Ging Yang Siew, Wei Lun Ng, Sheau Wei Tan, Noorjahan Banu Alitheen, Soon Guan Tan, Swee Keong Yeap

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4266 PubMed 29511604

March 6, 2018

Environmental DNA for freshwater fish monitoring: insights for conservation within a protected area

Sara Fernandez, Miguel M. Sandin, Paul G. Beaulieu, Laura Clusa, Jose L. Martinez, Alba Ardura, Eva García-Vázquez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4486 PubMed 29527421

March 6, 2018

The little shrimp that could: phylogeography of the circumtropical Stenopus hispidus (Crustacea: Decapoda), reveals divergent Atlantic and Pacific lineages

‘Ale‘alani Dudoit, Matthew Iacchei, Richard R. Coleman, Michelle R. Gaither, William E. Browne, Brian W. Bowen, Robert J. Toonen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4409 PubMed 29527409

March 30, 2018

Comparative genome analysis of 24 bovine-associated Staphylococcus isolates with special focus on the putative virulence genes

Silja Åvall-Jääskeläinen, Suvi Taponen, Ravi Kant, Lars Paulin, Jochen Blom, Airi Palva, Joanna Koort

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4560 PubMed 29610707

March 13, 2018

Strong genetic differentiation in tropical seagrass Enhalus acoroides (Hydrocharitaceae) at the Indo-Malay Archipelago revealed by microsatellite DNA

I Nyoman Giri Putra, Yuliana Fitri Syamsuni, Beginer Subhan, Made Pharmawati, Hawis Madduppa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4315 PubMed 29576933

March 5, 2018

Genetic diversity and connectivity of the megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios)

Shang Yin Vanson Liu, Shoou Jeng Joung, Chi-Ju Yu, Hua-Hsun Hsu, Wen-Pei Tsai, Kwang Ming Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4432 PubMed 29527411

March 12, 2018

Molecular cloning and expression analysis of three ThERFs involved in the response to waterlogging stress of Taxodium ‘Zhongshanshan406’, and subcellular localization of the gene products

Wencai Fan, Ying Yang, Zhiquan Wang, Yunlong Yin, Chaoguang Yu, Qin Shi, Jinbo Guo, Lei Xuan, Jianfeng Hua

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4434 PubMed 29576943

March 16, 2018

Distribution and seasonal differences in Pacific Lamprey and Lampetra spp eDNA across 18 Puget Sound watersheds

Carl O. Ostberg, Dorothy M. Chase, Michael C. Hayes, Jeffrey J. Duda

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4496 PubMed 29576966

March 23, 2018

Quantitative trait loci associated with soft wheat quality in a cross of good by moderate quality parents

Gioconda Garcia-Santamaria, Duc Hua, Clay Sneller

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4498 PubMed 29593939

March 20, 2018

Squeezing water from a stone: high-throughput sequencing from a 145-year old holotype resolves (barely) a cryptic species problem in flying lizards

Jimmy A. McGuire, Darko D. Cotoras, Brendan O’Connell, Shobi Z.S. Lawalata, Cynthia Y. Wang-Claypool, Alexander Stubbs, Xiaoting Huang, Guinevere O.U. Wogan, Sarah M. Hykin, Sean B. Reilly, Ke Bi, Awal Riyanto, Evy Arida, Lydia L. Smith, Heather Milne, Jeffrey W. Streicher, Djoko T. Iskandar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4470 PubMed 29576952

March 19, 2018

Phylogeographic structure in three North American tent caterpillar species (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae): Malacosoma americana, M. californica, and M. disstria

Linda A. Lait, Paul D.N. Hebert

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4479 PubMed 29576956

March 6, 2018

Global analysis of A-to-I RNA editing reveals association with common disease variants

Oscar Franzén, Raili Ermel, Katyayani Sukhavasi, Rajeev Jain, Anamika Jain, Christer Betsholtz, Chiara Giannarelli, Jason C. Kovacic, Arno Ruusalepp, Josefin Skogsberg, Ke Hao, Eric E. Schadt, Johan L.M. Björkegren

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4466 PubMed 29527417

March 12, 2018

Out of Asia: mitochondrial evolutionary history of the globally introduced supralittoral isopod Ligia exotica

Luis A. Hurtado, Mariana Mateos, Chang Wang, Carlos A. Santamaria, Jongwoo Jung, Valiallah Khalaji-Pirbalouty, Won Kim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4337 PubMed 29576934

March 19, 2018

Influence of allelic variations in relation to norepinephrine and mineralocorticoid receptors on psychopathic traits: a pilot study

Guillaume Durand

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4528 PubMed 29576985

March 14, 2018

A genome-wide investigation of microsatellite mismatches and the association with body mass among bird species

Haiying Fan, Weibin Guo