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March 2018

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

First endemic freshwater Gammarus from Crete

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March 9, 2018

First endemic freshwater Gammarus from Crete

Researchers describe Gammarus plaitisi (a Gammarid amphipod), endemic to Cretan streams. The divergence of the new species is strongly connected to the geological history of the island.

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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 29, 2018

Determining the numbers of a landscape architect species (Tapirus terrestris), using footprints

Danielle O. Moreira, Sky K. Alibhai, Zoe C. Jewell, Cristina J. da Cunha, Jardel B. Seibert, Andressa Gatti

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4591 PubMed 29610711

March 29, 2018

The value of citizen science for ecological monitoring of mammals

Arielle Waldstein Parsons, Christine Goforth, Robert Costello, Roland Kays

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4536 PubMed 29610706

March 26, 2018

Pollination implications of the diverse diet of tropical nectar-feeding bats roosting in an urban cave

Voon-Ching Lim, Rosli Ramli, Subha Bhassu, John-James Wilson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4572 PubMed 29607265

March 19, 2018

Assessing the disturbance potential of small unoccupied aircraft systems (UAS) on gray seals (Halichoerus grypus) at breeding colonies in Nova Scotia, Canada

Lauren Arona, Julian Dale, Susan G. Heaslip, Michael O. Hammill, David W. Johnston

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4467 PubMed 29576950

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 29, 2018

The importance of sponges and mangroves in supporting fish communities on degraded coral reefs in Caribbean Panama

Janina Seemann, Alexandra Yingst, Rick D. Stuart-Smith, Graham J. Edgar, Andrew H. Altieri

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4455 PubMed 29610704

March 20, 2018

Conserving relics from ancient underground worlds: assessing the influence of cave and landscape features on obligate iron cave dwellers from the Eastern Amazon

Rodolfo Jaffé, Xavier Prous, Allan Calux, Markus Gastauer, Gilberto Nicacio, Robson Zampaulo, Pedro W.M. Souza-Filho, Guilherme Oliveira, Iuri V. Brandi, José O. Siqueira

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4531 PubMed 29576987

March 22, 2018

Will the California Current lose its nesting Tufted Puffins?

Christopher J. Hart, Ryan P. Kelly, Scott F. Pearson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4519 PubMed 29593940

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 2, 2018

Landscape connectivity among remnant populations of guanaco (Lama guanicoe Müller, 1776) in an arid region of Chile impacted by global change

Mara I. Espinosa, Nicolas Gouin, Francisco A. Squeo, David López, Angéline Bertin