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May 2018

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Blue whale migratory pathways along the Eastern South Pacific

Tracks of five wide-ranging blue whales tagged in Chilean Northern Patagonia.

April 30, 2018

Blue whale migratory pathways along the Eastern South Pacific

Researchers tracked 10 blue whales and documented their individual variations in departure time, northbound migratory routes and potential wintering grounds in the Eastern South Pacific.

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May 28, 2018

A guideline for reporting experimental protocols in life sciences

Olga Giraldo, Alexander Garcia, Oscar Corcho

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4795 PubMed 29868256

May 23, 2018

An improved primer set and amplification protocol with increased specificity and sensitivity targeting the Symbiodinium ITS2 region

Benjamin C.C. Hume, Maren Ziegler, Julie Poulain, Xavier Pochon, Sarah Romac, Emilie Boissin, Colomban de Vargas, Serge Planes, Patrick Wincker, Christian R. Voolstra

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4816 PubMed 29844969

May 8, 2018

Transcriptomic studies reveal a key metabolic pathway contributing to a well-maintained photosynthetic system under drought stress in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.)

Weiping Shi, Jingye Cheng, Xiaojie Wen, Jixiang Wang, Guanyan Shi, Jiayan Yao, Liyuan Hou, Qian Sun, Peng Xiang, Xiangyang Yuan, Shuqi Dong, Pingyi Guo, Jie Guo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4752 PubMed 29761061

May 16, 2018

Identification and expression analysis of cytokinin metabolic genes IPTs, CYP735A and CKXs in the biofuel plant Jatropha curcas

Li Cai, Lu Zhang, Qiantang Fu, Zeng-Fu Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4812 PubMed 29785355

May 4, 2018

Candidate genes associated with red colour formation revealed by comparative genomic variant analysis of red- and green-skinned fruits of Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)

Xiaopeng Ni, Song Xue, Shahid Iqbal, Wanxu Wang, Zhaojun Ni, Muhammad Khalil-ur-Rehman, Zhihong Gao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4625 PubMed 29740511

May 22, 2018

Molecular response of canola to salt stress: insights on tolerance mechanisms

Reza Shokri-Gharelo, Pouya Motie Noparvar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4822 PubMed 29844974

May 9, 2018

The rice XA21 ectodomain fused to the Arabidopsis EFR cytoplasmic domain confers resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae

Nicholas C. Thomas, Nir Oksenberg, Furong Liu, Daniel Caddell, Alina Nalyvayko, Yen Nguyen, Benjamin Schwessinger, Pamela C. Ronald

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4456 PubMed 29761034

May 8, 2018

Nature-derived lignan compound VB-1 exerts hair growth-promoting effects by augmenting Wnt/β-catenin signaling in human dermal papilla cells

Jieshu Luo, Mengting Chen, Yingzi Liu, Hongfu Xie, Jian Yuan, Yingjun Zhou, Jinsong Ding, Zhili Deng, Ji Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4737 PubMed 29761053

May 29, 2018

Genomic analysis of red-tide water bloomed with Heterosigma akashiwo in Geoje

Hye-Eun Kang, Tae-Ho Yoon, Sunyoung Yoon, Hak Jun Kim, Hyun Park, Chang-Keun Kang, Hyun-Woo Kim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4854 PubMed 29868269

May 4, 2018

The ΦBT1 large serine recombinase catalyzes DNA integration at pseudo-attB sites in the genus Nocardia

Marion Herisse, Jessica L. Porter, Romain Guerillot, Takehiro Tomita, Anders Goncalves Da Silva, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P. Howden, Timothy P. Stinear, Sacha J. Pidot

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4784 PubMed 29740520

May 8, 2018

Porcine rotavirus C in pigs with gastroenteritis on Thai swine farms, 2011–2016

Supansa Tuanthap, Cherdpong Phupolphan, Supol Luengyosluechakul, Ausanee Duang-in, Apiradee Theamboonlers, Suphot Wattanaphansak, Sompong Vongpunsawad, Alongkorn Amonsin, Yong Poovorawan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4724 PubMed 29761045

May 24, 2018

Identification of stem rust resistance genes in wheat cultivars in China using molecular markers

Xiaofeng Xu, Depeng Yuan, Dandan Li, Yue Gao, Ziyuan Wang, Yang Liu, Siting Wang, Yuanhu Xuan, Hui Zhao, Tianya Li, Yuanhua Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4882 PubMed 29844997

May 28, 2018

Proteomics of Nasonia vitripennis and the effects of native Wolbachia infection on N. vitripennis

Jie Li, Ningxin Wang, Yong Liu, Shiqi Qiu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4905 PubMed 29868291

May 21, 2018

Living upside down: patterns of red coral settlement in a cave

Federica Costantini, Luca Rugiu, Carlo Cerrano, Marco Abbiati

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4649 PubMed 29844950

May 28, 2018

Expression analysis of vitellogenins in the workers of the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta)

Chloe Hawkings, Cecilia Tamborindeguy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4875 PubMed 29868280

May 11, 2018

Westwards and northwards dispersal of Triosteum himalayanum (Caprifoliaceae) from the Hengduan Mountains region based on chloroplast DNA phylogeography

Hai-rui Liu, Qing-bo Gao, Fa-qi Zhang, Gulzar Khan, Shi-long Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4748 PubMed 29770273

May 25, 2018

Selective constraint acting on TLR2 and TLR4 genes of Japanese Rana frogs

Quintin Lau, Takeshi Igawa, Tiffany A. Kosch, Yoko Satta

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4842 PubMed 29844986

May 30, 2018

Treatment of collagenase-induced osteoarthritis with a viral vector encoding TSG-6 results in ectopic bone formation

Mathijs G.A. Broeren, Irene Di Ceglie, Miranda B. Bennink, Peter L.E.M. van Lent, Wim B. van den Berg, Marije I. Koenders, Esmeralda N. Blaney Davidson, Peter M. van der Kraan, Fons A.J. van de Loo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4771 PubMed 29868252

May 11, 2018

The evaluation of anoxia responsive E2F DNA binding activity in the red eared slider turtle, Trachemys scripta elegans

Kyle K. Biggar, Kenneth B. Storey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4755 PubMed 29770276