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June 2018

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Climate change-related threats to the Sicilian pond turtle

Adapted from Fig 1: Predicted habitat suitability for Emys trinacris

June 5, 2018

Climate change-related threats to the Sicilian pond turtle

The pond turtle Emys trinacris is an endangered endemic species of Sicily. In this study, researchers modelled the potential distribution of the species under current and future climatic conditions.

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June 13, 2018

Can non-destructive DNA extraction of bulk invertebrate samples be used for metabarcoding?

Melissa E. Carew, Rhys A. Coleman, Ary A. Hoffmann

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4980 PubMed 29915700

June 29, 2018

Impact of extreme drought and incentive programs on flooded agriculture and wetlands in California’s Central Valley

Matthew E. Reiter, Nathan K. Elliott, Dennis Jongsomjit, Gregory H. Golet, Mark D. Reynolds

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5147 PubMed 30042882

June 18, 2018

Ecotoxicity of disinfectant benzalkonium chloride and its mixture with antineoplastic drug 5-fluorouracil towards alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata

Tina Elersek, Maja Ženko, Metka Filipič

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4986 PubMed 29938131

June 21, 2018

Fish species richness is associated with the availability of landscape components across seasons in the Amazonian floodplain

Carlos Edwar Carvalho Freitas, Laurie Laurenson, Kedma Cristine Yamamoto, Bruce Rider Forsberg, Miguel Petrere, Caroline Arantes, Flavia Kelly Siqueira-Souza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5080 PubMed 29942707

June 25, 2018

Potamopyrgus antipodarum as a potential defender against swimmer’s itch in European recreational water bodies—experimental study

Anna Marszewska, Anna Cichy, Jana Bulantová, Petr Horák, Elżbieta Żbikowska

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5045 PubMed 29967728

June 20, 2018

Dissemination of antibiotic resistance genes associated with the sporobiota in sediments impacted by wastewater

Christophe Paul, Zhanna Bayrychenko, Thomas Junier, Sevasti Filippidou, Karin Beck, Matthieu Bueche, Gilbert Greub, Helmut Bürgmann, Pilar Junier

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4989 PubMed 29942682

June 19, 2018

A comparative study of the gastric ossicles of Trichodactylidae crabs (Brachyura: Decapoda) with comments on the role of diet and phylogeny in shaping morphological traits

Débora A. Carvalho, Pablo A. Collins, Renata Lima-Gomes, Célio Magalhães, Maria Victoria Torres, Verónica Williner