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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 18, 2018

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

11 citations

825 downloads

1,499 views

Tina Elersek, Maja Ženko, Metka Filipič

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

June 29, 2018

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

7 citations

783 downloads

3,033 views

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

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

June 13, 2018

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

19 citations

723 downloads

3,181 views

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

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

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

1 citation

617 downloads

1,937 views

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

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5028 PubMed 29942694

June 20, 2018

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

3 citations

533 downloads

2,153 views

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 25, 2018

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

3 citations

433 downloads

2,007 views

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

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

June 21, 2018

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

6 citations

426 downloads

1,862 views

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 27, 2018

Nectopsyche of Ecuador: a new species from the high Andean páramo and redescription of Nectopsyche spiloma (Ross) (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae)

1 citation

391 downloads

1,622 views

Ralph W. Holzenthal, Blanca Rios-Touma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4981 PubMed 29967719

June 13, 2018

Evaluating the utility of the female-specific mitochondrial f-orf gene for population genetic, phylogeographic and systematic studies in freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionida)

3 citations

285 downloads