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Investigating parental care behaviour in same-sex pairing of zoo greater flamingo

Greater flamingos at Kutch

July 18, 2018

Investigating parental care behaviour in same-sex pairing of zoo greater flamingo

Same-sex pair bonding is an understudied area of research interest. In an early, small sample study, researchers have observed similar behavior in female-female parenting as with heterosexual pairs in the zoo greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus). These early results could be illuminating with regard to the evolution of flamingo social behavior, same-sex pair bonds, and why pair bonds form in general. Image credit: Dhaval Vargiya, CC SA 4.0.

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July 4, 2018

Volatile profiling in Rhus coriaria fruit (sumac) from three different geographical origins and upon roasting as analyzed via solid-phase microextraction

Mohamed A. Farag, Nesrin M. Fayek, Ibrahim Abou Reidah

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5121 PubMed 30013828

July 11, 2018

3D skeletal muscle fascicle engineering is improved with TGF-β1 treatment of myogenic cells and their co-culture with myofibroblasts

Jessica Krieger, Byung-Wook Park, Christopher R. Lambert, Christopher Malcuit

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4939 PubMed 30018850

July 5, 2018

Trabecular bone patterning in the hominoid distal femur

Leoni Georgiou, Tracy L. Kivell, Dieter H. Pahr, Matthew M. Skinner

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5156 PubMed 30002981

July 27, 2018

A Sarcoptes scabiei specific isothermal amplification assay for detection of this important ectoparasite of wombats and other animals

Tamieka A. Fraser, Scott Carver, Alynn M. Martin, Kate Mounsey, Adam Polkinghorne, Martina Jelocnik

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5291 PubMed 30065882

July 30, 2018

More of the same: allopatric humpback whale populations share acoustic repertoire

Michelle E.H. Fournet, Lauren Jacobsen, Christine M. Gabriele, David K. Mellinger, Holger Klinck

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5365 PubMed 30083470

July 2, 2018

Novel inflammatory cell infiltration scoring system to investigate healthy and footrot affected ovine interdigital skin

Michael Agbaje, Catrin S. Rutland, Grazieli Maboni, Adam Blanchard, Melissa Bexon, Ceri Stewart, Michael A. Jones, Sabine Totemeyer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5097 PubMed 30002960

July 3, 2018

Local and relaxed clocks: the best of both worlds

Mathieu Fourment, Aaron E. Darling

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5140 PubMed 30002973

July 6, 2018

Hummingbird migration and flowering synchrony in the temperate forests of northwestern Mexico

Gabriel López-Segoviano, Maribel Arenas-Navarro, Ernesto Vega, Maria del Coro Arizmendi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5131 PubMed 30002968

July 3, 2018

High expression of SLC26A6 in the kidney may contribute to renal calcification via an SLC26A6-dependent mechanism

Hongyang Jiang, Gaurab Pokhrel, Yinwei Chen, Tao Wang, Chunping Yin, Jihong Liu, Shaogang Wang, Zhuo Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5192 PubMed 30002986

July 6, 2018

Fossil eggshell cuticle elucidates dinosaur nesting ecology

Tzu-Ruei Yang, Ying-Hsuan Chen, Jasmina Wiemann, Beate Spiering, P. Martin Sander

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5144 PubMed 30002976

July 18, 2018

Genetic analysis reveals candidate genes for activity QTL in the blind Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus

Brian M. Carlson, Ian B. Klingler, Bradley J. Meyer, Joshua B. Gross

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5189 PubMed 30042884

July 10, 2018

Taxonomic annotation errors incorrectly assign the family Pseudoalteromonadaceae to the order Vibrionales in Greengenes: implications for microbial community assessments

Keri Ann Lydon, Erin K. Lipp

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5248 PubMed 30018864

July 31, 2018

Venomix: a simple bioinformatic pipeline for identifying and characterizing toxin gene candidates from transcriptomic data

Jason Macrander, Jyothirmayi Panda, Daniel Janies, Marymegan Daly, Adam M. Reitzel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5361 PubMed 30083468

July 27, 2018

Gonadal transcriptome sequencing of the critically endangered Acipenser dabryanus to discover candidate sex-related genes

Yeyu Chen, Ya Liu, Quan Gong, Jiansheng Lai, Mingjiang Song, Jun Du, Xiaochuan Deng

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5389 PubMed 30065900

July 30, 2018

Genetic influences on creativity: an exploration of convergent and divergent thinking

Wei Han, Mi Zhang, Xue Feng, Guihua Gong, Kaiping Peng, Dan Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5403 PubMed 30083479

July 25, 2018

Performance comparison of machine learning techniques in sleep scoring based on wavelet features and neighboring component analysis

Behrouz Alizadeh Savareh, Azadeh Bashiri, Ali Behmanesh, Gholam Hossein Meftahi, Boshra Hatef

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5247 PubMed 30065866

July 18, 2018

Microarray gene expression profiling in colorectal (HCT116) and hepatocellular (HepG2) carcinoma cell lines treated with Melicope ptelefolia leaf extract reveals transcriptome profiles exhibiting anticancer activity

Mohammad Faujul Kabir, Johari Mohd Ali, Onn Haji Hashim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5203 PubMed 30042885

July 6, 2018

Automatic analysis of treadmill running to estimate times to fatigue and exhaustion in rodents

Dmitry V. Zaretsky, Hannah Kline, Maria V. Zaretskaia, Daniel E. Rusyniak

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5017 PubMed 30002953

July 16, 2018

Assessment of bias in morphological identification of carnivore scats confirmed with molecular scatology in north-eastern Himalayan region of Pakistan

Faraz Akrim, Tariq Mahmood, Tamara Max, Muhammad Sajid Nadeem, Siddiqa Qasim, Shaista Andleeb

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5262 PubMed 30038872

July 4, 2018

Identification of SNPs potentially related to immune responses and growth performance in Litopenaeus vannamei by RNA-seq analyses

Camilla A. Santos, Sónia C.S. Andrade, Patrícia D. Freitas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5154 PubMed 30013834

July 6, 2018

Stream acidification and reduced aquatic prey availability are associated with dietary shifts in an obligate riparian Neotropical migratory songbird

Brian K. Trevelline, Tim Nuttle, Brady A. Porter, Nathan L. Brouwer, Brandon D. Hoenig, Zachary D. Steffensmeier, Steven C. Latta

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5141 PubMed 30002974

July 31, 2018

Ornamentation of dermal bones of Metoposaurus krasiejowensis and its ecological implications

Mateusz Antczak, Adam Bodzioch

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5267 PubMed 30083441

July 24, 2018

Absence of heterosis in hybrid crested newts

Jan W. Arntzen, Nazan Üzüm, Maja D. Ajduković, Ana Ivanović, Ben Wielstra

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5317 PubMed 30065885

July 20, 2018

The influence of different deep-sea coral habitats on sediment macrofaunal community structure and function

Jill R. Bourque, Amanda W.J. Demopoulos

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5276 PubMed 30042896

July 3, 2018

Honey reduces the metastatic characteristics of prostate cancer cell lines by promoting a loss of adhesion

Sean D.A. Abel, Sumit Dadhwal, Allan B. Gamble, Sarah K. Baird

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5115 PubMed 30002964

July 2018

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Greater flamingos at Kutch

Investigating parental care behaviour in same-sex pairing of zoo greater flamingo

Greater flamingos at Kutch

Investigating parental care behaviour in same-sex pairing of zoo greater flamingo

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