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July 2018

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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

Evidence of avian-mediated long distance dispersal in American tardigrades

Matthew J. Mogle, Scott A. Kimball, William R. Miller, Richard D. McKown

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5035 PubMed 30018851

July 24, 2018

Morphometric relationships and seasonal variation in size, weight, and a condition index of post-settlement stages of the Caribbean spiny lobster

Rogelio Martínez-Calderón, Enrique Lozano-Álvarez, Patricia Briones-Fourzán

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5297 PubMed 30065884

July 10, 2018

‘We like it wet’: a comparison between dissection techniques for the assessment of parity in Anopheles arabiensis and determination of sac stage in mosquitoes alive or dead on collection

Jacques D. Charlwood, Erzelia V.E. Tomás, Amanuel K. Andegiorgish, Selam Mihreteab, Corey LeClair