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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 27, 2018

Skeletal muscle mitochondrial volume and myozenin-1 protein differences exist between high versus low anabolic responders to resistance training

Michael D. Roberts, Matthew A. Romero, Christopher B. Mobley, Petey W. Mumford, Paul A. Roberson, Cody T. Haun, Christopher G. Vann, Shelby C. Osburn, Hudson H. Holmes, Rory A. Greer, Christopher M. Lockwood, Hailey A. Parry, Andreas N. Kavazis

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5338 PubMed 30065891

July 19, 2018

Ultrastructural alterations in the retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptors of a Stargardt patient and three Stargardt mouse models: indication for the central role of RPE melanin in oxidative stress

Tatjana Taubitz, Alexander V. Tschulakow, Marina Tikhonovich, Barbara Illing, Yuan Fang, Antje Biesemeier, Sylvie Julien-Schraermeyer, Ulrich Schraermeyer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5215 PubMed 30038866

July 27, 2018

Analysis of the light intensity dependence of the growth of Synechocystis and of the light distribution in a photobioreactor energized by 635 nm light

Alessandro Cordara, Angela Re, Cristina Pagliano, Pascal Van Alphen, Raffaele Pirone, Guido Saracco, Filipe Branco dos Santos, Klaas Hellingwerf, Nicolò Vasile

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5256 PubMed 30065870

July 4, 2018

High expression level of MMP9 is associated with poor prognosis in patients with clear cell renal carcinoma

Haitao Niu, Feng Li, Qingshui Wang, Zhoujie Ye, Qi Chen, Yao Lin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5050 PubMed 30013825

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 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