Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

July 31, 2018

The periodical cicada four-year acceleration hypothesis revisited and the polyphyletic nature of Brood V, including an updated crowd-source enhanced map (Hemiptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada)

2 citations

393 downloads

9,332 views

John R. Cooley, Nidia Arguedas, Elias Bonaros, Gerry Bunker, Stephen M. Chiswell, Annette DeGiovine, Marten Edwards, Diane Hassanieh, Diler Haji, John Knox, Gene Kritsky, Carolyn Mills, Dan Mozgai, Roy Troutman, John Zyla, Hiroki Hasegawa, Teiji Sota, Jin Yoshimura, Chris Simon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5282 PubMed 30083444

July 25, 2018

Japanese knotweed (Fallopia japonica): an analysis of capacity to cause structural damage (compared to other plants) and typical rhizome extension

3 citations

861 downloads

4,828 views

Mark Fennell, Max Wade, Karen L. Bacon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5246 PubMed 30065865

July 6, 2018

Fossil eggshell cuticle elucidates dinosaur nesting ecology

2 citations

526 downloads

3,571 views

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

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

July 24, 2018

Satellite tracking of juvenile whale sharks in the Sulu and Bohol Seas, Philippines

1 citation

1,191 downloads

3,270 views

Gonzalo Araujo, Christoph A. Rohner, Jessica Labaja, Segundo J. Conales, Sally J. Snow, Ryan Murray, Simon J. Pierce, Alessandro Ponzo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5231 PubMed 30065862

July 18, 2018

Investigating parental care behaviour in same-sex pairing of zoo greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

789 downloads

2,998 views

Barbara Regaiolli, Camillo Sandri, Paul E. Rose, Vittoria Vallarin, Caterina Spiezio

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5227 PubMed 30042888

July 30, 2018

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

1 citation

404 downloads

2,703 views

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

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

July 6, 2018

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

1 citation

367 downloads

2,572 views

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 20, 2018

Habitat and landscape factors influence pollinators in a tropical megacity, Bangkok, Thailand

2 citations

820 downloads

2,478 views

Alyssa B. Stewart, Tuanjit Sritongchuay, Piyakarn Teartisup, Sakonwan Kaewsomboon, Sara Bumrungsri

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5335 PubMed 30042902

July 3, 2018

Beetles in bamboo forests: community structure in a heterogeneous landscape of southwestern Amazonia

1 citation

383 downloads

2,258 views

Jennifer M. Jacobs, Rudolf von May, David H. Kavanaugh, Edward F. Connor

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5153 PubMed 30002980

July 31, 2018

Motion-triggered video cameras reveal spatial and temporal patterns of red fox foraging on carrion provided by mountain lions

1 citation

262 downloads

2,056 views

Connor O’Malley, L. Mark Elbroch, Patrick E. Lendrum, Howard Quigley

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5324 PubMed 30083459

July 26, 2018

Climate-induced phenological shift of apple trees has diverse effects on pollinators, herbivores and natural enemies

4 citations

625 downloads

1,720 views

Ádám Kőrösi, Viktor Markó, Anikó Kovács-Hostyánszki, László Somay, Ákos Varga, Zoltán Elek, Virginie Boreux, Alexandra-Maria Klein, Rita Földesi, András Báldi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5269 PubMed 30065875

July 16, 2018

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

2 citations

281 downloads

1,659 views

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

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

July 11, 2018

Experimental and molecular approximation to microbial niche: trophic interactions between oribatid mites and microfungi in an oligotrophic freshwater system

1 citation

391 downloads