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August 2018

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Evidence of acclimatization or adaptation in Hawaiian corals to higher ocean temperatures

Dr. Keisha Bahr surveying a healthy coral colony

August 7, 2018

Evidence of acclimatization or adaptation in Hawaiian corals to higher ocean temperatures

Scientists replicated a landmark study to determine changes in coral sea temperature tolerance over time. In the three species of Hawaiian corals retested, bleaching occurred later, with higher survivorship and growth rates than the same species of corals in 1970. However, scientists warn that temperatures are rising faster than corals can change.

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August 8, 2018

Herbivore biocontrol and manual removal successfully reduce invasive macroalgae on coral reefs

Brian J. Neilson, Christopher B. Wall, Frank T. Mancini, Catherine A. Gewecke

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5332 PubMed 30123695

August 14, 2018

Trichocera maculipennis (Diptera)—an invasive species in Maritime Antarctica

Marta Potocka, Ewa Krzemińska

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5408 PubMed 30128194

August 14, 2018

Local and population-level responses of Greater sage-grouse to oil and gas development and climatic variation in Wyoming

Rob R. Ramey, Joseph L. Thorley, Alexander S. Ivey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5417 PubMed 30128198

August 8, 2018

Colonization and usage of an artificial urban wetland complex by freshwater turtles

Marc Dupuis-Desormeaux, Christina Davy, Amy Lathrop, Emma Followes, Andrew Ramesbottom, Andrea Chreston, Suzanne E. MacDonald

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5423 PubMed 30123718

August 3, 2018

Daytime driving decreases amphibian roadkill

Wenyan Zhang, Guocheng Shu, Yulong Li, Shan Xiong, Chunping Liang, Cheng Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5385 PubMed 30083473

August 21, 2018

Disentangling the mechanisms of mate choice in a captive koala population

Parice A. Brandies, Catherine E. Grueber, Jamie A. Ivy, Carolyn J. Hogg, Katherine Belov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5438 PubMed 30155356

August 7, 2018

Incidental catch of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) along the Sicilian coasts by longline fishery

Santo Caracappa, Maria Flaminia Persichetti, Antonio Piazza, Giulia Caracappa, Antonino Gentile, Sandra Marineo, Daniela Crucitti, Marco Arculeo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5392 PubMed 30123712

August 14, 2018

Roads affect the spatial structure of butterfly communities in grassland patches

Piotr Skórka, Magdalena Lenda, Dawid Moroń

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5413 PubMed 30128196

August 9, 2018

Soil and forest structure predicts large-scale patterns of occurrence and local abundance of a widespread Amazonian frog

Anthony S. Ferreira, Robert Jehle, Adam J. Stow, Albertina P. Lima

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5424 PubMed 30123719

August 24, 2018

Body size information in large-scale acoustic bat databases

Caterina Penone, Christian Kerbiriou, Jean-François Julien, Julie Marmet, Isabelle Le Viol

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5370 PubMed 30155347

August 21, 2018

Seed bank and growth comparisons of native (Virgilia divaricata) and invasive alien (Acacia mearnsii and A. melanoxylon) plants: implications for conservation

Stefan A. Goets, Tineke Kraaij, Keith M. Little

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5466 PubMed 30155363

August 8, 2018

AANAT transgenic sheep generated via OPS vitrified-microinjected pronuclear embryos and reproduction efficiency of the transgenic offspring

Xiuzhi Tian, Dongying Lv, Teng Ma, Shoulong Deng, Minghui Yang, Yukun Song, Xiaosheng Zhang, Jinglong Zhang, Juncai Fu, Zhengxing Lian, Shien Zhu, Yingjie Wu, Yiming Xing, Guoshi Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5420 PubMed 30123717

August 8, 2018

The larva and female of Perigomphus basicornis Amaya-Vallejo, Novelo-Gutiérrez & Realpe, 2017, and the first record of Perigomphus pallidistylus (Belle, 1972) for Colombia (Insecta: Odonata: Gomphidae)

Vanessa Amaya-Vallejo, Rodolfo Novelo-Gutiérrez, Emilio Realpe

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5279 PubMed 30123693

August 15, 2018

Testing ‘Proportion of Females Calving’ as an indicator for population-level reproductive performance for black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)

Peter R. Law, Brad Fike

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5430 PubMed 30128200