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September 2018

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A short, robust brain activation control task optimised for pharmacological fMRI studies

Fig 2: Results from the working-memory variant of the task paradigm.

September 11, 2018

A short, robust brain activation control task optimised for pharmacological fMRI studies

To aid in pharmacological-fMRI studies, researchers developed and validated two variants of a novel fMRI control task. Their stimulus code is freely available online for re-use by the scientific community.

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September 28, 2018

Modeled larval connectivity of a multi-species reef fish and invertebrate assemblage off the coast of Moloka‘i, Hawai‘i

Emily E. Conklin, Anna B. Neuheimer, Robert J. Toonen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5688 PubMed 30280049

September 28, 2018

Closing the gap: mixed stock analysis of three foraging populations of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) on the Great Barrier Reef

Karina Jones, Michael Jensen, Graham Burgess, Johanna Leonhardt, Lynne van Herwerden, Julia Hazel, Mark Hamann, Ian Bell, Ellen Ariel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5651 PubMed 30280029

September 27, 2018

Geopolitical species revisited: genomic and morphological data indicate that the roundtail chub Gila robusta species complex (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) is a single species

Joshua M. Copus, W. L. Montgomery, Zac H. Forsman, Brian W. Bowen, Robert J. Toonen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5605 PubMed 30294509

September 26, 2018

Assessing bird avoidance of high-contrast lights using a choice test approach: implications for reducing human-induced avian mortality

Benjamin Goller, Bradley F. Blackwell, Travis L. DeVault, Patrice E. Baumhardt, Esteban Fernández-Juricic

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5404 PubMed 30280013

September 26, 2018

Effect of changes in the fractal structure of a littoral zone in the course of lake succession on the abundance, body size sequence and biomass of beetles

Joanna Pakulnicka, Andrzej Zawal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5662 PubMed 30280034

September 24, 2018

Morphometric traits in the fine-leaved fescues depend on ploidy level: the case of Festuca amethystina L.

Agnieszka Rewicz, Przemysław Piotr Tomczyk, Marcin Kiedrzyński, Katarzyna Maria Zielińska, Iwona Jędrzejczyk, Monika Rewers, Edyta Kiedrzyńska, Tomasz Rewicz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5576 PubMed 30280016

September 21, 2018

Population genetics of the main population of brown bears in southwest Asia

Hüseyin Ambarlı, Deniz Mengüllüoğlu, Jörns Fickel, Daniel W. Förster

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5660 PubMed 30258734

September 21, 2018

How much genetic variation is stored in the endangered and fragmented shrub Tetraena mongolica Maxim?

Yingbiao Zhi, Zhonglou Sun, Ping Sun, Kai Zhao, Yangnan Guo, Dejian Zhang, Baowei Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5645 PubMed 30258729

September 20, 2018

Gap analysis and implications for seasonal management on a local scale

Li Yang, Baofeng Zhang, Xinrui Wang, Yueheng Ren, Jinlin Chen, Chao Zhang, Yongpeng Xia, Yuankun Li, Jianguo Sun, Jiangang Guo, Weijia Wang, XiaoFeng Luan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5622 PubMed 30258719

September 19, 2018

European population trends and current conservation status of an endangered steppe-bird species: the Dupont’s lark Chersophilus duponti

Julia Gómez-Catasús, Cristian Pérez-Granados, Adrián Barrero, Gerard Bota, David Giralt, Germán M. López-Iborra, David Serrano, Juan Traba

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5627 PubMed 30258721

September 19, 2018

Application of EST-SSR markers developed from the transcriptome of Torreya grandis (Taxaceae), a threatened nut-yielding conifer tree

Jun Zeng, Jie Chen, Yixuan Kou, Yujin Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5606 PubMed 30258714

September 18, 2018

Local-scale determinants of arboreal spider beta diversity in a temperate forest: roles of tree architecture, spatial distance, and dispersal capacity

Qiongdao Zhang, Dong He, Hua Wu, Wei Shi, Cong Chen