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October 2018

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A new tyrannosaurid from the Upper Cretaceous Menefee Formation

Fig 1: Frontals of UMNH VP 28348 in rostral view

October 9, 2018

A new tyrannosaurid from the Upper Cretaceous Menefee Formation

Researchers report a new tyrannosaurid represented by an associated skeleton from the lower Campanian Allison Member of the Menefee Formation of New Mexico. The specimen is the holotype of the new genus and species Dynamoterror dynastes.

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October 4, 2018

Conceptual and empirical advances in Neotropical biodiversity research

Alexandre Antonelli, María Ariza, James Albert, Tobias Andermann, Josué Azevedo, Christine Bacon, Søren Faurby, Thais Guedes, Carina Hoorn, Lúcia G. Lohmann, Pável Matos-Maraví, Camila D. Ritter, Isabel Sanmartín, Daniele Silvestro, Marcelo Tejedor, Hans ter Steege, Hanna Tuomisto, Fernanda P. Werneck, Alexander Zizka, Scott V. Edwards

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5644 PubMed 30310740

October 17, 2018

Genome-wide identification and analysis of the CNGC gene family in maize

Lidong Hao, Xiuli Qiao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5816 PubMed 30356996

October 11, 2018

Effects of rheumatoid arthritis associated transcriptional changes on osteoclast differentiation network in the synovium

Shilpa Harshan, Poulami Dey, Srivatsan Ragunathan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5743 PubMed 30324023

October 5, 2018

Assessment of genomic changes in a CRISPR/Cas9 Phaeodactylum tricornutum mutant through whole genome resequencing

Monia Teresa Russo, Riccardo Aiese Cigliano, Walter Sanseverino, Maria Immacolata Ferrante

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5507 PubMed 30310734

October 11, 2018

Virus discovery in all three major lineages of terrestrial arthropods highlights the diversity of single-stranded DNA viruses associated with invertebrates

Karyna Rosario, Kaitlin A. Mettel, Bayleigh E. Benner, Ryan Johnson, Catherine Scott, Sohath Z. Yusseff-Vanegas, Christopher C.M. Baker, Deby L. Cassill, Caroline Storer, Arvind Varsani, Mya Breitbart

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5761 PubMed 30324030

October 5, 2018

Ultraconserved elements (UCEs) illuminate the population genomics of a recent, high-latitude avian speciation event

Kevin Winker, Travis C. Glenn, Brant C. Faircloth

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5735 PubMed 30310754

October 12, 2018

Genome-wide identification of new reference genes for RT-qPCR normalization in CGMMV-infected Lagenaria siceraria

Chenhua Zhang, Hongying Zheng, Xinyang Wu, Heng Xu, Kelei Han, Jiejun Peng, Yuwen Lu, Lin Lin, Pei Xu, Xiaohua Wu, Guojing Li, Jianping Chen, Fei Yan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5642 PubMed 30345167

October 30, 2018

Uncovering full-length transcript isoforms of sugarcane cultivar Khon Kaen 3 using single-molecule long-read sequencing

Jittima Piriyapongsa, Pavita Kaewprommal, Sirintra Vaiwsri, Songtham Anuntakarun, Warodom Wirojsirasak, Prapat Punpee, Peeraya Klomsa-ard, Philip J. Shaw, Wirulda Pootakham, Thippawan Yoocha, Duangjai Sangsrakru, Sithichoke Tangphatsornruang, Sissades Tongsima, Somvong Tragoonrung

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5818 PubMed 30397543

October 11, 2018

Sex-biased expression between guppies varying in the presence of ornamental coloration

Cynthia Dick, David N. Reznick, Cheryl Y. Hayashi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5782 PubMed 30324034

October 16, 2018

Pushing the limits of whole genome amplification: successful sequencing of RADseq library from a single microhymenopteran (Chalcidoidea, Trichogramma)

Astrid Cruaud, Géraldine Groussier, Guenaëlle Genson, Laure Sauné, Andrew Polaszek, Jean-Yves Rasplus

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5640 PubMed 30356952

October 30, 2018

HAHap: a read-based haplotyping method using hierarchical assembly

Yu-Yu Lin, Ping Chun Wu, Pei-Lung Chen, Yen-Jen Oyang, Chien-Yu Chen