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January 2019

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Descriptive anatomy of the largest known specimen of Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis

Three-dimensional skull of BMT 1955.G35.1, Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis.

January 8, 2019

Descriptive anatomy of the largest known specimen of Protoichthyosaurus prostaxalis

Representing one of the first times that medical imaging and three-dimensional reconstruction methods have been applied to a large skull of a marine reptile, researchers describe the partial skeleton of a large ichthyosaur from the Lower Jurassic of Warwickshire, England. The unusual three-dimensional preservation of the specimen permitted computed tomography (CT) scanning of individual braincase elements as well as the entire reassembled skull.

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January 4, 2019

Phylogeny of Paleozoic limbed vertebrates reassessed through revision and expansion of the largest published relevant data matrix

David Marjanović, Michel Laurin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5565 PubMed 30631641

January 11, 2019

Individual tree crown delineation and tree species classification with hyperspectral and LiDAR data

Michele Dalponte, Lorenzo Frizzera, Damiano Gianelle

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6227 PubMed 30648002

January 11, 2019

Diverse and variable virus communities in wild plant populations revealed by metagenomic tools

Hanna Susi, Denis Filloux, Mikko J. Frilander, Philippe Roumagnac, Anna-Liisa Laine

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6140 PubMed 30648011

January 4, 2019

Long-term effects of straw and straw-derived biochar on soil aggregation and fungal community in a rice–wheat rotation system

Naling Bai, Hanlin Zhang, Shuangxi Li, Xianqing Zheng, Juanqin Zhang, Haiyun Zhang, Sheng Zhou, Huifeng Sun, Weiguang Lv

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6171 PubMed 30631646

January 15, 2019

Common garden comparisons confirm inherited differences in sensitivity to climate change between forest tree species

Cuauhtémoc Sáenz-Romero, Antoine Kremer, László Nagy, Éva Újvári-Jármay, Alexis Ducousso, Anikó Kóczán-Horváth, Jon Kehlet Hansen, Csaba Mátyás

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6213 PubMed 30671299

January 23, 2019

Reproductive pattern and population dynamics of commercial red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) from China: implications for sustainable aquaculture management

Shiyu Jin, Lisa Jacquin, Mantang Xiong, Ruojing Li, Sovan Lek, Wei Li, Tanglin Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6214 PubMed 30697477

January 9, 2019

Microbiota variations in Culex nigripalpus disease vector mosquito of West Nile virus and Saint Louis Encephalitis from different geographic origins

Dagne Duguma, Michael W. Hall, Chelsea T. Smartt, Mustapha Debboun, Josh D. Neufeld

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6168 PubMed 30643680

January 11, 2019

Different revegetation types alter soil physical-chemical characteristics and fungal community in the Baishilazi Nature Reserve

Jiaojiao Deng, You Yin, Jiyao Luo, Wenxu Zhu, Yongbin Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6251 PubMed 30648009

January 10, 2019

Different ecological processes determined the alpha and beta components of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity for plant communities in dryland regions of Northwest China

Jianming Wang, Chen Chen, Jingwen Li, Yiming Feng, Qi Lu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6220 PubMed 30648001

January 16, 2019

Termite mound architecture regulates nest temperature and correlates with species identities of symbiotic fungi

Risto Vesala, Anni Harjuntausta, Anu Hakkarainen, Petri Rönnholm, Petri Pellikka, Jouko Rikkinen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6237 PubMed 30671290

January 9, 2019

Carabid community structure in northern China grassland ecosystems: Effects of local habitat on species richness, species composition and functional diversity

Noelline Tsafack, François Rebaudo, Hui Wang, Dávid D. Nagy, Yingzhong Xie, Xinpu Wang, Simone Fattorini

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6197 PubMed 30643684

January 7, 2019

Diversity analysis of the rhizospheric and endophytic bacterial communities of Senecio vulgaris L. (Asteraceae) in an invasive range

Dandan Cheng, Zhongsai Tian, Liang Feng, Lin Xu, Hongmei Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6162 PubMed 30643678

January 3, 2019

The existence and evolution of morphotypes in Anolis lizards: coexistence patterns, not adaptive radiations, distinguish mainland and island faunas

Steven Poe, Christopher G. Anderson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6040 PubMed 30627481

January 31, 2019

High-resolution maps of Swiss apiaries and their applicability to study spatial distribution of bacterial honey bee brood diseases

Raphael S. von Büren, Bernadette Oehen, Nikolaus J. Kuhn, Silvio Erler

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6393 PubMed 30723636

January 11, 2019

The effects of afforestation on soil bacterial communities in temperate grassland are modulated by soil chemical properties

Shu-Hong Wu, Bing-Hong Huang, Jian Gao, Siqi Wang, Pei-Chun Liao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6147 PubMed 30648012

January 14, 2019

Using lidar to assess the development of structural diversity in forests undergoing passive rewilding in temperate Northern Europe

Henrik Thers, Peder Klith Bøcher, Jens-Christian Svenning

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6219 PubMed 30656068

January 11, 2019

Life history responses of two ephemeral plant species to increased precipitation and nitrogen in the Gurbantunggut Desert

Yanfeng Chen, Lingwei Zhang, Xiang Shi, Huiliang Liu, Daoyuan Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6158 PubMed 30648013

January 9, 2019

Climatic niche evolution in the viviparous Sceloporus torquatus group (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae)

Norberto Martínez-Méndez, Omar Mejía, Jorge Ortega, Fausto Méndez-de la Cruz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6192 PubMed 30643683

January 29, 2019

Improving the efficiency of the Fukui trap as a capture tool for the invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenas) in Newfoundland, Canada

Jonathan A. Bergshoeff, Cynthia H. McKenzie, Brett Favaro

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6308 PubMed 30713818

January 30, 2019

Kelpie: generating full-length ‘amplicons’ from whole-metagenome datasets

Paul Greenfield, Nai Tran-Dinh, David Midgley

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6174 PubMed 30723610

January 31, 2019

Blood parasites in Passeriformes in central Germany: prevalence and lineage diversity of Haemosporida (Haemoproteus, Plasmodium and Leucocytozoon) in six common songbirds

Yvonne R. Schumm, Christine Wecker, Carina Marek, Mareike Wassmuth, Anna Bentele, Hermann Willems, Gerald Reiner, Petra Quillfeldt

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6259 PubMed 30723612

January 3, 2019

Otolith microchemistry and diadromy in Patagonian river fishes

Dominique Alò, Cristian Correa, Horacio Samaniego, Corey A. Krabbenhoft, Thomas F. Turner

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6149 PubMed 30627490

January 22, 2019

Effects of dredging on the vegetation in a small lowland river

Edyta Stępień, Andrzej Zawal, Paweł Buczyński, Edyta Buczyńska, Magdalena Szenejko

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6282 PubMed 30697485

January 14, 2019

Method for the quantitative evaluation of ecosystem services in coastal regions

Tomonari Okada, Yugo Mito, Erina Iseri, Toshiyuki Takahashi, Takanori Sugano, Yoshihiro B. Akiyama, Kenta Watanabe, Toko Tanaya, Hiroaki Sugino, Kanae Tokunaga, Takahiro Kubo, Tomohiro Kuwae

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6234 PubMed 30671289

January 11, 2019

Anuran diversity indicates that Caatinga relictual Neotropical forests are more related to the Atlantic Forest than to the Amazon

Deborah P. Castro, João Fabrício M. Rodrigues, Maria Juliana Borges-Leite, Daniel Cassiano Lima, Diva Maria Borges-Nojosa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6208 PubMed 30647999