March 2019

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A new ancient lineage of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of Peninsular India

Live images of Astrobatrachus kurichiyana

March 12, 2019

A new ancient lineage of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of Peninsular India

Researchers describe a new species, Astrobatrachus kurichiyana sp. nov. The discovery of this species adds to the list of deeply divergent and monotypic or depauperate lineages with narrow geographic ranges in the southern massifs of the Western Ghats

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March 27, 2019
Old wild wolves: ancient DNA survey unveils population dynamics in Late Pleistocene and Holocene Italian remains
2 citations
621 downloads
3,351 views
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biodiversity
conservation-biology
evolutionary-studies
genetics
paleontology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6424 PubMed 30944772
March 13, 2019
Just a small bunch of flowers: the botanical knowledge of students and the positive effects of courses in plant identification at German universities
1 citation
849 downloads
3,074 views
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biodiversity
conservation-biology
ecology
plant-science
science-and-medical-education
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6581 PubMed 30886774
March 5, 2019
DNA metabarcoding allows non-invasive identification of arthropod prey provisioned to nestling Rufous hummingbirds (Selasphorus rufus)
9 citations
604 downloads
2,328 views
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biodiversity
ecology
molecular-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6596 PubMed 30863689
March 22, 2019
Evidence of cryptic lineages within a small South American crocodilian: the Schneider’s dwarf caiman Paleosuchus trigonatus (Alligatoridae: Caimaninae)
13 citations
622 downloads
2,087 views
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biodiversity
biogeography
evolutionary-studies
genetics
population-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6580 PubMed 30931177
March 1, 2019
Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in soil, roots and rhizosphere of Medicago truncatula: diversity and heterogeneity under semi-arid conditions
8 citations
1,935 downloads
1,745 views
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biodiversity
plant-science
soil-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6401 PubMed 30842895
March 20, 2019
Evolution of host plant use and diversification in a species complex of parasitic weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
2 citations
457 downloads
1,512 views
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biodiversity
ecology
entomology
evolutionary-studies
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6625 PubMed 30918760
March 7, 2019
Climate change and conservation in a warm North American desert: effect in shrubby plants
2 citations
534 downloads
1,431 views
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biodiversity
ecology
evolutionary-studies
genetics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6572 PubMed 30867993
March 21, 2019
Sea stars of the genus Henricia Gray, 1840 (Echinodermata, Asteroidea) from Vostok Bay, Sea of Japan
581 downloads
1,221 views
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biodiversity
marine-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6585 PubMed 30923651
March 12, 2019
The effects of Solidago canadensis water extracts on maize seedling growth in association with the biomass allocation pattern
2 citations
384 downloads
1,003 views
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agricultural-science
biodiversity
ecology
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6564 PubMed 30881766
March 14, 2019
Recognizing two new Hippolyte species (Decapoda, Caridea, Hippolytidae) from the South China Sea based on integrative taxonomy
1 citation
413 downloads
954 views
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biodiversity
genetics
marine-biology
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6605 PubMed 30886782
March 13, 2019
Coral-algal interactions at Weizhou Island in the northern South China Sea: variations by taxa and the exacerbating impact of sediments trapped in turf algae
6 citations
403 downloads
951 views
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biodiversity
ecology
marine-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6590 PubMed 30886777
March 21, 2019
Maintenance of dominant populations in heavily grazed grassland: Inference from a Stipa breviflora seed germination experiment
6 citations
333 downloads
719 views
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biodiversity
biogeography
ecology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6654 PubMed 30923659
A new ancient lineage of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of Peninsular India

Live images of Astrobatrachus kurichiyana

March 12, 2019

A new ancient lineage of frog endemic to the Western Ghats of Peninsular India

Researchers describe a new species, Astrobatrachus kurichiyana sp. nov. The discovery of this species adds to the list of deeply divergent and monotypic or depauperate lineages with narrow geographic ranges in the southern massifs of the Western Ghats

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