April 2019

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April 30, 2019
Captivity causes taxonomic and functional convergence of gut microbial communities in bats
1 citation
1,505 downloads
1,796 views
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ecology
microbiology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6844 PubMed 31106061
April 12, 2019
Extracting the invisible: obtaining high quality DNA is a challenging task in small arthropods
3 citations
1,433 downloads
1,233 views
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molecular-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6753 PubMed 30997294
April 2, 2019
Behavioral responses around conspecific corpses in adult eastern gorillas (Gorilla beringei spp.)
3 citations
1,349 downloads
6,646 views
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animal-behavior
anthropology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6655 PubMed 30972250
April 22, 2019
Extinction and the U.S. Endangered Species Act
1,298 downloads
2,009 views
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biodiversity
conservation-biology
science-policy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6803 PubMed 31065461
April 25, 2019
Long-read viral metagenomics captures abundant and microdiverse viral populations and their niche-defining genomic islands
7 citations
1,069 downloads
4,282 views
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bioinformatics
genomics
marine-biology
microbiology
virology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6800 PubMed 31086738
April 18, 2019
Evaluation of the extent of damage to the esophageal wall caused by press-through package ingestion
859 downloads
1,149 views
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biophysics
drugs-and-devices
emergency-and-critical-care
gastroenterology-and-hepatology
internal-medicine
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6763 PubMed 31024769
April 29, 2019
A prevalence of Arthropterygius (Ichthyosauria: Ophthalmosauridae) in the Late Jurassic—earliest Cretaceous of the Boreal Realm
1 citation
839 downloads
2,036 views
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evolutionary-studies
paleontology
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6799 PubMed 31106052
April 2, 2019
Revision of the Late Jurassic deep-water teleosauroid crocodylomorph Teleosaurus megarhinus Hulke, 1871 and evidence of pelagic adaptations in Teleosauroidea
2 citations
839 downloads
1,847 views
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paleontology
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6646 PubMed 30972249
April 22, 2019
Next-generation sequencing of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes for rapid detection of germline mutations in hereditary breast/ovarian cancer
1 citation
793 downloads
1,779 views
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genetics
genomics
oncology
women-s-health
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6661 PubMed 31065452
April 10, 2019
virMine: automated detection of viral sequences from complex metagenomic samples
1 citation
736 downloads
2,766 views
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bioinformatics
computational-biology
genomics
microbiology
virology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6695 PubMed 30993039
April 25, 2019
Evolution of digestive enzymes and dietary diversification in birds
2 citations
732 downloads
1,699 views
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ecology
evolutionary-studies
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6840 PubMed 31086749
April 17, 2019
The coast of giants: an anthropometric survey of high schoolers on the Adriatic coast of Croatia
1 citation
711 downloads
7,885 views
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anthropology
nutrition
pediatrics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6598 PubMed 31024758
April 19, 2019
The newly described Araguaian river dolphins, Inia araguaiaensis (Cetartiodactyla, Iniidae), produce a diverse repertoire of acoustic signals
644 downloads
2,742 views
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animal-behavior
biodiversity
ecology
zoology
freshwater-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6670 PubMed 31041149
April 11, 2019
A small caseid synapsid, Arisierpeton simplex gen. et sp. nov., from the early Permian of Oklahoma, with a discussion of synapsid diversity at the classic Richards Spur locality
2 citations
640 downloads
1,840 views
biodiversity
evolutionary-studies
paleontology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6615 PubMed 30997285
April 11, 2019
Synopsis of the genus Ponthieva (Orchidaceae) in Colombia
600 downloads
1,454 views
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biodiversity
plant-science
taxonomy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6728 PubMed 31011491
April 30, 2019
Identification and comparative analysis of the CIPK gene family and characterization of the cold stress response in the woody plant Prunus mume
588 downloads
1,087 views
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agricultural-science
forestry
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6847 PubMed 31106064
April 2, 2019
Mahalanobis distances and ecological niche modelling: correcting a chi-squared probability error
2 citations
546 downloads
1,048 views
biogeography
ecology
statistics
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6678 PubMed 30972255
April 25, 2019
Effects of complex training versus heavy resistance training on neuromuscular adaptation, running economy and 5-km performance in well-trained distance runners
542 downloads
2,222 views
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anthropology
kinesiology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6787 PubMed 31086736
April 16, 2019
Identification and expression analysis of the GDSL esterase/lipase family genes, and the characterization of SaGLIP8 in Sedum alfredii Hance under cadmium stress
536 downloads
1,027 views
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molecular-biology
plant-science
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6741 PubMed 31024765
April 12, 2019
Age, growth, mortality and recruitment of thin sharpbelly Toxabramis swinhonis Günther, 1873 in three shallow lakes along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River basin, China
534 downloads
730 views
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aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
zoology
freshwater-biology
population-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6772 PubMed 31011492
April 11, 2019
Leaf anatomy and ultrastructure in senescing ancient tree, Platycladus orientalis L. (Cupressaceae)
1 citation
530 downloads
839 views
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biotechnology
cell-biology
plant-science
anatomy-and-physiology
forestry
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6766 PubMed 30997297
April 12, 2019
The prevalence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in healthy captive ophidian
519 downloads
931 views
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microbiology
veterinary-medicine
epidemiology
infectious-diseases
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6706 PubMed 30997288
April 1, 2019
The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) faecal microbiome differs with diet in a wild population
3 citations
512 downloads
1,278 views
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conservation-biology
ecology
microbiology
molecular-biology
zoology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6534 PubMed 30972242
April 25, 2019
Diatom identification including life cycle stages through morphological and texture descriptors
1 citation
510 downloads
1,064 views
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bioinformatics
marine-biology
microbiology
taxonomy
freshwater-biology
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6770 PubMed 31086732
April 19, 2019
Using Ipomoea aquatic as an environmental-friendly alternative to Elodea nuttallii for the aquaculture of Chinese mitten crab
509 downloads
703 views
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agricultural-science
aquaculture-fisheries-and-fish-science
microbiology
freshwater-biology
environmental-contamination-and-remediation
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6785 PubMed 31041154

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