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October 2019

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

Male Eupalaestrus weijenberghi

September 26, 2019

Kinematics of male tarantula locomotion

This work described and analyzed gait patterns and parameters of Eupalaestrus weijenberghi to investigate the mechanics of their locomotion and the mechanisms by which they conserve energy while traversing different inclinations and surfaces.

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October 7, 2019

Validation of COI metabarcoding primers for terrestrial arthropods

Vasco Elbrecht, Thomas W.A. Braukmann, Natalia V. Ivanova, Sean W.J. Prosser, Mehrdad Hajibabaei, Michael Wright, Evgeny V. Zakharov, Paul D.N. Hebert, Dirk Steinke

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7745 PubMed 31608170

October 11, 2019

An integrative approach to discern the seed dispersal role of frugivorous guilds in a Mediterranean semiarid priority habitat

Diana Carolina Acosta-Rojas, María Victoria Jiménez-Franco, Víctor Manuel Zapata-Pérez, Pilar De la Rúa, Vicente Martínez-López

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7609 PubMed 31620312

October 22, 2019

Consuming alternative prey does not influence the DNA detectability half-life of pest prey in spider gut contents

Dávid Fülöp, Éva Szita, Regina Gerstenbrand, Gergely Tholt, Ferenc Samu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7680 PubMed 31660259