Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

September 28, 2020

No one-size-fits-all solution to clean GBIF

Alexander Zizka, Fernanda Antunes Carvalho, Alice Calvente, Mabel Rocio Baez-Lizarazo, Andressa Cabral, Jéssica Fernanda Ramos Coelho, Matheus Colli-Silva, Mariana Ramos Fantinati, Moabe F. Fernandes, Thais Ferreira-Araújo, Fernanda Gondim Lambert Moreira, Nathália Michellyda Cunha Santos, Tiago Andrade Borges Santos, Renata Clicia dos Santos-Costa, Filipe C. Serrano, Ana Paula Alves da Silva, Arthur de Souza Soares, Paolla Gabryelle Cavalcante de Souza, Eduardo Calisto Tomaz, Valéria Fonseca Vale, Tiago Luiz Vieira, Alexandre Antonelli

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9916 PubMed 33062422

September 30, 2020

Identification of areas of very high biodiversity value to achieve the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 key commitments

Iulia V. Miu, Laurentiu Rozylowicz, Viorel D. Popescu, Paulina Anastasiu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10067 PubMed 33062449

September 18, 2020

Native trees of Mexico: diversity, distribution, uses and conservation

Oswaldo Tellez, Efisio Mattana, Mauricio Diazgranados, Nicola Kühn, Elena Castillo-Lorenzo, Rafael Lira, Leobardo Montes-Leyva, Isela Rodriguez, Cesar Mateo Flores Ortiz, Michael Way, Patricia Dávila, Tiziana Ulian

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9898 PubMed 32999763

September 22, 2020

No Mow May lawns have higher pollinator richness and abundances: An engaged community provides floral resources for pollinators

Israel Del Toro, Relena R. Ribbons

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10021 PubMed 33024642

September 17, 2020

Wild meat hunting and use by sedentarised Baka Pygmies in southeastern Cameroon

Eva Avila Martin, Guillermo Ros Brull, Stephan M. Funk, Luca Luiselli, Robert Okale, Julia E. Fa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9906 PubMed 32995086

September 18, 2020

Development of a noninvasive photograph-based method for the evaluation of body condition in free-ranging brown bears

Yuri Shirane, Fumihiko Mori, Masami Yamanaka, Masanao Nakanishi, Tsuyoshi Ishinazaka, Tsutomu Mano, Mina Jimbo, Mariko Sashika, Toshio Tsubota, Michito Shimozuru

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9982 PubMed 32999770

September 30, 2020

Morphological and anatomical adaptations to dry, shady environments in Adiantum reniforme var. sinense (Pteridaceae)

Di Wu, Linbao Li, Xiaobo Ma, Guiyun Huang, Chaodong Yang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9937 PubMed 33062425

September 16, 2020

Density and diversity of macroinvertebrates in Colombian Andean streams impacted by mining, agriculture and cattle production

Ana M. Meza-Salazar, Giovany Guevara, Lucimar Gomes-Dias, Carlos A. Cultid-Medina

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9619 PubMed 32995074

September 16, 2020

Community based actions save Yellow-spotted river turtle (Podocnemis unifilis) eggs and hatchlings flooded by rapid river level rises

Darren Norris, Fernanda Michalski, James P. Gibbs

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9921 PubMed 32995087

September 22, 2020

Coral cover and rubble cryptofauna abundance and diversity at outplanted reefs in Okinawa, Japan

Piera Biondi, Giovanni Diego Masucci, James Davis Reimer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9185 PubMed 33024621

September 23, 2020

A comparison of common metrics used to quantify the effectiveness of conservation interventions

Igor Khorozyan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9873 PubMed 33024627

September 28, 2020

Differing physiological and behavioral responses to anthropogenic factors between resident and non-resident African elephants at Mpala Ranch, Laikipia County, Kenya

Sandy Oduor, Janine Brown, Geoffrey M. Macharia, Nicole Boisseau, Suzan Murray, Paul Obade

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10010 PubMed 33062433

September 16, 2020

Ultraviolet-reflective film applied to windows reduces the likelihood of collisions for two species of songbird

John P. Swaddle, Lauren C. Emerson, Robin G. Thady, Timothy J. Boycott

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9926 PubMed 32995088

September 11, 2020

Nepenthes maximoides (Nepenthaceae) a new, critically endangered (possibly extinct) species in Sect. Alatae from Luzon, Philippines showing striking pitcher convergence with N. maxima (Sect. Regiae) of Indonesia

Charles King, Martin Cheek

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9899 PubMed 32974102

September 8, 2020

Spatial ecology of little egret (Egretta garzetta) in Hong Kong uncovers preference for commercial fishponds

Chun-chiu Pang, Yik-Hei Sung, Yun-tak Chung, Hak-king Ying, Helen Hoi Ning Fong, Yat-tung Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9893 PubMed 33194363

September 9, 2020

Effect of nest age and habitat variables on nest survival in Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) in a fishpond habitat

Urszula Zaremba, Zbigniew Kasprzykowski, Artur Golawski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9929 PubMed 32974108

September 22, 2020

Fungal infection, decline and persistence in the only obligate troglodytic Neotropical salamander

Mizraim Olivares-Miranda, Vance T. Vredenburg, Julio C. García-Sánchez, Allison Q. Byrne, Erica B. Rosenblum, Sean M. Rovito

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9763 PubMed 33024623

September 22, 2020

Species distribution modelling of Bryde’s whales, humpback whales, southern right whales, and sperm whales in the southern African region to inform their conservation in expanding economies

Jean Purdon, Fannie W. Shabangu, Dawit Yemane, Marc Pienaar, Michael J. Somers, Ken Findlay

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9997 PubMed 33024637

September 25, 2020

Suitability of native milkweed (Asclepias) species versus cultivars for supporting monarch butterflies and bees in urban gardens

Adam M. Baker, Carl T. Redmond, Stephen B. Malcolm, Daniel A. Potter

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9823 PubMed 33033658

September 8, 2020

Identification of priority shorebird conservation areas in the Caribbean

Jessica R. Cañizares, J. Michael Reed

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9831 PubMed 33194350

September 11, 2020

First report of lionfish prey from Western Florida waters as identified by DNA barcoding

Carlos A. Santamaria, James Locascio, Taylor M. Greenan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9922 PubMed 32974106

September 18, 2020

Development of a camera trap for perching dragonflies: a new tool for freshwater environmental assessment

Akira Yoshioka, Akira Shimizu, Hiroyuki Oguma, Nao Kumada, Keita Fukasawa, Shoma Jingu, Taku Kadoya

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9681 PubMed 32999757

September 24, 2020

Distribution, habitat suitability, conservation state and natural history of endangered salamander Bolitoglossa pandi

Teddy Angarita-Sierra, M. Argenis Bonilla-Gómez, David A. Sánchez, Andres R. Acosta-Galvis, Hefzi Medina-Ovalle, Anggi Solano-Moreno, Simon Ulloa-Rengifo, Daniela Guevara-Guevara, Juan J. Torres-Ramirez, Sebastián Curaca-Fierro, Diego M. Cabrera-Amaya, Jhon A. Infante-Betancour, Luisa F. Londoño-Montaño, Diana X. Albarán-Montoya, Lesly R. Peña-Baez

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9901 PubMed 33024630

September 1, 2020

Range reduction of Oblong Rocksnail, Leptoxis compacta, shapes riverscape genetic patterns

Aaliyah D. Wright, Nicole L. Garrison, Ashantye’ S. Williams, Paul D. Johnson, Nathan V. Whelan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9789 PubMed 32953269

September 23, 2020

Do Centres of Endemism provide a spatial context for predicting and preserving plant phylogeographic patterns in the Cape Floristic Region, South Africa?

Nicholas C. Galuszynski, Alastair J. Potts

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10045 PubMed 33024648