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June 2021

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

June 18, 2021

Determinants of pro-environmental behavior among excessive smartphone usage children and moderate smartphone usage children in Taiwan

Wei-Ta Fang, Eric Ng, Shu-Mei Liu, Yi-Te Chiang, Mei-Chuan Chang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11635 PubMed 34178481

June 15, 2021

Tropane alkaloids and terpenes synthase genes of Datura stramonium (Solanaceae)

Sabina Velázquez-Márquez, Iván M. De-la-Cruz, Rosalinda Tapia-López, Juan Núñez-Farfán

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11466 PubMed 34178440

June 8, 2021

Meta-analysis of the effect of expression of MYB transcription factor genes on abiotic stress

Zhaolan Han, Xiaowen Shang, Lingxia Shao, Ya Wang, Xujun Zhu, Wanping Fang, Yuanchun Ma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11268 PubMed 34164229

June 9, 2021

Assessing of evapotranspiration models using limited climatic data in Southeast Anatolian Project Region of Turkey

Yusuf Aydın

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11571 PubMed 34178458

June 10, 2021

Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analyses of Lophodermella needle pathogens (Rhytismataceae) on Pinus species in the USA and Europe

Jessa P. Ata, Kelly S. Burns, Suzanne Marchetti, Isabel A. Munck, Ludwig Beenken, James J. Worrall, Jane E. Stewart

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11435 PubMed 34178437

June 29, 2021

Vertical zonation of the Siberian Arctic benthos: bathymetric boundaries from coastal shoals to deep-sea Central Arctic

Andrey Vedenin, Sergey Galkin, Alexander N. Mironov, Andrey Gebruk

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11640 PubMed 34249501

June 2, 2021

Involvement of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 and its related molecules in atrial fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation

Qiaoqiao Li, Yingyu Lai, Xiaoyan Gao, Xin Li, Chun-Yu Deng, Huiming Guo, Junfei Zhao, Hui Yang, Yuwen Xu, Shulin Wu, Yumei Xue, Fang Rao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11488 PubMed 34141473

June 22, 2021

The protective effect of Moringa oleifera plant extract against glutamate-induced DNA damage and reduced cell viability in a primary retinal ganglion cell line

Musarat Amina, Ramesa Shafi Bhat, Abeer M. Al-Dbass, Nawal M. Musayeib, Rania Fahmy, Leen Alhadlaq, Afaf El-Ansary

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11569 PubMed 34221717

June 4, 2021

The m⁶A-related gene signature for predicting the prognosis of breast cancer

Shanliang Zhong, Zhenzhong Lin, Huanwen Chen, Ling Mao, Jifeng Feng, Siying Zhou

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11561 PubMed 34141492

June 29, 2021

Taxonomic relevance of petiole anatomical and micro-morphological characteristics of Clematis L. (Ranunculaceae) taxa from South Korea

Beom Kyun Park, Dong Chan Son, Balkrishna Ghimire

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11669 PubMed 34249508

June 30, 2021

New austrolimulid from Russia supports role of Early Triassic horseshoe crabs as opportunistic taxa

Russell D.C. Bicknell, Dmitry E. Shcherbakov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11709 PubMed 34249518

June 14, 2021

Transcriptome analysis associated with polysaccharide synthesis and their antioxidant activity in Cyclocarya paliurus leaves of different developmental stages

Weida Lin, Huanwei Chen, Jianmei Wang, Yongli Zheng, Qiuwei Lu, Ziping Zhu, Na Li, Zexin Jin, Junmin Li, Hongfei Lu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11615 PubMed 34178473

June 1, 2021

Changes in the stoichiometry of Castanopsis fargesii along an elevation gradient in a Chinese subtropical forest

Danping Liu, Dexiang Zheng, Yaoyao Xu, Yifei Chen, Hesong Wang, Ku Wang, Xiaoli Liao, Changxiong Chen, Jiangjiang Xia, Shaofei Jin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11553 PubMed 34131527

June 2, 2021

Effects of thiourea on the skull of Triturus newts during ontogeny

Maja Ajduković, Tijana Vučić, Milena Cvijanović

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11535 PubMed 34141485

June 14, 2021

Developing new lines of Japonica rice for higher quality and yield under arid conditions

Mahmoud A.A. El Sayed, Ahmed M.S. Kheir, Fatma A. Hussein, Esmat F. Ali, Mahmoud E. Selim, Ali Majrashi, Essam A.Z. El Shamey

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11592 PubMed 34178464

June 16, 2021

Effects of fragrance compounds on growth of the silkworm Bombyx mori

Zhen-peng Kai, Yanwei Qiu, Xue-wei Zhang, Shan-shan Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11620 PubMed 34178474

June 10, 2021

First record of Trichinella in Leopardus guigna (Carnivora, Felidae) and Galictis cuja (Carnivora, Mustelidae): new hosts in Chile

Diana Maritza Echeverry, AnaLía Henríquez, Pablo Oyarzún-Ruiz, Maria Carolina Silva-de la Fuente, Rene Ortega, Daniel Sandoval, Carlos Landaeta-Aqueveque

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11601 PubMed 34178469

June 1, 2021

Oyster farms are the main spawning grounds of the black sea bream Acanthopagrus schlegelii in Hiroshima Bay, Japan

Kentaro Kawai, Hiroki Fujita, Gustavo Sanchez, Tetsuya Umino

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11475 PubMed 34131521

June 30, 2021

Whole blood fatty acid concentrations in the San Cristóbal Galápagos tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis)

Khushboo Dass, Gregory A. Lewbart, Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, Maryuri I. Yépez, Andrea Loyola, Emile Chen, Diego Páez-Rosas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11582 PubMed 34249492

June 22, 2021

Potency of bisresorcinol from Heliciopsis terminalis on skin aging: in vitro bioactivities and molecular interactions

Charinrat Saechan, Uyen Hoang Nguyen, Zhichao Wang, Sachiko Sugimoto, Yoshi Yamano, Katsuyoshi Matsunami, Hideaki Otsuka, Giang Minh Phan, Viet Hung Pham, Varomyalin Tipmanee, Jasadee Kaewsrichan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11618 PubMed 34221723

June 14, 2021

Genetic connectivity between Atlantic bluefin tuna larvae spawned in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Mediterranean Sea

Carolina Johnstone, Montse Pérez, Estrella Malca, José María Quintanilla, Trika Gerard, Diego Lozano-Peral, Francisco Alemany, John Lamkin, Alberto García, Raúl Laiz-Carrión

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11568 PubMed 34178457

June 1, 2021

Guiclupea superstes, gen. et sp. nov., the youngest ellimmichthyiform (clupeomorph) fish to date from the Oligocene of South China

Gengjiao Chen, Mee-mann Chang, Feixiang Wu, Xiaowen Liao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11418 PubMed 34131517

June 4, 2021

Spondias mombin as a reservoir of fruit fly parasitoid populations in the Eastern Amazon: an undervalued ecosystem service

Maria do Socorro Miranda de Sousa, Ezequiel de Deus, Adilson Lopes Lima, Cristiane Ramos de Jesus, Salustiano Vilar da Costa Neto, Lailson do Nascimento Lemos, Ana Claudia Mendes Malhado, Richard J. Ladle, Ricardo Adaime

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11530 PubMed 34141484

June 22, 2021

Accuracy of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 1 in diagnosis and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction: a prospective cohort study

Zhenjun Ji, Rui Zhang, Mingming Yang, Wenjie Zuo, Yuyu Yao, Yangyang Qu, Yamin Su, Zhuyuan Liu, Ziran Gu, Genshan Ma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11655 PubMed 34221733

June 23, 2021

Digital mapping of soil texture in ecoforest polygons in Quebec, Canada

Louis Duchesne, Rock Ouimet

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11685 PubMed 34221741