Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

Thadeu Sobral-Souza, Juliana Stropp, Jessie Pereira Santos, Victor Mateus Prasniewski, Neucir Szinwelski, Bruno Vilela, André Victor Lucci Freitas, Milton Cezar Ribeiro, Joaquín Hortal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11673 PubMed 34239779

June 25, 2021

Feasibility of melting fingerprint obtained from ISSR-HRM curves for marine mammal species identification

Wannapimol Kriangwanich, Kittisak Buddhachat, Anocha Poommouang, Siriwadee Chomdej, Chatchote Thitaram, Patcharaporn Kaewmong, Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong, Korakot Nganvongpanit

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11689 PubMed 34239781

June 24, 2021

Using an integrative taxonomic approach to delimit a sibling species, Mycetomoellerius mikromelanos sp. nov. (Formicidae: Attini: Attina)

Cody Raul Cardenas, Amy Rongyan Luo, Tappey H. Jones, Ted R. Schultz, Rachelle M.M. Adams

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11622 PubMed 34221725

June 24, 2021

Genomic evidence of adaptive evolution in the reptilian SOCS gene family

Tian Xia, Lei Zhang, Guolei Sun, Xiufeng Yang, Honghai Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11677 PubMed 34221740

June 24, 2021

Malagasy Polka Dot Moths (Noctuoidea: Erebidae: Arctiinae: Syntomini) of Ambohitantely—endemism in the most important relict of Central Plateau rainforest in Madagascar

Marcin Wiorek, Kamila Malik, David Lees, Łukasz Przybyłowicz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11688 PubMed 34239780

June 23, 2021

Identification and expression pattern analysis of miRNAs in pectoral muscle during pigeon (Columba livia) development

Xun Wang, Peiqi Yan, Siyuan Feng, Yi Luo, Jiyuan Liang, Ling Zhao, Haifeng Liu, Qianzi Tang, Keren Long, Long Jin, Jideng Ma, Anan Jiang, Surong Shuai, Mingzhou Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11438 PubMed 34221709

June 23, 2021

Rare evidence for ‘gnawing-like’ behavior in a small-bodied theropod dinosaur

Caleb M. Brown, Darren H. Tanke, David W.E. Hone

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11557 PubMed 34221716

June 22, 2021

Increasing 28 mitogenomes of Ephemeroptera, Odonata and Plecoptera support the Chiastomyaria hypothesis with three different outgroup combinations

Dan-Na Yu, Pan-Pan Yu, Le-Ping Zhang, Kenneth B. Storey, Xin-Yan Gao, Jia-Yong Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11402 PubMed 34221707

June 22, 2021

Spatial-temporal variability of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck 1819 populations and their accumulated sediment in northern Portugal

Catarina Ramos-Oliveira, Leandro Sampaio, Marcos Rubal, Puri Veiga

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11499 PubMed 34221711

June 22, 2021

Host migration and environmental temperature influence avian haemosporidians prevalence: a molecular survey in a Brazilian Atlantic rainforest

Raquel A. Rodrigues, Gabriel M.F. Felix, Mauro Pichorim, Patricia A. Moreira, Erika M. Braga

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11555 PubMed 34221715

June 21, 2021

Retinal dysfunction induced in a mouse model of unilateral common carotid artery occlusion

Deokho Lee, Heonuk Jeong, Yukihiro Miwa, Ari Shinojima, Yusaku Katada, Kazuo Tsubota, Toshihide Kurihara

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11665 PubMed 34221738

June 18, 2021

Chemical defense in developmental stages and adult of the sea star Echinaster (Othilia) brasiliensis

Renato Crespo Pereira, Daniela Bueno Sudatti, Thaise S.G. Moreira, Carlos Renato R. Ventura

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11503 PubMed 34178443

June 18, 2021

Dynamics of rumen bacterial composition of yak (Bos grunniens) in response to dietary supplements during the cold season

Anum Ali Ahmad, Jian Bo Zhang, Zeyi Liang, Chao Yang, Qudratullah Kalwar, Tariq Shah, Mei Du, Ishaq Muhammad, Juanshan Zheng, Ping Yan, Xue-Zhi Ding, Ruijun Long

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11520 PubMed 34178446

June 17, 2021

A diverse Late Cretaceous vertebrate tracksite from the Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia

Stephen F. Poropat, Matt A. White, Tim Ziegler, Adele H. Pentland, Samantha L. Rigby, Ruairidh J. Duncan, Trish Sloan, David A. Elliott

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11544 PubMed 34178452

June 17, 2021

Embryonic development and perinatal skeleton in a limbless, viviparous lizard, Anguis fragilis (Squamata: Anguimorpha)

Tomasz Skawiński, Grzegorz Skórzewski, Bartosz Borczyk

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11621 PubMed 34178475

June 16, 2021

Cranial anatomy of Bolotridon frerensis, an enigmatic cynodont from the Middle Triassic of South Africa, and its phylogenetic significance

Luisa C. Pusch, Christian F. Kammerer, Jörg Fröbisch