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August 2021

Table of Contents - PeerJ (Biology Articles)

August 11, 2021

Preference and effect of gustatory sense on sugar-feeding of fire ants

Waqar Jaleel, Qunchen Li, Qingxing Shi, Lihua LYU

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11943 PubMed 34447630

August 19, 2021

Nitrous oxide, methane emissions and grain yield in rainfed wheat grown under nitrogen enriched biochar and straw in a semiarid environment

Stephen Yeboah, Wu Jun, Cai Liqun, Patricia Oteng-Darko, Erasmus Narteh Tetteh, Zhang Renzhi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11937 PubMed 34466287

August 24, 2021

The modulatory properties of Astragalus membranaceus treatment on endometrial cancer: an integrated pharmacological method

Qianqian Zhang, Xianghua Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11995 PubMed 34513331

August 24, 2021

Full-length transcriptome analysis of Spodoptera frugiperda larval brain reveals detoxification genes

Lei Yang, Binglin Xing, Fen Li, Li Kui Wang, Linlin Yuan, Amosi Leonard Mbuji, Zhengqiang Peng, Farag Malhat, Shaoying Wu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12069 PubMed 34513339

August 31, 2021

Transcriptome analysis reveals gene expression differences in Liriomyza trifolii exposed to combined heat and abamectin exposure

Yu-Cheng Wang, Ya-Wen Chang, Yu-Zhou Du

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12064 PubMed 34540370

August 11, 2021

Transport of biodeposits and benthic footprint around an oyster farm, Damariscotta Estuary, Maine

Kara Gadeken, William C. Clemo, Will Ballentine, Steven L. Dykstra, Mai Fung, Alexis Hagemeyer, Kelly M. Dorgan, Brian Dzwonkowski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11862 PubMed 34447622

August 11, 2021

Morphometric and microsatellite-based comparative genetic diversity analysis in Bubalus bubalis from North India

Vikas Vohra, Narendra Pratap Singh, Supriya Chhotaray, Varinder Singh Raina, Alka Chopra, Ranjit Singh Kataria

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11846 PubMed 34447621

August 6, 2021

Identification of a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA regulatory network for exploring novel therapeutic options for glioma

Yi He, Yihong Chen, Yuxin Tong, Wenyong Long, Qing Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11894 PubMed 34434651

August 5, 2021

Congruence between morphology-based species and Barcode Index Numbers (BINs) in Neotropical Eumaeini (Lycaenidae)

Carlos Prieto, Christophe Faynel, Robert Robbins, Axel Hausmann

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11843 PubMed 34430077

August 31, 2021

Impact of dietary level and ratio of n-6 and n-3 fatty acids on disease progression and mRNA expression of immune and inflammatory markers in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) challenged with Paramoeba perurans

Chandrasekar Selvam, Mark D. Powell, Nina S. Liland, Grethe Rosenlund, Nini H. Sissener

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12028 PubMed 34540364

August 3, 2021

Impact of the the COVID-19 pandemic on a queen conch (Aliger gigas) fishery in The Bahamas

Nicholas D. Higgs

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11924 PubMed 34414036

August 18, 2021

Avian extinctions induced by the oldest Amazonian hydropower mega dam: evidence from museum collections and sighting data spanning 172 years

Luiza Magalli Pinto Henriques, Sidnei Dantas, Lucyana Barros Santos, Anderson S. Bueno, Carlos A. Peres

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11979 PubMed 34466289

August 27, 2021

The stability of soil organic carbon across topographies in a tropical rainforest

Yamin Jiang, Huai Yang, Qiu Yang, Wenjie Liu, Zhaolei Li, Wei Mao, Xu Wang, Zhenghong Tan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12057 PubMed 34532159

August 17, 2021

Prognostic significance and tumor-immune infiltration of mTOR in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Na Li, Jie Chen, Qiang Liu, Hongyi Qu, Xiaoqing Yang, Peng Gao, Yao Wang, Huayu Gao, Hong Wang, Zuohui Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11901 PubMed 34458019

August 6, 2021

Identification of miRNA-target gene regulatory networks in liver fibrosis based on bioinformatics analysis

Yang Tai, Chong Zhao, Jinhang Gao, Tian Lan, Huan Tong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11910 PubMed 34434654

August 12, 2021

Development of a multiplex qPCR assay for the simultaneous detection of Mycoplasma bovis, Mycoplasma species, and Acholeplasma laidlawii in milk

Kanika Chauhan, Sharif S. Aly, Terry W. Lehenbauer, Karen H. Tonooka, Kathy Glenn, Paul Rossitto, Maria L. Marco

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11881 PubMed 34447623

August 31, 2021

Dongsha Atoll is an important stepping-stone that promotes regional genetic connectivity in the South China Sea

Shang Yin Vanson Liu, Jacob Green, Dana Briggs, Ruth Hastings, Ylva Jondelius, Skylar Kensinger, Hannah Leever, Sophia Santos, Trevor Throne, Chi Cheng, Hawis Madduppa, Robert J. Toonen, Michelle R. Gaither, Eric D. Crandall

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12063 PubMed 34540369

August 11, 2021

Herbivory and misidentification of target habitat constrain region-wide restoration success of spekboom (Portulacaria afra) in South African subtropical succulent thicket

Marius L. van der Vyver, Anthony J. Mills, Mark Difford, Richard M. Cowling

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11944 PubMed 34447631

August 11, 2021

Small-scale variation in a pristine montane cloud forest: evidence on high soil fungal diversity and biogeochemical heterogeneity

Patricia Velez, Yunuen Tapia-Torres, Felipe García-Oliva, Jaime Gasca-Pineda

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11956 PubMed 34447634

August 6, 2021

Snakes on an African plain: the radiation of Crotaphopeltis and Philothamnus into open habitat (Serpentes: Colubridae)

Hanlie M. Engelbrecht, William R. Branch, Krystal A. Tolley

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11728 PubMed 34434643

August 2, 2021

Neural correlates of tactile hardness intensity perception during active grasping

Ji-Hyun Kim, Junsuk Kim, Jiwon Yeon, Jang-Yeon Park, Dongil Chung, Sung-Phil Kim

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11760 PubMed 34414027

August 17, 2021

Diverse methanogens, bacteria and tannase genes in the feces of the endangered volcano rabbit (Romerolagus diazi)

Leslie M. Montes-Carreto, José Luis Aguirre-Noyola, Itzel A. Solís-García, Jorge Ortega, Esperanza Martinez-Romero, José Antonio Guerrero

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11942 PubMed 34458021

August 11, 2021

Exploring the role of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 in fibroblast-like synovial cells in rheumatoid arthritis

Xiang Tong, Dongdong Yu, Li Yu, Weiqian Chen, Yanling Wen, Pengcheng Gu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11973 PubMed 34447637

August 6, 2021

IdentPMP: identification of moonlighting proteins in plants using sequence-based learning models

Xinyi Liu, Yueyue Shen, Youhua Zhang, Fei Liu, Zhiyu Ma, Zhenyu Yue, Yi Yue

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11900 PubMed 34434652

August 3, 2021

Aberrant expression of PROS1 correlates with human papillary thyroid cancer progression

Jing Wang, Minxiang Lei, Zhijie Xu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11813 PubMed 34414029