Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

December 9, 2021

The phylogenetic nomenclature of ornithischian dinosaurs

Daniel Madzia, Victoria M. Arbour, Clint A. Boyd, Andrew A. Farke, Penélope Cruzado-Caballero, David C. Evans

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12362 PubMed 34966571

December 22, 2021

The metabolism and role of free fatty acids in key physiological processes in insects of medical, veterinary and forensic importance

Agata Kaczmarek, Mieczysława Boguś

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12563 PubMed 35036124

December 16, 2021

Zoledronic acid promotes osteoclasts ferroptosis by inhibiting FBXO9-mediated p53 ubiquitination and degradation

Xingzhou Qu, Zhaoqi Sun, Yang Wang, Hui Shan Ong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12510 PubMed 35003915

December 1, 2021

Identification and pathogenicity of Alternaria species associated with leaf blotch disease and premature defoliation in French apple orchards

Kévin Fontaine, Céline Fourrier-Jeandel, Andrew D. Armitage, Anne-Laure Boutigny, Manuela Crépet, Valérie Caffier, Dossi Carine Gnide, Jason Shiller, Bruno Le Cam, Michel Giraud, Renaud Ioos, Jaime Aguayo

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12496 PubMed 34917421

December 15, 2021

Microbial associations of shallow-water Mediterranean marine cave Solenogastres (Mollusca)

Elena Vortsepneva, Pierre Chevaldonné, Alexandra Klyukina, Elizaveta Naduvaeva, Christiane Todt, Anna Zhadan, Alexander Tzetlin, Ilya Kublanov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12655 PubMed 35003936

December 9, 2021

Preclinical models of acute liver failure: a comprehensive review

Joshua Hefler, Braulio A. Marfil-Garza, Rena L. Pawlick, Darren H. Freed, Constantine J. Karvellas, David L. Bigam, A. M. James Shapiro

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12579 PubMed 34966588

December 14, 2021

The characteristics and roles of antimicrobial peptides as potential treatment for antibiotic-resistant pathogens: a review

Nurul Hana Zainal Baharin, Nur Fadhilah Khairil Mokhtar, Mohd Nasir Mohd Desa, Banulata Gopalsamy, Nor Nadiha Mohd Zaki, Mohd Hafis Yuswan, AbdulRahman Muthanna, Nurul Diana Dzaraly, Sahar Abbasiliasi, Amalia Mohd Hashim, Muhamad Shirwan Abdullah Sani, Shuhaimi Mustafa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12193 PubMed 35003909

December 24, 2021

Bacterial diversity and potential risk factors associated with Salmonella contamination of seafood products sold in retail markets in Bangkok, Thailand

Edward R. Atwill, Saharuetai Jeamsripong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12694 PubMed 35036165

December 3, 2021

Disentangling direct and indirect effects of local temperature on abundance of mountain birds and implications for understanding global change impacts

Francesco Ceresa, Petra Kranebitter, Juan S. Monrós, Franco Rizzolli, Mattia Brambilla

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12560 PubMed 34950536

December 13, 2021

Transcriptomic analysis of melon/squash graft junction reveals molecular mechanisms potentially underlying the graft union development

Chuanqiang Xu, Ying Zhang, Mingzhe Zhao, Yiling Liu, Xin Xu, Tianlai Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12569 PubMed 34993019

December 1, 2021

Effects of probiotic supplements on growth performance and intestinal microbiota of partridge shank broiler chicks

Yizhe Ye, Zhiquan Li, Ping Wang, Bin Zhu, Min Zhao, Dongyan Huang, Yu Ye, Zhen Ding, Longrui Li, Gen Wan, Qiong Wu, Deping Song, Yuxin Tang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12538 PubMed 34917423

December 10, 2021

CRYAB predicts clinical prognosis and is associated with immunocyte infiltration in colorectal cancer

Junsheng Deng, Xiaoli Chen, Ting Zhan, Mengge Chen, Xisheng Yan, Xiaodong Huang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12578 PubMed 34966587

December 16, 2021

Identification of evolutionary relationships and DNA markers in the medicinally important genus Fritillaria based on chloroplast genomics

Tian Zhang, Sipei Huang, Simin Song, Meng Zou, Tiechui Yang, Weiwei Wang, Jiayu Zhou, Hai Liao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12612 PubMed 35003925

December 20, 2021

Light intensity drives different growth strategies in two duckweed species: Lemna minor L. and Spirodela polyrhiza (L.) Schleiden

Małgorzata Strzałek, Lech Kufel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12698 PubMed 35036168

December 15, 2021

Marine soundscape and fish biophony of a Mediterranean marine protected area

Gabriella La Manna, Marta Picciulin, Alessia Crobu, Francesco Perretti, Fabio Ronchetti, Michele Manghi, Alberto Ruiu, Giulia Ceccherelli

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12551 PubMed 35003918

December 22, 2021

A review of starch biosynthesis in cereal crops and its potential breeding applications in rice (Oryza Sativa L.)

Ruiqing Li, Wenyin Zheng, Meng Jiang, Huali Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12678 PubMed 35036154

December 9, 2021

Characterization and expression analysis of the SPL gene family during floral development and abiotic stress in pecan (Carya illinoinensis)

Min Wang, Zhenghai Mo, Ruozhu Lin, Cancan Zhu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12490 PubMed 34966577

December 20, 2021

Sequence characteristics and phylogenetic analysis of H9N2 subtype avian influenza A viruses detected from poultry and the environment in China, 2018

Xiaoyi Gao, Naidi Wang, Yuhong Chen, Xiaoxue Gu, Yuanhui Huang, Yang Liu, Fei Jiang, Jie Bai, Lu Qi, Shengpeng Xin, Yuxiang Shi, Chuanbin Wang, Yuliang Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12512 PubMed 35036116

December 14, 2021

Comparison of African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) fatty acid profiles in whole blood, whole blood dried on blood spot cards, serum, and plasma

Jordan Wood, Larry J. Minter, Doug Bibus, Michael K. Stoskopf, Vivek Fellner, Kimberly Ange-van Heugten

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12650 PubMed 35003934

December 17, 2021

Methodological recommendations for assessing scleractinian and octocoral recruitment to settlement tiles

Leah M. Harper, Lindsay K. Huebner, Elijah D. O’Cain, Rob Ruzicka, Daniel F. Gleason, Nicole D. Fogarty

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12549 PubMed 35003917

December 9, 2021

The carbon and nitrogen budget of Desmophyllum dianthus—a voracious cold-water coral thriving in an acidified Patagonian fjord

Sandra R. Maier, Carin Jantzen, Jürgen Laudien, Verena Häussermann, Günter Försterra, Astrid Cornils, Jutta Niggemann, Thorsten Dittmar, Claudio Richter

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12609 PubMed 34966598

December 21, 2021

Phenotypic differentiation of the slow worm lizards (Squamata: Anguis) across their contact zone in Central Europe

Norbert Benkovský, Jiří Moravec, Veronika Gvoždíková Javůrková, Helena Šifrová, Václav Gvoždík, David Jandzik

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12482 PubMed 35036115

December 24, 2021

Small-scale drivers on plant and ant diversity in a grassland habitat through a multifaceted approach

Michele Mugnai, Clara Frasconi Wendt, Paride Balzani, Giulio Ferretti, Matteo Dal Cin, Alberto Masoni, Filippo Frizzi, Giacomo Santini, Daniele Viciani, Bruno Foggi, Lorenzo Lazzaro

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12517 PubMed 35036118

December 23, 2021

Identification and molecular characterization of the alternative spliced variants of beta carbonic anhydrase 1 (βCA1) from Arabidopsis thaliana

Jinyu Shen, Zhiyong Li, Yajuan Fu, Jiansheng Liang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12673 PubMed 35036152

December 15, 2021

ANXA9 as a novel prognostic biomarker associated with immune infiltrates in gastric cancer

Tongtong Zhang, Suyang Yu, Shipeng Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12605 PubMed 35003923