Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

April 18, 2022

Mitogenomics and phylogenetics of twelve species of African Saturniidae (Lepidoptera)

Zwannda Nethavhani, Rieze Straeuli, Kayleigh Hiscock, Ruan Veldtman, Andrew Morton, Rolf G. Oberprieler, Barbara van Asch

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13275 PubMed 35462770

April 22, 2022

Species identification of introduced veronicellid slugs in Japan

Takahiro Hirano, Osamu Kagawa, Masanori Fujimoto, Takumi Saito, Shota Uchida, Daishi Yamazaki, Shun Ito, Shovon Mohammad Shariar, Takuo Sawahata, Satoshi Chiba

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13197 PubMed 35480566

April 7, 2022

The first fossil immature of Elmidae: an unusual riffle beetle larva preserved in Baltic amber

Ana Zippel, Viktor A. Baranov, Jörg U. Hammel, Marie K. Hörnig, Carolin Haug, Joachim T. Haug

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13025 PubMed 35415015

April 6, 2022

Study on the mechanism of Danshen-Guizhi drug pair in the treatment of ovarian cancer based on network pharmacology and in vitro experiment

Chongzhen Qin, Menglin Wu, Xinru Wang, Wenda Zhang, Guangzhao Qi, Na-Yi Wu, Xiaoting Liu, Yaoyao Lu, Jingmin Zhang, Yuna Chai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13148 PubMed 35411258

April 25, 2022

Excito-repellency of Myristica fragrans Houtt. and Curcuma longa L. extracts from Southern Thailand against Aedes aegypti (L.)

Phuangthip Bhoopong, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap, Chutipong Sukkanon

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13357 PubMed 35497187

April 12, 2022

Expression and promoter analysis of MEP pathway enzyme-encoding genes in Pinus massoniana Lamb

Peihuang Zhu, Yu Chen, Fan Wu, Miaojing Meng, Kongshu Ji

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13266 PubMed 35433125

April 22, 2022

RFPDR: a random forest approach for plant disease resistance protein prediction

Diego Simón, Omar Borsani, Carla Valeria Filippi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11683 PubMed 35480565

April 29, 2022

Phylogeography of Amygdalus mongolica in relation to Quaternary climatic aridification and oscillations in northwestern China

Lin Zhang, Fangfang Sun, Songmei Ma, Chuncheng Wang, Bo Wei, Yunling Zhang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13345 PubMed 35509965

April 18, 2022

Five new mitogenomes sequences of Calidridine sandpipers (Aves: Charadriiformes) and comparative mitogenomics of genus Calidris

Wan Chen, Keer Miao, Junqi Wang, Hao Wang, Wan Sun, Sijia Yuan, Site Luo, Chaochao Hu, Qing Chang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13268 PubMed 35462767

April 5, 2022

RNA sequencing reveals novel LncRNA/mRNAs co-expression network associated with puerarin-mediated inhibition of cardiac hypertrophy in mice

Shan Ye, Weiyan Chen, Caiwen Ou, Min-Sheng Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13144 PubMed 35402096

April 28, 2022

Acidity and availability of aluminum, iron and manganese as factors affecting germination in European acidic dry and alkaline xerothermic grasslands

Mateusz Wala, Jeremi Kołodziejek, Tomasz Wilk

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13255 PubMed 35505676

April 11, 2022

A long noncoding RNA GTF2IRD2P1 suppresses cell proliferation in bladder cancer by inhibiting the Wnt/β‑catenin signaling pathway

Zhuo Huang, Hongbin Gao, Liangliang Qing, Biao Wang, Chaoyong He, Ning Luo, Chuncheng Lu, Shipeng Fan, Peng Gu, Hui Zhao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13220 PubMed 35433119

April 7, 2022

The regulation of hsacirc_004413 promotes proliferation and drug resistance of gastric cancer cells by acting as a competing endogenous RNA for miR-145-5p

Fusheng Zhou, Weiqun Ding, Qiqi Mao, Xiaoyun Jiang, Jiajie Chen, Xianguang Zhao, Weijia Xu, Jiaxin Huang, Liang Zhong, Xu Sun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12629 PubMed 35415017

April 7, 2022

A new basal ichthyosauromorph from the Lower Triassic (Olenekian) of Zhebao, Guangxi Autonomous Region, South China

Jicheng Ren, Haishui Jiang, Kunpeng Xiang, Corwin Sullivan, Yongzhong He, Long Cheng, Fenglu Han

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13209 PubMed 35415016

April 5, 2022

A low-cost benthic incubation chamber for in-situ community metabolism measurements

Jennifer Mallon, Anastazia T. Banaszak, Lauren Donachie, Dan Exton, Tyler Cyronak, Thorsten Balke, Adrian M. Bass

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13116 PubMed 35402104

April 20, 2022

The fecal microbiota of Thai school-aged children associated with demographic factors and diet

Lucsame Gruneck, Eleni Gentekaki, Kongkiat Kespechara, Justin Denny, Thomas J. Sharpton, Lisa K. Marriott, Jackilen Shannon, Siam Popluechai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13325 PubMed 35469202

April 26, 2022

Dynamics of human take and animal predation on sea turtle nests in Northwest Costa Rica

Janie L. Reavis, Daniela Rojas-Cañizales, Carmen Mejías-Balsalobre, Isabel Naranjo, Randall Arauz, Jesse F. Senko

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12925 PubMed 35497194

April 25, 2022

Do patterns of insect mortality in temperate and tropical zones have broader implications for insect ecology and pest management?

José R. L. Pinto, Odair A. Fernandes, Leon G. Higley, Robert K. D. Peterson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13340 PubMed 35497182

April 13, 2022

First DNA barcode library for the ichthyofauna of the Jos Plateau (Nigeria) with comments on potential undescribed fish species

Michael Olaoluwa Popoola, Frédéric Dieter Benedikt Schedel, Paul DN Hebert, Ulrich Kurt Schliewen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13049 PubMed 35437472

April 15, 2022

Genetic diversity and population structure of muscovy duck (Cairina moschata) from Nigeria

Adeniyi C. Adeola, Foluke E. Sola-Ojo, Yusuf A. Opeyemi, Abel O. Oguntunji, Lotanna Micah Nneji, Muslim K. Ewuola, Semiu F. Bello, Wasiu A. Olaniyi, Adeosun T. Adesoji, Alex P. Karuno, Oscar J. Sanke, Ebiakpo Lucky Daniel

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13236 PubMed 35444865

April 7, 2022

Historical significance and taxonomic status of Ischyrodon meriani (Pliosauridae) from the Middle Jurassic of Switzerland

Daniel Madzia, Sven Sachs, Christian Klug

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13244 PubMed 35415018

April 14, 2022

Whole mitochondrial genome sequencing of Malaysian patients with cardiomyopathy

Sheh Wen Kuan, Kek Heng Chua, E-Wei Tan, Lay Koon Tan, Alexander Loch, Boon Pin Kee

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13265 PubMed 35441061

April 12, 2022

Effect of extracts from eggs of Helix aspersa maxima and Helix aspersa aspersa snails on Caco-2 colon cancer cells

Magdalena Matusiewicz, Karolina Marczak, Barbara Kwiecińska, Julia Kupis, Klara Zglińska, Tomasz Niemiec, Iwona Kosieradzka