Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

August 17, 2023

Is shape in the eye of the beholder? Assessing landmarking error in geometric morphometric analyses on live fish

Paolo Moccetti, Jessica R. Rodger, Jonathan D. Bolland, Phoebe Kaiser-Wilks, Rowan Smith, Andy D. Nunn, Colin E. Adams, Jen A. Bright, Hannele M. Honkanen, Angus J. Lothian, Matthew Newton, Domino A. Joyce

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15545 PubMed 37605749

August 11, 2023

Thalattosuchian crocodylomorphs from European Russia, and new insights into metriorhynchid tooth serration evolution and their palaeolatitudinal distribution

Mark T. Young, Nikolay G. Zverkov, Maxim S. Arkhangelsky, Alexey P. Ippolitov, Igor A. Meleshin, Georgy V. Mirantsev, Alexey S. Shmakov, Ilya M. Stenshin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15781 PubMed 37583913

August 3, 2023

Uncovering the Grinnellian niche space of the cryptic species complex Gammarus roeselii

Jana Kabus, Sarah Cunze, Andrea Dombrowski, Ioannis Karaouzas, Spase Shumka, Jonas Jourdan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15800 PubMed 37551343

August 3, 2023

Development, physicochemical characterization and in-vitro biocompatibility study of dromedary camel dentine derived hydroxyapatite for bone repair

Zohaib Khurshid, Mohammed Farhan A. Alfarhan, Yasmin Bayan, Javed Mazher, Necdet Adanir, George J. Dias, Paul R. Cooper, Jithendra Ratnayake

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15711 PubMed 37551347

August 4, 2023

To flea or not to flea: survey of UK companion animal ectoparasiticide usage and activities affecting pathways to the environment

Rosemary Perkins, Dave Goulson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15561 PubMed 37554336

August 18, 2023

Process optimization, antioxidant, antibacterial, and drug adjuvant properties of bioactive keratin microparticles derived from porcupine (Hystrix indica) quills

Zahid Majeed, Hoorulain Farhat, Basharat Ahmad, Atia Iqbal, Abu ul Hassan Faiz, Mater H. Mahnashi, Ali O. Alqarni, Omaish Alqahtani, Amer Al Ali, Aiman M. Momenah

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15653 PubMed 37609437

August 9, 2023

Range-wide phylogenomics of the Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) reveals deep north-south divergence in northern Peru

Emily N. Ostrow, Lucas H. DeCicco, Robert G. Moyle

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15787 PubMed 37576505

August 29, 2023

Histological study of seventeen organs from dugong (Dugong dugon)

Patcharaporn Kaewmong, Pathompong Jongjit, Araya Boonkasemsanti, Kongkiat Kittiwattanawong, Piyamat Kongtueng, Pitchaya Matchimakul, Wasan Tangphokhanon, Prapawadee Pirintr, Jaruwan Khonmee, Songphon Buddhasiri, Promporn Piboon, Sonthaya Umsumarng, Raktham Mektrirat, Korakot Nganvongpanit, Wanpitak Pongkan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15859 PubMed 37663296

August 15, 2023

Morphological changes in female reproductive organs in the African monarch butterfly, host to a male-killing Spiroplasma

Jenny Malmberg, Simon H. Martin, Ian J. Gordon, Pasi Sihvonen, Anne Duplouy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15853 PubMed 37601261

August 22, 2023

Skeletal anatomy of the early Permian parareptile Delorhynchus with new information provided by neutron tomography

Dylan C. T. Rowe, Joseph J. Bevitt, Robert R. Reisz

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15935 PubMed 37637171

August 11, 2023

Mastigodiaptomus galapagoensis n. sp. (Crustacea: Copepoda: Diaptomidae), a possibly extinct copepod from a crater lake of the Galápagos archipelago

Manuel Elías-Gutiérrez, Miriam Steinitz-Kannan, Eduardo Suárez-Morales, Carlos López

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15807 PubMed 37583912

August 1, 2023

Long-term survival, growth, and reproduction of Acropora palmata sexual recruits outplanted onto Mexican Caribbean reefs

Sandra Mendoza Quiroz, Aurora Urania Beltrán-Torres, Maria Victoria Grosso-Becerra, Daniela Muñoz Villareal, Raúl Tecalco Rentería, Anastazia T. Banaszak

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15813 PubMed 37547720

August 14, 2023

Sex-specific differences in symbiotic microorganisms associated with an invasive mealybug (Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley) based on 16S ribosomal DNA

Lu Wang, Xia Liu, Yongming Ruan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15843 PubMed 37601250

August 8, 2023

Recognition of emotion and pain by owners benefits the welfare of donkeys in a challenging working environment

Syed S.U.H. Bukhari, Alan G. McElligott, Sarah M. Rosanowski, Rebecca S.V. Parkes

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15747 PubMed 37576503

August 25, 2023

NEAL: an open-source tool for audio annotation

Anthony Gibbons, Ian Donohue, Courtney Gorman, Emma King, Andrew Parnell

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15913 PubMed 37645015

August 23, 2023

Farmers’ perception of the ecosystem services provided by diurnal raptors in arid Rajasthan

Govind Tiwari, Puneet Pandey, Rahul Kaul, Randeep Singh

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15996 PubMed 37637155

August 3, 2023

GGA1 participates in spermatogenesis in mice under stress

Haoyun Jiao, Yinghong Chen, Tingting Han, Qiyu Pan, Fei Gao, Guoping Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15673 PubMed 37551344

August 21, 2023

Elevational surveys of Sulawesi herpetofauna 1: Gunung Galang, Gunung Dako Nature Reserve

Benjamin R. Karin, Isaac W. Krone, Jeffrey Frederick, Amir Hamidy, Wahyu Tri Laksono, Sina S. Amini, Evy Arida, Umilaela Arifin, Bryan H. Bach, Collin Bos, Charlotte K. Jennings, Awal Riyanto, Simon G. Scarpetta, Alexander L. Stubbs, Jimmy A. McGuire

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15766 PubMed 37637176

August 17, 2023

Using repeatability of performance within and across contexts to validate measures of behavioral flexibility

Kelsey McCune, Aaron Blaisdell, Zoe Johnson-Ulrich, August Sevchik, Dieter Lukas, Maggie MacPherson, Benjamin Seitz, Corina J. Logan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15773 PubMed 37605750

August 7, 2023

Health status of the red-billed tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) determined by hematology, biochemistry, blood gases, and physical examination

Alice Skehel, Catalina Ulloa, Diane Deresienski, Cristina Regalado, Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez, Juan Augusto Garcia, Britta Denise Hardesty, Ronald K. Passingham, Jason Steve Castañeda, Gregory A. Lewbart, Carlos A. Valle

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15713 PubMed 37576513

August 22, 2023

Comparative analysis of the fecal microbiota of healthy and injured common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) from the Beijing Raptor Rescue Center

Yu Guan, Lei Bao, Lei Zhou, Chang Dai, Zhisai Li, Shuai Zhang, Yugang Shang, Wenhui Niu, Yizhuo Zhang, Hongfang Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15789 PubMed 37637157

August 7, 2023

Reproductive benefits and reduced investment in parental care behavior associated with reproductive groups of males in Abudefduf troschelii

Mariana Solís-Mendoza, Omar Chassin-Noria, Carlos Levi Pérez Hernández, Luis Mendoza-Cuenca

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.15804 PubMed 37576512

August 3, 2023

Earthworms neutralize the influence of components of particulate pollutants on soil extracellular enzymatic functions in subtropical forests

Junbo Yang, Jingzhong Lu, Yinghui Yang, Kai Tian, Xiangshi Kong, Xingjun Tian, Stefan Scheu