Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

January 19, 2024

Unidirectional hybridization between American paddlefish Polyodon spathula (Walbaum, 1792) and sterlet Acipenser ruthenus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Jenő Káldy, Georgina Fazekas, Balázs Kovács, Mariann Molnár, Bence Lázár, Nóra Pálinkás-Bodzsár, Uroš Ljubobratović, Gyöngyvér Fazekas, Gyula Kovács, Eszter Várkonyi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16717 PubMed 38259665

January 29, 2024

Phylogenetic analysis of Microdochium spp. associated with turfgrass and their pathogenicity in cereals

Filiz Ünal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16837 PubMed 38304186

January 16, 2024

Carotenoid-dependent singlet oxygen photogeneration in light-harvesting complex 2 of Ectothiorhodospira haloalkaliphila leads to the formation of organic hydroperoxides and damage to both pigments and protein matrix

Denis Yanykin, Mark Paskhin, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Ashikhmin, Maxim Alexandrovich Bolshakov

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16615 PubMed 38250719

January 2, 2024

Speeding up iterative applications of the BUILD supertree algorithm

Benjamin D. Redelings, Mark T. Holder

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16624 PubMed 38188165

January 2, 2024

A successful method to restore seagrass habitats in coastal areas affected by consecutive natural events

Claudia Patricia Ruiz-Diaz, Carlos Toledo-Hernández, Juan Luis Sánchez-González, Alex E. Mercado-Molina

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16700 PubMed 38188168

January 31, 2024

Circulating cell-free DNA-based methylation pattern in plasma for early diagnosis of esophagus cancer

Rui Wang, Yue Yang, Tianyu Lu, Youbin Cui, Bo Li, Xin Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16802 PubMed 38313016

January 22, 2024

Genome-wide identification of the MADS-box gene family in Avena sativa and its role in photoperiod-insensitive oat

Jinsheng Nan, Jianghong An, Yan Yang, Guofen Zhao, Xiaohong Yang, Huiyan Liu, Bing Han

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16759 PubMed 38274325

January 25, 2024

Gpr149 is involved in energy homeostasis in the male mouse

Steven Wyler, Surbhi, Newton Cao, Warda Merchant, Angie Bookout, Laurent Gautron

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16739 PubMed 38282864

January 2, 2024

Identification and characterization of biomarkers associated with endoplasmic reticulum protein processing in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury

Liang-da Li, Yue Zhou, Shan-fen Shi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16707 PubMed 38188159

January 3, 2024

Systematic review of residual toxicity studies of pesticides to bees and veracity of guidance on pesticide labels

Leah Swanson, Andony Melathopoulos, Matthew Bucy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16672 PubMed 38188157

January 19, 2024

Nitrogen addition enhances seed yield by improving soil enzyme activity and nutrients

Wenbo Mi, Feng Luo, Wenhui Liu, Yan Qin, Yongchao Zhang, Kaiqiang Liu, Wen Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16791 PubMed 38259666

January 16, 2024

Transcriptome analysis of Chinese mitten crabs (Eriocheir sinensis) gills in response to ammonia stress

Zhengfei Wang, Yue Wang, Yayun Guan, Zhuofan Chen, Yaotong Zhai, Ya Wu, Ying Zhou, Jinghao Hu, Lulu Chen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16786 PubMed 38250716

January 8, 2024

A nonlinear total variation based computed tomography (CT) image reconstruction method using gradient reinforcement

Metin Ertas

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16715 PubMed 38213770

January 15, 2024

A simulation study evaluating how population survival and genetic diversity in a newly established population can be affected by propagule size, extinction rates, and initial heterozygosity

Iván Vera-Escalona, Antonio Brante

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16628 PubMed 38239294

January 24, 2024

Factors influencing space-use and kill distribution of sympatric lion prides in a semi-arid savanna landscape

Allan Tarugara, Bruce W. Clegg, Sarah B. Clegg

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16749 PubMed 38282863

January 4, 2024

Relationships among cost, citation, and access in journal publishing by an ecology and evolutionary biology department at a U.S. university

A. Townsend Peterson, Marlon E. Cobos, Ben Sikes, Jorge Soberon, Luis Osorio-Olvera, Josh Bolick, Ada Emmett

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16514 PubMed 38188154

January 16, 2024

Effects of restoration years on soil nitrogen and phosphorus in inland salt marshes

Dandan Zhao, Daiji Wan, Jian Yang, Jiping Liu, Zhicheng Yong, Chongya Ma

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16766 PubMed 38250730

January 15, 2024

Antimalarial target vulnerability of the putative Plasmodium falciparum methionine synthase

Nirut Leela, Parichat Prommana, Sumalee Kamchonwongpaisan, Tana Taechalertpaisarn, Philip J. Shaw

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16595 PubMed 38239295

January 12, 2024

Space-time mapping relationships in sensorimotor communication during asymmetric joint action

Ke Zhang, Xin Tong, Shaofeng Yang, Ying Hu, Qihan Zhang, Xuejun Bai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16764 PubMed 38225929

January 4, 2024

Utilization and transformation of Chrysotila dentata-derived dissolved organic matter by phycosphere bacteria Marinobacter hydrocarbonoclasticus and Bacillus firmus

Xueru Wang, Chenjuan Fan, Jun Sun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16552 PubMed 38188179

January 23, 2024

Seventeen-year study reveals fluctuations in key ecological indicators on two reef crests in Cuba

Amanda Ramos, Patricia González-Díaz, Anastazia T. Banaszak, Orlando Perera, Fredy Hernandez Delgado, Sandra Delfín de León, Patricia Vicente Castro, Gabriela Caridad Aguilera Pérez, Alain Duran

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16705 PubMed 38282865

January 3, 2024

Experimental trials of species-specific bat flight responses to an ultrasonic deterrent

Sarah Rebecah Fritts, Emma Elizabeth Guest, Sara P. Weaver, Amanda Marie Hale, Brogan Page Morton, Cris Daniel Hein

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16718 PubMed 38188150

January 23, 2024

Comparison design and evaluation power in cohort and self-controlled case series designs for post-authorization vaccine safety studies

Shuntaro Sato, Yurika Kawazoe, Tomohiro Katsuta, Haruhisa Fukuda

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.16780 PubMed 38282861

January 2, 2024

Evolution of protein domain repertoires of CALHM6

Aneela Javed, Sabahat Habib, Aaima Ayub