Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

April 9, 2024

The dinosaurs that weren’t: osteohistology supports giant ichthyosaur affinity of enigmatic large bone segments from the European Rhaetian

Marcello Perillo, P Martin Sander

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17060 PubMed 38618574

April 9, 2024

Reappraisal of sauropod dinosaur diversity in the Upper Cretaceous Winton Formation of Queensland, Australia, through 3D digitisation and description of new specimens

Samantha L. Beeston, Stephen F. Poropat, Philip D. Mannion, Adele H. Pentland, Mackenzie J. Enchelmaier, Trish Sloan, David A. Elliott

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17180 PubMed 38618562

April 1, 2024

Spatial habitat suitability prediction of essential oil wild plants on Indonesia’s degraded lands

Elga Renjana, Elok Rifqi Firdiana, Melisnawati H. Angio, Linda Wige Ningrum, Intani Quarta Lailaty, Apriyono Rahadiantoro, Irfan Martiansyah, Rizmoon Zulkarnaen, Ayyu Rahayu, Puguh Dwi Raharjo, Ilham Kurnia Abywijaya, Didi Usmadi, Rosniati Apriani Risna, Jr, Wendell P. Cropper, Angga Yudaputra

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17210 PubMed 38577415

April 18, 2024

Hand grab or noose pole? Evaluating the least stressful practice for capture of endangered Turks and Caicos Rock Iguanas Cyclura carinata

Giuliano Colosimo, Gwyneth Montemuro, Gregory A. Lewbart, Gabriele Gentile, Glenn P. Gerber

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17171 PubMed 38646487

April 11, 2024

Unravelling the maternal evolutionary history of the African leopard (Panthera pardus pardus)

Declan R. Morris, Todd J. McWhorter, Wayne S. J. Boardman, Gregory Simpson, Jeanette Wentzel, Jannie Coetzee, Yoshan Moodley

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17018 PubMed 38618571

April 12, 2024

Freshwater trematodes differ from marine trematodes in patterns connected with division of labor

Allison T. Neal, Moira Stettner, Renytzabelle Ortega-Cotto, Daniel Dieringer, Lydia C. Reed

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17211 PubMed 38623495

April 22, 2024

Shifts in dominance of benthic communities along a gradient of water temperature and turbidity in tropical coastal ecosystems

Ludi Parwadani Aji, Diede Louise Maas, Agustin Capriati, Awaludinnoer Ahmad, Christiaan de Leeuw, Leontine Elisabeth Becking

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17132 PubMed 38666078

April 10, 2024

Vertical farming for lettuce production in limited space: a case study in Northern Thailand

Suwimon Wicharuck, Nuttapon Khongdee, Ar Man, Wahyu Nurkholis Hadi Syahputra, Parichat Yalangkan, Prapaporn Chaiphak, Chatchawan Chaichana

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17085 PubMed 38618565

April 5, 2024

Carnivore coexistence without competition: giant otters are more nocturnal around dens than sympatric neotropical otters

Darren Norris, Fernanda Michalski

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17244 PubMed 38590704

April 16, 2024

Gene expression profiles of Japanese precious coral Corallium japonicum during gametogenesis

Ma. Marivic Capitle Pepino, Sam Edward Manalili, Satoko Sekida, Takuma Mezaki, Tomoyo Okumura, Satoshi Kubota

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17182 PubMed 38646482

April 5, 2024

The comparative plastisphere microbial community profile at Kung Wiman beach unveils potential plastic-specific degrading microorganisms

Nutsuda Chaimusik, Natthaphong Sombuttra, Yeampon Nakaramontri, Penjai Sompongchaiyakul, Chawalit Charoenpong, Bungonsiri Intra, Jirayut Euanorasetr

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17165 PubMed 38590706

April 23, 2024

Insights into soil nematode diversity and bacterial community of Thai jasmine rice rhizosphere from different paddy fields in Thailand

Pongrawee Nimnoi, Patawee Pirankham, Kittipong Srimuang, Pornthip Ruanpanun

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17289 PubMed 38680886

April 4, 2024

Atherosclerosis, gut microbiome, and exercise in a meta-omics perspective: a literature review

Haotian Tang, Yanqing Huang, Didi Yuan, Junwen Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17185 PubMed 38584937

April 25, 2024

The role of mitophagy in the development of chronic kidney disease

Kexin Yang, Ting Li, Yingpu Geng, Xiangyu Zou, Fujun Peng, Wei Gao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17260 PubMed 38680884

April 23, 2024

Discovery of a peculiar insular race of Ravenna nivea (Nire, 1920) (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) endemic to Yinggeling Mountain of Hainan, suggesting heterogeneous geological history of mountain formation of the island

Yu-Feng Hsu, Yik Fui Philip Lo, Rung-Juen Lin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17172 PubMed 38680885

April 16, 2024

Defenses of whirligig beetles against native and invasive frogs

Shinji Sugiura, Masakazu Hayashi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17214 PubMed 38646489

April 15, 2024

The rhizosphere and root selections intensify fungi-bacteria interaction in abiotic stress-resistant plants

Feng Huang, Mengying Lei, Wen Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17225 PubMed 38638154

April 25, 2024

Natrix natrix after dark: citizen science sheds light on the common grass snake’s nightlife

Petronel Spaseni, Tiberiu C. Sahlean, Iulian Gherghel, Ștefan R. Zamfirescu, Ionuț C. Petreanu, Raluca Melenciuc, Cristina F. Alistar, Viorel D. Gavril, Alexandru Strugariu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17168 PubMed 38680898

April 16, 2024

Marine introgressions and Andean uplift have driven diversification in neotropical Monkey tree frogs (Anura, Phyllomedusinae)

Diego Almeida-Silva, Leonardo Matheus Servino, Matheus Pontes-Nogueira, Ricardo J. Sawaya

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17232 PubMed 38646479

April 15, 2024

Discovery of diverse Pectocaris species at the Cambrian series 2 Hongjingshao formation Xiazhuang section (Kunming, SW China) and its ecological, taphonomic, and biostratigraphic implications

Changfei Jin, Hong Chen, Huijuan Mai, Xianguang Hou, Xianfeng Yang, Dayou Zhai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.17230 PubMed 38638159

April 9, 2024

The role of echinacoside-based cross-linker nanoparticles in the treatment of osteoporosis

Dandan Hu, Chunan Cheng, Zhen Bian, Yubo Xu