Biology & Life sciences - Table of Contents

September 16, 2025

Azhdarchid pterosaur diversity in the Bayanshiree Formation, Upper Cretaceous of the Gobi Desert, Mongolia

R. V. Pêgas, Xuanyu Zhou, Yoshitsugu Kobayashi

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19711 PubMed 40980062

September 26, 2025

Anticancer potential of ethanolic sidr leaf extracts against MCF-7 breast cancer cells: phytochemical, nutritional, and antimicrobial profile comparisons of different plant parts

Roqayah H. Kadi, Nashi K. Alqahtani, Ahmed M. Abdulfattah, Fayez Alsulaimani, Ahmed M. Basri, Reham M. Algheshairy, Hend F. Alharbi, Rokayya Sami, Amal Alyamani, Roua S. Baty, Ruqaiah I. Bedaiwi, Hala M. Abo-Dief, Nahid A. Osman, Nouf H. Alsubhi, Ashwaq M. Al-Nazawi, Manal Malibary

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19858 PubMed 41031042

September 25, 2025

Geographic distributions and patterns of co-occurrence among black-bellied and shovel-nosed salamanders (Desmognathus spp.) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Aidan Shaw, Rebecca Chastain, Benjamin M. Fitzpatrick

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20110 PubMed 41025047

September 24, 2025

Interactive effects of acacia biochar, maize hybrids, and irrigation levels on soil health and crop productivity

Zarghoona Naz, Audil Rashid, Summera Jahan

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20048 PubMed 41018908

September 23, 2025

Evaluation of cross-generational exposure to microplastics and co-occurring contaminants on embryonic and larval behavior in fathead minnows, Pimephales promelas

Mackenzie Persinger, Jessica Ward

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19927 PubMed 41018900

September 22, 2025

Distribution and evolution of the western European water frogs (genus Pelophylax) from Catalonia, northeastern Spain

Bernat Burriel-Carranza, Carolina Molina-Duran, Karin Tamar, Laia Pérez-Sorribes, Jhulyana López-Caro, Mar Cirac, Daniel Fernandez-Guiberteau, Salvador Carranza

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19895 PubMed 41018896

September 19, 2025

Taxonomic status of Coryphophylax maximiliani Fitzinger in: Steindachner, 1867 with notes on Coryphophylax subcristatus (Blyth, “1860” 1861)

Zeeshan A. Mirza, Saunak Pal, Tejas Thackeray, Harshil Patel, Aaron M. Bauer

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19841 PubMed 40989902

September 18, 2025

In situ study of environmental factors (temperature and salinity) affecting cohort patterns and growth rates in Ciona robusta

Philjae Kim, Seongjun Bae

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20034 PubMed 40985029

September 18, 2025

Effect of foliar application of microelements on chlorophyll content, canopy architecture indicators, and physiological parameters of Hordeum vulgare L. plants

Barbara Stadnik, Renata Tobiasz-Salach, Dagmara Migut

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19966 PubMed 40985026

September 17, 2025

Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy coupled to chemometrics for metabolome analysis of different milk types in the light of green analytical chemistry

Mohamed A. Farag, Sherif M. Eid, Sherine El-Shamy

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19921 PubMed 40980071

September 15, 2025

Mitochondrial and Wolbachia phylogenetics of the introduced Jorō spider, Trichonephila clavata (Araneae: Araneidae) in North America

James E. Russell, Nicholas Mizera, Christopher G. Brown, Angela Chuang, David R. Coyle, David R. Nelsen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19952 PubMed 40980060

September 12, 2025

Distribution and host range of viruses associated with the citrus leprosis disease complex in Mexico

Hugo Enrique González-García, Ma. Teresa Santillán-Galicia, Laura Delia Ortega-Arenas, Guadalupe Valdovinos-Ponce, Alberto Enrique Becerril-Román, Pedro Luis Robles-García, Ariel Wilbert Guzmán-Franco, Alfredo Sánchez-Villarreal

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19889 PubMed 40959051

September 8, 2025

Effects of dietary supplements on bone turnover markers in women after menopause: a network meta-analysis

Yan Wei, Congjie Lei, Yue Zhong, Hongchun Shen

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19882 PubMed 40949733

September 5, 2025

Building heat-resilient Caribbean reefs: integrating thermal thresholds and coral colonies selection in restoration

Macarena Blanco Pimentel, Johanna Calle-Triviño, Daniel J. Barshis, Sancia E.T. van der Meij, Megan K. Morikawa

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19987 PubMed 40936763

September 1, 2025

Estimating density of native carnivores in central Chile landscapes using a simulated movement model, cameratrapR: insights on their potential exotic prey dietary subsidy

Diego Ramírez-Alvarez, Xinhai Li

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.19946 PubMed 40936771

September 30, 2025

Biochemical composition, β-glucan and phenolic content of a marine diatom Chaetoceros muelleri cultivated in Guillard’s modified medium

Sulaiman Madyod, Suwit Wuthisuthimethavee, Patchara Pedpradab, Rachow Khaochamnan, Suwanna Pholmai, Thitikorn Prombanchong

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20098 PubMed 41048381

September 30, 2025

Identification and analysis of the expansin gene family in yam

Xing Qiao, Shuai Yuan, Jing Wei, Changzhou Li, Lan Lan, Xuerui He, Aiqin Wang, Jie Zhan, Longfei He, Dong Xiao

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20093 PubMed 41048382

September 30, 2025

DNA damage-dependent mechanisms of ionizing radiation-induced cellular senescence

Jiebing Guan, Tuo Li, Feifei Ma, Ning Wang, Huanteng Zhang, Jiale Li, Jianguo Li, Chang Xu, Qiang Liu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20087 PubMed 41048400

September 30, 2025

Metagenomes and metagenome-assembled genomes from tidal lagoons at a New York City waterfront park

Sally Kong, Eliana Abrams, Yehuda Binik, Christina Cappelli, Mathew Chu, Taiyo Cornett, Isayah Culbertson, Epifania Garcia, Jada Henry, Kristy Lam, D.B. Lampman, Grace Morenko, Illusion Rivera, Tanasia Swift, Isabella Torres, Rayven Velez, Elliot Waxman, Serena Wessely, Anthony Yuen, Casey K. Lardner, J.L. Weissman

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20081 PubMed 41048389

September 30, 2025

Spatially explicit models of density improve estimates of Eastern Bering Sea beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) abundance and distribution from line-transect surveys

Megan C. Ferguson, Paul B. Conn, James T. Thorson

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20077

September 30, 2025

Morphological, phytochemical, and pharmacological properties of the genus Tamarix in Kazakhstan species: a review

Arailym Daulbayeva, Gulnara Kadyrbayeva, Kaldanay Kozhanova, Shazlin Shaharudin, Nurgali Rakhymbayev, Zoya Allambergenova, Rabiga Anarbayeva, Urziya Alimova, Aigerim Kantureyeva, Ainash Baidullaeva, Vladimir An, Bakkonat Kydyrbai

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20059 PubMed 41048394

September 30, 2025

Identification and verification of prognostic genes related to zinc homeostasis and zinc transport in breast cancer

Mengxuan Li, Haoyi Zi, Jiajun Ding, Shuai Wang, Yujie Bai, Jianing Sun, Cong Fan, He Chen, Ting Wang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20031 PubMed 41048390

September 30, 2025

Unlocking the genomic potential of historical and formalin-fixed specimens: phylogenetic insights from museum-preserved threadfin fishes (Teleostei: Polynemidae)

Matthew G. Girard, Kevin R. Chovanec

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20029

September 30, 2025

Metabolomic and physiological analysis of bud differentiation in dense apple (Malus×domestica Borkh.) orchards following thinning and reshaping

Zehua Yang, Tianli Guo, Junqiang Niu, Xiaoning Yin, Ming Ma