PeerJ Section
Zoological Science
Welcome to your community’s home at PeerJ. Sections are community led and exemplify a research community’s shared values, norms and interests.
The citation average is 5.1 (view impact metrics).
24,631 Followers
Articles
View all 
17 June 2022
Rabbit hindlimb kinematics and ground contact kinetics during the stance phase of gait
15 June 2022
Leptin administration does not influence migratory behaviour in white-throated sparrows (Zonotrichia albicollis)
14 June 2022
A comparison of non-surgical methods for sexing young gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus)
13 June 2022
Assessing the size at maturity, spawning, and condition of the truncate soft-shell clam (Mya truncata) of southern Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
13 June 2022
Aggressive signaling among competing species of birds
10 June 2022
Antibiotic perturbation of gut bacteria does not significantly alter host responses to ocular disease in a songbird species
7 June 2022
Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps
2 June 2022
A new species of deep-sea grunt, Rhonciscus pauco (Lutjaniformes: Haemulidae), from Puerto Rico
27 May 2022
Sexual dimorphism in shell size of the land snail Leptopoma perlucidum (Caenogastropoda: Cyclophoridae)
19 May 2022
Prevalence and richness of malaria and malaria-like parasites in wild birds from different biomes in South America
24,631 Followers
Discussion
New publication from @UTK_TCE @utcvm collaborationin @PeerJLife https://t.co/IIEzE6CSuF #AnimalBehavior #Zoology #Kinesiology
New AFAR publication from @Emma_Churchman and @scottmacshack They show that white-throated sparrow migratory restlessness and body fat seems insensitive to fat-related hormone leptin. Function of leptin in birds is enigmatic. @westernuBio
https://t.co/xsdJH4Rhbv
New research from @GeorgiaSouthern presents a comparison of non-surgical methods for sexing young gopher #tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus)
Read the full article https://t.co/lOZoeolfnl
#ConservationBiology #Ecology #Zoology
Aggressive signaling among competing species of #birds https://t.co/0kE6jqAF39 @thePeerJ https://t.co/Ii4qhcSG8z
Woke up today as a published scientific author!
Well done team! Finally.. it’s published!
This is one chapter of my Master’s research- looking at life history and condition of Arctic soft-shell clams!
https://t.co/8IOd9Yd8i1
Weitzman et al. @virginia_tech @CDUni examine antibiotic perturbation of gut bacteria does not significantly alter host responses to ocular disease in a songbird species
Read the full article https://t.co/k3gSue9vlD
#Ecology #Microbioloy #InfectiousDiseases
Our article has been published today in @PeerJLife https://t.co/nSId3SfXYB #AnimalBehavior #Entomology #EvolutionaryStudies @Ivelize @Mischocarvalhus @Cin_Oi @TWenseleers Amanda Prato
Tavera et al. describe a #NewSpecies of deep-sea #grunt, Rhonciscus pauco (Lutjaniformes: Haemulidae), from Puerto Rico
Read the full article https://t.co/avvQBxiRAG
@mikaela_tsu #Aquaculture #Fisheries
Sexual dimorphism in shell size of the land snail Leptopoma perlucidum (Caenogastropoda: Cyclophoridae) https://t.co/4cP3EDq47i @thePeerJ https://t.co/IOAXOrpwTE
Prevalence and richness of malaria and malaria-like parasites in wild #birds from different biomes in South America https://t.co/ZJFZ9zmyC3 @thePeerJ https://t.co/rCHBZ2cQbH