Experimental exposure to urban and pink noise affects brain development and song learning in zebra finches (Taenopygia guttata).

abstract：:Due to varietal differences, diminutive size, and similar morphological characters, it is difficult to classify and identify Liriomyza spp., a genus comprised of economically-important, highly-polyphagous insect pests. In this study, we reconfirmed the morphological characteristics of three closely-related invasive le...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Chang YW,Chen JY,Zheng SZ,Gao Y,Chen Y,Deng Y,Du YZ

更新日期：2020-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Many fish taxa produce sound in voluntary and in disturbance contexts but information on the full acoustic repertoire is lacking for most species. Yet, this knowledge is critical to enable monitoring fish populations in nature through acoustic monitoring. Methods:In this study we characterized the sounds em...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pereira BP,Vieira M,Pousão-Ferreira P,Candeias-Mendes A,Barata M,Fonseca PJ,Amorim MCP

更新日期：2020-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Type I restriction-modification enzymes are multisubunit, multifunctional molecular machines that recognize specific DNA target sequences, and their multisubunit organization underlies their multifunctionality. EcoR124I is the archetype of Type I restriction-modification family IC and is composed of three subunit type...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bialevich V,Sinha D,Shamayeva K,Guzanova A,Řeha D,Csefalvay E,Carey J,Weiserova M,Ettrich RH

更新日期：2017-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the existence of coral-reef habitats at depths to 165 m in tropical regions has been known for decades, the richness, diversity, and ecological importance of mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) has only recently become widely acknowledged. During an interdisciplinary effort spanning more than two decades, we c...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Pyle RL,Boland R,Bolick H,Bowen BW,Bradley CJ,Kane C,Kosaki RK,Langston R,Longenecker K,Montgomery A,Parrish FA,Popp BN,Rooney J,Smith CM,Wagner D,Spalding HL

更新日期：2016-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Species interactions are a key component of ecosystems but we generally have an incomplete picture of who-eats-who in a given community. Different techniques have been devised to predict species interactions using theoretical models or abundances. Here, we explore the K nearest neighbour approach, with a special empha...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Desjardins-Proulx P,Laigle I,Poisot T,Gravel D

更新日期：2017-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Computerised cognitive assessments are a vital tool in the behavioural sciences, but participants often view them as effortful and unengaging. One potential solution is to add gamelike elements to these tasks in order to make them more intrinsically enjoyable, and some researchers have posited that a more engaging tas...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lumsden J,Skinner A,Woods AT,Lawrence NS,Munafò M

更新日期：2016-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The MYB transcription factor family is one of the largest gene families playing regulatory roles in plant growth and development. The MYB family has been studied in a variety of plant species but has not been reported in Taxus chinensis. Here we identified 72 putative R2R3-MYB genes in T. chinensis using a comprehensi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hu X,Zhang L,Wilson I,Shao F,Qiu D

更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of people suffering from eye fatigue induced by visual display terminal (VDT) viewing is expected to increase in the modern world. Eye dysfunction is suggested to induce a decrease in cognitive function, at least in the long term. Furthermore, considering other previous findings, it may be reasonable to thi...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Akagi R,Tonotsuka M,Horie R,Hirata K,Ando S

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the study was to investigate the relationship between different exercise modes and visuospatial working memory in healthy older adults. A cross-sectional design was adopted. A total of 111 healthy older adults were enrolled in the study. They were classified by the exercise-related questionnaire to be i...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Guo W,Wang B,Lu Y,Zhu Q,Shi Z,Ren J

更新日期：2016-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Temperature-dependent sex determination, or TSD, is a widespread phenomenon in reptiles. The shape of the relationship between constant incubation temperature and sex ratio defines the TSD pattern. The TSD pattern is considered a life-history parameter important for conservation because the wider the range of temperat...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Abreu-Grobois FA,Morales-Mérida BA,Hart CE,Guillon JM,Godfrey MH,Navarro E,Girondot M

更新日期：2020-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Most genetic disorders are caused by single nucleotide variations (SNVs) or small insertion/deletions (indels). High throughput sequencing has broadened the catalogue of human variation, including common polymorphisms, rare variations or disease causing mutations. However, identifying one variation among h...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Geoffroy V,Pizot C,Redin C,Piton A,Vasli N,Stoetzel C,Blavier A,Laporte J,Muller J

更新日期：2015-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:A period of starvation is regarded as a sound practice in aquaculture prior to handling, transportation and harvest, to minimise impacts on welfare and ensure proper hygiene after harvest. However, documentation of welfare issues such as stress following starvation and handling in adult Atlantic salmon are lacking. Th...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Waagbø R,Jørgensen SM,Timmerhaus G,Breck O,Olsvik PA

更新日期：2017-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Transition zones are of high evolutionary interest because unique patterns of spatial variation are often retained. Here, we investigated the phylogeography of the peacock blenny, Salaria pavo, a small marine intertidal fish that inhabits rocky habitats of the Mediterranean and the adjacent Atlantic Ocean. We screened...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Castilho R,Cunha RL,Faria C,Velasco EM,Robalo JI

更新日期：2017-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Seed-applied neonicotinoids are widely used in agriculture, yet their effects on non-target species remain incompletely understood. One important group of non-target species is arthropod natural enemies (predators and parasitoids), which contribute considerably to suppression of crop pests. We hypothesized t...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Douglas MR,Tooker JF

更新日期：2016-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus) are highly specialized herbivorous marsupials that feed almost exclusively on Eucalyptus leaves, which are known to contain varying concentrations of many different toxic chemical compounds. The literature suggests that Lonepinella koalarum, a bacterium in the Pasteurellaceae family, ca...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Dahlhausen KE,Jospin G,Coil DA,Eisen JA,Wilkins LGE

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Genome-wide association studies have succeeded in detecting novel common variants which associate with complex diseases. As a result of the fast changes in next generation sequencing technology, a large number of sequencing data are generated, which offers great opportunities to identify rare variants that...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sun L,Wang C,Hu YQ

更新日期：2016-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease is a multifactorial disorder caused by the interaction of genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors. The formation of cytotoxic oligomers consisting of Aβ peptide is widely accepted as being one of the main key events triggering the development of Alzheimer's disease. Aβ peptide production resu...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Parenti N,Del Grosso A,Antoni C,Cecchini M,Corradetti R,Pavone FS,Calamai M

更新日期：2017-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Dengue is a major and rapidly increasing public health problem. In Argentina, the southern extreme of its distribution in the Americas, epidemic transmission takes place during the warm season. Since its re-emergence in 1998 two major outbreaks have occurred, the biggest during 2016. To identify the environm...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Carbajo AE,Cardo MV,Guimarey PC,Lizuain AA,Buyayisqui MP,Varela T,Utgés ME,Giovacchini CM,Santini MS

更新日期：2018-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Pollinators, which provide the agriculturally and ecologically essential service of pollination, are under threat at a global scale. Habitat loss and homogenisation, pesticides, parasites and pathogens, invasive species, and climate change have been identified as past and current threats to pollinators. Ac...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Brown MJ,Dicks LV,Paxton RJ,Baldock KC,Barron AB,Chauzat MP,Freitas BM,Goulson D,Jepsen S,Kremen C,Li J,Neumann P,Pattemore DE,Potts SG,Schweiger O,Seymour CL,Stout JC

更新日期：2016-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Highlighted text in the Internet (i.e., hypertext) is predominantly blue and underlined. The perceptibility of these hypertext characteristics was heavily questioned by applied research and empirical tests resulted in inconclusive results. The ability to recognize blue text in foveal and parafoveal vision wa...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gagl B

更新日期：2016-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Burkina Faso, it is not uncommon for mothers to drink alcohol, even during pregnancy. We aimed to study the association between maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and the child's cognitive performance using the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children, 2nd edition (KABC-II) and the Children's Ca...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Sanou AS,Diallo AH,Holding P,Nankabirwa V,Engebretsen IMS,Ndeezi G,Tumwine JK,Meda N,Tylleskar T,Kashala-Abotnes E

更新日期：2017-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid development of China's textile industry (TI) has led to severe water environmental stress. Water environmental stress of China's TI mainly comes from large quantities of discharged wastewater and chemical oxygen demand (COD). The sustainable development of the TI is realized to achieve the decoupling between...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Li Y,Shen J,Lu L,Luo Y,Wang L,Shen M

更新日期：2018-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Applying quantitative morphological approaches in systematics research is a promising way to discover cryptic biological diversity. Information obtained through twenty-first century science poses new challenges to taxonomy by offering the possibility of increased objectivity in independent and automated hy...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Csősz S,Fisher BL

更新日期：2016-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Five tropical seaweeds, Kappaphycus alvarezii (Doty) Doty ex P.C. Silva, Padina australis Hauck, Sargassum binderi Sonder ex J. Agardh (syn. S. aquifolium (Turner) C. Agardh), Sargassum siliquosum J. Agardh and Turbinaria conoides (J. Agardh) Kützing, were incubated in seawater of pH 8.0, 7.8 (ambient), 7.6, 7.4 and 7...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mithoo-Singh PK,Keng FS,Phang SM,Leedham Elvidge EC,Sturges WT,Malin G,Abd Rahman N

更新日期：2017-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We provided chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) with the ability to improve the quality of food rewards they received in a dyadic test of inequity. We were interested to see if this provision influenced their responses and, if so, whether it was mediated by a social partner's outcomes. We tested eight dyads using an exchang...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Hopper LM,Lambeth SP,Schapiro SJ,Brosnan SF

更新日期：2013-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Sugarcane contributes 80% of global sugar production and to bioethanol generation for the bioenergy industry. Its productivity is threatened by drought that can cause up to 60% yield loss. This study used RNA-Seq to gain a better understanding of the underlying mechanism by which drought-tolerant sugarcane copes with ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Nawae W,Shearman JR,Tangphatsornruang S,Punpee P,Yoocha T,Sangsrakru D,Naktang C,Sonthirod C,Wirojsirasak W,Ukoskit K,Sriroth K,Klomsa-Ard P,Pootakham W

更新日期：2020-07-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone deacetylases (HDACs) are key epigenetic factors in regulating chromatin structure and gene expression in multiple aspects of plant growth, development, and response to abiotic or biotic stresses. Many studies on systematic analysis and molecular function of HDACs in Arabidopsis and rice have been conducted. Ho...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhang K,Yu L,Pang X,Cao H,Si H,Zang J,Xing J,Dong J

更新日期：2020-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background:"Quantile-dependent expressivity" occurs when the effect size of a genetic variant depends upon whether the phenotype (e.g. adiponectin) is high or low relative to its distribution. We have previously shown that the heritability (h2 ) of adiposity, lipoproteins, postprandial lipemia, pulmonary function, and ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Williams PT

更新日期：2020-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:VSEARCH is an open source and free of charge multithreaded 64-bit tool for processing and preparing metagenomics, genomics and population genomics nucleotide sequence data. It is designed as an alternative to the widely used USEARCH tool (Edgar, 2010) for which the source code is not publicly available, algo...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Rognes T,Flouri T,Nichols B,Quince C,Mahé F

更新日期：2016-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Trace elements are essential for the growth and survival of plants, and their concentrations and distributions in plants are effective reflections of ecological adaptation strategies. However, this aspect has seldom been addressed. Method:Changes in the leaf and branch trace elements of Pinus massoniana Lam...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lin T,Zheng X,Zheng H

更新日期：2020-09-16 00:00:00