Herbarium-based studies on taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of Psilochilus (Orchidaceae).

abstract：:White-handed gibbons produce loud and acoustically complex songs when interacting with their neighbours or when encountering predators. In both contexts, songs are assembled from a small number of units although their composition differs in context-specific ways. Here, we investigated whether wild gibbons could infer ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Andrieu J,Penny SG,Bouchet H,Malaivijitnond S,Reichard UH,Zuberbühler K

更新日期：2020-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Tethering a fly for stationary flight allows for exquisite control of its sensory input, such as visual or olfactory stimuli or a punishing infrared laser beam. A torque meter measures the turning attempts of the tethered fly around its vertical body axis. By punishing, say, left turning attempts (in a homogeneous env...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Colomb J,Brembs B

更新日期：2016-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:As a vector of Xylella fastidiosa (Wells, 1987) in Europe, the meadow spittlebug Philaenus spumarius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Hemiptera, Aphrophoridae) is a species of major concern. Therefore, tools and agents to control this ubiquitous insect that develops and feeds on hundreds of plant species are wanted. We conducted a f...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Mesmin X,Chartois M,Genson G,Rossi JP,Cruaud A,Rasplus JY

更新日期：2020-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A new species of the genus Mesacanthion Filipjev, 1927 was discovered during a survey of natural beaches of Jeju Island in South Korea. The new species Mesacanthion jejuensissp. nov. shares general morphology of the genus such as the outer labial and cephalic setae being situated at the middle of cephalic capsule, wel...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Jeong R,Tchesunov AV,Lee W

更新日期：2019-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4736.]. ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Regaiolli B,Spiezio C,Hopkins WD

更新日期：2018-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Management of low-mobility or benthic fisheries is a difficult task because variation in the spatial distribution and population dynamics of the resources make the monitoring and assessment of these fisheries challenging. We assumed that environmental, spatial, and temporal factors can contribute to the variability of...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Murillo-Posada JC,Salas S,Velázquez-Abunader I

更新日期：2019-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:As more and more prokaryotic sequencing takes place, a method to quickly and accurately analyze this data is needed. Previous tools are mainly designed for metagenomic analysis and have limitations; such as long runtimes and significant false positive error rates. The online tool GenomePeek (edwards.sdsu.edu/GenomePee...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： McNair K,Edwards RA

更新日期：2015-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. In addition to its highly debilitating motor symptoms, non-motor symptoms may precede their motor counterparts by many years, which may characterize a prodromal phase of PD. A potential pharmacological strategy is to introduce neu...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Benvenutti R,Marcon M,Reis CG,Nery LR,Miguel C,Herrmann AP,Vianna MRM,Piato A

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inherent difficulties of tracking and observing organisms in the field often leave researchers with no choice but to conduct behavioral experiments under laboratory settings. However, results of laboratory experiments do not always translate accurately to natural conditions. A fundamental challenge in ecology is there...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Glon MG,Larson ER,Pangle KL

更新日期：2016-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：Background:During a preliminary study, effects of 0, 20, 40, and 60 mM NaCl salinity were assessed on germination rate in relation to electrolyte leakage (EL) in sweet pepper. Results explored significant rises in ethylene evolution from seeds having more EL. It was, therefore, hypothesized that excessive ethylene bios...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ahmed W,Imran M,Yaseen M,Haq TU,Jamshaid MU,Rukh S,Ikram RM,Ali M,Ali A,Maqbool M,Arif M,Khan MA

更新日期：2020-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Hepatitis B infection is one of the most severe hepatic diseases in China. Thus, understanding the genetic pathogenesis of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected individuals is important. Although no consistent result is obtained in different populations, HBV treatment effect is reportedly associated with the IL28...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Song Y,Shen Y,Xia X,Zhang AM

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Wolbachia is an alpha-proteobacterial symbiont widely distributed in arthropods. Since the identification of Wolbachia in certain animal-parasitic nematodes (the Onchocercidae or filariae), the relationship between arthropod and nematode Wolbachia has attracted great interest. The obligate symbiosis in filariae, which...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Lefoulon E,Bain O,Makepeace BL,d'Haese C,Uni S,Martin C,Gavotte L

更新日期：2016-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The meat quality of yellow feathered broilers is better than the quality of its production. Growth traits are important in the broiler industry. The exploration of regulation mechanisms for the skeletal muscle would help to increase the growth performance of chickens. At present, some progress has been made ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wu P,Zhang X,Zhang G,Chen F,He M,Zhang T,Wang J,Xie K,Dai G

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A new species of Scutalus Albers, 1850 (Gastropoda: Bulimulidae), Scutalus chango sp. n., is described from a coastal area of northern Chile. Empty shells of this new species were found buried in sand and under boulders and rocks in the foothills of the Chilean Coastal Range at Paposo, Región de Antofagasta. This new ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Araya JF,Breure ASH

更新日期：2017-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Deposits spanning the Radotruncana calcarata Taxon Range Zone at the Postalm section, Northern Calcareous Alps (Austria) are examined quantitatively for foraminiferal assemblages, especially the planktonic group. This study focuses on establishing a high resolution record spanning an 800 ka long stratigraphic interval...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Wolfgring E,Wagreich M

更新日期：2016-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was the characterization of fatty acids, antioxidant activity, some physical properties, nutrient content, sugars, and minerals in the pulp and seeds of the date cultivar 'Medjool' (Phoenix dactylifera L.) grown in Mexico. The samples were obtained at maturity (Tamar) in the 2017 harvest season i...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Salomón-Torres R,Ortiz-Uribe N,Valdez-Salas B,Rosas-González N,García-González C,Chávez D,Córdova-Guerrero I,Díaz-Rubio L,Haro-Vázquez MDP,Mijangos-Montiel JL,Morales-Maza A,Mahadevan P,Krueger R

更新日期：2019-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of fatigue has been shown to modify running biomechanics. Overall in terms of gender, women are at lower risk than men for sustaining running-related injuries, although it depends on the factors taken into account. One possible reason for these differences in the injury rate and location might be the diss...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Bazuelo-Ruiz B,Durá-Gil JV,Palomares N,Medina E,Llana-Belloch S

更新日期：2018-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Purpose:Several studies have proposed that the advanced lung cancer inflammation index (ALI), a new inflammation-related index, can be used for the prognosis assessment of various malignancies. However, few studies have reported its prognostic value in colorectal cancer (CRC). Therefore, this study explo...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Xie H,Huang S,Yuan G,Kuang J,Yan L,Wei L,Tang S,Gan J

更新日期：2020-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Due to intensive sluice construction and other human disturbances, lakeshore vegetation has been destroyed and ecosystems greatly changed. Rhizospheric microbiota constitute a key part of a functioning rhizosphere ecosystem. Maintaining rhizosphere microbial diversity is a central, critical issue for sustain...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Zhang X,Wang H,Li Z,Xie J,Ni J

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Some plants popularly employed for the treatment of peptic ulcers have proved to be attractive sources of new drugs. Despite extensive research, the pharmacological and toxicological potentials of these plants are not fully understood. In this context, the aim of this work was to analyze the multielemental composition...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Vieira LD,da Silva KT,Giarola RS,Inocente GF,Kushima H,Hiruma Lima CA,Hormaza JM

更新日期：2018-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Apis cerana cerana relies on its sensitive olfactory system to perform foraging activities in the surrounding environment. Olfactory receptors (ORs) are a primary requirement for odorant recognition and coding. However, the molecular recognition of volatile compounds with ORs in A. cerana cerana is still not clear. He...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Guo L,Zhao H,Jiang Y

更新日期：2018-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：Background:The Aegean Sea coast of Turkey hosts one of the most important nesting grounds for loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the Mediterranean Sea. Previous studies have revealed that the sea turtle carapace provides favourable conditions for various epibiontic organisms. Epibionts occurring on the carapac...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Kaleli A,Car A,Witkowski A,Krzywda M,Riaux-Gobin C,Solak CN,Kaska Y,Zgłobicka I,Płociński T,Wróbel R,Kurzydłowski K

更新日期：2020-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocean warming threatens the functioning of coral reef ecosystems by inducing mass coral bleaching and mortality events. The link between temperature and coral bleaching is now well-established based on observations that mass bleaching events usually occur when seawater temperatures are anomalously high. However, times...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： DeCarlo TM,Harrison HB

更新日期：2019-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：Background and Aims:The link between gut microbiota and type 2 diabetes (T2D) has been addressed by numerous studies. Streptococcus thermophilus from fermented milk products, has been used as a probiotic in previous research. However, whether heat-killed S. thermophilus can improve the glycemic parameters of diabetic r...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Gao X,Wang F,Zhao P,Zhang R,Zeng Q

更新日期：2019-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell immobilization is an alternative to microencapsulation for the maintenance of cells in a liquid medium. However, artificial immobilization carriers are expensive and pose a high safety risk. Okara, a food-grade byproduct from soymilk production, is rich in prebiotics. Lactobacilli could provide health enhancing e...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Xiudong X,Ying W,Xiaoli L,Ying L,Jianzhong Z

更新日期：2016-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori is a human pathogenic bacterium with a high genomic plasticity. Although the functional CRISPR-Cas system has not been found in its genome, CRISPR-like loci have been recently identified. In this work, 53 genomes from different geographical areas are analyzed for the search and analysis of variabil...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： García-Zea JA,de la Herrán R,Robles Rodríguez F,Navajas-Pérez R,Ruiz Rejón C

更新日期：2019-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Sea cucumbers possess the remarkable capacity to regenerate their body parts or organs. Regeneration of host organs and/or body parts involves reconstruction of the host associated microbiota, however, the dynamics and contribution of microbiota to the regeneration process are largely unknown due to a lack of experime...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Yamazaki Y,Sakai Y,Yu J,Mino S,Sawabe T

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioluminescent reporter genes, such as those from fireflies and bacteria, let researchers use light production as a non-invasive and non-destructive surrogate measure of microbial numbers in a wide variety of environments. As bioluminescence needs microbial metabolites, tagging microorganisms with luciferases means on...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Read HM,Mills G,Johnson S,Tsai P,Dalton J,Barquist L,Print CG,Patrick WM,Wiles S

更新日期：2016-06-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Soil moisture content (SMC) is an important factor that affects agricultural development in arid regions. Compared with the space-borne remote sensing system, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) has been widely used because of its stronger controllability and higher resolution. It also provides a more convenient method ...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Ge X,Wang J,Ding J,Cao X,Zhang Z,Liu J,Li X

更新日期：2019-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans were once considered unique in having a concept of death but a growing number of observations of animal responses to dying and dead conspecifics suggests otherwise. Complex arrays of behaviors have been described ranging from corpse removal and burial among social insects to quiet attendance and caregiving amon...

journal_title：PeerJ

authors： Porter A,Eckardt W,Vecellio V,Guschanski K,Niehoff PP,Ngobobo-As-Ibungu U,Nishuli Pekeyake R,Stoinski T,Caillaud D

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00