Pathological fish vertebrae peerj.com/articles/17353/ via @PeerJLife ⚒️🧪
A series of 12 contiguous caudal vertebrae of an ichthyodectiform fish from the Smoky Hill Chalk Member of the Niobrara Formation is described. The vertebral centra exhibit extensive overgrowth of pat...
peerj.comBiogeographic Origin of Squamata peerj.com/articles/17277/ via @PeerJLife
Background Squamata (lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians) is a Triassic lineage with an extensive and complex biogeographic history, yet no large-scale study has reconstructed the ancestral range of e...
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Pathological caudal skeleton of an ichthyodectiform #fish from the Upper Cretaceous Niobrara Formation of western Kansas, #USA
S. Christopher Bennett #paleontology #palaeontology 🧪⚒️
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Skeletal remains of sauropod dinosaurs have been known from Australia for over 100 years. Unfortunately, the classification of the majority of these specimens to species level has historically been im...
peerj.comVery large unidentified elongate and rounded fossil bone segments of uncertain origin recovered from different Rhaetian (Late Triassic) fossil localities across Europe have been puzzling the paleontol...
peerj.comMolecular biomonitoring programs increasingly use environmental DNA (eDNA) for detecting targeted species such as marine non-indigenous species (NIS) or endangered species. However, the current molecu...
peerj.comTooth-marked bones provide important evidence for feeding choices made by extinct carnivorous animals. In the case of the dinosaurs, most bite traces are attributed to the large and robust osteophagou...
peerj.comBackground Squamata (lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians) is a Triassic lineage with an extensive and complex biogeographic history, yet no large-scale study has reconstructed the ancestral range of e...
peerj.comAntimicrobial resistance genes (ARG) are commonly found on acquired mobile genetic elements (MGEs) such as plasmids or transposons. Understanding the spread of resistance genes associated with mobile ...
peerj.comThe lack of any pterosaur living descendants creates gaps in the knowledge of the biology of this group, including its cervical biomechanics, which makes it difficult to understand their posture and l...
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Tooth-marked bones provide important evidence for feeding choices made by extinct carnivorous animals. In the case of the dinosaurs, most bite traces are attributed to the large and robust osteophagou...
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This is shocking
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Background Electric eels (Electrophorus sp.) are known for their ability to produce electric organ discharge (EOD) reaching voltages of up to 860 V. Given that gene transfer via intense electrical pul...
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A new labrid fish species, Halichoeres sanchezi n. sp., is described from eight specimens collected in the Revillagigedo Archipelago in the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Mexico. The...
peerj.comWe published this article a year ago today - Are children and #dogs best friends? A scoping review to explore the positive and negative effects of child-dog interactions. in the Open Access journal the PeerJLife peerj.com/articles/14532 🚀 Animal Behaviour - Dog Welfare
Biomarker selection depends on gene function and organ: the case of the cytochrome P450 family genes in Freshwater fish exposed to chronic pollution peerj.com/articles/169...
Pollution and its effects have been of major concern in recent decades. Many strategies and markers have been developed to assess their effects on biota. Cytochrome P450 (CYP) genes have received sign...
peerj.comJeffrey Liang’s last thesis chapter is now published. Congrats! peerj.com/articles/171...
Waterborne transmission of the bacterium Legionella pneumophila has emerged as a major cause of severe nosocomial infections of major public health impact. The major route of transmission involves the...
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Eels can ⚡electrporate⚡ DNA from their environment into fish larvae!🧬🐟
And they said genetically modified organisms weren't "natural" 😄😄
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@pubhealthwatch: In June 2022, Public Health Watch learned that Channelview, Texas, has been exposed to high levels of cancer-causing benzene for nearly two decades — and @TCEQ knew about it. 18 mon...
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@JameelJaffer: I don’t think Americans understand the extent to which the “foreign-intelligence exception” has hollowed out the Fourth Amendment. Most reporting about the current legislative deb...
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Background Electric eels (Electrophorus sp.) are known for their ability to produce electric organ discharge (EOD) reaching voltages of up to 860 V. Given that gene transfer via intense electrical pul...
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Restudy of shoulder motion in the theropod dinosaur Mononykus olecranus (Alvarezsauridae)
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Background Range of motion in the forelimb of the Upper Cretaceous theropod dinosaur Mononykus olecranus, a member of the family Alvarezsauridae, has previously been investigated. However, the method ...
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