Varieties of leaf-chewing larvae, miners, and gallers sampled in the Czech Republic and Japan. Photos taken by Martin Volf and Martin Libra.

Issue 86:3 is now out. The In Focus in this issue is by Damien Farine and looks at the paper by Andrea Springer on “Dynamic vs. static social networks in models of parasite transmission: predicting Cryptosporidium spread in wild lemurs”.

We also have papers on community ecology, trophic interactions, behavioural ecology, population ecology, spatial ecology and demography.

As always to make the most of all the great photos from our authors below is a slideshow of the best images.

Dynamic vs. static social networks in models of parasite transmission: predicting Cryptosporidium spread in wild lemurs. Andrea Springer et al. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12617

Social and environmental factors affect tuberculosis related mortality in wild meerkats. Stuart Patterson et al. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12649

Detecting signals of chronic shedding to explain pathogen persistence: Leptospira interrogans in California sea lions. Michael G. Buhnerkempe et al. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12656

Warmer temperatures reduce the influence of an important keystone predator. Chiara Bonaviri et al. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12634

Functional and phylogenetic structure of island bird communities. Xingfeng Si et al. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12650

Range shifting species reduce phylogenetic diversity in high latitude communities via competition. Robert N. L. Fitt and Lesley T. Lancaster.http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12655

The changing contribution of top‐down and bottom‐up limitation of mesopredators during 220 years of land use and climate change. Marianne Pasanen‐Mortensen et al. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12633

The physiological costs of prey switching reinforce foraging specialization. Oliver E. Hooker et al. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12632

Many places called home: the adaptive value of seasonal adjustments in range fidelity. Alexandre Lafontaine et al. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12645

Caching reduces kleptoparasitism in a solitary, large felid. Guy A. Balme et al. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12645

Hidden survival heterogeneity of three Common eider populations in response to climate fluctuations. Loreleï Guéry et al. http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12643

Reproductive success is driven by local site fidelity despite stronger specialisation by individuals for large‐scale habitat preference. Samantha Clare Patrick and Henri Weimerskirch http://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12636

Simon Hoggart
Assistant Editor, Journal of Animal Ecology