Fitting with our theme of #DiversityinEcology the theme of peer review week 2018 is diversity in peer review. To celebrate we decided to ask the people at the coalface of […]
In many animal species, young stay with their parents long after they have become sexually mature. Why individuals delay dispersal and independent breeding is an interesting question from an evolutionary […]
As an important update in the journal’s development, we are pleased to announce that, from January 2019, Journal of Animal Ecology will be moving online-only. Why? Moving online-only means we […]
Henri Weimerskirch has been studying the wandering albatrosses that nest on the Crozet Islands for over 50 years. Out in the current issue of the journal is a new Synthesis […]
We are excited to announce that the Sidnie Manton Award is open for proposals. With this award, we aim to inspire early career researchers working on any aspect of animal […]
In this post for Endangered Species Day Jared Stabach, a research ecologist at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute highlights the sharp decline in large mammal species across the Sahara and […]
We are delighted to announce that Natalie Clay has been awarded the 2017 Elton Prize for her paper: Towards a geography of omnivory: Omnivores increase carnivory when sodium is limiting. […]
Today we are pleased to announce that to Ben Weinstein has won the inaugural Sidnie Manton Award for his paper ‘a computer vision for animal ecology’. Ben is a postdoctoral […]
With the recent advances in GPS and sensor technology, including three-axis accelerometers, it has become possible to simultaneously track multiple animals with a high accuracy while recording detailed information about their […]
In May 2016 we launched a new competition for early career ecologists to write a Synthesis or Review article for the journal. Today, on International Women’s Day, we are pleased […]
What can we learn about population dynamics from invasive species? A recent synthesis article published in the Journal of Animal Ecology examines the contributions from one of the best-documented cases […]
A couple of weeks ago the British Ecology Society Journals published a virtual issue for Open Access Week looking at the most downloaded data sets in Dryad associated with papers […]
Since all models are wrong the scientist cannot obtain a “correct” one by excessive elaboration. On the contrary following William of Occam he should seek an economical description of natural […]
As well as being fascinating creatures with a unique sensory ecology, bats are also potentially useful indicator species whose population trends may help to provide broader information about the health […]
We live surrounded by populations. We rely on populations of plants and animals for food; we struggle to control populations of pests and pathogens. The food webs on which we […]
This time last year the British Ecological Society Publications team surveyed all researchers that had either submitted a manuscript to or reviewed a manuscript for, one or more of the […]
We are pleased to welcome Ann Tate and Marie Auger-Méthé who have all recently joined the Journal of Animal Ecology Associate Editor Board. Ann T. Tate Department of Biological Sciences, […]
Issue 86:4 is now out. The In Focus in this issue is by Jonathan De Long and looks at the paper by Yuanhu Shao on “Nitrogen deposition cancels out exotic […]
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 […]
We are excited to announce the newly revamped Animal Ecology In Focus blog, along with our fresh new design we are pleased to welcome a new team for the blog. […]
