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Announcements

2019 Elton Prize shortlist: Journal of Animal Ecology award for early career researchers

The Elton Prize is awarded by the British Ecological Society each year for the best paper in Journal of Animal Ecology written by an early career author at the start of their research career. Today we are pleased to present the shortlisted papers for this year’s award, based on the previous (88th) volume of the journal. The winner will be selected in the coming weeks … Continue reading 2019 Elton Prize shortlist: Journal of Animal Ecology award for early career researchers

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Publishing

Why archive my data?

Why do the British Ecological Society journals require me to archive my data? At the BES, along with many other ecology journals, we require that all data (and code for theortical papers) associated with published papers are archived in an appropriate public repository. We do this because we believe data are important products of scientific enterprise, and they should be preserved and usable in the … Continue reading Why archive my data?

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Showcasing developments in biologging and related methods in applied ecology

Originally posted on The Applied Ecologist:
Following the recent Journal of Animal Ecology Special Feature on biologging, Associate Editor, Steph Januchowski-Hartley takes a look at how research in this and similar methods are affecting the field of applied ecology today. Advances in technology have allowed for small electronic loggers and transmitters to be developed not only for biomedical monitoring for humans (think of the tech… Continue reading Showcasing developments in biologging and related methods in applied ecology

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Navigating through the R packages for movement

In the biologging Special Issue of the journal, we have new Review paper lead by Rocío Joo on Navigating through the r packages for movement. Rocío is a movement statistician based at the University of Florida and the blog tells the story behind the paper and a brief overview of the paper. Behind the scenes Two years ago, if someone would have asked me about … Continue reading Navigating through the R packages for movement

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Light‐Level Geolocator Analyses: A user’s guide

In the biologging Special Issue of the journal, we have new ‘How to…’ paper lead by Simeon Lisovski from the Swiss Ornithological Institute on Light‐Level Geolocator Analyses. In this blog Simeon walks us through the history of the development of the light-level geolocator, discusses how to choose the best tools for analyzing the date and presents future directions of their usage. Simeon is a Geo.X Young … Continue reading Light‐Level Geolocator Analyses: A user’s guide

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How to make your ORCID iD work for you

The BES journals require authors to include an ORCID iD when submitting a manuscript. ORCID provides a persistent digital identifier (an ORCID iD) that you own and control, that distinguishes you from every other researcher and provides greater discoverability for your work. In this blog post, I explain how you can enable ORCID to automatically update and collect all your published work and datasets so … Continue reading How to make your ORCID iD work for you

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Self-medication: how to use macronutrients to better survive infections

This blog post is provided by Fleur Ponton, Senior Lecturer in Insect Biology at  Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia. Fleur and her team are investigating the relationship between nutrition, immunology and gut microbiota, primarily using flies as model species, this blog discusses her recent paper in the journal. Infection and nutrition are intimately linked. Nutrients in the diet play a fundamental role in sustaining an … Continue reading Self-medication: how to use macronutrients to better survive infections

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Meet the editors

Speed Review at the BES Annual Meeting: Get a Senior Editor’s Opinion on YOUR Manuscript

Coming to the BES Annual Meeting? Planning to submit a paper to a BES journal? Then you should sign up for the Speed Review Session on Thursday 12 December! (sign-up sheets will be on the BES Stand in the Exhibition Hall.) Find out more about this session below. What is a Speed Review Session? Essentially, Speed Review is a chance for you to get a … Continue reading Speed Review at the BES Annual Meeting: Get a Senior Editor’s Opinion on YOUR Manuscript

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Wildlife Disease Ecology: Linking Theory to Data and Application

Infectious diseases are ubiquitous and account for some of the most dramatic impacts in human history. They are, however, equally prevalent and important to wild animals and plants, potentially being a significant driver of global biodiversity loss. With new wildlife diseases emerging all the time, it is more important than ever to understand the causes, consequences and management of wildlife diseases. With the support of … Continue reading Wildlife Disease Ecology: Linking Theory to Data and Application

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Announcements

Journal news: New Senior Editors

The journal is pleased to welcome Lesley Lancaster and Darren Evens to the Senior Editor board of Journal of Animal Ecology. Lesley is no stranger to Journal of Animal Ecology, having previously been an Associate Editor. Darren joins us from Animal Conservation and will be familiar to BES members in his role as Vice-Chair of the  Policy Committee. To find out a bit more about Lesley … Continue reading Journal news: New Senior Editors

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