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 to announce that we have named the new award in honour of Sidnie Manton and present the six shortlisted papers for the inaugural award. Sidnie Manton was a highly regarded zoologist best known for her … Continue reading The inaugural Sidnie Manton Award
Have you heard of the Allee effects? If you thought it is do with Alleles and genes, you are not alone. It is not related to that, but it is an even more interesting idea in ecology and evolution. The Journal of Animal Ecology has just published a Special Feature on the Allee effects covering various aspects of it. Before you read the papers in … Continue reading Field Reports: A primer to the Special Feature on the Allee effects, with Dr Andrew Kramer
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, Vanderbilt University, USA Ann combines theoretical and experimental approaches to understand the proximate and ultimate sources of natural variation in immune responses and their consequences for disease dynamics. She has a particular interest in the … Continue reading Welcome to our new Associate Editors
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 earthworm effects on plant‐feeding nematode communities”. We also an review paper by Remington J. Moll which features on the cover titled “The many faces of fear: a synthesis of the methodological variation in characterizing predation … Continue reading Volume 86:4 slideshow
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 … Continue reading Volume 86:3 slideshow
Do you have stories of fieldwork that you would like to share? Maybe about the day you first saw a wild elephant, or the biggest ant that has ever crawled on your pants, or perhaps fieldwork failures, challenges and surprises? Do you want to talk about science, or your ‘Attenborough’ moments, or maybe just communicate to the general public about what you do when you … Continue reading Introducing Field Reports podcast
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. Sarah Marley has joined us as Blog Editor; Sarah will be driving the blog forward by commissioning content for the blog and working with authors to promote their papers. Sarah is a marine mammologist and … Continue reading Welcome to our new blog team
Issue 86:2 is now out including TWO In Focus papers! The first is by Jason Chapman titled “Honey buzzards don’t always make a beeline” and looks at the paper “Seasonal detours by soaring migrants shaped by wind regimes along the East Atlantic Flyway” by Wouter Vansteelant et al.
The second “Bold perch live life in the fast lane” by Bart Adriaenssens looks at the paper by Shinnosuke Nakayama et al. titled “Fast–slow life history is correlated with individual differences in movements and prey selection in an aquatic predator in the wild“.
We also have papers on climate ecology, community ecology, population ecology, spatial ecology and evolutionary ecology.
To make the most of all the great photos from our authors below is a slideshow of the best images. Continue reading “Volume 86:2 a slideshow”
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. We are delighted to announce that Rob Salguero-Gómez has won the 2016 Elton Prize for his paper: COMADRE: a global data base of animal demography.
Demographic information is key for answering many of the questions evolutionary ecologists, population biologists, and scientists involved in management and conservation have to tackle. Continue reading “2016 Elton Prize Winner: Rob Salguero-Gómez”
Issue 86:1 is now out including an editorial announcing some new journal initiatives a paper on ‘How to…’ include genetic groups in quantitative genetic animal models by Matthew Wolak and Jane Reid and of course a great collection of original research papers.
The In Focus written by Ruth Hufbauer looks at the paper by Natalie Wagner on how the genetic mixture of multiple source populations accelerates invasive range expansion.
To make the most of all the great photos from our authors below is a slideshow of the best images.
Read the full January 2017 issue here. Continue reading “Volume 86:1 a slideshow”
A blog from the Journal of Animal Ecology
Tracking retractions as a window into the scientific process
Understanding life history and demography across the tree of life
Conservation research ... with bite
A blog from the Journal of Animal Ecology
Animal Ecology in Focus 