The Animal Ecology in Focus blog is the widely-read blog for the Journal of Animal Ecology, which receives over 100,000 views a year. We are currently look for a second blog editor for a one-year role (maternity cover). The role takes ~2 hours per week and is unpaid, but the successful candidate will receive all of the benefits that the journal’s Associate Editors receive. We … Continue reading JAE Associate Editor – Blog Editor Opening (maternity cover)

Garben Logghe gives us information on his paper, “arthropod food webs predicted from body size ratios are improved by incorporating prey defensive properties“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. We also hear a little about his story. about the paper The world is currently facing a serious biodiversity crisis, with species disappearing at alarming rates. What often goes unnoticed is the loss of … Continue reading Garben Logghe – Our Elton Prize Shortlist Candidate’s #TheStoryBehindThePaper

Joe Woodman gives us information on his paper, “disentangling the causes of age-assortative mating in bird populations with contrasting life-history strategies“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. We also hear a little about his story. About the paper: Age is a fundamental trait which affects almost all aspects of life, and the importance of age in influencing the ecological processing of wild populations … Continue reading Joseph Woodman – Our Elton Prize Shortlist Candidate’s #TheStoryBehindThePaper