Category: Guest post

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Kişilik, yiyecek arama taktikleri ve beslenme arasındaki iliski

Bu yazi ‘Journal of Animal Ecology’ dergisinde yayinlanan makalenin blog yazisinin turkcesidir. “Exploration speed in captivity predicts foraging tactics and diet in free-living red knots” S. Ersoy, C. E. Beardsworth, A. Dekinga, M. T. J. van der Meer, T. Piersma, T. G. G. Groothuis, A. I. Bijleveld. English version here. Gelgit ya da med cezir bölgeleri, dünyada hayatın sadece gece ve gündüz etrafinda değil, aynı … Continue reading Kişilik, yiyecek arama taktikleri ve beslenme arasındaki iliski

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#StoryBehindThePaper, Guest post

Woodpeckers and other excavators build a legacy of diversity

This blog post is provided by Kurt Trzcinski and Andrea Norris and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Woodpeckers and other excavators maintain the diversity of cavity-nesting vertebrates”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Featured image of a female downy woodpecker by Andrea Norris. In 1995, Prof. Kathy Martin and a handful of students launched a study to examine the effects … Continue reading Woodpeckers and other excavators build a legacy of diversity

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Associate Editors, Guest post, Senior editor post

Professor Simon Leather FRES (aka @EntoProf): JAE Associate Editor (2005-2014)

Blog post by Ken Wilson (@spodoptera007)Former Executive Editor, Journal of Animal Ecology I was deeply saddened to hear of the recent death of Professor Simon Leather FRES following a period of ill-health. I got to know Simon mainly though our interactions at Journal of Animal Ecology, where Simon was an Associate Editor for 9 years and I was a Senior Editor. During this time, Simon … Continue reading Professor Simon Leather FRES (aka @EntoProf): JAE Associate Editor (2005-2014)

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Behavioural generalism could facilitate coexistence of tropical and temperate fishes under climate change

This blog post is provided by Ericka O. C. Coni, David J. Booth, Camilo M. Ferreira and Ivan Nagelkerken and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Behavioural generalism could facilitate co-existence of tropical and temperate fishes under climate change”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. No sailor wants to find themself entering uncharted waters, yet it has happened many times in … Continue reading Behavioural generalism could facilitate coexistence of tropical and temperate fishes under climate change

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The impacts of climate change: from a butterfly’s microbiome to food security

This year’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) will be held in Glasgow in November, and now more than ever before, the pressure is on for world leaders to agree on climate action to keep global warming below 1.5°c. In the lead up to the conference, we’re asking our editors and authors to share their research at the interface of climate and ecology. In this post, our Associate … Continue reading The impacts of climate change: from a butterfly’s microbiome to food security

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How complex should a model be? Inferences from a long-term study of an island reintroduction

This blog post is provided by Doug P. Armstrong and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Capturing the dynamics of small populations: A retrospective assessment using long-term data for an island reintroduction”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. The one factor common to long-term studies is that they are never planned. Instead, they evolve serendipitously as opportunities present themselves. Start of … Continue reading How complex should a model be? Inferences from a long-term study of an island reintroduction

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Personality and human infrastructures shape the nest distribution of a farmland raptor

This blog post is provided by Juliette Rabdeau and Karine Monceau and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Do human infrastructures shape nest distribution in the landscape depending on individual personality in a farmland bird of prey?” by J. Rabdeau, B. Arroyo, F. Mougeot, I. Badenhausser, V. Bretagnolle and K. Monceau, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Animals are not randomly distributed … Continue reading Personality and human infrastructures shape the nest distribution of a farmland raptor

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Leaving by staying: Dispersal decisions of young giraffes

This blog post is provided by Monica L. Bond, Derek E. Lee, Arpat Ozgul, Damien R. Farine, and Barbara König and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper ‘Leaving by staying: Social dispersal in giraffes’, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Like humans, animals seek independence around the time that they become sexually mature. They often do so by moving away from family, … Continue reading Leaving by staying: Dispersal decisions of young giraffes

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EFFECTS OF CHANGING HABITATS ON BAT-VIRUS DYNAMICS

This blog post is provided by Tamika Lunn, Alison Peel, Hamish McCallum, Peggy Eby, Maureen Kessler, Raina Plowright and Olivier Restif, and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for their article “Spatial dynamics of pathogen transmission in communally roosting species: impacts of changing habitats on bat-virus dynamics”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. A flying-fox hangs from a eucalypt branch, nodding in and out … Continue reading EFFECTS OF CHANGING HABITATS ON BAT-VIRUS DYNAMICS

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