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

Miguel Gomez gives us information on his paper, “interactions between fitness components across the life cycle constrain competitor coexistence“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. We also hear a little about his story. About the paper: Understanding how biodiversity is maintained has been one of the main topics of my research. At the community level, this question is often framed as what mechanisms … Continue reading Miguel Gomez – Our Elton Prize Shortlist Candidate’s #StoryBehindThePaper

Sarah Raymond gives us information on her paper, “COVID-19 lockdowns and citizen science data reveal novel insights into species’ vulnerability to mortality on roads“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. We also hear a little about her story. About the paper: Roads are an integral and much-valued part of modern human society, but ecologically they represent a novel ecosystem, i.e. human-built, modified or … Continue reading Sarah Raymond – Our Elton Prize Shortlist Candidate’s #StoryBehindThePaper

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2024, we are excited to share a collection of blog posts showcasing the work of some of our new Associate Editors. In each post, our editors discuss their experiences in ecology, as well as what this year’s theme, ‘Inspire Inclusion‘, means to them. Dr Natacha Chacoff What work do you do? My name is Natacha Chacoff; I am a mother … Continue reading Journal of Animal Ecology: International Women’s Day