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Category Archives: Special features

Tail loss in limbless reptiles explained by specimens from natural history collections

September 12, 2022by Beth Preston 3 Comments

This blog post is provided by Mario Moura and Henrique Costa and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “Unwrapping broken tails: biological and environmental correlates of predation pressure in limbless […]

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#StoryBehindThePaper, Guest post, Special features

Which genes and functions respond to environmental change?

June 13, 2022by Julie Leave a comment

This blog post is provided by Katharina Wollenberg Valero and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Functional genomics of abiotic environmental adaptation in lacertid lizards and other vertebrates“, which was […]

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#StoryBehindThePaper, Guest post, Special features

SPECIAL FEATURE: Understanding climate change response in the age of genomics

June 10, 2022by Julie Leave a comment

The June issue of Journal of Animal Ecology is out now and includes a Special feature, Understanding climate change response in the age of genomics. As global temperatures continue to […]

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Podcast, Special features

Join us for a webinar on Ecological Resilience

August 11, 2021by Journal of Animal Ecology 1 Comment

Join the British Ecological Society for a webinar on ecological resilience! This online meeting complements a new Special Feature being published in Journal of Animal Ecology, Journal of Ecology and Functional Ecology: Reconciling […]

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Special features

Citizen Science Podcast: Mark Ditmer

February 25, 2021by Julie Leave a comment

The fifth and final episode in our Citizen Science Special Issue podcast is live. Mark Ditmer tells us about their paper Artificial night light helps account for observer bias in […]

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Podcast, Special features

Citizen Science Podcast: Heather Williams

February 19, 2021by Julie Leave a comment

The fourth episode in our Citizen Science Special Issue podcast is live. Heather Williams tells us about their paper Support for a relationship between demography and modeled habitat suitability is […]

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Podcast, Special features

Citizen Science Podcast: Chris Latimer

February 15, 2021by Julie Leave a comment

The third episode in our Citizen Science Special Issue podcast is live. Chris Latimer tells us about their paper Habitat loss and thermal tolerances influence the sensitivity of resident bird […]

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Podcast, Special features

Citizen Science Podcast: Frank La Sorte

February 10, 2021by Julie Leave a comment

The second episode in our Citizen Science Special Issue podcast is live. Frank La Sorte tells us about their paper Phenological synchronization of seasonal bird migration with vegetation greenness across […]

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Podcast, Special features

Citizen Science joint special issue is out now

February 5, 2021by Julie Leave a comment

The February issue of Journal of Animal Ecology is out now, and includes the Citizen Science Special Feature. Joint with Journal of Applied Ecology, Journal of Ecology, Methods in Ecology and Evolution People and Nature […]

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Announcements, Podcast, Special features

Editor round-up: Animal Social Networks Issue

January 27, 2021by Beth Preston Leave a comment

The final blog for the Journal of Animal Ecology’s Animal Social Network Special Issue, this blog post is provided by Sebastian Sosa, one of the editors of the special issue. […]

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Guest post, Special features

The molecular drivers of social network dynamics

January 25, 2021by Beth Preston Leave a comment

The fourth in the behind-the-scenes series for the Journal of Animal Ecology’s Animal Social Network Special Issue, this blog post is provided by Ben Vernasco and Roslyn Dakin and tells […]

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#StoryBehindThePaper, Guest post, Special features

Fighting mongooses! How war can impact social relationships

January 22, 2021by Beth Preston Leave a comment

The third in the behind-the-scenes series for the Journal of Animal Ecology’s Animal Social Network Special Issue, this blog post is provided by Beth Preston and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for […]

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#StoryBehindThePaper, Special features

Integrating new technological advances and classical ecological methods to uncover the secret lives of social animals

January 20, 2021by Beth Preston Leave a comment

This blog post is provided by Jennifer Smith and Noa Pinter-Wollman and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Observing the unwatchable: Integrating automated sensing, naturalistic observations and animal social network […]

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#StoryBehindThePaper, Guest post, Special features

Growing up hyena

January 18, 2021by Beth Preston Leave a comment

The first in the behind-the-scenes series for the Journal of Animal Ecology’s Animal Social Network Special Issue, this blog post is provided by Julie Turner (@WanderingBiol) and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper […]

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#StoryBehindThePaper, Guest post, Special features

Animal Social Networks Joint Special Issue is out now!

January 11, 2021by Beth Preston 3 Comments

The January issue of Journal of Animal Ecology is out now, and includes the Animal Social Networks Special Feature. Joint with the Journal of Methods in Ecology and Evolution there […]

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Announcements, Special features

Open Call for Papers: Special Feature on Biologging

March 27, 2018by Journal of Animal Ecology 9 Comments

With the recent advances in GPS and sensor technology, including three-axis accelerometers, it has become possible to simultaneously track multiple animals with a high accuracy while recording detailed information about their […]

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Announcements, Special features

Field Reports: A primer to the Special Feature on the Allee effects, with Dr Andrew Kramer

December 19, 2017by Ravindra Leave a comment

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 […]

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Announcements, Podcast, Special features, Video

Video: Animal host–microbe interactions special feature open call – find out more

November 21, 2016by Journal of Animal Ecology 1 Comment

There is only one month to go before the open call for papers for the special feature on animal host-microbe interactions closes. In this video Executive Editor Ken Wilson chats […]

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Special features

Animal host–microbe interactions Special Feature Open call – Only 2 months to go!

October 20, 2016by Journal of Animal Ecology Leave a comment

There are only 2 months left to submit your paper to the Journal of Animal Ecology Special Feature on animal host–microbe interactions. Through this open call, launched by Executive Editor […]

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Special features

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