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Video: Nowhere to Hide

June 12, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

A couple of weeks ago, we heard from Dr Craig DeMars about his recent publication on linear features and predator-prey dynamics in the forests of Canada. Craig has been kind enough […]

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Divergent Migration in Lake Sturgeon

February 13, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Studying aquatic animals has never been easy. Hidden from view beneath the water surface, they can be hard to find let-alone study in terms of their long-range movements. A recent paper […]

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Guest post

A practical guide for inferring reliable dominance hierarchies and estimating their uncertainty

January 16, 2018by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

There are thousands of academic papers published each year. But how do they all come about? Damien Farine and Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar share the ‘behind the scenes’ story of their recent paper on […]

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Guest post

Dodgy gut? Have a lemur cuddle!

December 12, 2017by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

According to new research published in the Journal of Animal Ecology, physical contact may be good for your health.  Well, at least if you’re a lemur. Scientists have found a direct […]

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Press release

High Society – The social network of vultures

September 23, 2017by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

When you think of vultures, you might just think “feathered carrion-eaters”.  But do you think of their social networks, foraging strategies, and daily lives?  Probably not!  Dr Adam Kane (University […]

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Guest post

Why Mark Twain was wrong about lizards

August 14, 2017by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

In the many discussions regarding Mark Twain, relatively few probably relate to his opinion on lizards.  However, this is the focus of our guest post by Professor Shai Meiri from […]

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Guest post

Marine Mammal Conservation in the Light of Marine Spatial Use

June 1, 2017by Sarah Marley Leave a comment

Earlier this month, the European Cetacean Society (ECS) held their 31st annual conference in Middelfart, Denmark.  Established in 1987, ECS has several hundred members from more than 25 European countries […]

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Conference Report

Shining a Light on Coastal Light Pollution

April 28, 2017by Simon Hoggart 1 Comment

The creation of artificial light has dramatically changed the natural environment.  Light pollution from buildings, vehicles and streetlights has the potential to alter the behaviour of many animals.

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Press release

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

November 21, 2016by Simon Hoggart 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 Simon Hoggart 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

Special Special Features

June 29, 2016by Simon Hoggart 1 Comment

Special Features (SFs) are collections of papers on a specific research theme. For example, here at Journal of Animal Ecology we have had recent SFs on movement ecology and metabolic […]

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Senior editor post

Accurate timing of migration prolongs life expectancy in pike

September 28, 2015by Simon Hoggart Leave a comment

This blog post is a press release from the authors of the Journal of Animal Ecology paper “Causes and consequences of repeatability, flexibility and individual fine-tuning of migratory timing in pike” […]

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