Environmental phenology drives spring migration timing

This blog post is provided by Oleg Bourski and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Environmental phenology drives spring migration timing“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study utilises long-term bird arrival data in central Siberia to demonstrate the effectiveness of utilising the environmental phenology index to predict arrival dates. In the context of increasing global warming, it is important to … Continue reading Environmental phenology drives spring migration timing

Rowan KuminskiMarch 4, 2026March 2, 2026Leave a comment

#StoryBehindThePaper, Guest post

Prey Depletion and Source-Sink Dynamics in Endangered African Wild Dogs

This blog post is provided by Johnathan Reyes de Merkle and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper “An integrated population model reveals source-sink dynamics for competitively subordinate African wild dogs linked to anthropogenic prey depletion”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, they investigated the effects of anthropogenic prey depletion on the coexistence and persistence of the African wild dog, a … Continue reading Prey Depletion and Source-Sink Dynamics in Endangered African Wild Dogs

Julie SheardMarch 4, 2024March 26, 2024Leave a comment

Announcements, Publishing

Winners announced: Sidnie Manton Award 2022

Celebrating the best Review or Long-term Studies in Animal Ecology paper by an early career researcher, the Journal of Animal Ecology Editors are pleased to announce the winners of the third (2022) Sidnie Manton Award as Diego Ellis Soto and Kristy M. Ferraro. Diego and Kristy’s winning paper, A methodological roadmap to quantify animal-vectored spatial ecosystem subsidies addresses the important realisation that animals can exert … Continue reading Winners announced: Sidnie Manton Award 2022