How Co-BreeD can change how we see cooperation in animals

This blog post is provided by Maike Woith and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “An integrative, peer-reviewed and open-source cooperative-breeding database (Co-BreeD)“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This publication presents the Co-BreeD database, a collaborative tool for studying cooperative breeding across mammals and birds. From wild dogs to warblers, animals across the globe share the work of raising young. But … Continue reading How Co-BreeD can change how we see cooperation in animals

Rowan KuminskiNovember 11, 2025Leave a comment

#StoryBehindThePaper, Guest post

Interacting elevational and latitudinal gradients determine bat diversity and distribution across the Neotropics

This blog post is provided by Juliano A. Bogoni, Vítor Carvalho-Rocha, Katia M. P. M. B. Ferraz & Carlos A. Peres and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Interacting elevational and latitudinal gradients determine bat diversity and distribution across the Neotropics”, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Featured image: Histiotus aff. velatus recorded at Paial municipality, Santa Catarina, Brazil (-27.25 S; … Continue reading Interacting elevational and latitudinal gradients determine bat diversity and distribution across the Neotropics

Julie SheardNovember 29, 2021December 14, 2021Leave a comment

Announcements

International Women’s Day 2021

This International Women’s Day we look back over the blogs from the last year, and highlight four of our favourites written by women. Celebrate women in science, and the awesome work they’ve done by checking out our favourites below, as well as a brief profile of each of the authors and links to find more of their work. Tamara Layden Tamara’s blog post Hidden, but … Continue reading International Women’s Day 2021

Beth PrestonMarch 8, 2021March 26, 2021Leave a comment

Conference Report

Advances in Mammalogy in a Changing World

Our own Blog Editor Sarah Marley was fortunate enough to attend the International Mammal Congress earlier this month. Here, she gives us the conference low-down from the land down-under! Earlier this month, the International Mammal Congress (IMC) was held in my adopted city of Perth, Western Australia. Held every four years, IMC is considered the premier international mammal conference, providing an important forum for professional … Continue reading Advances in Mammalogy in a Changing World