Male rock hyraxes that maintain an isochronous song rhythm achieve higher reproductive success

This blog post is provided by Vlad Demartsev, Michal Haddas-Sasson, Amiyaal Ilany, Lee Koren and Eli Geffen and tells the #StoryBehindthePaper for the paper ‘Male rock hyraxes that maintain an isochronous song rhythm achieve higher reproductive success‘, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. In their study, they explore whether singing ability in male hyraxes is linked to the number of offspring that … Continue reading Male rock hyraxes that maintain an isochronous song rhythm achieve higher reproductive success

Beth PrestonSeptember 16, 2022October 31, 2022Leave a comment

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Personality and human infrastructures shape the nest distribution of a farmland raptor

This blog post is provided by Juliette Rabdeau and Karine Monceau and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Do human infrastructures shape nest distribution in the landscape depending on individual personality in a farmland bird of prey?” by J. Rabdeau, B. Arroyo, F. Mougeot, I. Badenhausser, V. Bretagnolle and K. Monceau, which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. Animals are not randomly distributed … Continue reading Personality and human infrastructures shape the nest distribution of a farmland raptor

Julie SheardOctober 1, 2021November 23, 2021Leave a comment

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Parenting on the Edge

This blog post is provided by Nicole Yee and Nick Brown tell the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “Consequences of nest site selection vary along a tidal gradient”, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. Parenting is a balancing act—making sacrifices is a daily reality as parents strive to raise healthy children. While the needs of parents and their children can match up, all … Continue reading Parenting on the Edge

Julie SheardDecember 4, 2020March 3, 2021Leave a comment

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Understanding what’s driving Arctic skua declines in Scotland

Dr Allan Perkins is a Senior Conservation Scientist at the RSPB Centre for Conservation Science. Here, he describes some of the challenges faced by Arctic skuas and his paper assessing ‘bottom-up’ processes, which was recently published in JAE. Arctic skuas are spectacular birds, pirates among our seabird communities. Having spent the winter, off Namibia and South Africa, they return each spring to nest on the coastal … Continue reading Understanding what’s driving Arctic skua declines in Scotland

Sarah MarleyOctober 16, 2018March 18, 2021Leave a comment

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Defining a mating system of a cryptic deer species

The understanding of the interplay of movement, behaviour and physiology that biologging offers has applied relevance for a range of fields, including evolutionary ecology, wildlife conservation and behavioural ecology. In recognition of this, the Journal of Animal Ecology has an upcoming Special Feature on Biologging (submissions due 20th September). A benefit of biologging is that it provides the opportunity to study animals that are notoriously difficult to directly … Continue reading Defining a mating system of a cryptic deer species

Sarah MarleyAugust 22, 2018September 7, 2018Leave a comment

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Hidden differences in life history trajectories of Antarctic seabirds

We live surrounded by populations. We rely on populations of plants and animals for food; we struggle to control populations of pests and pathogens. The food webs on which we depend on for natural resources are linked populations. We confront the extinction of populations due to a variety of human activities and strive to develop management strategies to preserve biodiversity. In all these interactions with … Continue reading Hidden differences in life history trajectories of Antarctic seabirds