Scale ecomorphology in the lizard Gallotia galloti across an altitudinal gradient of 3,700m

Kelly, K., Megía-Palma, R., Dajčman, U., Blázquez-Castro, S., Pie, M.R. and Žagar, A. (2025). Environmental drivers of scale morphology in a Canary Island lizard across 3700 m of elevation. Journal of Zoology, vol. 327, pp. 398-409. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.70072 The Canary Isles are a popular destination for holiday goers and are renowned for their dramatic mountainous landscapes, with the...

Unveiling the diet of the Kelp Gulls that nest in Andean Patagonia

Rosciano, N.G., Ojeda, V., Polito, M.J. and Yorio, P. (2025). I know what you ate last breeding season: anthropogenic food subsidies as a driver of the trophic ecology of nesting Kelp Gulls in a freshwater ecosystem in Patagonia, Argentina. Journal of Zoology, vol. 327, pp. 349-362. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.70060 Gulls are seabirds with the most varied reputation: admired...

Journal of Zoology Virtual Issue: Happy 200th Birthday, Zoological Society of London!

On 29th April 2026, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has its 200th ‘birthday’, and to celebrate ZSL’s 200 years of zoological history, the Senior Editors of Journal of Zoology are highlighting in this virtual issue some of their favourite articles published in ZSL’s oldest scientific journal, that began as Proceedings of the Zoological Society...

Joan Procter (1897-1931): “Dragon Doctor”, Herpetologist, Artist, Designer and ZSL’s Curator of Reptiles and Amphibians – Virtual Issue celebrating Women in Zoology

By Ann Sylph Librarian at the Zoological Society of London (now retired) There are many ‘hidden’ or forgotten women who have made contributions to the development of zoology and animal conservation. A few have been highlighted already in our Virtual Issues on Women in Zoology. During 2026, ZSL’s bicentenary year, as we are celebrating women...

Effective citizen science implementation reveals ecological and conservation insights for two amphibian species

Darel, O., Rybak, O., Ben-Levy, A., Kolodny, G., Kis-Papo, T., Lavie-Alon, N., Vidan, R. and Kolodny, O. (2025). Effective citizen science implementation reveals ecological and conservation insights for two amphibian species. Journal of Zoology, vol. 327, pp. 363-375. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.70073 In this paper, we present the scientific output of a project that began in 2016, when members...

Why Harshness Is not Stress – and Why That Matters in a Warming World

Schradin, C., Pillay, N. and Rimbach, R. (2026). Adaptation to harshness is fundamentally different from the adaptive stress response: Results from a 20-year-long case study in African striped mice. Journal of Zoology, vol. 328, pp. 107-120. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.70084 It is hot. More than 40°C in the shade. But there is almost no shade. At least it is...

Prey type, social context, and proximity to roads affect feeding activity of wolves living in human-modified landscapes

Gallo, O., Ursitti, J. and Ciucci, P. (2025). Winter use of kill and scavenging sites by wolves in human-modified landscapes. Journal of Zoology, vol. 326, pp. 65-76. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.70001 By locating feeding sites (i.e., sites where wolves kill their prey or scavenge a prey carcass) through GPS telemetry we documented feeding behaviour of wolves living in a...

Winners of the 2024 Journal of Zoology Paper of the Year award

We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2024 Journal of Zoology 'Paper of the Year' award as Saima Shikesho, Jeremy Midgley, Eugene Marais and Steve Johnson, with their paper entitled Frugivory by carnivores: Black-backed jackals are key dispersers of seeds of the scented !nara melon in the Namib Desert https://videopress.com/v/fmHDnmjP?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Our editors have...

Between Rocks and a Hard Place

Wale, C.H., McConnell, S., van Leeuwen, S., Cowan, M.A., Spencer, P.B.S., How, R.A. and Schmitt, L.H. (2025). Disruption and irruption shape genetic variation and population structure of the common rock-rat in north-western Australia. Journal of Zoology, vol. 325, pp. 334-349. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.13253 “I love a sunburnt country,/ A land of sweeping plains,/ Of ragged mountain ranges,/ Of...

Discover the Secrets of the South American Dwarf Caiman: A Dive into Genetic and Historical Diversity

Vasconcelos, B.D., Camurugi, F., Mudrek, J.R., Brandão, R.A. and Santana, D.J. (2025). Rivers and spatial distance are drivers of genetic diversity in the South American dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus). Journal of Zoology, vol. 325, pp. 36-48. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.13226 Did you know that the distribution and genetic structure of the South American dwarf caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) are deeply...