Schmidt, E., Fauteux, D., Therrien, J.‐F., Gauthier, G. and Seyer, Y. (2020), Improving diet assessment of Arctic terrestrial predators with the size of rodent mandibles. Journal of Zoology, vol. 311, pp. 23-32. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12756 Understanding food webs and how resources are shared among consumers can be difficult due to the number of complex species interactions... Continue Reading →
Cross, S.L., Craig, M.D., Tomlinson, S. and Bateman, P.W. (2020), I don’t like crickets, I love them: invertebrates are an important prey source for varanid lizards. Journal of Zoology, vol. 310, pp. 323-333. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12750 Arid habitats have low and unpredictable rainfall, and as a result tend to be low productivity ecosystems and present exceptionally challenging... Continue Reading →
Komine, H., Fukasawa, K., Akasaka, M., Watari, Y., Iwai, N. and Kaji, K. (2020), Rapid behavioural responses of native frogs caused by past predation pressure from invasive mongooses. Journal of Zoology, vol. 310, pp. 126-134. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12734 It is well known that strong predation pressure by invasive predators cause native prey populations to decline. However,... Continue Reading →
Scholtz, E.J. and DeSantis, L.R.G. (2020). Invasive species, not environmental changes, restrict the population and geographical range of the quokka (Setonix brachyurus). Journal of Zoology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12765 In 2013, the quokka was named the “Happiest Animal in the World” by the Huffington Post. After one look at these Australian marsupials and their natural 'smiles,' it's... Continue Reading →
The many friends and colleagues of Steve Le Comber were devastated to learn of his untimely and sudden death from a heart attack at the age of 53. As an evolutionary and mathematical biologist with a huge passion for teaching, outreach and public engagement, it is a great personal loss for many and leaves an... Continue Reading →
Corlatti, L., Bonardi, A., Bragalanti, N. and Pedrotti, L. (2019), Long‐term dynamics of Alpine ungulates suggest interspecific competition. Journal of Zoology, vol. 309, pp. 241-249. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12716 Despite being the most abundant mountain-dwelling ungulate of Europe, some chamois (Rupicapra spp.) populations have recently showed a numeric decline. How is it possible that this goat-antelope, so well adapted... Continue Reading →
Quintana, I., Norris, D., Valerio, A., Becker, F.G., Gibbs, J.P. and Michalski, F. (2019), Nest removal by humans creates an evolutionary trap for Amazonian freshwater turtles. Journal of Zoology, vol. 309, pp. 94-105. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12689 Avoiding predators is important for the survival of prey species, and turtles have evolved a number of characteristics that have... Continue Reading →
We congratulate the winners of the 2018 Journal of Zoology 'Paper of the Year' award Philip Steinhoff, Jannis Liedtke, Andy Sombke, Jutta Schneider and Gabriele Uhl, at the University of Greifswald and University of Hamburg, with their excellent paper entitled 'Early environmental conditions affect the volume of higher order brain centers in a jumping spider'.... Continue Reading →
Biedma, L. , Román, J. , Godoy, J.A. and Calzada, J. (2019), Using owl pellets to infer habitat associations and clarify the regional distribution of a cryptic shrew. Journal of Zoology, vol. 308, pp. 139-148. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12660 It is obvious that a species cannot be conserved if its distribution is unknown. An accurate delimitation of... Continue Reading →
