Ontogenetic shift toward stronger, tougher silk of a web-building, cave-dwelling spider Piorkowski, D., Blamires, S. J., Doran, N. E., Liao, C.-P., Wu, C.-L. and Tso, I.-M., 2018, Journal of Zoology, vol 304, pp. 81-89 With my left foot positioned on a wobbly, semi-submerged stone, my right foot slowly losing traction on the gravel edge of... Continue Reading →
Dental paleopathology in fossil rhinoceroses: etiology and implications Christine Böhmer and Gertrud E. Rössner In the literature, a variety of dental anomalies have been reported in living and extinct rhinoceroses. Malpositionings, irregular eruptions, supernumerary teeth (hyperdontia), dental asymmetries and tooth rotations have been described. In comparison to anomalies found in permanent teeth, reports on anomalies... Continue Reading →
Exocuticular hyaline layer of sea scorpions and horseshoe crabs suggests cuticular fluorescence is plesiomorphic in chelicerates M. Rubin, J. C. Lamsdell, L. Prendini, and M. J. Hopkins, 2017, Journal of Zoology, vol 303, pp. 245–253 I never thought that working in a tiny dinosaur museum in Wyoming would lead to research on glow in the dark... Continue Reading →
P.O.M. Steinhoff, J. Liedtke, A. Sombke, J.M. Schneider & G. Uhl, Journal of Zoology, DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12512 The brain enables animals to vary their behavior in response to environmental conditions. In order to react to changes in the environment, changes in the anatomy of the brain can be advantageous. Changes of the physical or the social environment may... Continue Reading →
This blog was originally posted on the Node on October 17th, 2017 by Aidan Maartens T. Thomson Flynn and J.P. Hill. 1939. The Development of the Monotrema – Part IV. Growth of the Ovarian Ovum, Maturation, Fertilisation and Early Cleavage. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London, 24, 445-623. T. Thomson Flynn and J.P. Hill. 1947. The Development of... Continue Reading →
I’ve been asked to pen a few words about my new role as the reviews editor for the Journal of Zoology to try and give a flavour of what I will be looking for in this role. As a long-time reader and occasional contributor to this journal, I am most proud to have been given... Continue Reading →
As an evolutionary zoologist fascinated by the life around managing a successful and important journal in the field of organismal biology, I am thrilled and truly honoured to announce that I will be joining the Editorial Board of Journal of Zoology. If one would ask me to summarize my field of research in bullet-points, I... Continue Reading →
We congratulate Timothy Thurman and Brett Seymoure for winning the 2016 'Paper of the Year' award for their article entitled 'A Bird’s Eye View of Two Mimetic Tropical Butterflies: Coloration Matches Predator’s Sensitivity', an interesting and innovative article that exemplifies high-quality zoological research. It is now becoming an amusing tradition for the award winners to... Continue Reading →
Size, season and offspring sex affect milk composition and juvenile survival in wild kangaroos Louise Quesnel, Allison MacKay, David M. Forsyth, Kevin R. Nicholas, and Marco Festa-Bianchet Maternal care in mammals has long interested biologists. Evolutionary ecologists hope to better understand the adaptive mechanisms underlying lactation, including what causes differences in milk provisioning, including... Continue Reading →
