📰Published📰When early life changes the brain, behaviour does not always follow🧠
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@funecology.bsky.social
A @britishecologicalsociety.org journal, publishing papers that significantly advance the field of ecology, including physiological, behavioural and evolutionary ecology.
The Data Management BES Better Science Guide has been updated!
📢New @ecotron-cnrs.bsky.social article published in @funecology.bsky.social exploring the very complex interactions between #drought and soil fauna #functional diversity on tree growth in an #Ecotron 🌱 #experiment.
📰Published📰Mediterranean tree growth in the context of climate change: effects of drought and soil macrofauna🌡️
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📰Published📰Shrubs benefit from being functionally more conservative and distinct from neighbor trees🌳
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📰Published📰Land use #intensification and abrupt changes in central European #grasslands 🌱
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A Portuguese translation of this blog post is available here👇️
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👀Behind the Paper!👀
Author Vinícius Brito discusses how competition among pollen donors changes over a flower visits, mastering the art of quantum-dot labelling, and pondering luck🦇🌺
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The Data Management Better Science Guide has been updated! 🚨 A big thank you to Natalie Cooper and Robert Barber for editing the guide, and everyone who contributed to the writing! (1/3)
Could you help shape the 2027 BES symposium?
We are looking for a BES member to propose a programme for our 2027 symposium on the theme of Novel Futures in Ecology – what do we know and what should we do?
Find out more and apply here
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🎃October issue out now!🎃
📙On the cover: Close-up of seeds (Credit: Marina LaForgia) 🔬🌱
Read the full issue here👇️
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📰Published📰Threat level and sound production mode modulate acoustic warnings and defensive biting in snakes🐍
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📰Published📰Out of the fire and into the frying pan: hostile post-fire thermal conditions reduce activity windows for reptiles🦎
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📰Published📰Prebiotics for the soil: a chemical boost to help restore degraded land🦠
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📰Published📰How tree roots associate with rhizosphere soil microbial communities in subtropical forests🌳
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💡 Can we count elephants from space?
🐘 Wilks et al. share their experience investigating the potential use of satellite surveys to identify elephants in the heterogeneous terrain of Botswana, Africa.
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Missed our last MEE live? You can now find it on our Youtube! 🌍 🧪
In this this webinar, Antica Culina introduces the concept of Risk of Bias (RoB), and discusses why RoB assessment matters for producing reliable systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Are you a scholar with experience in animal ecology? The Journal of Animal Ecology is looking for a Senior Editor who can contribute to the Journal’s development in topical and developing fields. Applications close on 15 October ⌛