As plant/animal diversity wanes, is microbial life changing too? A perilously ‘profound ignorance’
Is microbial biodiversity worldwide increasing or decreasing? Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
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Team reveals amazing reconstructions of our ancestors to correct mistakes of the past
How to ensure accuracy in soft tissue reconstructions of early hominins such as Lucy? A review in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
Improving water quality could help conserve insectivorous birds — study
Scarcity of insect prey in disturbed lakes and streams contributes to bird decline, show new results By Anna Sigurdsson and Mischa Dijkstra, science writers A new study shows [...]
Scientists propose three-step method to reverse significant reforestation side effect
By Colm Gorey, Frontiers science writer Image: Farid Suhaimi/Shutterstock Reforestation efforts using a monoculture of a fast-growing tree species, while effective, [...]
Infographic: Better learners in flycatchers more likely to copy competitors
Better learners in collared flycatchers are more likely to copy information from competing species: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
Better learners in collared flycatchers are more likely to copy information from competing species
Ability to use social information depends on individual cognitive skills in female collared flycatchers: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
“Helper” ambrosia beetles share reproduction with their mother
Fungus-growing Xyleborus affinis beetles have independently evolved a similar social structure to many casteless wasps and bees: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
Priyanga Amarasekare joins Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Priyanga Amarasekare (UCLA) joins Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution as a Specialty Chief Editor for the journal's dedicated Models in Ecology and Evolution specialty section. [...]
Sky islands and tropical alpine sunflowers at risk of disappearing
What will happen to the Andean Páramos under climate change? Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
Dr. Orsolya Valkó joins Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Co-Specialty Chief Editor Dr. Orsolya Valkó brings a renewed focus on ecosystem restoration to Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
Ecological theory and modelling finds its habitat
University of Auckland's Prof George Perry leads new section on Models in Ecology and Evolution. [...]
Wolf-dog ‘swarms’ threaten Europe’s wolves
A new study reveals that scientists are divided on issues such as how to remove hybrids and free-roaming dogs, and whether they should be kept captive, sterilised and released or killed; Frontiers in Ecology in Evolution [...]
Winter is coming: a stark divide in red-neck phalarope migration
Red-neck phalaropes split between the Pacific Ocean and the Arabian Sea for the colder months, researchers discover; Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
Young frogs that were stressed as tadpoles move less on land, putting their survival at risk
New Oregon State University research shows that juvenile northern red-legged frogs that have experienced climate-related stress as tadpoles are less likely to move on land, putting their survival at risk; Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
Is one toe really better than three? How horses’ legs evolved for travel rather than speed
The real evolutionary 'step forward' in horse foot anatomy was not the loss of additional toes, but the evolution of the 'spring foot', say researchers; Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
Research shows cattle ranching could help conserve rare African antelope, lions
Endangered African antelope and the lions that prey on them may benefit from certain cattle ranching practices in Kenya; Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
What’s your poison? Scrupulous scorpions tailor venom to target
Scorpions adapt their stinging, stingers and sting contents to minimize the costs of venom use; Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
How light from street lamps and trees influences the activity of urban bats
The team found that the response of bats to artificial light was intensified in areas with high tree cover. Credit: Christian Giese. A German study sheds new light on how [...]
Scientists propose rethinking ‘endangered species’ definition to save slow-breeding giants
Researchers at the Smithsonian Institute have proposed a ‘demographic safe space’ for Asian elephants, to improve conservation of these and other large, slow-breeding animals; Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
Honey, I ate the kids: the sweet side of filial cannibalism
Why do some animals eat or abandon their offspring? According to researchers at the University of Tennessee and the University of Oxford, these might actually be forms of parental care; Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
Specialty Chief Editor wins Women of Discovery Award
Specialty Chief Editor of Conservation, Krithi Karanth has been recognized with the Women of Discovery award. [...]
Love Island: Flamboyant males get the girls on Madagascar
In two new species of rare giant stick insects, males turn livid blue or multicolored at sexual maturity; Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
It’s not trails that disturb forest birds, but the people on them
Frequently used forest trails have fewer birds and not as many species - even when the trails have been used for decades: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
Mesosaurus, the oldest-known aquatic reptile, probably spent time on land
A comprehensive analysis fossilized mesosaurus bones suggests juveniles spent most of their time in water but adults were only semi-aquatic: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
In the battle of cats vs. rats, the rats are winning
Any benefit of using cats to control city rats is outweighed by the threat they pose to birds and other urban wildlife: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
Lion conservation research can be bolstered by input from a wide-range of professionals
Lion conservation research should go beyond human-lion conflict to include ecology, economics, sociology and the humanities: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
‘Uniquely human’ muscles have been discovered in apes
Muscles thought unique to humans found in some ape species, questioning view that some muscles evolved to provide special adaptations for human traits: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
Moths in mud can uncover prehistoric secrets
Revolutionary new technique for studying lake sediments can reveal when prehistoric insect swarms occurred: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
New section in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution: Coevolution
The Coevolution section provides a unique platform to address the processes, mechanisms, importance, and outcomes of coevolution. [...]
No more deer in the headlight
Large mammals do use road crossing structures, finds a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
Scientists pinpoint jealousy in the monogamous brain
Jealousy activates brain areas associated with social pain and pair bonding, reports a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]
House sparrow decline linked to air pollution and poor diet
City sparrows have higher levels of free-radical damage than their country cousins, especially during breeding season, finds a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. [...]
What was the population of Easter Island?
Recent research in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution reveals Easter Island's population may have reached 17,500 people during its prime, far off early estimates of a much smaller population. [...]
Birds avoid crossing roads to prevent predation
Recent research, in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, demonstrates that roads can be problematic to birds, especially small, forest-dwelling species. [...]
The courting cephalopods of the East China Sea
Recent research, published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, has finally deciphered the previously unknown symbols and shapes the oval squid. [...]
The schoolyard interactions of Earth’s ecosystem
Predators eavesdrop on insect-plant interactions, while plants backstab the insects they attract, recent research shows [...]
Not all trees influence the environment equally
When adding more green to your neighborhood, are all trees the same? Not quite, according to recent research led by Heikki Setälä from the University of Helsinki. [...]
Butterflies use differences in leaf shape to distinguish between plants
The preference of Heliconius butterflies for certain leaf shapes is innate, but can be reversed through learning, says a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. These [...]
DNA proves mammoths mated beyond species boundaries
By Tania FitzGeorge-Balfour, Frontiers science writer Several species of mammoth are thought to have roamed across the North American continent. A new study in the [...]
Fifteen shades of photoreceptor in a butterfly’s eye
When researchers studied the eyes of Common Bluebottles, a species of swallowtail butterfly from Australasia, they were in for a surprise. These butterflies have large [...]
Latest section “Urban Ecology” now open for submissions
Urban Ecology is a new specialty section available through the community-run open-access journals Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. “Urban ecology is highly [...]
