The Animal Ecology in Focus blog is the widely-read blog for the Journal of Animal Ecology, which receives over 100,000 views a year. We are currently look for a second blog editor for a one-year role (maternity cover). The role takes ~2 hours per week and is unpaid, but the successful candidate will receive all of the benefits that the journal’s Associate Editors receive. We … Continue reading JAE Associate Editor – Blog Editor Opening (maternity cover)

Garben Logghe gives us information on his paper, “arthropod food webs predicted from body size ratios are improved by incorporating prey defensive properties“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. We also hear a little about his story. about the paper The world is currently facing a serious biodiversity crisis, with species disappearing at alarming rates. What often goes unnoticed is the loss of … Continue reading Garben Logghe – Our Elton Prize Shortlist Candidate’s #TheStoryBehindThePaper

Joe Woodman gives us information on his paper, “disentangling the causes of age-assortative mating in bird populations with contrasting life-history strategies“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. We also hear a little about his story. About the paper: Age is a fundamental trait which affects almost all aspects of life, and the importance of age in influencing the ecological processing of wild populations … Continue reading Joseph Woodman – Our Elton Prize Shortlist Candidate’s #TheStoryBehindThePaper

Miguel Gomez gives us information on his paper, “interactions between fitness components across the life cycle constrain competitor coexistence“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. We also hear a little about his story. About the paper: Understanding how biodiversity is maintained has been one of the main topics of my research. At the community level, this question is often framed as what mechanisms … Continue reading Miguel Gomez – Our Elton Prize Shortlist Candidate’s #StoryBehindThePaper

Sarah Raymond gives us information on her paper, “COVID-19 lockdowns and citizen science data reveal novel insights into species’ vulnerability to mortality on roads“, which was shortlisted for this year’s Elton Prize. We also hear a little about her story. About the paper: Roads are an integral and much-valued part of modern human society, but ecologically they represent a novel ecosystem, i.e. human-built, modified or … Continue reading Sarah Raymond – Our Elton Prize Shortlist Candidate’s #StoryBehindThePaper

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2024, we are excited to share a collection of blog posts showcasing the work of some of our new Associate Editors. In each post, our editors discuss their experiences in ecology, as well as what this year’s theme, ‘Inspire Inclusion‘, means to them. Dr Natacha Chacoff What work do you do? My name is Natacha Chacoff; I am a mother … Continue reading Journal of Animal Ecology: International Women’s Day