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A comparison of non-surgical methods for sexing young gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus)

"Any tool that can increase our knowledge of how climate change affects populations is useful."

Whitney Kistler, Handling Editor

Aggressive signaling among competing species of birds

"This article examines the signals used by birds during aggressive interactions. The authors have managed to generate a fantastic dataset of aggressive signals that they use to determine which type of signals are used in conspecific vs heterospecific interactions."

James Curley, Handling Editor

Cuticular hydrocarbons as caste-linked cues in Neotropical swarm-founding wasps

"da Silva and colleagues advance knowledge on Neotropical swarm-founding wasp chemical communication through analysis of cuticular hydrocarbons"

Joseph Gillespie, Handling Editor

Biological control potential of entomopathogenic fungal strains against peach Fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

"Article is based on the use of fungi strains in biological control of insect pest."

Naureen Rana, Handling Editor

Long forgotten: Eunice woodwardi Baird, 1869 (Annelida, Eunicidae) revisited, with an insight on internal anatomy

"The manuscript compiles information on an unicid species from Europe and revalidates a species, closing up a confusion on the topic"

Diogo Provete, Handling Editor

Geometric morphometrics as a tool to understand biogeographical and evolutionary patterns in crane fly genus Ischnotoma Skuse (Diptera, Tipulidae)

"Great reviewe, quick and detailed"

Tony Robillard, Handling Editor

Positively selected genes in the hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus) lineage: prominence of thymus expression, immune and metabolic function, and regions of ancient synteny

"This is a thorough analysis of a bat genome highlighting genes under selection. It will a significant reference for both bat biologists and evolutionary biologists in general."

Madhava Meegaskumbura, Handling Editor

Physiological stress and higher reproductive success in bumblebees are both associated with intensive agriculture

"The use of ecological stoichiometry to examine how environmental stress affects fitness-related traits in bumblebees is a welcomed approach. Ecological stoichiometry is a relatively neglected methodology that has tremendous potential for tackling big questions related to the effects of environmental stress on animal biology."

Clint Kelly, Handling Editor

17 February 2022

Characterizing the suckling behavior by video and 3D-accelerometry in humpback whale calves on a breeding ground

Alan McElligott, Handling Editor

16 February 2022

New genus of Ironidae (Nematoda, Enoplida) from Piip volcano (the Bering Sea)

"This paper contributes to the taxonomy of nematodes and expands our understanding of biodiversity of deep-sea vent ecosystems."

Natalia Zhukova, Handling Editor

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The State of Active Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration

5th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity

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