13 January 2026

Determination of the biological parameters of Nabis pseudoferus orientarius Remane, 1962 (Hemiptera: Nabidae) under laboratory conditions

"In this study, by constructing a life table, the author examines some biological parameters of a predatory insect species that preys on other insects found in cotton crops, under laboratory conditions."

Javier Manjarrez, Handling Editor

19 December 2025

A systematic review of global publications on clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa): identifying the publication trends, research gaps, and future directions to strengthen its conservation

"Information on clouded leopard, of which there are few studies."

Michela Johnson, Handling Editor

5 December 2025

Paw-spective shift: how our mood alters the way we read dog emotions

"This study makes an important contribution to the growing literature on human–animal emotion perception by examining how people’s moods influence their interpretations of dogs’ emotional expressions. Understanding the perceptual biases that shape human readings of canine emotion is crucial, as these judgments affect animal welfare, caregiving, and human–dog interactions. This work advances both theoretical understanding of emotional priming and practical insights for improving empathy and communication between humans and animals."

Michael Hout, Handling Editor

31 October 2025

An update on captive cetacean welfare

"Welfare of animals in managed care is an extremely important issue and this is a quite detailed review of the current data."

Jennifer Vonk, Section Editor

13 October 2025

Evidence of positive selection and a novel phylogeny among five subspecies of song sparrow (Melospiza melodia) in Alaska

"This article provides compelling evidence of local adaptation and evolutionary divergence among Alaskan song sparrow subspecies. By integrating genomic and morphological data, it reveals novel insights into positive selection and phylogenetic relationships, offering a valuable contribution to evolutionary biology and island biogeography."

Shaw Badenhorst, Handling Editor

9 October 2025

Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) reveals high diversity of setae on the hind tibiae and basitarsi of Peruvian Stingless Bees (Apidae: Meliponini)

"because of in-depth analysis of structure-function relationship of bee setae."

Stanislav Gorb, Handling Editor

25 September 2025

Geographic distributions and patterns of co-occurrence among black-bellied and shovel-nosed salamanders (Desmognathus spp.) in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

"This study presents new insights into the geographic distribution and co-occurrence of species within a highly cryptic salamander genus."

Zoltán Tóth, Handling Editor

26 August 2025

Diurnal moths have larger hearing organs: evidence from comparative 3D morphometric study on geometrid moths

"This is a good example of a study on functional ecology based on a comparative study of moth species and their morphological sensory response to predation. It was evaluated how the predator activity pattern influences the phylogenetic development of the morphological organs involved in antipredator detection."

Javier Manjarrez, Handling Editor

21 August 2025

Evaluating COI and ITS2 dual barcoding for molecular delimitation and taxonomic insights in Arenosetella Wilson, 1932 (Harpacticoida: Ectinosomatidae) along Turkish Coasts

"This elegant study provides a strong foundation for analyzing previously unnoticed cryptic diversity in interstitial copepods by employing a dual-marker DNA barcoding approach."

Rony Huys, Handling Editor

30 July 2025

New and known free-living nematode species (Nematoda: Chromadorea) from offshore tsunami monitoring buoys in the Southwest Pacific Ocean

"This is a good contribution to the systematics of marine nematodes. The editor particularly appreciated the originality of this work, with research in a very little studied environment, ocean buoys."

Jean-Lou Justine, Handling Editor