14 June 2022

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

14 April 2022

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

17 March 2022

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

17 March 2022

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

11 February 2022

A synergistic, global approach to revising the trypanorhynch tapeworm family Rhinoptericolidae (Trypanobatoida)

"An excellent work, probably the major work on this family of cestodes for the next decade or decades."

Jean-Lou Justine, Handling Editor

1 February 2022

Adult bonobos show no prosociality in both prosocial choice task and group service paradigm

"This paper nicely shows the merits of testing a species in multiple paradigms, before reaching conclusions."

Jorg Massen, Handling Editor

10 January 2022

An integrative taxonomic revision of slug-eating snakes (Squamata: Pareidae: Pareineae) reveals unprecedented diversity in Indochina

"Slug-eating snakes are an understudied group of snakes specialized in feeding on terrestrial mollusks. It is a taxonomically challenging group of snakes to study. The authors present a phylogeny of the subfamily of the known species and several new species. They use an integrative approach in the context of the General Lineage Concept in describing the species. Hence this thorough body of work is a major contribution to the understanding of these snakes."

Madhava Meegaskumbura, Handling Editor

24 December 2021

Three new species of Byrsopteryx Flint microcaddisflies from Peru (Insecta: Trichoptera) including DNA-based larval associations

"Santos and Takiya describe three new caddisfly species, with important DNA-based larval associations, to help fill the knowledge gap regarding the diversity of Neotropical caddisflies."

Joseph Gillespie, Handling Editor

20 December 2021

Understanding the transmission dynamics of Escherichia coli O157:H7 super-shedding infections in feedlot cattle

"The manuscript describes a comprehensive analysis of the mechanisms underlying characteristics of E. coli O157:H7 environmental shedding."

Fernando Spilki, Handling Editor

8 December 2021

The cost of a meal: factors influencing prey profitability in Australian fur seals

"The reviewer noted that this is one of the most complete studies using animal-borne video cameras to investigate the energetics of foraging in fur seals."

Donald Kramer, Handling Editor