Journal of Zoology

Temporal Increases in Mercury Concentrations are Associated with Increased Risk of Death by Infectious Disease in Harbour Porpoises (Phocoena Phocoena) Trace elements, particularly heavy metals like mercury, pose significant risks to marine ecosystems due to their toxic and bioaccumulative properties. Concentrations in some marine species show concer...

📣New paper out today!

We’ve found concentrations of mercury in UK-harbour porpoises is increasing. 📈🐬

We also found concentrations of mercury were associated with an increased risk of dying from infectious disease.☠️

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The impact of boat activities associated with an acoustic fish telemetry study on waterbird populations in a Special Protection Area It is widely recognized that the research techniques used to monitor and study wildlife have the potential to disturb and alter the behavior of the study species. However, other impacts on sensitive,...

New paper out! 📢 We tested whether boat activity from an eel telemetry study disturbed protected waterbirds in a UK reservoir.

🦆 No evidence of disturbance.
🌦️ Bird numbers varied with weather + season.

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Heated #aquatic shelters reduce #infection intensity but not prevalence of a fungal #pathogen in common #toad tadpoles - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #chytrid #Bufonidae @wileyecology.bsky.social

Drivers of willingness to pay for #conservation in Southeast Asia: #Nature relatedness over visual cues among #Japanese people zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @wileyecology.bsky.social

Living in the Hedge: #Farmland #reptile diversity is driven by #hedgerow structural complexity and #landscape connectivity - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #agroecology #habitatquality #landsharing #biodiversity @wileyecology.bsky.social

Testing size-grain hypothesis in Ectatomma #ants in the Brazilian savannah: positive #allometric relationship of body & leg length confirmed, environmental influence ruled out - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @uhl-lab.bsky.social Resumo também em #português

Autumn season #lizard #metabolism is explained by temperature and body mass but does not support cold #adaptation across the latitudinal thermal gradient - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @wileyecology.bsky.social @amcell.bsky.social @elissazcameron.bsky.social

Tiger diet in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve: how do metabarcoding and mechanical sorting compare? DNA metabarcoding analysis of tiger scats in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve revealed a richer and more diverse prey spectrum compared to traditional mechanical sorting, including detection of rare prey sp...

2025. Tiger diet in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve: how do metabarcoding and mechanical sorting compare? via @jzoology.bsky.social zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Exploring the complexities of cooperative breeding: insights from African wild dog packs Across 14 years of monitoring African wild dog packs in Savé Valley Conservancy, Zimbabwe, we found that younger and larger packs were significantly more likely to produce multiple litters, with seco...

2025. Exploring the complexities of cooperative breeding: insights from African wild dog packs. [Zimbabwe's Savé Valley Conservancy (SVC) using 14 years of data from 49 packs and 131 den sites] via @jzoology.bsky.social zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

REVIEW: Reach and effectiveness of #conservation #translocations when founder animals are sourced from #zoos - FREE access zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #reintroductions #exsituconservation @wileyecology.bsky.social

Between Rocks and a Hard Place Wale, C.H., McConnell, S., van Leeuwen, S., Cowan, M.A., Spencer, P.B.S., How, R.A. and Schmitt, L.H. (2025). Disruption and irruption shape genetic variation and population structure of the common…

📢Published in the Journal of Zoology blog:📢

'Between Rocks and a Hard Place'

written by Lincoln Schmitt about their study on the genetic variation and population structure of the common rock-rat in north-western Australia👇

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Climate change -induced #distribution shifts of a keratin-feeding #beetle: Implications for olive Ridley #seaturtle conservation - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #ClimateChange #InvasiveSpecies @wileyecology.bsky.social Resumo também em #português

PERSPECTIVE: Metabolic scaling is demand driven zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #metabolism #BMR

Carefully-planned #citizenscience on #amphibians demonstrates how volunteer surveys can deliver high-quality data - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #urbanecology #Salamandra @amcell.bsky.social @elissazcameron.bsky.social @omerdarel.bsky.social

We were delighted to support the national emergency briefing on climate change and biodiversity loss in Westminster this morning.

Nature is critical infrastructure for an equitable and resilient future.

Habitat selection during dispersal reduces the energetic cost of transport when making large displacements #ProcB #OpenAccess #Behaviour #Ecology @damienfarine.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Study shows genetic drift & gene flow from the wild are driving observed trait changes in an endangered #migratory #songbird - will this affect its breeding program & #reintroduction success? #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #genetics @sauvedrew.bsky.social

Human-introduced substrates in #shorebird #nesting habitats worsen egg and nest #camouflage in Kentish plovers🐦, although breeding success remained unaffected - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Conservation #Kentishplover @wileyecology.bsky.social

ZSL Publications Click on the title to browse this issue

Journal of Zoology-"The ‘Perspectives’ category include forum papers, primers, future trends and opposing points, and commentaries such as summaries of the state of the field, discussions of theoretical frameworks.. zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1... via @jzoology.bsky.social

Effects of tree plantations on population and #roosting ecology of an endemic agamid #lizard in the Western Ghats #Biodiversity Hotspot zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #agroforestry #reptiles @amcell.bsky.social @elissazcameron.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

Don't Stand So Close: Social crowding negatively impacts reproduction in an endangered, territorial Hawaiian bird zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #aviculture #conservationbreeding @wileyecology.bsky.social

#Forest structure and stand characteristics influence the space use and fine-scale movements of #fishers zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #habitatselection #carnivore #mustelid @wileyecology.bsky.social

Home Is Where the Newts Are: Suitability of artificial #aquatic sites for the Italian crested #newt in a traditional #farming landscape in central #Italy zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #amphibians #conservation @wileyecology.bsky.social

Identification and tissue-specific expression of genes involved in lipid metabolism in broad-snouted caiman zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #crocodilians #physiology #metabolism #lipids @amcell.bsky.social @elissazcameron.bsky.social @wileyecology.bsky.social

Horizontal and vertical optimal running speeds of cellar #spiders are impacted by leg #autotomy, sex, and body mass zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #locomotion

Cascading effects of #anthropogenic excess food for #predators on a peri-urban population of an endangered ungulate - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #urbanecology #gazelle @wileyecology.bsky.social

Living Beyond the Edge: Impacts of #ClimateChange on rock #lizards at the niche margin - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #globalwarming

Preserving short-sward natural #grasslands may provide suitable #foraging #habitat for a climate-threatened #alpine species along ski-pistes - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #birdconservation #Alps #skiing @wileyecology.bsky.social

Please note that the Journal of Zoology @jzoology.bsky.social is happy to consider Review/Perspective manuscripts at the interface of Zoology and DEI.

#Habitat quality and water availability affect #genetic connectivity of #platypus across an #urban landscape - #OpenAccess zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #dispersal #monotremes #conservationgenetics @wileyecology.bsky.social