Frontiers news
12 Apr 2019
Specialty Chief Editor wins Women of Discovery Award
Specialty Chief Editor of Conservation, Krithi Karanth has been recognized with the Women of Discovery award.
98 news posts in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Featured news
03 Apr 2019
Love Island: Flamboyant males get the girls on Madagascar
In two new species of rare giant stick insects, males turn livid blue or multicolored at sexual maturity; Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Featured news
04 Jan 2019
It’s not trails that disturb forest birds, but the people on them
Frequently used forest trails have fewer birds and not as many species – even when the trails have been used for decades: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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08 Oct 2018
Mesosaurus, the oldest-known aquatic reptile, probably spent time on land
A comprehensive analysis fossilized mesosaurus bones suggests juveniles spent most of their time in water but adults were only semi-aquatic: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Featured news
01 Oct 2018
In the battle of cats vs. rats, the rats are winning
Any benefit of using cats to control city rats is outweighed by the threat they pose to birds and other urban wildlife, finds a study published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Featured news
22 Jun 2018
Lion conservation research can be bolstered by input from a wide-range of professionals
Lion conservation research should go beyond human-lion conflict to include ecology, economics, sociology and the humanities: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Featured news
11 Jun 2018
‘Uniquely human’ muscles have been discovered in apes
Muscles thought unique to humans found in some ape species, questioning view that some muscles evolved to provide special adaptations for human traits: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Life sciences
02 Mar 2018
Moths in mud can uncover prehistoric secrets
Revolutionary new technique for studying lake sediments can reveal when prehistoric insect swarms occurred: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Featured news
12 Feb 2018
Modern man vs. giant animals
Extinct herbivorous megafauna — like woolly rhinos, giant sloths and mammoths — were displaced by humans who partly took their place in the ecosystem: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Frontiers news
07 Dec 2017
New section in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution: Coevolution
The Coevolution section provides a unique platform to address the processes, mechanisms, importance, and outcomes of coevolution.
Environment
27 Nov 2017
No more deer in the headlight
Large mammals do use road crossing structures, finds a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Neuroscience
20 Oct 2017
Scientists pinpoint jealousy in the monogamous brain
Jealousy activates brain areas associated with social pain and pair bonding, reports a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Life sciences
06 Oct 2017
House sparrow decline linked to air pollution and poor diet
City sparrows have higher levels of free-radical damage than their country cousins, especially during breeding season, finds a study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution.
Life sciences
26 Sep 2017
What was the population of Easter Island?
Recent research in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution reveals Easter Island’s population may have reached 17,500 people during its prime, far off early estimates of a much smaller population.
Life sciences
08 Aug 2017
Birds avoid crossing roads to prevent predation
Recent research, in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, demonstrates that roads can be problematic to birds, especially small, forest-dwelling species.