Trophy hunting is the selective hunting and harvesting of wild game for human recreation—with the “trophy” being the portion of the animal…
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Biodiversity Herbivores, sustainability, and trophy hunting in the MatetsiRead more
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Ecology Digging Echidnas are Essential Australian Ecosystem EngineersRead more
A team of Australian scientists has found that the short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is a keystone species on the continent. In the…
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Collaboration Detection Dogs Sniff Out the Droppings of Endangered PrimatesRead more
Detection dogs – working dogs trained to use their noses to find substances like drugs or explosives – have also found work…
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Collaboration Publish-or-Perish in Context: New research in publication rates says publish more, but is that the best answer for science?Read more
If you’ve worked around academics you are surely familiar with the phrase publish-or-perish, the idea that publication rate, above all else, is…
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Ecology Rub a Dub Dub: Ring-Tailed Coatis Wash Up With SoapRead more
Nothing feels quite as good as getting clean with a nice soapy lather – and apparently, ring-tailed coatis (Nasua nasua) agree. A…
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Conservation Critically Endangered Hawaiian Crow Joins the Tool-Users ClubRead more
Hawaiian crows (Corvus hawaiiensis) use tools when foraging for food, finds an international team of scientists and conservationists. These birds, also known…
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Biodiversity Augmenting the Reality of Ecology EducationRead more
A guest post from PLOS Ecology Reporting Fellow, Uma Nagendra, on research from the Ecological Society of America Scientific Meeting in Ft…
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Biodiversity How are pollinators faring with Anthropogenic change?Read more
A guest post from PLOS Ecology Reporting Fellow, Kelsey K Graham, on research from the Ecological Society of America Scientific Meeting in…
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Biodiversity Function over Form: Predicting Disturbance Responses with Functional Traits at ESA 2016Read more
A guest post from PLOS Ecology Reporting Fellow, Uma Nagendra, on research from the Ecological Society of America Scientific Meeting in Ft…
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Ecology What Does a Dewlap Do?Read more
Dewlaps are loose flaps of skin that hang from the necks of some animals, notably certain lizards, birds, and hoofed mammals. These…
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Biodiversity When a Wolf isn’t Actually a Wolf: Recent research and the messy job of classifying speciesRead more
Did you know that one of the wolf species protected under the Endangered Species Act isn’t actually a unique species? That…
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Biodiversity What Does Your Poop Say About Your Evolution, and Other Ecological Connections to the Microbiome.Read more
What does the bacteria in animal guts have to do with ecology? It turns out quite a bit more than you might…