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95 news posts in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Featured news

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.