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Female bonobo fishing (Copyright: Zana Clay, LuiKotal Bonobo Project)

Featured blog: Fishing for iodine

Iodine is critical for brain development, especially the higher cognitive functions of the brain. Here, researchers describe how the foraging activities of bonobos in the Congo basin give us an insight into how prehistoric humans obtained this nutrient, and is the first report of iodine consumption by a nonhuman primate.

Attendance at the Wildlife Research and Conservation 2019 (WRC2019) conference

The Editor of BMC Zoology is pleased to be attending the Wildlife Research and Conservation 2019 (WRC2019) conference, taking place in Berlin, Germany from September 30th to October 2nd. The conference is jointly organised by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW), the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and WWF Germany. For more information, including how to register and submit an abstract, please visit the conference website.

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| 26 July 2019

Ecology and trophic role of Oncholaimus dyvae sp. nov. (Nematoda: Oncholaimidae) from the lucky strike hydrothermal vent field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)

Authors: Daniela Zeppilli, Laure Bellec, Marie-Anne Cambon-Bonavita, Wilfrida Decraemer, Diego Fontaneto, Sandra Fuchs, Nicolas Gayet, Perrine Mandon, Loïc N. Michel, Marie Portail, Nic Smol, Martin V. Sørensen, Ann Vanreusel and Jozée Sarrazin
Content type: Research article
| 2 July 2019

Fishing for iodine: what aquatic foraging by bonobos tells us about human evolution

Authors: Gottfried Hohmann, Sylvia Ortmann, Thomas Remer and Barbara Fruth
Content type: Research article
| 24 May 2019

Sexual, ontogenetic, and geographic variation of the Neotropical freshwater ostracod Cytheridella ilosvayi

Authors: Claudia Wrozyna, Juliane Meyer, Martin Gross, Maria Ines F. Ramos and Werner E. Piller
Content type: Research article
| 22 May 2019

Nasal administration of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) elicits sperm production in Fowler’s toads (Anaxyrus fowleri)

Authors: Allison R. Julien, Andrew J. Kouba, David Kabelik, Jean M. Feugang, Scott T. Willard and Carrie K. Kouba
Content type: Research article
| 16 May 2019

Elevated neopterin levels in wild, healthy chimpanzees indicate constant investment in unspecific immune system

Authors: Verena Behringer, Jeroen M. G. Stevens, Roman M. Wittig, Catherine Crockford, Klaus Zuberbühler, Fabian H. Leendertz and Tobias Deschner

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| 10 February 2017

Nymphister kronaueri von Beeren & Tishechkin sp. nov., an army ant-associated beetle species (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Haeteriinae) with an exceptional mechanism of phoresy

Authors: Christoph von Beeren and Alexey K. Tishechkin
Content type: Research article
| 17 February 2017

LemurFaceID: a face recognition system to facilitate individual identification of lemurs

Authors: David Crouse, Rachel L. Jacobs, Zach Richardson, Scott Klum, Anil Jain, Andrea L. Baden and Stacey R. Tecot
Content type: Methodology article
| 31 July 2017

Micro-CT imaging of live insects using carbon dioxide gas-induced hypoxia as anesthetic with minimal impact on certain subsequent life history traits

Authors: Danny Poinapen, Joanna K. Konopka, Joseph U. Umoh, Chris J. D. Norley, Jeremy N. McNeil and David W. Holdsworth
Content type: Review
| 23 August 2016

Host-parasite ecology, behavior and genetics: a review of the introduced fly parasite Philornis downsi and its Darwin’s finch hosts

Authors: Sonia Kleindorfer and Rachael Y. Dudaniec
Content type: Research Article
| 19 April 2017

Rediscovering a forgotten canid species

Authors: Suvi Viranta, Anagaw Atickem, Lars Werdelin and Nils Chr. Stenseth

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BMC Zoology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of zoology, including comparative physiology, mechanistic and functional studies, morphology, life history, animal behavior, signaling and communication, cognition, parasitism, systematics, biogeography and conservation.

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Thomas Flatt, University of Lausanne
Herbert Hoi, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
Serge Morand, University of Montpellier
Laurence Packer, York University

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Thomas Flatt is Associate Professor at the Department of Biology at the University of Fribourg. His main interest is the evolution and mechanisms of life history and aging. He is a Section Editor for BMC Zoology since its inception in 2016.

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Ecology and trophic role of Oncholaimus dyvae sp. nov. (Nematoda: Oncholaimidae) from the lucky strike hydrothermal vent field (Mid-Atlantic Ridge)

Fishing for iodine: what aquatic foraging by bonobos tells us about human evolution

Sexual, ontogenetic, and geographic variation of the Neotropical freshwater ostracod Cytheridella ilosvayi

Nasal administration of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) elicits sperm production in Fowler’s toads (Anaxyrus fowleri)

Elevated neopterin levels in wild, healthy chimpanzees indicate constant investment in unspecific immune system

Nymphister kronaueri von Beeren & Tishechkin sp. nov., an army ant-associated beetle species (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Haeteriinae) with an exceptional mechanism of phoresy

LemurFaceID: a face recognition system to facilitate individual identification of lemurs

Micro-CT imaging of live insects using carbon dioxide gas-induced hypoxia as anesthetic with minimal impact on certain subsequent life history traits

Host-parasite ecology, behavior and genetics: a review of the introduced fly parasite Philornis downsi and its Darwin’s finch hosts

Rediscovering a forgotten canid species

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