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Call for papers: Defaunation, functional extinctions and socio-ecological consequences
The Editors of BMC Zoology are pleased to launch this collection in support of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal Life on Land (SDG15), which aims to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, manage the sustainability of forests and combat desertification, land degradation and biodiversity loss. Please click Read More for information on the collection and Guest Editors.
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September: Patient and public involvement in research
In recognition of World Patient Safety Awareness day on 17th September, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) in research. We have collated free-to-read content from across our journals - showcasing patient perspectives, research into the study of PPI, and engaging public partners as co-authors in research.
August: Breastfeeding
In celebration of World Breastfeeding week in the beginning of August, the BMC Series presents a focus issue on Breastfeeding. We have collated open-access content from across our journals to highlight research into breastfeeding behaviors and care for lactating women, infant and child health, biology of breastfeeding, and more.
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Ontogeny of audible squeaks in yellow steppe lemming Eolagurus luteus: trend towards shorter and low-frequency calls is reminiscent of those in ultrasonic vocalization
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Physiological, morphological and ecological traits drive desiccation resistance in north temperate dung beetles
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The Atacama toad (Rhinella atacamensis) exhibits an unusual clinal pattern of decreasing body size towards more arid environments
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A small vocal repertoire during the breeding season expresses complex behavioral motivations and individual signature in the common coot
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Fishing for iodine: what aquatic foraging by bonobos tells us about human evolution
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Nymphister kronaueri von Beeren & Tishechkin sp. nov., an army ant-associated beetle species (Coleoptera: Histeridae: Haeteriinae) with an exceptional mechanism of phoresy
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LemurFaceID: a face recognition system to facilitate individual identification of lemurs
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Micro-CT imaging of live insects using carbon dioxide gas-induced hypoxia as anesthetic with minimal impact on certain subsequent life history traits
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Rediscovering a forgotten canid species
Aims and scope
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.
Editor
- Lisa Heinke, BioMed Central
Assistant Editor
- James Edwards, BioMed Central
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Highlights of the BMC Series – August 2021
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Peer Review Week 2021 – Opening up Peer Review at BMC
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Introducing the BMC Series SDG Editorial Board Members: Vassya Bankova
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66 days to first decision for all manuscripts
282 days from submission to acceptance
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2.773 - 2-year Impact Factor
3.022 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.185 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
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