Path for recovery: an ecological overview of the Jambato Harlequin Toad (Bufonidae: Atelopus
ignescens) in its last known locality, Angamarca Valley, Ecuador [PeerJ] Related research …

Photo identification (PID) in animal studies has been a widely used method for identifying
individuals of many species based on unique natural markings and patterns. The use of PID …

Individual identification contributes significantly towards investigating behavioral
mechanisms of animals and understanding underlying ecological principles. Most studies …

Urbanisation is one of the most significant threats to biodiversity, due to the rapid and large‐
scale environmental alterations it imposes on the natural landscape. It is, therefore …

Some of the best evidence for rapid evolutionary change comes from studies of
archipelagos and oceanic islands. City parks are analogous systems as they create …

Inherent difficulties in determining the sex of free-ranging, sexually monomorphic species
often prevents a sex-specific focus on estimating abundance, movement patterns and …

Synchronization is a conspicuous form of collective behaviour that is of crucial importance in
numerous biological systems. Ant colonies from the genera Leptothorax and Temnothorax …

Animal sociality is of significant interest to evolutionary and behavioural ecologists, with
efforts focused on the patterns, causes and fitness outcomes of social preference. However …

Emerging infectious fungal diseases are responsible for the extinction of myriad species
across a range of phyla. As recently shown by the COVID-19 pandemic, social transmission …

Sexual size dimorphism (SSD) is pervasive across taxa and reflects differences in the effects
of sexual and natural selection on body size between the sexes. However, disentangling the …