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Journal Issues

March 2022 Issue Out Now!

Our March Issue is now online! Our third issue of the year contains 21 fantastic articles about the latest methods in ecology and evolution, including methods for recognition of taxonomic entities in literature, precipitating and purifying environmental and ancient DNA, estimating wildlife abundance in tropical forests and much more! Read on to find out about this month’s featured articles. Featured Articles ubms (Application) Obtaining unbiased … Continue reading March 2022 Issue Out Now!

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Journal Issues

February Issue Out Now

Our February issue is now online! Our second issue of the year contains 22 high-quality articles about the latest methods in ecology and evolution. This month we have methods for visualising the tree of life, estimating arthropod abundance and diversity, disentangling effects of climate and land use on biodiversity and much more! This issue also contains four Applications and two Practical Tools articles that are free to … Continue reading February Issue Out Now

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Academia

Less is more

Post provided by Lee Hsiang Liow. We are very sad to say that Lee Hsiang Liow is leaving, having done an amazing job as Senior Editor on MEE since 2017. In this blog post, Lee Hsiang says goodbye to the journal and discusses the importance of limiting commitments in order to prevent work overload and maintain a healthy work-life balance…and learn as many of Bach’s … Continue reading Less is more

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MEEin3, Methods papers

MEEin3: The Movebank System

Check out the latest episode of our new podcast, MEEin3! Here we interview Roland Kays from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences and North Carolina State University to learn about the Movebank database featured in his recent article ‘The Movebank system for studying global animal movement and demography‘. What were the inspirations and challenges in developing this home for animal tracking data? Listen now! … Continue reading MEEin3: The Movebank System

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Journal Issues

January 2022 Issue Out Now!

Our January issue is now online! Our first issue of the year contains 17 brilliant articles about the latest methods in ecology and evolution. This month we have methods for testing publication bias in meta-analyses, managing uncertainty in systematic conservation planning and much more! Read on to find out about this month’s featured articles. Featured Articles Methods for testing publication bias (open access) Publication bias threatens the … Continue reading January 2022 Issue Out Now!

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MEEin3, Methods papers

MEEin3: Identifying latent behavioral states in animal movement

We are pleased to share the latest episode of MEEin3 with you! Listen now to this episode, where we interview Dr Josh Cullen about their recent publication titled “Identifying latent behavioral states in animal movement with M4, a non-parametric Bayesian method“. You can find more about Josh’s research by visiting their personal webpage and scholar page.  Continue reading MEEin3: Identifying latent behavioral states in animal movement

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Colour Countdown

Can colours make animals warmer or cooler? 

Liliana D’Alba of Naturalis Biodiversity Center explores how feather colouration can affect bird’s body temperature and even make flying more efficient.  This blog is part of our colourful countdown to the holiday season where we’re celebrating the diversity and beauty of the natural world. Click here to read the rest of the Colour Countdown series. In nature we constantly see examples of animals that use the colour of their … Continue reading Can colours make animals warmer or cooler? 

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Colour Countdown

Camouflage as a window on perception 

Innes Cuthill of University of Bristol takes us on a journey into the world of concealment and camouflage, how have these complex forms of disguise evolved, and what role does the viewer play? This blog is part of our colourful countdown to the holiday season where we’re celebrating the diversity and beauty of the natural world. Click here to read the rest of the colour countdown series. Go to any introductory textbook on … Continue reading Camouflage as a window on perception 

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Methods papers, Practical Tools

Measuring canopy fuel loads in boreal forests accurately and efficiently using a smartphone

Our Associate Editor Ryan Chisholm of the National University of Singapore tells us about the recent Practical Tools article he handled for MEE which presents a method for estimating canopy fuel load from hemispherical photographs. Fire is a natural process in many ecosystems, but large-scale intense fires can threaten biodiversity, as well as human life and property. Although the annual global area burnt has decreased … Continue reading Measuring canopy fuel loads in boreal forests accurately and efficiently using a smartphone

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Meetings

Meet the Senior Editor: Natalie Cooper

After six years as an Associate Editor for MEE, we are very pleased to welcome Natalie Cooper to the Senior Editor team! Natalie is a Senior Researcher at the Natural History Museum, London, where her research sits at the interface between macroecology and macroevolution, aiming to understand broad-scale patterns of biodiversity. Here we visit Natalie behind the scenes at the Natural History Museum to get … Continue reading Meet the Senior Editor: Natalie Cooper

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