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New Editor | Alexander Zizka, subject editor for Ecography
We welcome Alexander Zizka to our Ecography editorial board! He is a botanist and biogeographer, researching the macroevolution and geographic distribution of flowering plants.
New Editor | Angela Theodosopoulos, subject editor for JAB
We welcome Angela Theodosopoulos to the editorial board of Journal of Avian Biology! Angela Theodosopoulos is an evolutionary ecologist who studies how wildlife populations respond to parasites and environmental change, and how genetic differences shape those responses.
New Editor | Polla Renon, subject editor for South American plant taxonomy
Polla Renon is joining NJB as subject editor for South American plant taxonomy.
New Editor | Alexandre Gibau de Lima, subject editor for South American plant taxonomy
Alexandra Gibau de Lima is joining NJB as subject editor for South American plant taxonomy.
Cover | Does age affect how gulls respond to wind while flying out to find food?
Our 2026 issue 5 cover depicts black-tailed gulls at the breeding colony on Kabushima Island.
Cover | Foliar water uptake in Bulbophyllum weddellii
The cover image illustrates a campos rupestres site at Chapada Diamantina (Bahia, Brazil) showing a pivotal ecological niche for the species Bulbophyllum weddellii.
Cover | Damselflies, Microbes, and the Latitudinal Gradient
The cover displays a mating wheel of the Common Bluetail (Ischnura Elegans). Photo by Philippe Lambret.
Cover | Urban Wildlife Special Issue
This cover features a stoat (Mustela erminea) peeping out from a gully cover in a village in southern Germany, offering a glimpse of wildlife in an urban environment. It highlights the Special Issue ‘Urban Wildlife’. Photo by Ilse Storch.
New Editor | Verónica Méndez Aragón, subject editor for JAB
We welcome Verónica Méndez Aragón to the editorial board of Journal of Avian Biology! Verónica is a shorbird specialist working on migration breeding ecology and conservation.
New Editor | Guillermo Fandos Guzman, subject editor for Ecography
We welcome Guillermo Fandos Guzman to our Ecography editorial board! He is a quantitative ecologist interested in how animal movement and dispersal shape distribution patterns, and in how these can be monitored and forecast.
New Editor | Marco Andrello, subject editor for Ecography
We welcome Marco Andrello to our Ecography editorial board! He is a researcher specializing in population dynamics, population genetics, and conservation biology.
Cover | How Islets Save Arctic Bird Nests
An Arctic fox leaping from an islet after depredating a nest. Photo by Louis-Pierre Ouellet.
Award | Announcing the 2027 JAB Review Award competition
We are happy to announce the third open competition for the JAB Review Award, given to an early career research scientist with an exceptional mini-review manuscript. Submission deadline: 15 October 2027.
Study | Migratory divides highlight intraspecific flexibility in the stop-over tactic of black kites
A new study on black kites shows that migratory journeys can be remarkably flexible, shaped by geography, population origin and the resources that birds encounter along the way.
Cover | Effect of wind turbines on plant-pollinator dynamics
The cover shows a landscape view of part of an operational wind farm sited in mixed-grass prairie habitat in southeast Wyoming, USA. This was one of the field sites where footage was recorded for the study by Wischler et al.
Cover | Why Birds Wear the Colors They Do
Distributed across the high-altitude zones of the Himalayas and the Hengduan Mountains, this quintessential Asian alpine species displays a breathtaking, pure electric-blue plumage. Photo credit: Zhuyang Zhang.
Call for Papers | Special issue “Decomposing avian diet: linking food, foraging and fitness”
The Journal of Avian Biology is inviting contributions for the special issue “Decomposing avian diet: linking food, foraging and fitness.” Submission deadline: 30 September 2027.
Study | To clamp or not to clamp? That is the extrapolation question
Species distribution models often extrapolate when transferred to novel climates or regions—and how you handle that extrapolation can drastically change your predictions. A new ENMeval workflow helps you visualize model behavior and choose the best strategy for each variable, leading to more realistic forecasts.
Cover | 450 Hours Above the Wild
In this cover, a fixed-wing, solar-electric small uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) is showcased, which was used to monitor wildlife.
Field Story | An Encounter in the Elephant Hills
A field story by Rintu Mandal, narrating a chase by an elephant in the forests of the Western Ghats during data collection for this study. Illustration by Sartaj Ghuman.