Evolutionary Ecology
- Publishing model:
- Hybrid
Evolutionary Ecology is a concept-oriented journal of biological research at the interface of ecology and evolution. We publish papers that therefore integrate both fields of research: research that seeks to explain the ecology of organisms in the context of evolution, or patterns of evolution as explained by ecological processes.
The journal publishes original research and discussion concerning the evolutionary ecology of organisms. These may include papers addressing evolutionary aspects of population ecology, organismal interactions and coevolution, behaviour, life histories, communication, morphology, host-parasite interactions and disease ecology, as well as ecological aspects of genetic processes. The objective is to promote the conceptual, theoretical and empirical development of ecology and evolutionary biology; the scope extends to any organism or system.
In additional to Original Research articles, we publish Review articles that survey recent developments in the field of evolutionary ecology; Perspectives articles which present new points of view and novel hypotheses; and Comments on articles recently published in Evolutionary Ecology or elsewhere. We also welcome Natural History Notes, which aim to present new observations of organismal biology in the wild that may provide inspiration for future research, and Methods papers, which present or review new theoretical, practical or analytical methods used in evolutionary ecology.
Students & Early Career Researchers: We particularly encourage, and offer incentives for, submission of Reviews, Ideas & Perspectives, and Methods papers by students and early-career researchers (defined as being within one year of award of a PhD degree) – see Students & Early Career Researchers
We publish 6 types of papers:
1. Original Research articles, which present the results of empirical or theoretical research testing current ideas in evolutionary ecology;
2. Review articles, which survey recent developments in the field of evolutionary ecology;
3. Perspectives articles, which present new points of view and/or novel hypotheses;
4. Methods papers, to present or review new theoretical, practical or analytical methods used in evolutionary ecology;
5. Natural History Notes, which present new observations of organismal biology in the wild that may provide inspiration for future evolutionary ecology research;
6. Comments on articles recently published in Evolutionary Ecology or elsewhere.
Evolutionary Ecology:
This is a transformative journal, you may have access to funding.
FEATURED PAPER | Open Access
Reproductive skew in social groups, analyzed through concession, restraint, and tug-of-war models, reveals varying associations with relatedness, dominant advantage, group productivity, and subordinate's outside option.
FEATURED PAPER | Open Access
Self-shadows in moth-like prey patterns potentially enhance survival against wild bird predators. However, predator learning over time seems to counteract the benefits of camouflage coloration.
FORTHCOMING SPECIAL ISSUE | Early 2024
We sought submissions that highlighted recent developments on poison frog (sensu lato) research and other topics including, but not limited to, sexual selection, predator-prey interactions, behaviour, adaptation, life history, disease ecology, genetic and phenotypic diversity, ecophysiology, response to anthropogenic factors, etc., and on taxa such as dendrobatids, Mantella, Brachycephalus, certain bufonids (i.e., Atelopus, Melanophryniscus, Rhinella), and Pseudophryne.
