Journal of Zoology

Published on behalf of the Zoological Society of London

Edited by:

Nigel Bennett (Editor-in-Chief), Tim Halliday, Virginia Hayssen, Andrew Kitchener, Philip Rainbow, Jean-Nicolas Volff, Günther Zupanc

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2007: 33/124 (Zoology)
Impact Factor: 1.516

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The Journal of Zoology publishes high-quality papers of an original nature in areas of zoology that are novel and in particular are interdisciplinary. Zoology is a broad field that embraces many disciplines including anatomy, behaviour, ecology, physiology, genomics, developmental biology, systematics and genetics, including phylogenetics.

The main objective of the Journal of Zoology is to publish research which explores the interface between these disciplines. There are many specialist journals available to deal with each of the individual components of this mosaic but the major function of the Journal of Zoology is to promote research that is truly integrative by illuminating the greater picture. Submitting authors should note that the Senior Editors will be particularly looking for studies that explore this vision and manuscripts which cater for a narrow readership or of restricted interest are likely to be rejected at this early stage. Similarly, contributions dealing with topics restricted to a geographical area are discouraged.

Papers should test general hypotheses and authors need to be explicit about form and function in animals. The Journal of Zoology aims to maintain an effective but fair peer-review process that recognises research quality as a combination of the relevance, approach and execution of a research study. The journal also welcomes reviews and forum papers on current issues, particularly where topics of a complex or poorly understood field are synthesized.

 

We would like to thank all those listed below for taking the time to review for the Journal of Zoology in 2007 - your generosity is much appreciated, and we hope that your association with Journal continues in the future. Click here to see the list of reviewers from 2007

TopNews and Announcements

20 and 21 November 2008 Halting the Global Decline in Amphibians: research and practice - a two-day international symposium to be held at the Zoological Society of London.

Organised by Lesley Dickie, Kevin Zippel and Jenny Pramuk.

All tickets must be purchased in advance.

New research shows Great White Shark has the strongbest bite
A team of researchers led by Stephen Wroe (University of Sydney) have shown that the Great White Shark has a bite force of over 1.8 tonnes, more powerful than the African Lion's bite and 20 times greater than the human bite. Their research also showed that the ancient extinct ancestor of the great white, the Carcharodon megalodon, could have produced a bite with between 10.8 and 18.2 tonnes of force, making it potentially the hardest biting carnivore of all time. Click here to read the research now

New Species - mammal species discovered in Tanzanian highlands
Scientists have discovered a new species of elephant-shrew, or sengi, in the Tanzanian Udzungwa Mountains. This is the first new species of sengi to be observed by scientists in over 126 years, and until recently only 15 species of the mammal were known to exist. This new species of grey-faced sengi has been named Rhynchocyon udzungwensis, and is the largest elephant-shrew discovered to date. The first description of this mammal is published in Journal of Zoology Issue 274:2 (February 2008).
Click here to read the free article | Click here to read more about sengis

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Free Online Access in the Developing World
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TopHighlights

Editorial Board Member's Choice - new!
Russell Hill - click here to read his commentary of the following article: "Effects of culling on badger abundance: implications for badger control " by Woodroffe et al. Journal of Zoology (2008), Volume 1, pages 28-37

Click here to read the free article.

Papers of particular interest
Necks for sex: sexual selection as an explanation for sauropod dinosaur neck elongation
Phil Senter

Prey preferences of the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) (Felidae : Carnivora): morphological limitations or the need to capture rapidly consumable prey before kleptoparasites arrive? 
M. W. Hayward, M. Hofmeyr, J. O'Brien & G. I. H. Kerley

Evolution of nakedness in Homo sapiens
M. J. Rantala

Top 10 cited papers from 2006 & 2007
Prey preferences of the leopard (Panthera pardus)
Hayward MW, Henschel P, O'Brien J, et al.(Oct 2006)

Population structure in a saproxylic funnelweb spider (Hexathelidae : Hadronyche) along a forested rainfall gradient
Woodman JD, Ash JE, Rowell DM (Apr 2006)

Genetically solving a zoological mystery: was the kouprey (Bos sauveli) a feral hybrid?
Galbreath GJ, Mordacq JC, Weiler FH (Dec 2006)
   
Prey preferences of the spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta) and degree of dietary overlap with the lion (Panthera leo)
Hayward MW (Dec 2006)
   
Functional diversity in extreme environments: effects of locomotor style and substrate texture on the waterfall-climbing performance of Hawaiian gobiid fishes
Blob RW, Rai R, Julius ML, et al. (Mar 2006)
   
Prey preferences of the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) (Felidae : Carnivora): morphological limitations or the need to capture rapidly consumable prey before kleptoparasites arrive?
Hayward MW, Hofmeyr M, O'Brien J, et al.(Dec 2006)

Movement patterns in the monogamous sleepy lizard (Tiliqua rugosa): effects of gender, drought, time of year and time of day
Kerr GD, Bull CM (Jun 2006)

Diving to extremes: are New Zealand sea lions (Phocarctos hookeri) pushing their limits in a marginal habitat?
Chilvers BL, Wilkinson IS, Duignan PJ, et al. (Jun 2006)

Diet of the spotted-tailed quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) in eastern Australia: effects of season, sex and size
Glen AS, Dickman CR (Jun 2006)

Morphological consequences of range fragmentation and population decline on the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)
Pertoldi C, Garcia-Perea R, Godoy JA, et al. (Jan 2006)

Read the first issue of 2007 (271:1) for free here.

Top 10 downloaded papers from 2006 & 2007
Patterns of multiple paternity within and between annual reproduction cycles of the fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) under natural conditions
S. Steinfartz, K. Stemshorn, D. Kuesters, D. Tautz

Activity patterns and time budgets of Andean bears (Tremarctos ornatus) in the Apolobamba Range of Bolivia
S. Paisley, D. L. Garshelis

Differences in foraging behaviour between Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) and Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Leach, 1825)
I. Davidson-Watts, G. Jones

Living with large carnivores: predation on livestock by the snow leopard (Uncia uncia)
S. Bagchi, C. Mishra

Morphological consequences of range fragmentation and population decline on the endangered Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus)
C. Pertoldi, R. Garcia-Perea, J. A. Godoy, M. Delibes, V. Loeschcke

Necks for sex: sexual selection as an explanation for sauropod dinosaur neck elongation
P. Senter

Genetics and animal domestication: new windows on an elusive process
K. Dobney, G. Larson

Jaguar (Panthera onca) feeding ecology: distribution of predator and prey through time and space
M. Weckel, W. Giuliano, S. Silver

Prey preferences of the leopard (Panthera pardus)
M. W. Hayward, P. Henschel, J. O'Brien, M. Hofmeyr, G. Balme, G. I. H. Kerley

Food availability and annual migration of the straw-colored fruit bat (Eidolon helvum)
H. V. Richter, G. S. Cumming

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