Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
Highlighting ground-breaking science, news and key papers from the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, the world's oldest scientific journal dedicated to biological science.
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- Why grandma, what a big brain you have...all the better to...what? This is a sabre-toothed tiger, not a wolf? Nevertheless, MicroCT scans revealed the brain volume of Smilodon fatalis, placing them in the same range as modern lions! 🌍🧪👇 academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a... #FossilFriday
- Whilst you're unlikely to see knights in chainmail wondering the streets of London, squamate lizards pack a secret body armour millions of years in the making...but like the band Hot Chip, over and over and over and over... 🧵(1/2) #FossilFriday @linneansociety.bsky.social
- Covering 320MYr of evolution, the ancestral character state of osteoderms (bony skin plates) in squamates was reconstructed, finding that they evolved several times in reptiles since the Late Jurassic & Early Cretaceous! Read more below (2/2)🌍🧪 doi.org/10.1093/biol...
- Accelerating #BiodiversityLoss, environmental degradation & social instability affect tropical & subtropical regions in South America. Museum collections are critical for documenting & preserving biodiversity, yet often get overlooked. Introducing: INALI snake collection (1/2) 🧪🌍 buff.ly/DbvmLsf
- Ever wondered how males 'roos increase their reproductive success? While they might look like they fight it out in the ring, larger males actually show less investment in sperm competitive traits, though that doesn't mean they're not successful...🧪🌍 doi.org/10.1093/biol... #AustraliaDay
- New Blog Alert! 🚨 🐘 Elephants are known to be Ecosystem Engineers, but did you know they are also the largest gardeners on Earth? Our latest blog, written by guest blogger Jin-Gyu Chang, reveals their pollinator role...but it's less green thumb and more elephant dung...(1/6) 🧪🌍 buff.ly/GSCUM4R
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- This year, why not publish your research with a Society Journal? The Linnean Society is committed to publishing high-quality and groundbreaking scientific research across the four themes of botany, zoology, biology and evolution, striving to make these accessible & engaging to a global audience.
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- Straight out of the Upside Down, this semi-aquatic (yes, they can swim) caterpillar uses warning colouration to deter predation. The fish? Well, they don't care and try eating them anyway, much to their eventual regret... 🌍 🧪 👇 doi.org/10.1093/biol...
- Our classic sister @botjlinnsoc.bsky.social raising a cute little baby demogorgon...did they learn nothing from Dustin & Dart in season two?!
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- Reposted by Biological Journal of the Linnean SocietyWeevil, weevil, rock you! Not quite as catchy as the Queen hit, the phylogeny of broad-nosed weevils was explored using mitochondrial genomes of 130 species, helping to classify the subfamily & uncover their biogeography! 🌍👇🧪 doi.org/10.1093/zool... @linneansociety.bsky.social
- What's that? You didn't know boxfish made sound? Me neither... It turns out all species (Atlantic & Pacific) do, yet little is known about how this evolved. A novel structure found only in the Atlantic species offered the answer, but it isn't quite what you think...🌍 🧪 doi.org/10.1093/biol...
- We all know humans are having an impact on the environment, but most efforts to preserve #Biodiversity are designed for vertebrates, with little known about invertebrates! Here, European gastropods are given their time in the sun, helping identify human hotspots & influence conservation! (1/2) 🌍 🧪
- The mourning gecko has apparently many things to be sad about, but its cranial development is not one of them! Using CT scans of three embryonic stages, the skull development of these little reptiles was studied, revealing the phylogenetic potential of such data in reptiles!🌍 doi.org/10.1093/biol...
- If you had the world's highest fish diversity, how would you protect it? Brazil faces this challenge, highlighting the important role of Scientific Fish Collections in #Biodiversity & Conservation research! Yet, challenges such as digitization & gender-inequality remain...
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- India is one of the most biodiverse & unique countries on Earth, with high levels of endemism & evolutionary distinctiveness, yet its biodiversity is still poorly understood. It is important to make biodiversity research available to all, starting with collections 👇 🌍
- Reposted by Biological Journal of the Linnean SocietyInterested in the biogeography of lizards?🦎 We studied the historical biogeography of Sceloporus lizards and the link between their dispersal and climatic niches 🌎🌦️ @fabrovillalobos.bsky.social @ndimhypervol.bsky.social @biojlinnsoc.bsky.social Learn more here 👇: academic.oup.com/biolinnean/a...
- Can museum collections help identify a species conservation status? Through a systematic survey of primate specimens at MZUSP, 85 species were identified, with 12 classified as #Endangered & 6 #CriticallyEndangered, highlighting the importance of collections in research! 🌍👇
- Incy wincy spider, didn't help the Bromeliad out? Little is known about the interactions between spiders & bromeliads in the Caatinga, until now! Looking at 41 plants, the presence of spiders led to reduced leaf & fruit growth, suggesting a parasitic interaction!🌍🧪 doi.org/10.1093/biol...
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- With the clocks going back & the nights drawing in, this can mean but one thing...you're all excited for our one-day symposium on organismal resilience in a time of rapid change! Haven't nabbed a ticket yet? Follow the link below 🌍 🧪 👇 buff.ly/WTlIxLm Want to submit? Do so by the 20 May 2026!
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- Ahh, Drosophila suzukii, a global pest...and best dressed? Whilst fashion week is over, these guys really put the fly in fruit fly! Known for their body colour plasticity, the role of sexual vs natural selection on their colour diversity was investigated...check it out 👇🧪🌍🦟
- New Blog Day! 🐜📣 The acacia fruit doesn't fall far from the evolutionary tree in this new blog, written by guest blogger Josie Cooper! Ever wondered how plants defend themselves from plant-eating predators? In the case of swollen-thorn acacias, the answer is ants...a 🧵 (1/6) 🌍🧪 buff.ly/Sm4NQsQ
- Are you a PhD student ready to publish a paper? Submit your research to our journal today & enter one of our new journal prizes, celebrating PhD student work in #Botany or #Biology !🧪🌍👇 academic.oup.com/biolinnean/p... @linneansociety.bsky.social
- Looking to the past to predict the future... DNA & #Climate models revealed the diversification & dispersal history of the Southern Swallowtail butterfly, as well as predicting an 89% decline in suitable habitat by 2070...highlighting the need for urgent #conservation. 🌍🧪👇
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- It's #PeerReviewWeek and what better opportunity exists to say a huge thank you to our excellent reviewers from across the globe. It is your hard work & commitment that enables us to continue publishing ground-breaking research in Biology, Botany, Evolution and Zoology. (1/2)
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- Speaker Spotlight! Today we're sharing molecular biologist Glenn Yannic, whose research focuses on the consequences of environmental & anthropogenic changes on the genetic diversity of alpine & arctic species. Book to see Glenn Nov 20 🌍🧪👇 buff.ly/bLADJcs.?mso...
- Speaker Spotlight! 📣 Today we're highlighting Chloe Haberkorn, a biologist who specialises in evolutionary genomics, currently in yeast! Her PhD focused on resistance mechanisms in bed bugs (scream). Come see Chloe on Nov 20 🧪🌍👇 buff.ly/bLADJcsmsock... @chloehbk.bsky.social
- New Blog Day! 📣 Who's your daddy? This is the question asked by guest blogger @katyakolesnykova.bsky.social, breaking down Gabriela Bispo & co's paper on leatherback turtle mating systems! A long-time mystery, DNA analysis revealed a surprising truth 🌍🧪👇 A 🧵 (1/6) buff.ly/iVBnhAO
- Speaker Spotlight! Today we're highlighting Maren Vitousek, whose research focuses on phenotypic flexibility: how organisms respond to challenges in their environment, with a focus on tree swallows! Book your place to hear from Maren & our other speakers on Nov 20 🌍🧪👇 buff.ly/sWmQ9WZ.
- SCREEEEAAEEEAAEAEEEEAEAAAAA!!!! Oop, looks like our resident pipistrelle is BAT at it again (not with white vans)...this time she's pipisTELLING you to come to our Lunchtime Lecture with @irorotanshi.bsky.social ! You BATter not miss out on this one 🧪🌍🦇
