Methods in Ecology and Evolution
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Publishing analytical, practical and conceptual advances in methods across all areas of ecology and evolutionary biology. A @britishecologicalsociety.org journal.
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🚨Our December issue is out!🚨
This month’s cover features a young mandrill being groomed by its mother 🐒 Renoult et al. present an artificial intelligence model capable of estimating the age of mandrills using nothing more than a photograph of their face 📸 🐵
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This month’s cover features a young mandrill being groomed by its mother 🐒 Renoult et al. present an artificial intelligence model capable of estimating the age of mandrills using nothing more than a photograph of their face 📸 🐵
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📖 Published📖
Duhamel et al. evaluate the predictability of bird migratory behaviour from bone remains using a novel experimental framework that combines stable isotope and histological analyses 🦴 🦅
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Duhamel et al. evaluate the predictability of bird migratory behaviour from bone remains using a novel experimental framework that combines stable isotope and histological analyses 🦴 🦅
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December 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Duhamel et al. evaluate the predictability of bird migratory behaviour from bone remains using a novel experimental framework that combines stable isotope and histological analyses 🦴 🦅
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Duhamel et al. evaluate the predictability of bird migratory behaviour from bone remains using a novel experimental framework that combines stable isotope and histological analyses 🦴 🦅
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📖 Published📖
In our new application paper, Mestre-Tomás introduce GLOSSA, an open-source R package and Shiny application designed to make marine species distribution modelling more accessible 🌍 🧪 Read more here 👇
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In our new application paper, Mestre-Tomás introduce GLOSSA, an open-source R package and Shiny application designed to make marine species distribution modelling more accessible 🌍 🧪 Read more here 👇
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December 20, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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In our new application paper, Mestre-Tomás introduce GLOSSA, an open-source R package and Shiny application designed to make marine species distribution modelling more accessible 🌍 🧪 Read more here 👇
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In our new application paper, Mestre-Tomás introduce GLOSSA, an open-source R package and Shiny application designed to make marine species distribution modelling more accessible 🌍 🧪 Read more here 👇
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📖 Published📖
Read our new research article 👉 Does ecology predict taxonomy? How ecological differentiation can be used to spatially infer intraspecific diversity 🌍 🧪
Read our new research article 👉 Does ecology predict taxonomy? How ecological differentiation can be used to spatially infer intraspecific diversity 🌍 🧪
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December 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Read our new research article 👉 Does ecology predict taxonomy? How ecological differentiation can be used to spatially infer intraspecific diversity 🌍 🧪
Read our new research article 👉 Does ecology predict taxonomy? How ecological differentiation can be used to spatially infer intraspecific diversity 🌍 🧪
📖Published📖
We lack ways of comparing different field sites using static observations of vegetation spatial structure. Here, we tackle these limitations using an inverse-modelling approach relying on Approximate Bayesian Computing 🖥️ 🧪 🌍
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We lack ways of comparing different field sites using static observations of vegetation spatial structure. Here, we tackle these limitations using an inverse-modelling approach relying on Approximate Bayesian Computing 🖥️ 🧪 🌍
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December 18, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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We lack ways of comparing different field sites using static observations of vegetation spatial structure. Here, we tackle these limitations using an inverse-modelling approach relying on Approximate Bayesian Computing 🖥️ 🧪 🌍
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We lack ways of comparing different field sites using static observations of vegetation spatial structure. Here, we tackle these limitations using an inverse-modelling approach relying on Approximate Bayesian Computing 🖥️ 🧪 🌍
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Miss our last MEE live? Watch now! 🌍 🧪
In this webinar, Stefano Mariani explains how easy-to-use and effective the metaprobe is proving to be and encourages anyone with an interest in eDNA – or biodiversity assessment in general – to have a good go! 🧬 🤿
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In this webinar, Stefano Mariani explains how easy-to-use and effective the metaprobe is proving to be and encourages anyone with an interest in eDNA – or biodiversity assessment in general – to have a good go! 🧬 🤿
Watch here 📺 👇
MEE live! DNA Divers: low-tech solutions for accessible eDNA science and monitoring
In this webinar, Stefano Mariani explains how easy-to-use and effective the metaprobe is proving to be and encourage anyone with an interest in eDNA – or biodiversity assessment in general – to have…
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December 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Miss our last MEE live? Watch now! 🌍 🧪
In this webinar, Stefano Mariani explains how easy-to-use and effective the metaprobe is proving to be and encourages anyone with an interest in eDNA – or biodiversity assessment in general – to have a good go! 🧬 🤿
Watch here 📺 👇
In this webinar, Stefano Mariani explains how easy-to-use and effective the metaprobe is proving to be and encourages anyone with an interest in eDNA – or biodiversity assessment in general – to have a good go! 🧬 🤿
Watch here 📺 👇
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Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!
Head over to the methods blog and read our latest post! 🌍 🧪
Katarian Meramo talks about BSG-BATS, a bat classifier that can handle the diversity of species composition in bioacoustic recordings 🦇
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Katarian Meramo talks about BSG-BATS, a bat classifier that can handle the diversity of species composition in bioacoustic recordings 🦇
Read more here 👇
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December 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Head over to the methods blog and read our latest post! 🌍 🧪
Katarian Meramo talks about BSG-BATS, a bat classifier that can handle the diversity of species composition in bioacoustic recordings 🦇
Read more here 👇
Katarian Meramo talks about BSG-BATS, a bat classifier that can handle the diversity of species composition in bioacoustic recordings 🦇
Read more here 👇
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📈 Quantitative ecologists at #BESAnnualMeeting - we’d love to see you!
Join the Quantitative SIG at Meet the SIGs (Tue 18:00–19:00), then come along to our joint social with @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social and Teaching & Learning SIG.
Good company, games, food & drinks to be had! 🍻
Join the Quantitative SIG at Meet the SIGs (Tue 18:00–19:00), then come along to our joint social with @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social and Teaching & Learning SIG.
Good company, games, food & drinks to be had! 🍻
December 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
📈 Quantitative ecologists at #BESAnnualMeeting - we’d love to see you!
Join the Quantitative SIG at Meet the SIGs (Tue 18:00–19:00), then come along to our joint social with @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social and Teaching & Learning SIG.
Good company, games, food & drinks to be had! 🍻
Join the Quantitative SIG at Meet the SIGs (Tue 18:00–19:00), then come along to our joint social with @bes-aquaticgroup.bsky.social and Teaching & Learning SIG.
Good company, games, food & drinks to be had! 🍻
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Coming to #BES2025 this week? 🏴
We'll be there too!
Come find us at the Meet the SIGs session! 🌊
📍Mezzanine
🕰️ 6-7pm
We'll then head to the pub for drinks and food for a joint social with Teaching and Learning & Quantitative @bes-quantitative.bsky.social SIGs! 🍻
📍Fox & Faun
🕰️ 7.30pm
We'll be there too!
Come find us at the Meet the SIGs session! 🌊
📍Mezzanine
🕰️ 6-7pm
We'll then head to the pub for drinks and food for a joint social with Teaching and Learning & Quantitative @bes-quantitative.bsky.social SIGs! 🍻
📍Fox & Faun
🕰️ 7.30pm
December 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Coming to #BES2025 this week? 🏴
We'll be there too!
Come find us at the Meet the SIGs session! 🌊
📍Mezzanine
🕰️ 6-7pm
We'll then head to the pub for drinks and food for a joint social with Teaching and Learning & Quantitative @bes-quantitative.bsky.social SIGs! 🍻
📍Fox & Faun
🕰️ 7.30pm
We'll be there too!
Come find us at the Meet the SIGs session! 🌊
📍Mezzanine
🕰️ 6-7pm
We'll then head to the pub for drinks and food for a joint social with Teaching and Learning & Quantitative @bes-quantitative.bsky.social SIGs! 🍻
📍Fox & Faun
🕰️ 7.30pm
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Are you attending #BES2025 this week & looking for some tips to help get your research published? 🤔🧪
Come along to one of our two sessions with @nordicoikos.bsky.social & @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social where we'll be discussing each step of the academic publishing journey! 📑🌏
Come along to one of our two sessions with @nordicoikos.bsky.social & @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social where we'll be discussing each step of the academic publishing journey! 📑🌏
December 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Are you attending #BES2025 this week & looking for some tips to help get your research published? 🤔🧪
Come along to one of our two sessions with @nordicoikos.bsky.social & @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social where we'll be discussing each step of the academic publishing journey! 📑🌏
Come along to one of our two sessions with @nordicoikos.bsky.social & @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social where we'll be discussing each step of the academic publishing journey! 📑🌏
📖Published📖
The authors developed a method of recovering near complete mitogenomes directly from eDNA, including PCR free workflows, advancing eDNA-based genetic polymorphism analysis, supporting non-invasive genetic monitoring of captive conservation populations🧬 🧪 🌍
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The authors developed a method of recovering near complete mitogenomes directly from eDNA, including PCR free workflows, advancing eDNA-based genetic polymorphism analysis, supporting non-invasive genetic monitoring of captive conservation populations🧬 🧪 🌍
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Non‐invasive reconstruction of complete mitochondrial genomes from aquatic environmental DNA using PCR‐free long‐read sequencing
Environmental DNA (eDNA) enables non-invasive assessment of aquatic biodiversity. Because eDNA is typically diluted and fragmented, most applications rely on short mitochondrial amplicons, which o...
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December 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📖Published📖
The authors developed a method of recovering near complete mitogenomes directly from eDNA, including PCR free workflows, advancing eDNA-based genetic polymorphism analysis, supporting non-invasive genetic monitoring of captive conservation populations🧬 🧪 🌍
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The authors developed a method of recovering near complete mitogenomes directly from eDNA, including PCR free workflows, advancing eDNA-based genetic polymorphism analysis, supporting non-invasive genetic monitoring of captive conservation populations🧬 🧪 🌍
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IN this review, Zhuang et al explore the different indices used to quantify resistance ad recovery in response to anthropogenic disturbances. They recommend the identified standardized index of resistance and recovery (NIntA)🌍 🧪 🌿
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IN this review, Zhuang et al explore the different indices used to quantify resistance ad recovery in response to anthropogenic disturbances. They recommend the identified standardized index of resistance and recovery (NIntA)🌍 🧪 🌿
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December 14, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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IN this review, Zhuang et al explore the different indices used to quantify resistance ad recovery in response to anthropogenic disturbances. They recommend the identified standardized index of resistance and recovery (NIntA)🌍 🧪 🌿
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IN this review, Zhuang et al explore the different indices used to quantify resistance ad recovery in response to anthropogenic disturbances. They recommend the identified standardized index of resistance and recovery (NIntA)🌍 🧪 🌿
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Starting to get in the festive mood? So are we!
Read our latest, where @gabriellasantini.bsky.social reflects on celebrating the festive season deep in Kenya’s Maasai rangelands, where the pulse of lion movements, community life, and holiday traditions come together🦁
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Read our latest, where @gabriellasantini.bsky.social reflects on celebrating the festive season deep in Kenya’s Maasai rangelands, where the pulse of lion movements, community life, and holiday traditions come together🦁
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December 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Starting to get in the festive mood? So are we!
Read our latest, where @gabriellasantini.bsky.social reflects on celebrating the festive season deep in Kenya’s Maasai rangelands, where the pulse of lion movements, community life, and holiday traditions come together🦁
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Read our latest, where @gabriellasantini.bsky.social reflects on celebrating the festive season deep in Kenya’s Maasai rangelands, where the pulse of lion movements, community life, and holiday traditions come together🦁
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Attending the BES annual meeting? Come to our lunchtime workshop launching the new version of our better science guide on reproducible code! 🌍 🧪
December 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Attending the BES annual meeting? Come to our lunchtime workshop launching the new version of our better science guide on reproducible code! 🌍 🧪
📖Published📖
This review analyses the methodological approaches utilised to date, spatial distribution, and temporal coverage of autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS) research across 49 publications🪸 🌍 🐟
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This review analyses the methodological approaches utilised to date, spatial distribution, and temporal coverage of autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS) research across 49 publications🪸 🌍 🐟
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A review of autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS) for monitoring hard‐bottom benthic biodiversity
Amid increasing anthropogenic pressures on ecosystems, standardised biodiversity monitoring is critical for assessing biodiversity change. Marine hard-bottom habitats, though ubiquitous and biodiv...
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December 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
📖Published📖
This review analyses the methodological approaches utilised to date, spatial distribution, and temporal coverage of autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS) research across 49 publications🪸 🌍 🐟
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This review analyses the methodological approaches utilised to date, spatial distribution, and temporal coverage of autonomous reef monitoring structures (ARMS) research across 49 publications🪸 🌍 🐟
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At the BES, we believe cost should not be a barrier to publishing.
Below, we have outlined how you can use resources like funding, waivers and agreements – including our own BES waivers – that cover the cost of publishing.
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Below, we have outlined how you can use resources like funding, waivers and agreements – including our own BES waivers – that cover the cost of publishing.
Find out more👇
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December 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
At the BES, we believe cost should not be a barrier to publishing.
Below, we have outlined how you can use resources like funding, waivers and agreements – including our own BES waivers – that cover the cost of publishing.
Find out more👇
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Below, we have outlined how you can use resources like funding, waivers and agreements – including our own BES waivers – that cover the cost of publishing.
Find out more👇
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📖 Published📖
Authors used the framework of branching processes, leading to a simple algorithm providing a numerical approximation of the distribution of total lifetime reproductive success that does not require explicit expression of probability-generating functions🖥️🧪🌍
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Authors used the framework of branching processes, leading to a simple algorithm providing a numerical approximation of the distribution of total lifetime reproductive success that does not require explicit expression of probability-generating functions🖥️🧪🌍
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December 9, 2025 at 12:01 PM
📖 Published📖
Authors used the framework of branching processes, leading to a simple algorithm providing a numerical approximation of the distribution of total lifetime reproductive success that does not require explicit expression of probability-generating functions🖥️🧪🌍
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Authors used the framework of branching processes, leading to a simple algorithm providing a numerical approximation of the distribution of total lifetime reproductive success that does not require explicit expression of probability-generating functions🖥️🧪🌍
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📖 Published📖
Using a masked training strategy, these authors developed a species distribution model that outperforms imputation-based methods and closely approximates models trained on specific subsets of variables🌱 🖥️ 🌍
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Using a masked training strategy, these authors developed a species distribution model that outperforms imputation-based methods and closely approximates models trained on specific subsets of variables🌱 🖥️ 🌍
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December 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📖 Published📖
Using a masked training strategy, these authors developed a species distribution model that outperforms imputation-based methods and closely approximates models trained on specific subsets of variables🌱 🖥️ 🌍
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Using a masked training strategy, these authors developed a species distribution model that outperforms imputation-based methods and closely approximates models trained on specific subsets of variables🌱 🖥️ 🌍
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📖Published📖
Vuilliomenet et al developed acoupi, an open-source Python framework that simplifies the creation and deployment of bioacoustic devices. It integrates audio, AI data processing, data management and real-time wireless messaging into a unified framework🌍 🧪 🕊️
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Vuilliomenet et al developed acoupi, an open-source Python framework that simplifies the creation and deployment of bioacoustic devices. It integrates audio, AI data processing, data management and real-time wireless messaging into a unified framework🌍 🧪 🕊️
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December 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
📖Published📖
Vuilliomenet et al developed acoupi, an open-source Python framework that simplifies the creation and deployment of bioacoustic devices. It integrates audio, AI data processing, data management and real-time wireless messaging into a unified framework🌍 🧪 🕊️
Read more:
Vuilliomenet et al developed acoupi, an open-source Python framework that simplifies the creation and deployment of bioacoustic devices. It integrates audio, AI data processing, data management and real-time wireless messaging into a unified framework🌍 🧪 🕊️
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📖Published📖
Authors developed CMiNet, an R package and interactive Shiny App that enables consensus microbiome network construction by integrating up to 10 widely used inference algorithms 🦠 Find out more 👇
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Authors developed CMiNet, an R package and interactive Shiny App that enables consensus microbiome network construction by integrating up to 10 widely used inference algorithms 🦠 Find out more 👇
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December 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
📖Published📖
Authors developed CMiNet, an R package and interactive Shiny App that enables consensus microbiome network construction by integrating up to 10 widely used inference algorithms 🦠 Find out more 👇
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Authors developed CMiNet, an R package and interactive Shiny App that enables consensus microbiome network construction by integrating up to 10 widely used inference algorithms 🦠 Find out more 👇
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We're currently looking for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board! 🌎🧪
If you're interested in contributing to any of the BES journals, check out the link below 👇
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If you're interested in contributing to any of the BES journals, check out the link below 👇
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December 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We're currently looking for new Associate Editors to join our Editorial Board! 🌎🧪
If you're interested in contributing to any of the BES journals, check out the link below 👇
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If you're interested in contributing to any of the BES journals, check out the link below 👇
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📖Published📖
This paper is the first to provide an open-access MATLAB package for Hermite reconstruction and to demonstrate successful applications to ecosystem and climate data.🌍 🧪 Find out more here 👇
This paper is the first to provide an open-access MATLAB package for Hermite reconstruction and to demonstrate successful applications to ecosystem and climate data.🌍 🧪 Find out more here 👇
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December 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📖Published📖
This paper is the first to provide an open-access MATLAB package for Hermite reconstruction and to demonstrate successful applications to ecosystem and climate data.🌍 🧪 Find out more here 👇
This paper is the first to provide an open-access MATLAB package for Hermite reconstruction and to demonstrate successful applications to ecosystem and climate data.🌍 🧪 Find out more here 👇
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Learn more about the need for effective management of native and non-native deer species in Scotland in our latest blogpost 🦌🌲
Scotland’s iconic Red deer threatened by invasive ‘super Sika’
Calum Brown and his team share their findings on managing native and non-native deer species in Scotland and discuss potential solutions. Scotland’s deer numbers are thought to be at an all-time hi…
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December 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Learn more about the need for effective management of native and non-native deer species in Scotland in our latest blogpost 🦌🌲
📖Published📖
Liu et al. developed quantile and binary quantile regression models using deep neural networks to investigate the growth and maturation schedules across multiple quantiles. 🌍 🧪
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Liu et al. developed quantile and binary quantile regression models using deep neural networks to investigate the growth and maturation schedules across multiple quantiles. 🌍 🧪
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December 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📖Published📖
Liu et al. developed quantile and binary quantile regression models using deep neural networks to investigate the growth and maturation schedules across multiple quantiles. 🌍 🧪
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Liu et al. developed quantile and binary quantile regression models using deep neural networks to investigate the growth and maturation schedules across multiple quantiles. 🌍 🧪
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🚨Our December issue is out!🚨
This month’s cover features a young mandrill being groomed by its mother 🐒 Renoult et al. present an artificial intelligence model capable of estimating the age of mandrills using nothing more than a photograph of their face 📸 🐵
Read the issue here 👇
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This month’s cover features a young mandrill being groomed by its mother 🐒 Renoult et al. present an artificial intelligence model capable of estimating the age of mandrills using nothing more than a photograph of their face 📸 🐵
Read the issue here 👇
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December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🚨Our December issue is out!🚨
This month’s cover features a young mandrill being groomed by its mother 🐒 Renoult et al. present an artificial intelligence model capable of estimating the age of mandrills using nothing more than a photograph of their face 📸 🐵
Read the issue here 👇
buff.ly/rQnc4PX
This month’s cover features a young mandrill being groomed by its mother 🐒 Renoult et al. present an artificial intelligence model capable of estimating the age of mandrills using nothing more than a photograph of their face 📸 🐵
Read the issue here 👇
buff.ly/rQnc4PX