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Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

The Royal Society's flagship biological research journal, dedicated to the fast publication and worldwide dissemination of high-quality research. This is a Plan S compliant Transformative Journal.
 <p><b>Cover image</b><br />Over five billion ungulates, such as this alpaca (<i>Vicugna pacos</i>), are kept as livestock, in zoos or safari parks. Some species are well-suited to captive environments while other species require targeted husbandry, enrichment and breeding protocols in order to meet their behavioural needs. Llama 01 &copy; 2022 Flip Wibbly Jelly. (<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1311">http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1311</a>).</p>

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Professor Spencer Barrett FRS
Frequency: Biweekly
ISSN (Online):1471-2954
ISSN (Print):0962-8452

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Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

A sex skew in life-history research: the problem of missing males

Life-history strategies are diverse. While understanding this diversity is a fundamental aim of evolutionary biology and biodemography, life-history data for some traits—in particular, age-dependent reproductive investment—are biased towards females. ...Read more
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Data rescue: saving environmental data from extinction

Historical and long-term environmental datasets are imperative to understanding how natural systems respond to our changing world. Although immensely valuable, these data are at risk of being lost unless actively curated and archived in data repositories. ...Read more
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An invasive prey provides long-lasting silver spoon effects for an endangered predator

The natal environment can have long-term fitness consequences for individuals, particularly via ‘silver spoon’ or ‘environmental matching’ effects. Invasive species could alter natal effects on native species by changing species interactions, but this ...Read more
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Reindeer eyes seasonally adapt to ozone-blue Arctic twilight by tuning a photonic tapetum lucidum

Reindeer are the only mammal known to seasonally adapt their eyes to the extremely blue colour of the extended twilight that occupies a large part of the winter 24 h cycle in their Arctic habitat. We describe the atmospheric phenomenon that results in ...Read more

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Proceedings B

Proceedings B is the Royal Society’s flagship biological research journal, accepting original articles and reviews of outstanding scientific importance and broad general interest. The main criteria for acceptance are that a study is novel, and has general significance to biologists. Articles published cover a wide range of areas within the biological sciences, many have relevance.

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