Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
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An international Zoological journal covering systematic & evolutionary research from species both alive and extinct 🐆🦋🪲🦇🦕
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Blog: https://www.linnean.org/news/categories/the-paper-trail
Homepage: https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean
Blog: https://www.linnean.org/news/categories/the-paper-trail
AHHHH, WHO OPENED THE UPSIDE DOWN?!
Ahhh Rafflesia, the parasitic corpse flower...what's not to love? Known for their scent of rotting flesh, these Strange(r) Things can be found in the rainforests of South East Asia, and may remind you of a certain Demogorgon, henchmen of the upside down...
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
#StrangerThings #Demogorgon
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 PM
AHHHH, WHO OPENED THE UPSIDE DOWN?!
I spy with my little eye, a brand new...butterfly?
Found hiding from Panama to Colombia, whole-genome sequencing uncovered this new species as part of the tribe Phocidini!
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Found hiding from Panama to Colombia, whole-genome sequencing uncovered this new species as part of the tribe Phocidini!
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I spy with my little eye, a brand new...butterfly?
Found hiding from Panama to Colombia, whole-genome sequencing uncovered this new species as part of the tribe Phocidini!
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
Found hiding from Panama to Colombia, whole-genome sequencing uncovered this new species as part of the tribe Phocidini!
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
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Effective conservation relies on accurate research, monitoring & understanding of species. Here, the first comprehensive IUCN Red List assessment of the High Atlas vascular flora has been done, helping to uncover extinction threats to endemic flora! 🧪 🌍 👇
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
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November 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Effective conservation relies on accurate research, monitoring & understanding of species. Here, the first comprehensive IUCN Red List assessment of the High Atlas vascular flora has been done, helping to uncover extinction threats to endemic flora! 🧪 🌍 👇
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
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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...
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...
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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...
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...
Weevil, 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...
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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
November 24, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Weevil, 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
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
This #FossilFriday marvel at an early Dyrosauridae from the middle Campanian Quseir Formation of Egypt! Displaying transitional cranial features, Wadisuchus is confirmed as the early-diverging dyrosauridae! Check it out: doi.org/10.1093/zool... @linneansociety.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
This #FossilFriday marvel at an early Dyrosauridae from the middle Campanian Quseir Formation of Egypt! Displaying transitional cranial features, Wadisuchus is confirmed as the early-diverging dyrosauridae! Check it out: doi.org/10.1093/zool... @linneansociety.bsky.social
Seeya later ant-eater (you have to say eater weird) it's #AnteaterDay ! Known for their slender noses and taste for six-legged creatures, these guys were originally considered four species. 1/2
November 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Seeya later ant-eater (you have to say eater weird) it's #AnteaterDay ! Known for their slender noses and taste for six-legged creatures, these guys were originally considered four species. 1/2
I sea what you did there...
The yellow sea snake can only be found in Costa Rica's Golfo Dulce basin, with this population being geographically & morphologically isolated from the pelagic sea snake. However, genetic differentiation is lacking! An intriguing paradox...🧪 🌍 👇
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The yellow sea snake can only be found in Costa Rica's Golfo Dulce basin, with this population being geographically & morphologically isolated from the pelagic sea snake. However, genetic differentiation is lacking! An intriguing paradox...🧪 🌍 👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
November 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I sea what you did there...
The yellow sea snake can only be found in Costa Rica's Golfo Dulce basin, with this population being geographically & morphologically isolated from the pelagic sea snake. However, genetic differentiation is lacking! An intriguing paradox...🧪 🌍 👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
The yellow sea snake can only be found in Costa Rica's Golfo Dulce basin, with this population being geographically & morphologically isolated from the pelagic sea snake. However, genetic differentiation is lacking! An intriguing paradox...🧪 🌍 👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
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This #FossilFriday marvel at the presence of Astropanax leaves & pollen in Ethiopia 21.73 million years ago, found in the Mush Valley, providing the earliest evidence for Araliaceae on the African continent! (around the time when ancient rhinos & horses began to evolve)🌍🧪
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This #FossilFriday marvel at the presence of Astropanax leaves & pollen in Ethiopia 21.73 million years ago, found in the Mush Valley, providing the earliest evidence for Araliaceae on the African continent! (around the time when ancient rhinos & horses began to evolve)🌍🧪
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
doi.org/10.1093/botl...
Lake Fuxian in SW China harbours many endemic species, but its #Biodiversity remains poorly understood. Here, surveys of freshwater snails along its shores uncover 8 new species, their phylogenetics suggesting the may be Lake is older than thought! 🌍 🧪 👇
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#molluscmonday
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#molluscmonday
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Abstract. Lake Fuxian, an ancient lake in Yunnan Province, Southwest China, harbours many endemic species, yet its biodiversity remains poorly characterize
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November 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Lake Fuxian in SW China harbours many endemic species, but its #Biodiversity remains poorly understood. Here, surveys of freshwater snails along its shores uncover 8 new species, their phylogenetics suggesting the may be Lake is older than thought! 🌍 🧪 👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
#molluscmonday
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
#molluscmonday
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New Blog Day! 📣👻
Ghosts of the past come back to haunt the genetic record of island colonisation events, revealing silent extinctions! Written by guest blogger Adam Brachtl, this blog explores how molecular genetics can uncover these hidden stories...(1/6) 🌍🧪👇
www.linnean.org/news/2025/11...
Ghosts of the past come back to haunt the genetic record of island colonisation events, revealing silent extinctions! Written by guest blogger Adam Brachtl, this blog explores how molecular genetics can uncover these hidden stories...(1/6) 🌍🧪👇
www.linnean.org/news/2025/11...
November 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
New Blog Day! 📣👻
Ghosts of the past come back to haunt the genetic record of island colonisation events, revealing silent extinctions! Written by guest blogger Adam Brachtl, this blog explores how molecular genetics can uncover these hidden stories...(1/6) 🌍🧪👇
www.linnean.org/news/2025/11...
Ghosts of the past come back to haunt the genetic record of island colonisation events, revealing silent extinctions! Written by guest blogger Adam Brachtl, this blog explores how molecular genetics can uncover these hidden stories...(1/6) 🌍🧪👇
www.linnean.org/news/2025/11...
Why crayfish, what big antennae you have!
Crayfish rely heavily on chemical & mechanical senses, using their antennae & antennules to do so. Here, 1526 specimens from 93 species were studied, finding cave-dwelling species had longer antennae! 🌍 🧪 🦐
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
Crayfish rely heavily on chemical & mechanical senses, using their antennae & antennules to do so. Here, 1526 specimens from 93 species were studied, finding cave-dwelling species had longer antennae! 🌍 🧪 🦐
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
November 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Why crayfish, what big antennae you have!
Crayfish rely heavily on chemical & mechanical senses, using their antennae & antennules to do so. Here, 1526 specimens from 93 species were studied, finding cave-dwelling species had longer antennae! 🌍 🧪 🦐
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
Crayfish rely heavily on chemical & mechanical senses, using their antennae & antennules to do so. Here, 1526 specimens from 93 species were studied, finding cave-dwelling species had longer antennae! 🌍 🧪 🦐
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
Dung, dung, dungggg!
Aphodiini (dung beetles) are important decomposers & comprise ~2,200 species, yet are still a bit of a mystery. Here, their molecular phylogeny is reconstructed to explore the evolutionary history of their nesting behaviour & body size! 🧪 🌍 💩
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
Aphodiini (dung beetles) are important decomposers & comprise ~2,200 species, yet are still a bit of a mystery. Here, their molecular phylogeny is reconstructed to explore the evolutionary history of their nesting behaviour & body size! 🧪 🌍 💩
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Dung, dung, dungggg!
Aphodiini (dung beetles) are important decomposers & comprise ~2,200 species, yet are still a bit of a mystery. Here, their molecular phylogeny is reconstructed to explore the evolutionary history of their nesting behaviour & body size! 🧪 🌍 💩
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
Aphodiini (dung beetles) are important decomposers & comprise ~2,200 species, yet are still a bit of a mystery. Here, their molecular phylogeny is reconstructed to explore the evolutionary history of their nesting behaviour & body size! 🧪 🌍 💩
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
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If you’re a PhD student in zoology with a paper in @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social, you could be recognised with the John C. Marsden Medal.
Awarded annually in memory of Dr John C. Marsden, the prize celebrates outstanding doctoral theses in biology (excluding botany): oxford.ly/3Jnp0B9
Awarded annually in memory of Dr John C. Marsden, the prize celebrates outstanding doctoral theses in biology (excluding botany): oxford.ly/3Jnp0B9
November 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
If you’re a PhD student in zoology with a paper in @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social, you could be recognised with the John C. Marsden Medal.
Awarded annually in memory of Dr John C. Marsden, the prize celebrates outstanding doctoral theses in biology (excluding botany): oxford.ly/3Jnp0B9
Awarded annually in memory of Dr John C. Marsden, the prize celebrates outstanding doctoral theses in biology (excluding botany): oxford.ly/3Jnp0B9
Two birds of a feather, yet they don't grow together...
By comparing Afrotropical & European temperate species, distinct latitudinal differences in feather growth rates were found, with tropical passerines growing wing feathers faster! Why? Take a beak to find out...
By comparing Afrotropical & European temperate species, distinct latitudinal differences in feather growth rates were found, with tropical passerines growing wing feathers faster! Why? Take a beak to find out...
Afrotropical passerines grow wing feathers faster than their European counterparts
Abstract. Latitudinal gradients in environmental conditions shape avian life-history strategies by influencing resource allocation among growth, survival,
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November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Two birds of a feather, yet they don't grow together...
By comparing Afrotropical & European temperate species, distinct latitudinal differences in feather growth rates were found, with tropical passerines growing wing feathers faster! Why? Take a beak to find out...
By comparing Afrotropical & European temperate species, distinct latitudinal differences in feather growth rates were found, with tropical passerines growing wing feathers faster! Why? Take a beak to find out...
It's #WombatDay! Famed for their cubed poop, these guys have surprisingly similar forelimb myology to koalas...helping to unravel their evolutionary past! Read about it below 👇🌍🧪
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October 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
It's #WombatDay! Famed for their cubed poop, these guys have surprisingly similar forelimb myology to koalas...helping to unravel their evolutionary past! Read about it below 👇🌍🧪
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
@linneansociety.bsky.social
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Darwin's Darwin finches (the island is called Darwin, that's not a typo) have been variably described as either two species, or combined into just one. But what's right? As part of our #SpecialIssue on Evolution on Islands, Peter & Rosemary Grant took to answering this...(1/2) 🌍🧪
October 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Darwin's Darwin finches (the island is called Darwin, that's not a typo) have been variably described as either two species, or combined into just one. But what's right? As part of our #SpecialIssue on Evolution on Islands, Peter & Rosemary Grant took to answering this...(1/2) 🌍🧪
HOLY CRAB!
Looking at the effect of palaeoclimate & palaeogeological events on the MASSIVE East Asian freshwaer crab genus Sinopotamon, the impact of Miocene monsoons on their diversification was investigated...if you like crabs, check it out below 👇🌍🧪
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
Looking at the effect of palaeoclimate & palaeogeological events on the MASSIVE East Asian freshwaer crab genus Sinopotamon, the impact of Miocene monsoons on their diversification was investigated...if you like crabs, check it out below 👇🌍🧪
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
Spatiotemporal diversification of the largest Chinese freshwater crab genus Sinopotamon s.l. (Potamidae) facilitated by the East Asian summer monsoon
Abstract. Palaeoclimate and palaeogeological events are crucial factors influencing the diversity and distribution patterns of organisms. However, the effe
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October 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
HOLY CRAB!
Looking at the effect of palaeoclimate & palaeogeological events on the MASSIVE East Asian freshwaer crab genus Sinopotamon, the impact of Miocene monsoons on their diversification was investigated...if you like crabs, check it out below 👇🌍🧪
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
Looking at the effect of palaeoclimate & palaeogeological events on the MASSIVE East Asian freshwaer crab genus Sinopotamon, the impact of Miocene monsoons on their diversification was investigated...if you like crabs, check it out below 👇🌍🧪
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
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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 👇🧪🌍🦟
Natural selection, rather than sexual selection, plays a dominant role in the formation of body coloration in Drosophila suzukii
Abstract. Drosophila suzukii is a globally distributed pest, and its body colour exhibits notable plasticity. Given the important roles of natural and sexu
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October 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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 👇🧪🌍🦟
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📣Call for Papers! Why are some individuals and taxa more resilient than others? Our latest Special Issue on Organismal Resilience aims to answers this question! Submit your research or register for our one-day symposium below 👇🌍🧪 academic.oup.com/biolinnean/p... @linneansociety.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
📣Call for Papers! Why are some individuals and taxa more resilient than others? Our latest Special Issue on Organismal Resilience aims to answers this question! Submit your research or register for our one-day symposium below 👇🌍🧪 academic.oup.com/biolinnean/p... @linneansociety.bsky.social
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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) 🌍🧪
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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) 🌍🧪
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Ants, Acacias, and Breaking the Mould of Niche Conservatism
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October 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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
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
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Remember the energy (and science!) at the 16th Tardigrade Symposium in Tsuruoka? If you presented your work, our community of researchers is building the official proceedings in the @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social.
We'd love for you to be a part of it!
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We'd love for you to be a part of it!
oxford.ly/3Io2fwq
September 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Remember the energy (and science!) at the 16th Tardigrade Symposium in Tsuruoka? If you presented your work, our community of researchers is building the official proceedings in the @zoojlinnsoc.bsky.social.
We'd love for you to be a part of it!
oxford.ly/3Io2fwq
We'd love for you to be a part of it!
oxford.ly/3Io2fwq
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 #Biology! 🧪🌍👇
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September 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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 #Biology! 🧪🌍👇
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It's a match!
An ornithological mystery 180 years in the making has finally been solved, as the skin of the final (reliably known) female Great Auk has been recovered from the Natural History Museum of Cincinnati! 🌍🧪👇
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#FossilFriday! #MAFSUK
An ornithological mystery 180 years in the making has finally been solved, as the skin of the final (reliably known) female Great Auk has been recovered from the Natural History Museum of Cincinnati! 🌍🧪👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
#FossilFriday! #MAFSUK
September 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
It's a match!
An ornithological mystery 180 years in the making has finally been solved, as the skin of the final (reliably known) female Great Auk has been recovered from the Natural History Museum of Cincinnati! 🌍🧪👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
#FossilFriday! #MAFSUK
An ornithological mystery 180 years in the making has finally been solved, as the skin of the final (reliably known) female Great Auk has been recovered from the Natural History Museum of Cincinnati! 🌍🧪👇
doi.org/10.1093/zool...
#FossilFriday! #MAFSUK
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Who you gonna call? EVOLUTIONARY SCIENTISTS!
Ghost species (no, not species of ghost) are extinct, unknown & unsampled taxa...and they vastly outnumber those included in phylogenetics. This hidden diversity can complicate phylogenetic signals of horizontal gene flow, impacting their study...(1/2)🧪
Ghost species (no, not species of ghost) are extinct, unknown & unsampled taxa...and they vastly outnumber those included in phylogenetics. This hidden diversity can complicate phylogenetic signals of horizontal gene flow, impacting their study...(1/2)🧪
September 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Who you gonna call? EVOLUTIONARY SCIENTISTS!
Ghost species (no, not species of ghost) are extinct, unknown & unsampled taxa...and they vastly outnumber those included in phylogenetics. This hidden diversity can complicate phylogenetic signals of horizontal gene flow, impacting their study...(1/2)🧪
Ghost species (no, not species of ghost) are extinct, unknown & unsampled taxa...and they vastly outnumber those included in phylogenetics. This hidden diversity can complicate phylogenetic signals of horizontal gene flow, impacting their study...(1/2)🧪