Journal Of Zoology Podcasts

Lucinda Haines speaks to the authors of the following papers published between April and June: "Population density and the evolution of male aggression", "Mate plugging via genital mutilation in nephilid spiders: an evolutionary hypothesis", "Can a spider web be too sticky? Tensile mechanics constrains the evolution of capture spiral stickiness in orb-weaving spiders", "Dynamics of Mara–Serengeti ungulates in relation to land use changes". Reviews Editor, Steven Le Comber, then discusses 3 papers which he found particularly interesting from the same period: "A 3D geometric morphometric analysis of digging ability in the extant and fossil cingulate humerus", "When is a species not a species? Uncoupled phenotypic, karyotypic and genotypic divergence in two species of South African laminate-toothed rats (Murinae: Otomyini)", "Vigilance in Przewalski's gazelle: effects of sex, predation risk and group size".