Monthly Archives: August 2016

Behind the Image: An Earthworm Labyrinth

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Taken above the Colombian savanna, this photo shows hundreds of earth mounds created by large earthworms. Landscape ecology and ecosystems image competition winner, Delphine Renard, tells us more about her image.

The launch of BMC Zoology

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Attention everybody! We are excited to inform you that BMC Zoology, the latest addition to the BMC series, has launched today with an interesting mix of original research and review articles. All launch articles are openly and freely available on our website together with a launch editorial written by the editors that provides a comprehensive introduction to the journal.

Obesity: do children and adults share influential genetic risk factors?

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Genetic variation can influence the development of obesity – but is this influence age-dependent? In a recent BMC Genetics article, Dr Janine Felix and colleagues find that some genetic variants associated with obesity risk are shared between early and later life stages – information which may be beneficial for prevention and intervention strategies.

Behind the Image: Flight of the Bumblebee

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Wolfsbane – toxic to humans yet tasty to bumblebees. Each week, we show you the story behind each winning image from this year’s BMC Ecology competition. Winner of the Conservation ecology and biodiversity research category, Elin Videvall, tells us more about her winning image.

Behind the Image: The Gregarious Great-tailed Grackle

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Behold the great-tailed grackle! This photograph depicts this mexican bird perched between two intense hues. BMC behavioural and physiological ecology image competition winner, Marco Zenatello, talks to us in this Q&A about the inspiration behind his winning image.