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Cover: The giant mole-rat, Fukomys mechowii, is a strictly subterranean rodent endemic to sub-Saharan Africa that constructs and inhabits extensive burrow systems isolated from the aboveground. It uses its impressive incisors for digging. Sensory systems of this congenitally microphthalmic animal are uniquely adapted to a dark underground ecotope. Oliveriusová et al. (pp. 3649−3654) show that two mole-rat species, the social giant mole-rat and the solitary silvery mole-rat, Heliophobius argenteocinereus, use a light-independent magnetic compass for near-space orientation. Surprisingly, a comparative analysis suggests that the directional preference might be learned in these subterranean rodents. Photo credit: Ondrej Kott.Close Modal - PDF Icon PDF LinkTable of contents
In the field: an interview with Harald Wolf
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In our new Conversation, Harald Wolf talks about his fieldwork experiences working with desert ants in Tunisia to understand their navigation.
Propose a new Workshop
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Our Workshops bring together leading experts and early-career researchers from a range of scientific backgrounds. Applications are now open to propose Workshops for 2024, one of which will be held in a Global South country.
Julian Dow steps down and John Terblanche joins the JEB team
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After 15 years with the journal, Julian Dow from University of Glasgow, UK, is stepping down as a Monitoring Editor. We wish Julian all the best for the future and welcome John Terblanche, Stellenbosch University, South Africa, who is joining the team. Julian talks about his long association with The Company of Biologists and the journal and John tells us about his life and career in this News article.
An accelerometer-derived ballistocardiogram method for detecting heart rate in free-ranging marine mammals
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Max Czapanskiy and co show how the resting heart rates of blue whales are immortalized in the accelerometry traces collected by motion sensing data tags.
Global change and physiological challenges for Amazonian fish
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In their Review, Adalberto Luis Val and Chris Wood discuss the physiological threats to the unique and diverse fish fauna of Amazonia.
