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Cover: The fish gill ectoparasite Diplozoon paradoxum (Monogenea) uses four pairs of haptoral (posterior) clamps to secure its attachment onto its host. An efficient functioning of this attachment system is essential for its survival. Wong and Gorb (pp. 3008−3014) studied the attachment forces of the monogeneans and the contribution of muscle action to their clamp movements. They found that the monogenean closes its clamps when the associated muscles are in a relaxed state and, vice versa, muscle action opens the clamps. The results suggest that the monogeneans can maintain their life-long attachment to the host with a minimum consumption of energy. Photo credit: W.-L. Wong.Close Modal - PDF Icon PDF LinkTable of contents
Celebrating 100 years of discovery
We are proud to be celebrating 100 years of discovery in Journal of Experimental Biology. Visit our centenary webpage to find out more about how we are marking this historic milestone.
Craig Franklin launches our centenary celebrations
Editor-in-Chief Craig Franklin reflects on 100 years of JEB and looks forward to our centenary celebrations, including a supplementary special issue, a new early-career researcher interview series and the launch of our latest funding initiatives.
Looking back on the first issue of JEB
Journal of Experimental Biology launched in 1923 as The British Journal of Experimental Biology. As we celebrate our centenary, we look back at that first issue and the zoologists publishing their work in the new journal.
Webinar: Increasing the visibility and impact of your research
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Would you like to increase the visibility and impact of your research and raise your profile internationally? If so, register for the very practical webinar we are running in association with HUBS on 23 February 2023.
Biology Communication Workshop: Engaging the world in the excitement of research
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We are delighted to be sponsoring a Biology Communication Workshop for early-career researchers as part of JEB’s centenary celebrations. The workshop focuses on how to effectively communicate your science to other researchers and the public and takes place the day before the CSZ annual meeting, on 14 May 2023. Find out more and apply here.
Mexican fruit flies wave for distraction
Dinesh Rao and colleagues have discovered that Mexican fruit flies vanish in a blur in the eyes of predatory spiders when they wave their wings at the arachnids, buying the flies time to make their escape.
