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Invited Reviews

The Biological Journal of the Linnean Society periodically invites reviews on subjects of interest from across the field. Recent reviews include:

• Manual and pedal grasping among anurans: a review of relevant concepts with empirical approaches
  Adriana S Manzano, Gabriela Fontanarrosa and Virginia Abdala
• What is Speciation Genomics? The roles of ecology, gene flow, and genomic architecture in the formation of species
  C Ryan Campbell, J W Poelstra and Anne D Yoder

In the news: 'Ninja Rats'

Research from the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society in the news:

• The Washington Post: ‘Ninja’ kangaroo rats kick rattlesnakes in the head faster than you can blink. The videos are ‘epic.’
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The video shows the ability of kangaroo rats to avoid venom injection even when bitten by using a forceful mid-air kick to dislodge the snake and push it away. Find more information and additional bonus videos at http://www.ninjarat.org.

An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Evolution of Grasping and Manipulation

Guest edited by Emmanuelle Pouydebat and Ameline Bardo

This special issue looks at an interdisciplinary approach to the evolution of grasping and manipulation in tetrapods and explores the ways in which they can enable their hands to carry out diverse functions.

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Biogeography of the Carpathians: Evolutionary and Spatial Facets of Biodiversity

Guest edited by Michał Ronikier and Patrik Mráz

This special issue looks at current research into the Carpathian mountains and their importance for the study of European biodiversity and biogeography.

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Radiation and Extinction: Investigating Clade Dynamics in Deep Time

This special issue features papers from ‘Radiations and Extinctions: Clade Dynamics in Deep Time’, a 2-day symposium on macroevolutionary research.

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Special Issues Archive

The Biological Journal of the Linnean Society periodically publishes special issues of the journal focusing on different subjects of interest to those across the discipline.

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Phylogeography

This virtual issue showcases a collection of articles published in the journal in recent years focusing on the subject of phylogeography. This collection features research covering a broad range of species and geographical locations, demonstrating the breadth of articles published in the journal.

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Fellows of the Linnean Society Virtual Issue

Every year the Linnean Society welcomes its Fellows to an Annual General Meeting, which includes the presentation of medals to members who have made an outstanding contribution to the natural sciences. 

In this virtual issue we have collected papers published by Fellows in the Biological, Botanical and Zoological journals.

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Next-Generation Sequencing Virtual Issue

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has opened up an exciting range of possibilities for our understanding of evolutionary biology, making it faster and cheaper to sequence DNA. This virtual issue features recent papers demonstrating the application and use of NGS across the tree of life, published in the Biological, Botanical and Zoological journals of the Linnean Society.

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Professor R.J. 'Sam' Berry Virtual Issue

As a tribute to Professor R.J. Berry (26 October 1934-29 March 2018), his contributions to the Biological Journal of the Linnean Society have been collated into a Virtual Issue, reflecting his huge input in many fields throughout his career.

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The Linnean Society of London is the world’s oldest active biological society. Founded in 1788, the Society takes its name from the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) whose botanical, zoological and library collections have been in its keeping since 1829.

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The Linnean Society's diverse programme of events covers everything from plant and animal diversity to remote sensing and in vitro fertilisation. Most Linnean Society meetings are open to the public as well as members of the organisation.

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Journals Archive: 1791 to 1968

Explore the archive journals from The Linnean Society of London:

• Transactions of the Linnean Society
• Transactions of the Linnean Society. 2nd Series Botany
• Transactions of the Linnean Society. 2nd Series Zoology
• Proceedings of the Linnean Society

Featured image: Nepenthes villosa from Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Volume os-22, Issue 4, 1 November 1859, Pages 415–424 [PDF]