Virtual Issues

The Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society is proud to present this Virtual Issue on Deep-sea discoveries, exploring the depths to find exciting new species, as well as new insights into the ecology and evolution of this exciting frontier.

Utilising the Linnean Society's unique platform, this virtual issue aims to highlight and communicate research on the global emergencies of biodiversity loss and climate change with the goal of contributing to transformative global solutions.

This virtual issue features papers by Professor Brian G. Gardiner, former President of the Linnean Society (1994–1997).

Sounds are used by animals for a large variety of purposes, from finding prey and recognising mates to communicating. The use of sound, acoustics and vocalisation crosses evolutionary boundaries, from mammals to insects and numerous groups in between and acts as an important driver in evolution. In taxonomy sound and acoustics were often overlooked because they do not always preserve well...

Micro computed tomography provides researchers with a range of possibilities to understand the evolution of a wide variety of taxa. This latest virtual issue from the journals of the Linnean Society presents 15 papers that make use of Micro-CT in studying groups from Pangolins to Fossil Palms.

This freely available collection of papers highlights the breadth of research taking place on bird evolution, featuring studies of 16 different families across all continents. It features studies of proteomics, bioacoustics, biogeography, ancient DNA and even morphology using microscopic X-ray computed tomography.

To celebrate the work contributed by Fellows of the Linnean Society, we have selected papers published by Fellows in the Biological, Botanical and Zoological journals, and collated them into a 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.

To celebrate our prestigious portfolio of evolutionary biology titles, and to accompany Evolution 2018 in Montpellier, we have curated a special article collection featuring content by authors based in France from the journals of the Linnean Society and others.

This virtual issue highlights some of the classic palaeo research published in the journal in recent years. The included papers cover dinosaur phylogeny, a review of taeniolabidoid systematics and phylogeny, crocodylomorphs, cetaceans, and the importance of Mesozoic and Cenozoic fossils for beetle systematics.

In recognition and celebration of the first ever female Fellows of the Linnean Society of London, this virtual issue features research published by these pioneering women, as well as entries from the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

To mark the 100th anniversary of the Swedish Linnaeus Society, we are publishing virtual issues of the Biological, Botanical and Zoological journals of the Linnean Society. All three showcase examples of recent work by Swedish researchers.

This virtual issue of the journal has been compiled to coincide with the Meeting of the Linnean Society at Harvard University's Arnold Arboretum, 6th-8th May 2016. The included papers have been selected to highlight the wide diversity of methods that modern systematists use to tackle questions in systematics and evolution.