First and last authors more likely to be men in leading science journals

Women’s participation in science has risen sharply, but a Nature Index analysis finds that gender gaps in first and last authorship — markers of key scientific achievements — have barely shifted over the past decade.

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Separating the genetic and environmental drivers of body temperature during the development of endothermy in an altricial bird

Abstract. When altricial birds hatch, they are unable to regulate their own temperature, but by the time they fledge they are thermally independent. Early-

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Separating the genetic and environmental drivers of body temperature during the development of endothermy in an altricial bird

Abstract. When altricial birds hatch, they are unable to regulate their own temperature, but by the time they fledge they are thermally independent. Early-

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From policy to practice: progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Data and code are essential for ensuring the credibility of scientific results and facilitating reproducibility, areas in which journal sharing policies play a crucial role. However, in ecology and evolution, we still do not know how widespread data- and ...

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squidSim: a flexible R package for structured and reproducible simulations in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Known and Unknown Biases: A Framework for Contextualising and Identifying Bias in Animal Behaviour Research

As scientists, we are prone to biases. These biases can influence our ideas, how we conduct our research and how we interpret our findings. Individual researchers can take active steps to locate and ...

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Known and Unknown Biases: A Framework for Contextualising and Identifying Bias in Animal Behaviour Research

As scientists, we are prone to biases. These biases can influence our ideas, how we conduct our research and how we interpret our findings. Individual researchers can take active steps to locate and ...

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