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Summer's not over in the UK but we're already looking forward to an autumn walk exploring the fungi and flora of Queen's Wood. Join our favourite fun guy, Dr Mark A. Spencer, as he shares ways to identify and appreciate (but not eat!) fungi. Tickets at eventbrite.com/e/autumn-walk-…
An enjoyable day medaling at the The Linnean Society of London #Collections #Storiestobetold Burlington House
John Gould's works on birds are scientific treasures, but who was the skilled illustrator behind many of the beautiful images? In a recent Linnean Lens, Andrea Hart told us about the significant, but lesser-known, legacy of Elizabeth Gould. Watch at youtube.com/watch?v=W6IAQD…
Often interpreted as protection against herbivory & randomly placed, bark wings of #Piptadenia challenge this. Analysis of stems found phellogen marks resembling growth rings, indicating bark wings may be precisely placed! ow.ly/zz1x50T9Jm6 The Linnean Society of London Oxford Journals
Happy #InternationalPrimateDay! Orangutans are fantastic tool users, but have evolved hooklike hands as they mainly use them to swing through trees. (Image from Transactions of the Zoological Society) Read more in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society ow.ly/4erU50T9L0c
It's still #InternationalPrimateDay! Though colourful, with vibrancy sometimes signalling dominance or fertility, not all primates see colours like we do. What do you think a baboon looks like to a baboon? Read more Biological Journal of the Linnean Society doi.org/10.1093/biolin… (Img: Shaw & Nodder)
Congratulations to Chantal Lyons for being shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize for 'Writing on Conservation'. She gave a Linnean Lecture on her book 'Groundbreakers: The Return of Britain's Wild Boar' which you can watch below! Chantal Lyons The Wainwright Prize youtu.be/0CNWJ5Kb9-U
We're excited to announce the Biological Journal of Linnean Society's switch to Continuous Publication, joining our sister journal Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society! Want to publish with us? Submit your paper today academic.oup.com/biolinnean/pag… The Linnean Society of London Oxford Journals
Nestling development in house sparrows, a species where brood loss is common, shows size and ornamentation interact to affect parental preference even 1 day after hatching! academic.oup.com/biolinnean/art… The Linnean Society of London Oxford Journals
Using 64 populations of Arctic charr in #Scotland, the drivers of its diversity were investigated, finding ecosystem size predicted genetic & phenotypic diversity and highlighting the role of #Ecological opportunity in #AdaptiveRadiation! academic.oup.com/evolinnean/adv… The Linnean Society of London
Is today's rain casting a grey spell? 🍄Join us and the fount of botany knowledge Dr Mark Spencer on Sept 19 for a walk on the basics of identifying and appreciating fungi as fascinating, beautiful and important parts of our environment. Dr Mark A. Spencer 🍄 bit.ly/4dQgk02