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Screenshot of PDF of the Research Article, Transcriptional predictors of rescue behaviour in ants, by Luisa Maria Jaimes-Nino, Adi Bar, Inon Scharf and Susanne Foitzik. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252086. doi:10.1242/jeb.252086. The first sentence of the abstract reads: 'Some social animals can recognize and respond to the distress of group members'.
A black desert ant coming to the aid of a nestmate. Photo credit: Adi Bar.
Screenshot of PDF of the Review, Multi-component sex pheromone processing in the American cockroach: comparative aspects across insects from molecules to behavior, by Makoto Mizunami, Takayuki Watanabe, Hiroshi Nishino, Kosuke Tateishi and Hidehiro Watanabe. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252251. doi:10.1242/jeb.252251. The first sentence of the abstract reads: 'Because of its heavy reliance on chemical senses in guiding behavioral choices, the American cockroach Periplaneta americana is a valuable animal model for understanding the neural basis of olfactory behavior'.
Front cover of Journal of Experimental Biology volume 229, issue 13 published July 2026. The image shows a red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) on ground with tufts of grass. The snake is eating a worm that has partially emerged from the ground. Photo credit: Deborah I. Lutterschimdt; photo editing by Robin Merlino.
Screenshot of PDF of the Research Article, Constraints on lunge feeding: krill can clog the baleen of filter-feeding whales, by Ingrid A. Ackermann, David E. Cade, Jeremy A. Goldbogen and Mark W. Denny. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb251852. doi:10.1242/jeb.251852. The first sentence of the abstract reads: 'Rorqual whales (Balaenopteridae) grow to exceptional size by lunging to engulf entire swarms of fish or krill, then rapidly concentrating prey using a baleen filter'.
Two fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus), with a rainbow where one has exhaled. Photo credit: Hannah Clayton under NMFS permit no. 21678.
Mona Samadi next to her poster titled 'Gatekeeping Science: Elite Netwroks and Gender Inequality in Editorial Leadership'.
A photo of Colin Brauner (middle) holding his award. On the left is JEB editor Trish Schulte and on the right is Erika Eliason.
A photo of (from left to right) David Labonte, Pauline Provini, Rachel Tran, Morgane Taillades, and Alexander Casadei-Ferreira.
The 16th International Congress of the Biology of Fish logo. The circular logo includes a sketch of a salmon (top left), a sketch of a sturgeon (bottom right) with a sketch showing Vancouver landmarks across the middle. The text, 'ICBF 2026' is positioned in the middle right of the circular logo.
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A pair of Australian zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis) at Cameron Corner, Sturt National Park, NSW, Australia. The male is on the left. Photo credit: PotMart186, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/, via Wikimedia Commons.
A zebra finch choosing between two feeders. Photo credit: ChuChu Lu.
Screenshot of first page of the Research Article, When repair mechanisms fail to keep up: high UVB irradiance causes disproportionate accumulation of DNA lesions, by Niclas U. Lundsgaard, Craig E. Franklin and Rebecca L. Cramp. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252227. doi:10.1242/jeb.252227. The first sentence of the Abstract says, 'Accumulation of unrepaired DNA lesions is a key mechanistic driver of mortality in organisms exposed to elevated ultraviolet-B radiation (UVBR).'
Recently hatched striped marsh frog (Limnodynastes peronii) tadpoles sprawling on a leaf. On the left is a three-week-old striped marsh frog tadpole. Photo credit: John Tann, Sydney, Australia, CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/) via Wikimedia Commons.
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Front cover of Journal of Experimental Biology issue 12, volume 229, published June 2026. The image shows Alan M. Wilson FRS (1964-2026) with his telemetry equipment at Botswana Predator Conservation Trust's research camp near Maun, Botswana (∼2015). Photo credit: Structure and Motion Laboratory, Royal Veterinary College.
Logo for the 9th SPBI Congres de Physiologie at Biologie Integrative in Strasbourg, France. The cartoon image shows a brown building with a tower. Organisms - starting with single cell organisms, increasing in size to insects, a bird, a bat, a stork and a running human - descend from the tower, to represent the integrative approach.
Portrait photo of Ishani Mukherjee
Rob Boddington receiving his JEB sponsored award.
A photo of the organiser holding the JEB sponsored award for Best Student Full Length Talk at the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour conference awarded to Oakleigh Wilson. Oakleigh was not in attendance to receive it.
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Screen shot of first page of PDF of From lab to ocean: bridging swimming energetics and wild movements to understand red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) behavior in a tidal estuary, by Brendan J. Gibbs and colleagues. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb251420. doi:10.1242/jeb.251420. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: Understanding how fish navigate complex natural environments requires bridging fine-scale biomechanics with ecological behavior.
Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in a reconstructed coastal environment at The Whitney Lab for Marine Bioscience. Photo credit: James C. Liao
Photo of Alan Wilson with mountains in the background. Photo used with permission from the Wilson family
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Screenshot of the PDF of the Research Article, Early photoperiodic cues modulate capacity for adult cold tolerance in the yellow fever mosquito Aedes aegypti, by Ella H. M. De Nicola, Marshall W. Ritchie, Daniel A. Hahn, Kyle K. Biggar and Heath A. MacMillan. The publishing information states © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252460. doi:10.1242/jeb.252460. The first sentence of the Abstract is: Climate change is driving the rapid range expansion of Aedes aegypti into temperate regions, presenting novel seasonal cues that can affect seasonal plasticity.
A yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) biting a human. Photo credit: US Department of Agriculture. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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A fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). Photo credit: Brent Sinclair.
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The cover of issue 11 of volume 229 of Journal of Experimental Biology, published June 2026. The cover shows a green salamander crawling over a rock. Photo credit: Brady O'Brien.
A card announcing the call for papers stating 'Special Issue: The Integrative Biology of Reproduction Guest Editors: Etya Amsalem, Tony D. Williams and Kathryn Wilsterman. Submission deadline: 30 June 2026' with the Journal of Experimental Biology logo and the logo for the Special Issue containing an egg cell surrounded by eight sperm cells. The eighth sperm, on the top right, is penetrating the egg.
Screenshot of the PDF of the Research Article, Prenatal acoustic communication triggers adaptive vascular programming in the developing avian brain, by Prakrit Subba, Mylene M. Mariette, Katerina A. Palios, Michael G. Emmerson, Elisabetta Versace, Katherine L. Buchanan, David F. Clayton and Julia M. George. The publishing information states © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252287. doi:10.1242/jeb.252287. The first sentence of the Abstract is: Developmental plasticity allows organisms to adjust their phenotypes to match environmental conditions, but how sensory cues program specific physiological systems remains poorly understood.
A pair of Australian zebra finches (Taeniopygia castanotis) at Cameron Corner, Sturt National Park, NSW, Australia. The male is on the left. Photo credit: PotMart186, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Screenshot of the PDF of the Research Article, The biomechanics of knuckle-walking II: muscle activity of chimpanzee extrinsic hand and wrist muscles, by Nathan E. Thompson, Susan G. Larson, Jack T. Stern, Jr and Biren A. Patel. The publishing information states © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb251135. doi:10.1242/jeb.251135. The first sentence of the Abstract is: Knuckle-walking is a terrestrial hand posture used by chimpanzees, bonobos and gorillas alone among primates.
A male chimpanzee at Kibale Forest National Park, Uganda. Photo credit: Giles Laurent, gileslaurent.com, License CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Screenshot of the PDF of the Research Article, Tiny caterpillars assess threats by the footsteps of their enemies, by Emilie Mauduit, Sarah M. Matheson and Jayne E. Yack. The publishing information states © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252329. doi:10.1242/jeb.252329. The first sentence of the Abstract is: Insects inhabit complex vibroscapes shaped by substrate-borne vibrations from multiple biotic and abiotic sources.
Social card stating: Looking for a trusted community journal with research-active Editors and a wide audience? Publish with JEB - the journal that works for you Bottom left: Journal of Experimental Biology icon Right side: Publishing icon: in the centre an icon of a research paper with four arrows pointing diagonally from the corners. Each arrow points toward icons of two people, to represent the dissemination of information
The cover of issue 10 of volume 229 of Journal of Experimental Biology, published May 2026. The cover shows two loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings crawling across the sand heading towards the ocean. Photo credit: Kenneth Lohmann.
Screenshot of the PDF of Short Communication article How the desert ant Cataglyphis fortis uses its nest hill for homing, by Lin Jiang and Markus Knaden. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252456. doi:10.1242/jeb.252456. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: The desert ant Cataglyphis fortis relies on path integration and environmental cues for navigation. In featureless environments, nest hills serve as landmarks that enhance homing success.
Two desert ant workers searching for food. Photo credit: Markus Knaden.
A card announcing the call for papers stating 'Special Issue: The Integrative Biology of Reproduction Guest Editors: Etya Amsalem, Tony D. Williams and Kathryn Wilsterman. Submission deadline: 30 June 2026' with the Journal of Experimental Biology logo and the logo for the Special Issue containing an egg cell surrounded by eight sperm cells. The eighth sperm, on the top right, is penetrating the egg.
Screenshot of the PDF of Research Article Halocline boundary layer restricts the vertical distribution of the box jellyfish Tripedalia cystophora, by Jan-Frederik Freiberg, Niels Röhrdanz, Hermann Kohlstedt and Jan Bielecki. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb251708. doi:10.1242/jeb.251708. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: Haloclines – sharp salinity gradients frequently formed after heavy rainfalls in coastal habitats – can act as barriers for weakly swimming plankton, but their biomechanical constraints on relatively adept swimmers, such as cubozoan jellyfish, remain unexplored.
Tripedalia cystophora box jellyfish swimming in a tank illuminated by a single light with a layer of freshwater above the seawater to create a salt gradient between the two. Photo credit: Jan-Frederik Freiberg.
PDF of the research article, Associative learning switches DEET valence from aversive to appetitive in Aedes aegypti, by Claudio R. Lazzari, David De Luca, Ayelén Nally, Charly Dufour and Clément Vinauger. The publishing information states, © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb251935. doi:10.1242/jeb.251935. The firs sentence of the abstract reads: 'Repellents are central to personal protection and to reducing transmission of mosquito-borne diseases'.
A yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti) biting a human. Photo credit: US Department of Agriculture. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Screenshot of the first page of the Perspective, Strengthening India’s field biology infrastructure: establishing a network of field stations, by Hema Somanathan, Manjari Jain, Bilal Habib, Sanjay P. Sane and Mewa Singh. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252222. doi:10.1242/jeb.252222. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: India harbours diverse ecosystems–ranging from alpine meadows to coral reefs, grasslands to wetlands, deserts to tropical rainforest each supporting unique flora and fauna.
Screenshot of the first page of the Research Article Soft tissue constraints on hip joint mobility in a sprawling and parasagittal amniote, by Mark A. Wright and Stephanie E. Pierce. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb251911. doi:10.1242/jeb.251911. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: Soft tissues, in addition to bones, are known to constrain joint mobility, yet the amount and type of influence remain underexplored.
Argentine black and white tegu (Salvator merianae) juvenile, wildlife in Sierra de los Padres, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. Photo credit: CHUCAO, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
A black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) (Piazzo, Segonzano, Trentino, Italy). Photo credit: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Screenshot of the PDF of the Research Article, Optical constraints shape a polarized sexual ornament in cuttlefish, by Arata Nakayama, Ryosuke Ohnuki, Shota Hosono, Tatsuya Toda, Shinya Yoshioka, Toshihiko Kushihiki and Yoko Iwata. The publishing information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb252261. doi:10.1242/jeb.252261. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: 'Ornamented traits involved in sexual signaling are shaped by tradeoffs between reproductive benefits and survival costs, yet their evolution may be constrained by physical mechanisms that generate signals'.