Biology Letters
Overview
Biology Letters is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes concise and high-quality research articles in all areas of biology. It covers a wide range of topics, including evolutionary biology, ecology, genetics, behavior, and conservation. With a focus on rapid communication, the journal aims to disseminate groundbreaking discoveries and novel insights in the field of biology.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Biol Lett
Start
2005
End
Continuing
Frequency
Monthly, 2014-
p-ISSN
1744-9561
e-ISSN
1744-957X
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Specialty
Biology
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 1812
134
SJR / Ranks: 2723
1232
CiteScore / Ranks: 3528
6.30
JIF / Ranks: 3040
3.3
Recent Articles
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Lienard A, Gil D, Poteaux C, Monclus R
Biol Lett
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):20240655.
PMID: 40068829
Conspecific brood parasitism (CBP) is an alternative reproductive tactic in egg-laying species, where a female lays her eggs in the nest of a conspecific. In a population of spotless starlings...
2.
Ascah L, Igic B, Magrath R
Biol Lett
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):20240710.
PMID: 40068828
Animals often eavesdrop on other species' alarm calls to gain information about danger, but this can allow for deception by callers. Such deception often uses 'aerial' alarm calls, which normally...
3.
Gyllenhaal E, Andersen M, Moyle R, Manthey J
Biol Lett
. 2025 Mar;
21(3):20240692.
PMID: 40037528
Islands have long represented natural laboratories for studying many aspects of ecology and evolutionary biology, from speciation to community assembly. One aspect that has been well documented is the correlation...
4.
Burraco P, Metcalfe N, Monaghan P
Biol Lett
. 2025 Feb;
21(2):20240626.
PMID: 39999893
It is important to know whether organs age at the same rate and are equally affected by developmental conditions as this provides insights into causes of ageing. However, data on...
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Corvin S, Cornec C, Peyron R, Reby D, Fauchon C, Mathevon N
Biol Lett
. 2025 Feb;
21(2):20240667.
PMID: 39999892
In most human societies, grandparents often provide substantial care and support for their grandchildren, including as babies. Given that previous studies have shown that ageing is accompanied by a gradual...
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Pethig L, Ozgul A, Heistermann M, Fichtel C, Kappeler P
Biol Lett
. 2025 Feb;
21(2):20240418.
PMID: 39999891
Most mammals, including humans, exhibit even or slightly male-biased birth sex ratios (BSRs) and female-biased adult sex ratios (ASRs) much later in life due to higher male mortality rates. The...
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Xu X, Barrett P
Biol Lett
. 2025 Feb;
21(2):20240517.
PMID: 39969251
As a defining feature of the clade, feathers are key to understanding bird biology. Discoveries of spectacular dinosaur and pterosaur fossils preserving feathers and feather-like integumentary appendages demonstrate trends of...
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Shinohara N, Katsuhara K
Biol Lett
. 2025 Feb;
21(2):20240537.
PMID: 39965653
Dispersal is a ubiquitous process occurring in any ecosystem, with a critical role in the regional coexistence of species that cannot coexist locally. However, previous studies have typically focused on...
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Tomasek M, Soller K, Jordan A
Biol Lett
. 2025 Feb;
21(2):20240558.
PMID: 39965652
Many animal species have been shown to discriminate between individual humans in captive settings and may use a variety of cues to do so. Empirical evidence remains scarce for animals...