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Cover: A tentacled snake (Erpeton tentaculatum) under the scanning electron microscope revealing the unusual pair of scaled appendages on the snout. Tentacled snakes are fully aquatic and prey almost exclusively on fish. In this issue Catania and colleagues (pp. 359−367) investigate the function of the tentacles and find they are sensitive mechanoreceptors that respond to water movements. Responses from the tentacles project to the optic tectum, suggesting mechanosensory information about water movements is integrated with vision when the snakes hunt. - PDF Icon PDF LinkTable of contents
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Special Issue – The Integrative Biology of the Heart
Our latest Special Issue – The Integrative Biology of the Heart collates Research Articles, Reviews and Commentaries that consider cardiac biology at all levels of organisation. Guest edited by William Joyce and Holly Shiels, the papers address questions regarding cardiac plasticity, development and evolution in both vertebrates and invertebrates.
Sensory perception in a changing world – join us in Liverpool in March 2025
We are excited to invite you to a unique scientific conference, celebrating the 100-year anniversary of The Company of Biologists, and bringing together our different communities. The conference will incorporate the JEB Symposium Sensory Perception in a Changing World and the SEB satellite meeting. Find out more and register to join us in March 2025 in Liverpool, UK. Submit your abstract by 13 December 2024. Early-bird registration ends on 17 January 2025.
Extraordinary creatures: raptors
In our new Conversation focusing on extraordinary creatures, Simon Potier tells us about raptors, from peregrine falcons and eagles to vultures and owls, discussing their lifestyles, incredible sensory abilities and conservation successes.
Cardiac arrythmias in fish
A regular heartbeat is essential for maintaining homeostasis in fish and other vertebrates, but environmental changes and pollutants can cause cardiac arrythmias. In this Review, Matti Vornanen and colleagues provide an integrative view of the molecular origins of fish cardiac arrhythmias, their functional consequences, and their induction by natural and anthropogenic environmental changes.
Blue and white light pollution is disastrous for Cory's shearwater fledglings
Artificial light at night plays havoc with Cory's shearwater fledglings, many fall from the air in urban areas. Now Elizabeth Atchoi & colleagues from Lithuania, Spain, France & the Azores show that blue wavelengths & white light bewilder the youngsters, leaving them trapped by the light pollution.
