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January 22, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Thank you Doug @fudgelab.bsky.social!! It was wonderful working with you too. We will miss working with the inspirational ECRs as they build their careers, but are looking forward to other opportunities to support them.
January 22, 2026 at 7:40 AM
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PDF of the Research article, A robotic model of efficient prey finding in the gleaning bat Micronycteris microtis, by Dieter Vanderelst, Inga Geipel and Herbert Peremans. The publication information states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb250818. doi:10.1242/jeb.250818. The first sentence of the Abstract states: The common big-eared bat (Micronycteris microtis) gleans its prey directly from plant surfaces.
January 20, 2026 at 5:02 PM
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Screenshot of first page of the PDF of the Research Article, Age-related differences in learning, memory and brain plasticity in workers of the common wasp, Vespula vulgaris, by Anneline Mattens, Hannelore Christiaens, Kamiel Debeuckelaere, Viviana Di Pietro, Helena Mendes Ferreira, Fabio Santos do Nascimento, Cintia Akemi Oi and Tom Wenseleers. The publishing information (top line) states: © 2026. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb251673. doi:10.1242/jeb.251376. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: 'Learning, memory and brain plasticity are thought to play an important role in regulating behavioural roles in social insects, as workers perform different tasks as nurses, builders, foragers and defenders'.
January 19, 2026 at 9:23 AM
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The Editorial Board members that are stepping down are: Verner Bingman, Simone Blomberg, Walter Federle, Jessica Fox, Hans Hoppeler, Ken Lukowiak, Göran Nilsson and Michael O'Donnell

Thank you for everything that you have done for JEB over the years
January 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Screenshot of first page of the PDF of the Research Article, Socially responsive yolk steroids correlate with gene expression in early extra-embryonic membranes, by Jasmeen Kaur, Ryan T. Paitz, Taylor B. Verrett, Alexandra B. Bentz. The publishing information (top line) states: © 2025. Published by The Company of Biologists | Journal of Experimental Biology (2026) 229, jeb251188. doi:10.1242/jeb.251188. The first sentence of the Abstract reads: 'Females communicate non-genetic information about the environment to their developing offspring to generate potentially adaptive phenotypic variation'.
January 14, 2026 at 10:53 AM