Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

期刊简介：Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research across fundamental and applied sciences, to provide ecological and evolutionary insights into our natural and anthropogenic world, and how it should best be managed. Field Chief Editor Mark A. Elgar at the University of Melbourne is supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international researchers. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics and the public worldwide.Eminent biologist and theist Theodosius Dobzhansky’s astute observation that “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution” has arguably even broader relevance now than when it was first penned in The American Biology Teacher in 1973. One could similarly argue that not much in evolution makes sense without recourse to ecological concepts: understanding diversity — from microbial adaptations to species assemblages — requires insights from both ecological and evolutionary disciplines. Nowadays, technological developments from other fields allow us to address unprecedented ecological and evolutionary questions of astonishing detail, impressive breadth and compelling inference.The specialty sections of Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution will publish, under a single platform, contemporary, rigorous research, reviews, opinions, and commentaries that cover the spectrum of ecological and evolutionary inquiry, both fundamental and applied. Articles are peer-reviewed according to the Frontiers review guidelines, which evaluate manuscripts on objective editorial criteria. Through this unique, Frontiers platform for open-access publishing and research networking, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution aims to provide colleagues and the broader community with ecological and evolutionary insights into our natural and anthropogenic world, and how it might best be managed.

【译文】《生态与进化前沿》发表经过严格同行评审的研究，涵盖基础和应用科学，为我们自然和人为世界提供生态和进化的见解，以及如何最好地管理。墨尔本大学的Field Chief Editor Mark A. Elgar得到了一个由国际研究人员组成的杰出编辑委员会的支持。这本多学科开放获取期刊处于传播和沟通科学知识和重大发现的前沿，面向全球的研究人员、学者和公众。著名生物学家和神学家Theodosius Dobzhansky的敏锐观察：“在进化的光线下，生物学中没有什么是不合理的”在1973年首次发表在《美国生物学教师》上时，可能比当时更具普遍意义。同样可以争论的是，没有生态概念的参考，进化中的许多内容都不合理：理解多样性——从微生物适应到物种组合——需要生态和进化学科的双重见解。如今，其他领域的技术发展使我们能够解决前所未有的生态和进化问题，这些问题具有惊人的细节、令人印象深刻的广度和令人信服的推断。《生态与进化前沿》的专业版块将在这个单一平台上发表当代、严格的研究、评论、观点和评论，涵盖生态和进化探究的整个范围，包括基础和应用。文章将根据Frontiers的评审指南进行同行评审，该指南评估手稿的客观编辑标准。通过这个独特的Frontiers开放获取出版和研究网络平台，《生态与进化前沿》旨在为同事和更广泛的社区提供关于我们自然和人为世界的生态和进化见解，以及如何最好地管理。