Biology Letters (ISSN 1744-9561) is a largely online published journal covering a wide spectrum of biological sciences. Launched from Proceedings of the Royal Society B in 2005, it publishes papers regularly online. Originally publishing each quarter, from 2007 it publishes 6 issues a year. All content is published weekly online sometime before it appears in print, although it is fully citably via its DOI from its date of publication online. ISSN, or International Standard Serial Number, is the unique eight-digit number applied to a periodical publication including electronic serials. ... Cover of Proceedings of the Royal Society is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society of London. ... DOI may refer to: Digital object identifier, a permanent identifier given to electronic documents 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine, a hallucinogenic drug Declaration of Independence (when used as DoI), a proclamation of independence on the part of a nation This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a...

Its emphasis is in evolutionary biology and animal behaviour, but has a growing reputation in molecular evolution. Its Editor is Brian Charlesworth, FRS. All content is assigned to one of the following categories: Animal behaviour, Biomechanics, Community Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Evolutionary developmental biology, Genome Biology, Marine Biology, Molecular evolution, Neurobiology, Palaeontology, Pathogen Biology, Physiology, Phylogeny, Population ecology or Population Genetics which gives a good idea of the scope of the journal. Brian Charlesworth Professor Brian Charlesworth FRS (born 29 April 1945) is a British evolutionary biologist. ... FRS is an abbreviation which can stand for various phrases: Family Radio Service, a personal radio service utilizing the UHF band Fellow of the Royal Society, a title awarded to distinguished scientists who are British, Commonwealth or Republic of Ireland citizens Fisheries Research Services, an agency of the Scottish Executive... Ethology is the scientific study of animal behaviour (particularly of social animals such as primates and canids), and is a branch of zoology. ... Biomechanics is the research and analysis of the mechanics of living organisms or the application and derivation of engineering principles to and from biological systems. ... Community ecology is the study of the distribution, abundance, demography, and interactions between coexisting populations (not precisely synonymous with population ecology). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Evolutionary developmental biology (evolution of development or informally, evo-devo) is a field of biology that compares the developmental processes of different animals in an attempt to determine the ancestral relationship between organisms and how developmental processes evolved. ... Marine biology is the scientific study of the plants, animals and other organisms that live in the ocean or any other body of water. ... Molecular evolution is the process of the genetic material in populations of organisms changing over time. ... Neurobiology is the study of cells of the nervous system and the organization of these cells into functional circuits that process information and mediate behavior. ... A paleontologist carefully chips rock from a column of dinosaur vertebrae. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... In biology, phylogenetics (Greek: phylon = tribe, race and genetikos = relative to birth, from genesis = birth) is the study of evolutionary relatedness among various groups of organisms (e. ... Population ecology is a major subfield of ecology—one that deals with the dynamics of species populations and how these populations interact with the environment. ... Population genetics is the study of the distribution of and change in allele frequencies under the influence of the four evolutionary forces: natural selection, genetic drift, mutation, and migration. ...

As a journal of the Royal Society, it belongs to a group of journals including the longest running scientific journal in the world - Philosophical Transactions. In September 2006, the Royal Society launched its entire archive online to wide acclaim. The premises of The Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ... The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, or , is the oldest scientific journal printed in the English-speaking world, and was only three months shy of being the oldest in the world. ... The premises of The Royal Society in London (first four properties only). ...

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• Biology Letters homepage, last accessed May 30, 2006.