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BMC Zoology is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that welcomes research across all aspects of zoology, including comparative physiology, mechanistic and functional studies, morphology, life history, animal behavior, signaling and communication, cognition, parasitism, systematics, biogeography and conservation.

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Host–parasite interactions in wildlife

BMC Zoology welcomes research on host–parasite interactions in wild animals.

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Hidden diversity: deep divergence, phylogenetics, and new insights into species delimitation and cryptic species

The intricacies of biodiversity are often concealed beneath the surface, with many species remaining unidentified, particularly those classified as...

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Animal coloration and color change: from evolution to perception and function

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Tympanum and vocal apparatus structure of male and female white-lipped frog, Hylarana raniceps (Peters, 1871) (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo
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Zi Qi Lim
Abang Arabi Abang Aimran
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Vulture populations, seasonal dynamics, and conservation threats in the Urban landscape: a case study in Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia
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Tibebu Alemu
Tariku Mekonnen Gutema
Research Open access 26 October 2026 Article: 37
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Birds and environment: exploring the interconnections and conservation challenges - Part II
From legacy taxonomic records to faunal inference: Sarcophagidae (Diptera) richness and distributional patterns in the lakes region of Türkiye
Gamze Pekbey
Rüstem Hayat
Ömer Faruk Karaca
Research Open access 26 October 2026
Cryptic diversity in groundwater amphipods of Iran: insights from morphological and molecular approaches
Seyyed Ahmad Mirghaffari
Cene Fišer
Somayeh Esmaeili-Rineh
Research Open access 24 October 2026 Article: 35
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Hidden diversity: deep divergence, phylogenetics, and new insights into species delimitation and cryptic species
Assessing mammal diversity in a national park containing a military zone: a case study from Gyeryongsan National Park
Mihyeon Kim
Chaeho Noe
Sungwon Hong
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Endangered species and conservation challenges

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Host–parasite interactions in wildlife

Hidden diversity: deep divergence, phylogenetics, and new insights into species delimitation and cryptic species

Animal coloration and color change: from evolution to perception and function

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Tympanum and vocal apparatus structure of male and female white-lipped frog, Hylarana raniceps (Peters, 1871) (Amphibia: Anura: Ranidae) in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

Vulture populations, seasonal dynamics, and conservation threats in the Urban landscape: a case study in Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia

From legacy taxonomic records to faunal inference: Sarcophagidae (Diptera) richness and distributional patterns in the lakes region of Türkiye

Cryptic diversity in groundwater amphipods of Iran: insights from morphological and molecular approaches

Assessing mammal diversity in a national park containing a military zone: a case study from Gyeryongsan National Park

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