In 2014 over 400,000 articles were published in about 8000 journals that many regard as predatory.1 The term “predatory publishers” was first used by Jeffrey Beall of the University of Colorado, who until recently documented this phenomenon on his blog and in an annual list.2 Although this term, and variants such as “predatory journals”, are widely used, they have been criticised.3e5 One proble...

Citizen science has become very popular in the last couple of decades. Thousands volunteers worldwide got involved scientific research, gathering data beyond possibilities most research projects (Silvertown 2009). Thus, citizen a major information source for scientists, pushing forward frontiers (Bonney et al. 2014). builds bridges between academy and society, involving people making accessible...

Predation risk is a strong selective force shaping prey morphology, life history and behavior. Anti-predator behaviors may be innate, learned or both but little is known about the transgenerational behavioral effects of maternally experienced predation risk. We examined intraguild predation (IGP) risk-induced maternal effects on offspring anti-predator behavior, including learning, in the preda...