Journal of Vertebrate Biology

open access journal

Journal Overview

The Journal of Vertebrate Biology (formerly Folia Zoologica, founded in 1938) publishes high-quality original research papers of broad interest. The Journal welcomes hypothesis-driven papers on the behaviour, ecology, physiology, anatomy, developmental biology, taxonomy, and evolution of vertebrates, including research at the interface of these disciplines. Published work includes empirical and theoretical approaches primarily focusing on vertebrates, including humans.

Latest Articles

Museomics reduces taxonomic inflation in the Dendropsophus araguaya complex (Hylinae: Dendropsophini) from the Cerrado

Daniel Y.M. NAKAMURA, Victor G.D. ORRICO, Esdras M.G. DA SILVA, Mariana L. LYRA and Taran GRANT

J. Vertebr. Biol. 2025, 74: 24112 DOI: 10.25225/jvb.24112

Published on: 6 February 2025

Histoarchitecture of the liver and spleen in the interspecific hybrids of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and gibel carp (Carassius gibelio)

Andrea VALIGUROVÁ, Iveta HODOVÁ, Lukáš VETEŠNÍK and Andrea ŠIMKOVÁ

J. Vertebr. Biol. 2025, 74: 24098 DOI: 10.25225/jvb.24098

Published on: 28 January 2025

Urban records of the Japanese marten (Martes melampus) in a small woodland patch in central Japan

Masumi HISANO, Miyabi NAKABAYASHI, Nobuhito OHTE and Maldwyn J. EVANS

J. Vertebr. Biol. 2025, 74: 24126 DOI: 10.25225/jvb.24126

Published on: 22 January 2025

Editors' profiles

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Carl Smith

Vladimír Bejček

e-ISSN 2694-7684

Abbreviation: J. Vertebr. Biol.

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Biennial Report

Biennial report is a traditional publication of the Institute of Vertebrate Biology (IVB). The major goal of this report is to provide both a representative overview of the extensive range of research activities undertaken at the IVB and to inform the reader about the most important news and events, all in a style that is fully accessible to the interested layperson