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

Evidence for both visual and olfactory signalling relating to the preorbital gland in the forest-dwelling Visayan spotted deer (Rusa alfredi)

Hajra MUNIR, Matt WARD, Ermae LIPRADO and Francisco CEACERO

J. Vertebr. Biol. 2025, 74: 25025 DOI: 10.25225/jvb.25025

Published on: 23 July 2025

Microsatellite sequencing reveals cryptic landscape patterns in European hedgehogs

Miroslava LOUDOVÁ, Kristýna ELIÁŠOVÁ, Manuel CURTO, Lucie BARÁNKOVÁ, Harald MEIMBERG, Pavel HULVA and Barbora ČERNÁ BOLFÍKOVÁ

J. Vertebr. Biol. 2025, 74: 25012 DOI: 10.25225/jvb.25012

Published on: 22 July 2025

Phylogenetic position and new locality record of Salsuginus seculus (Dactylogyridae) associated with Gambusia affinis in its native range in the USA

Chahrazed RAHMOUNI, Mária SEIFERTOVÁ, Megan BEAN and Andrea ŠIMKOVÁ

J. Vertebr. Biol. 2025, 74: 24109 DOI: 10.25225/jvb.24109

Published on: 9 June 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