9. Editor’s pick: A ‘well-armed’
coral reef community on
Heron reef, Capricornia Cays,
Great Barrier Reef by
Michelle Achlatis/University
of Queensland, Australia
12. “Sea lion resting in the coast of San Cristobal Island in Galapagos.” Attribution: Pablo Juarbe Martinez (Florida Institute of Technology, USA).
13. Highly commended Conservation Ecology
and Biodiversity: Peaceful Koala by Arnaud
Badiane/Macquarie University, Sydney
14. Highly commended Community, Population and
Macroecology: Periwinkles and boats in the
Seychelles by Hannah Bose/University of Edinburgh
15. Highly commended Behavioral and Physiological Ecology: Parental care by Roberto García-Roa/University of Valencia, Spain
16. Dicing with death. “The Malaysian
orchid mantis Hymenopus coronatusis a
predatory insect that mimics a flower
blossom. Attribution: James O’Hanlon
(University of New England, Australia).
19. “The Swallow Tailed Gull (Creagrus
furcatus) is an endemic and
common resident of the Galapagos
Islands. Attribution: Majoi de
Novaes Nascimento (Florida
Institute of Technology, USA).
20. Highly commended Behavioral and Physiological Ecology: Mating common wall lizards by Arnaud Badiane/Macquarie University, Sydney
21. Highly commended Landscape Ecology and Ecosystems: Sado River estuary by Diogo Sayanda/University of Lisbon
22. Atelopus hoogmoedi. “In addition to monitoring
reptile and amphibian biodiversity we also
investigate homing behavior in Atelopus
hoogmoedi. Attribution: Michaël Nicolaï (Vrije
Universiteit Brussel , Belgium).
23. Highly commended Behavioral
and Physiological Ecology:
Breeding terns by David
Costantini/Museum National
d’Histoire Naturelle
24. Fish shoal. “This image shows a shoal
of Talassoma parvo predating the eggs
of Abudefduf luridus. Attribution: Diogo
Sayanda (University of Lisbon, Portugal).
25. Highly commended Community, Population and Macroecology: Dolphin school by Diogo Sayanda/University of Lisbon
26. Highly commended Behavioral and Physiological Ecology: Fungus attack By Maïlis Huguin/Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
29. Ant queen carrying larvae. “This ant
queen carrying a larva is walking on
colorful leaves in autumn. Attribution:
Julia Giehr (University of Regensburg,
Germany).
30. Highly commended Behavioral and Physiological
Ecology: You better get the weight right! by Dewald
Kleynhans/University of Pretoria, South Africa