2026/05/15 by Ayumi Mizuno, Pietro Pollo, Malgorzata Lagisz +2 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Zebrafish Biomedical Research Applications #Retinal Development and Disorders
paper · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123448
• Meta-analyses sometimes reach conflicting conclusions on similar questions. • Weak ecological framing and poor methodology can obscure genuine biological patterns. • Rigorous synthesis requires clear hypotheses, transparency and ecological context. • Key pitfalls are illustrated using recent eyespot pattern meta-analyses as case study. • We offer guidelines for conducting reliable evidence syntheses in behavioural ecology.