acta ethologica

期刊简介：acta ethologica publishes empirical and theoretical research papers, short communications, commentaries, reviews and book reviews as well as methods papers in the field of ethology and related disciplines, with a strong concentration on the behavior biology of humans and other animals.The journal places special emphasis on studies integrating proximate (mechanisms, development) and ultimate (function, evolution) levels in the analysis of behavior. Aspects of particular interest include: adaptive plasticity of behavior, inter-individual and geographic variations in behavior, mechanisms underlying behavior, evolutionary processes and functions of behavior, and many other topics.acta ethologica is an official journal of ISPA, CRL and the Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE)

【译文】《动物行为学杂志》发表实证和理论研究论文、简报、评论、综述和书评，以及动物行为和相关学科的方法论论文。该期刊特别强调在行为分析中整合近端（机制、发展）和终极（功能、进化）层次的研究。特别感兴趣的话题包括：行为的适应性塑性、个体和地理行为变异、行为背后的机制、行为的进化过程和功能等。