Animal-Human Interactions
Understanding the social interactions of animals and humans
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Collections and calls for papers
Basal Cognition
In On the Origin of Species, Darwin speculated that living beings evolve by natural selection in both ‘corporeal and mental endowments’. Establishment of this proposition, he predicted, would provide “a new ...
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Cognition and Behavior of Food-Caching Birds
Many bird species engage in food-caching behavior to secure resources during times of abundance for later retrieval when provisions become scarce. The time scale of this behavior can range from hours or days...
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Cognition in marine mammals: The strength of flexibility in adapting to marine life
Our world is changing rapidly, and many of our planet’s animals will have to adapt to survive. Fortunately for some species, cognitive flexibility allows them to adapt in real time, thereby providing a stron...
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Genetics of Animal Cognition
Animals possess an incredibly broad variety of cognitive skills across phylogeny. From innovative problem-solving in cockatoos opening trash bins, to basic arithmetic in honeybees, lifelong song learning in ...
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- Open
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- 30 November 2024
Olfactory Cognition
Olfactory cognition involves perceptual, memorial, and decision processes based on odorants. Olfactory cognition research is lagging compared to other sensory modalities. As one example, there is no existing...
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Special 25th Anniversary Issue
This Special issue celebrates the 25th anniversary of Animal Cognition. Please note that this Special Issue is for invited authors only. Contact the Guest Editors if you would like to discuss a proposal to t...
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Vocal communication in corvids
In the field of vocal communication, research has mostly focussed on birds because of their vocal learning capacity and non-human primates due to their phylogenetic proximity with humans. Both models are key...
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- Open
- Submission deadline
- 31 March 2025