Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

SJR Rank #8,431H-index: 144SJR: 0.687Best quartile: Q1APC: US$3,590

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Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

Country

Germany

Type

journal

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Subject Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Areas: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Most published research topics

Animal Behavior and ReproductionPlant and animal studiesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorAvian ecology and behaviorAnimal Vocal Communication and BehaviorWildlife Ecology and ConservationPrimate Behavior and EcologyAmphibian and Reptile BiologyInsect and Pesticide ResearchAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Source: OpenAlex

Publication Statistics

Documents per Year

Detailed Information

ISSN

0340-5443, 1432-0762

SJR Best Quartile

Region

Western Europe

Citations per Document (2 years)

2.02

References per Document

75.62

Coverage

1976-2026

Scope

The journal publishes reviews, original contributions, commentaries, and methods papers dealing with quantitative empirical and theoretical studies in the field of the analyis of animal behavior on the level of the individual, population and community. Special emphasis is placed on the proximate mechanisms, ultimate functions and evolution of ecological adaptations of behavior. Aspects of particular interest: - Intraspecific behavioral interactions, with special emphasis on social behavior Interspecific behavioral mechanisms, e.g., of competition and resource partitioning, mutualism, predator-prey interactions, parasitism - Behavioral ecophysiology - Orientation in space and time - Relevant evolutionary and functional theory

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