STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, has published a special issue of Behavioural Processes, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin on February 12, 2009. Guest edited by Karen Hollis, the issue features 16 papers. These include original research articles as well as theoretical reviews by researchers in the field of comparative cognition, demonstrating how animals perceive, learn about and understand their physical and social worlds.
Titled "Comparative Cognition in Context", the special issue honours the scientific contributions of Sara J. Shettleworth, whose book Cognition, Evolution, and Behavior (Oxford University Press) argues for an evolutionary approach to animal cognition.
This year, all around the world, Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his work, On the Origin of Species, are being celebrated.
Behavioural Processes seeks to publish high-quality original research on animal behaviour from any theoretical perspective. It welcomes contributions that consider animal behaviour, from behavioural analytic, cognitive, ethological, ecological and evolutionary points of view.
