Anthropogenic-induced environmental change is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, and these rapid changes are expected to severely impact ecosystems and their constituent organisms. Animals can respond to these challenges by adjusting behavior, although the capacity and consequences of doing so varies by species and environmental context.
Tinbergen’s classic approach to the study of animal behavior is approaching its 60th year. While Tinbergen’s four questions have been extensively applied across a range of study species and contexts, their integration for a broader understanding of species’ responses to rapid environmental change is currently limited. Our aim is to highlight current research in animal behavior that focuses on Tinbergen’s questions in the context of rapid environmental change. Studies on invertebrates and vertebrates, in rural and urban landscapes, and from any aspect of Tinbergen’s questions (proximate and ultimate) will help to highlight how animals are responding to novel challenges.
The goals of this collection are to (1) reflect the depth and breadth of research in ontogeny, mechanisms, adaptive significance and evolution of behavior, divided evenly between vertebrates and invertebrates, and (2) encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration, such as with neuroscience, endocrinology and biochemistry. We encourage contributions from animal behaviorists, comparative psychologists, behavioural ecologists, specialist and generalist biologists (e.g. spider biologists), ecologists, biochemists, neurobiologists, and more to help with providing a broad context for understanding how animals might coping in a changing world.
We would like the following topics to be addressed, with particular reference to urban vs. rural ecosystems and/or disturbed habitats, although all submissions will be considered:
• ontogeny of behavior, including developmental processes and mechanisms (genetics, epigenetics etc.)
• mechanisms driving behavior, including physiology, endocrinology, neurobiology and their interactions
• adaptive significance of the behavior/s (e.g. survival and reproductive success as fitness proxies)
• evolution of the behavior/s (e.g. phylogenetic approaches, comparative studies)
We welcome systemic reviews, conceptual analysis papers, meta-analyses, mini-reviews, opinion and perspective pieces, theoretical articles presenting novel conceptual frameworks and original research manuscripts. We especially welcome interdisciplinary research that provides novel approaches to the study of behavior in general.
Anthropogenic-induced environmental change is accelerating at an unprecedented rate, and these rapid changes are expected to severely impact ecosystems and their constituent organisms. Animals can respond to these challenges by adjusting behavior, although the capacity and consequences of doing so varies by species and environmental context.
Tinbergen’s classic approach to the study of animal behavior is approaching its 60th year. While Tinbergen’s four questions have been extensively applied across a range of study species and contexts, their integration for a broader understanding of species’ responses to rapid environmental change is currently limited. Our aim is to highlight current research in animal behavior that focuses on Tinbergen’s questions in the context of rapid environmental change. Studies on invertebrates and vertebrates, in rural and urban landscapes, and from any aspect of Tinbergen’s questions (proximate and ultimate) will help to highlight how animals are responding to novel challenges.
The goals of this collection are to (1) reflect the depth and breadth of research in ontogeny, mechanisms, adaptive significance and evolution of behavior, divided evenly between vertebrates and invertebrates, and (2) encourage cross-disciplinary collaboration, such as with neuroscience, endocrinology and biochemistry. We encourage contributions from animal behaviorists, comparative psychologists, behavioural ecologists, specialist and generalist biologists (e.g. spider biologists), ecologists, biochemists, neurobiologists, and more to help with providing a broad context for understanding how animals might coping in a changing world.
We would like the following topics to be addressed, with particular reference to urban vs. rural ecosystems and/or disturbed habitats, although all submissions will be considered:
• ontogeny of behavior, including developmental processes and mechanisms (genetics, epigenetics etc.)
• mechanisms driving behavior, including physiology, endocrinology, neurobiology and their interactions
• adaptive significance of the behavior/s (e.g. survival and reproductive success as fitness proxies)
• evolution of the behavior/s (e.g. phylogenetic approaches, comparative studies)
We welcome systemic reviews, conceptual analysis papers, meta-analyses, mini-reviews, opinion and perspective pieces, theoretical articles presenting novel conceptual frameworks and original research manuscripts. We especially welcome interdisciplinary research that provides novel approaches to the study of behavior in general.
