期刊名称：ACTA ETHOLOGICA
 期刊简介(About the journal)
投稿须知(Instructions to Authors)
编辑部信息(Editorial Board)
About the journal
"acta ethologica" publishes empirical and theoretical research papers, short communications, commentaries, reviews and book reviews in the field of ethology and related disciplines, with a strong bearing on the behaviour biology of humans and other animals.
The journal places special emphasis on studies integrating proximate (i.e. mechanisms, development) and ultimate (i.e. function, evolution) levels in the analysis of behaviour. Although descriptive ethological studies are also published, the journal is particularly interested in experimental and field studies. Aspects of particular interest include: adaptive plasticity of behaviour, inter-individual and geographic variations in behaviour, mechanisms underlying behaviour, evolutionary processes and functions of behaviour, and many other topics.
"acta ethologica" is a journal of the Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada (ISPA), with the co-operation of Portuguese Society of Ethology.
Abstracted/Indexed in:
BIOSIS, Psyc-INFO, Zoological Record
Instructions to Authors
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Manuscript submission |
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Manuscripts should be submitted in quintuplicate to either of the Chief Editors.
After acceptance please send the electronic version of your manuscript to the same Chief Editor (see "General information on data delivery").
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Editorial Offices |
| Rui F. Oliveira (Chief Editor)
Unidade de Investiga玢o em Eco-Etologia
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada ?ISPA
Rua Jardim do Tabaco 44
1100 Lisboa, Portugal
e-mail: ruiol@ispa.pt
Fax: + 351-21-8860954
Juan Carlos Senar (Chief Editor)
Museu Ci鑞cies Naturals/
Natural History Museum
P. Picasso s/n
Parc Ciutadella
08003 Barcelona, Spain
e-mail: jcsenar@mail.bcn.es
Fax: +34-93-3104999
EDITORIAL ASSISTANT:
Joana Jord鉶
ISPA
Rua Jardim do Tabaco 34
1149-041 Lisboa, Portugal
e-mail: Joana.Jordao@ispa.pt
Fax: +351-21-8860954
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Legal requirements |
| Submission of a manuscript implies: that the work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract, or as part of a published lecture, or thesis); that it is not under consideration for publication anywhere else; that its publication has been approved by all co-authors, if any, as well as by the responsible authorities - tacitly or explicitly - at the institute where the work has been carried out. The publisher will not be held legally responsible should there be any claims for compensation.
The "Copyright Transfer Statement" has to be signed and faxed to the publisher together with the corrected proofs (see below) with which it will be provided by the publisher shortly after the manuscript has been accepted for publication.
The author(s) transfer(s) the copyright to his/their article to Springer-Verlag and the Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada (ISPA) effective if and when the article is accepted for publication. The copyright covers the exclusive and unlimited rights to reproduce and distribute the article in any form of reproduction (printing, electronic media or any other form): it also covers translation rights for all languages and countries. For U.S. authors the copyright is transferred to the extent transferable.
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| Manuscript preparation |
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All manuscripts are subject to peer review and copy editing.
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Manuscripts must be written in English and should be typed double-spaced throughout (including acknowledgements, references, tables, and figure legends).
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Use a normal, plain font (e.g., Times New Roman) for text.
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Use the automatic page numbering function to number the pages.
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Lines should be numbered consecutively through the entire text.
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For indents use tab stops or other commands, not the space bar.
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Abbreviations should be defined at first mention in the abstract and again in the main body of the text and used consistently thereafter.
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Essential footnotes to the text should be numbered consecutively and placed at the bottom of the page to which they refer.
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Genus and species names should be in italics. The common names of animals should not be capitalized.
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Please arrange your manuscript as follows:
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Title page
Including name(s) of author(s), a concise and informative title, affiliation(s) of the author(s), e-mail address, telephone and fax numbers of the corresponding author.The title of papers focusing on a particular species should include both the genus/species name and the common name.
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Abstract
Each paper must be preceded by an abstract containing the most important results and conclusions in no more than 250 words.
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3-5 key words
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Text of the paper divided into following sections:
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
Acknowledgement
Reference
Figure legends
Tables.
Please include, at the end of the acknowledgements, a declaration that the experiments comply with the current laws of the country in which they were performed. The Chief Editor reserves the right to reject manuscripts that do not comply with the above-mentioned requirement. The author will be held responsible for false statements or for failure to fullfil the above-mentioned requirements.
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Citations and references
Literature citations in the text should indicate the author's surname with the year of publication in parentheses, e.g. Carlin (1992); Brooks and Carlin (1992). If there are more than two authors, only the first should be named, followed by "et al."
References at the end of the paper should be listed in alphabetical order by the first author's name. If there is more than one work by the same author or team of authors in the same year, a, b, etc. is added to the year both in the text and in the list of references.
*Journal papers: name(s) and initial(s) of all authors; year; full title; journal title abbreviated in accordance with international practice; volume number; first and last page numbers
Example:
Wallner B, Dittami J (2003) Behavioural and physiological consequences of home advantage resource holding in male guinea pigs. acta ethol 5: 101-105
If available, the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) of the cited literature should be added at the end of the reference in question.
Example:
Burger J, Gochfeld M (2003) Parrot behavior at a Rio Manu (Peru) clay lick: temporal patterns, associations, and antipredator responses. acta ethol DOI 10.1007/s10211-003-0080-y
*Single contributions in a book:
name(s) and initial(s) of all authors; year; title of article; editor(s); title of book; edition; volume number; publisher; place of publication; page numbers
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Noirot C (1992) Sexual castes and reproductive strategies in termites. In: Engels W (ed) Social insects. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York, pp 5-35
*Book:
name and initial(s) of all authors; year; title; publisher; place of publication
Example:
Barth FG (2002) A Spider's World- Senses and Behavior. Springer, Berlin Heidelberg New York
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| Tables and figures |
| Tables must be numbered consecutively with arabic numerals and submitted separately from the text. Each table should be typed on a separate page together with a clear descriptive title explaining any abbreviation used in that table.
Illustrations must be restricted to the minimum needed to clarify the text. All figures (photographs, graphs or diagrams) should be cited in the text, and numbered consecutively throughout. Figure parts should be identified by lower-case roman letters (a, b, etc.). If illustrations are supplied with uppercase labeling, lower-case letters will still be used in the figure legends and citations.
Figure legends must be brief, self-sufficient explanations of the illustrations. The legends should be placed at the end of the text. Submit all figures as separate files and do not integrate them within the text.
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Line drawings
Inscriptions should be legible, with initial capital letters and appropriately scaled to the size of the drawing. Capital letters should be about 2 mm high in the final version. Scanned line drawings should be digitized with a resolution of 800 dpi relative to the final figure size.
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Computer drawings
Computer drawings are acceptable provided they are of comparable quality to line drawings (minimum resolution of 300 dpi). Computer-drawn curves and lines must be smooth. Lettering must be of high quality; Helvetica is the preferred font. Lettering fonts must be consistent within and among all figures.
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Halftone illustrations (black and white and color)
Sharp, well-contrasted photographic prints trimmed at right angles and in the desired final size should be submitted. Magnification should be indicated by scale bars. For scanned halftone illustrations, a resolution of 300 dpi is usually sufficient, TIFF is the preferred file format.
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Color illustrations
The authors will be expected to make a contribution (485 �, US $ 534, per paper, plus 16% VAT) towards the extra costs of color reproduction and printing. Save color illustrations as RGB (8 bits per channel) in TIFF format.
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Plates
Several figures or figure parts should be grouped in a plate on one page.
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Vector graphics
Fonts used in the vector graphics must be included. Please do not draw with hairlines. The minimum line width is 0.2 mm (i.e., 0.567 pt) relative to the final size. EPS is the preferred file format. EPS files must always contain a preview in TIFF of the figure.
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Size of figures
The figures, including legends, should either match the column width (86 mm) or the printing area of 176 x 236 mm. In case reduction is absolutely necessary, please state the alternative scale desired. The publisher reserves the right to reduce or enlarge illustrations.
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| General information on data delivery |
| Please save your file in two different formats:
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RTF (Rich Text Format) or Microsoft Word compatible formats
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PDF (a single PDF file including text, tables and figures)
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Please send your data, preferably a zip file (text and illustrations in separate files, unencoded) to one of the Chief Editors either:
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by e-mail (only suitable for small file sizes)
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or on any of the following media:
- On a diskette [you may use .tar, .zip, .gzip (.gz), .sit, and compress (.Z)]
- On a ZIP cartridge
- On a CD-ROM
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In case you have not sent electronic files of your manuscript together with the accepted version, you should send your data, preferably a zip file (text and illustrations in separate files, unencoded) to Springer-Verlag either:
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Via ftp.springer.de (to our ftp.server; log-in "anonymous? password: your e-mail address; further information in the readme file on the server)
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or by e-mail (only suitable for small volumes of data)
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Please always supply the following information with your data: journal title, manuscript number, operating system, word processing program, drawing program, image processing program, compression program.
The file name should be memorable (e.g., author name), have no more than 8 characters, and include no accents or special symbols. Use only the extensions that the program assigns automatically.
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| Electronic Supplementary Material |
| Electronic Supplementary Material (ESM) for a paper will be published in the electronic edition of this journal provided the material is:
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submitted in electronic form together with the manuscript
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accepted after peer review
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ESM may consist of:
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information that cannot be printed: animations, video clips, sound recordings (use QuickTime, .avi, .mpeg, animated GIFs, or any other common file format)
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information that is more convenient in electronic form: sequences, spectral data, etc.
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large quantities of original data that relate to the paper, e.g. additional tables, large numbers of illustrations (color and black & white), etc.
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Legends must be brief, self-sufficient explanations of the ESM. ESM is to be numbered and referred to as S1, S2, etc.
After acceptance for publication, ESM will be published as received from the author in the online version only. Reference will be given in the printed version.
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| Proofreading |
| Authors are informed by e-mail that a temporary URL has been created from which they can obtain their proofs. Proofreading is the responsibility of the author. Authors should make their proof corrections (formal corrections only) on a printout of the pdf file supplied, checking that the text is complete and that all figures and tables are included. Substantial changes in content, e.g. new results, corrected values, title and authorship are not allowed without the approval of the responsible editor. In such a case please contact the Editorial Office before returning the proofs to the publisher. After online publication, corrections can only be made in exceptional cases and in the form of an Erratum, which will be hyperlinked to the paper.
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| Online First |
| Papers will be published online about one week after receipt of the corrected proofs. Papers published online can already be cited by their DOI. After release of the printed version, the paper can also be cited by issue and page numbers.
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| Offprints |
| Twenty-five offprints of each contribution are supplied free of charge. If you wish to order additional offprints you must return the order form which is provided with the proofs and return it together with the corrected proofs.
Editorial Board
Chief Editor
Rui F. Oliveira
Unidade de Investiga玢o em Eco-Etologia
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada ?ISPA
Rua Jardim do Tabaco 44
1100 Lisboa, Portugal
e-mail: ruiol@ispa.pt
Fax: + 351-21-8860954
Editorial Assistant
Joana Jordao
Associate Editors
Carola Borries
Stony Brook, NY, USA
Tatiana Czeschlik
Heidelberg, Germany
Paulo Gama Mota
Coimbra, Portugal
Matthew Grober
Atlanta, GA, USA
Kurt Kotrschal
Gr黱au, Austria
Peter McGregor
Cornwall, UK
Ant髇io Jos?dos Santos
Lisboa, Portugal
Manuel E. dos Santos
Lisboa, Portugal
Ingo Schlupp
Hamburg, Germany
Ricardo Serr鉶 Santos
A鏾res, Portugal Advisory Editors
Vitor Almada, Lisboa, Portugal
Jaques Balthazart, Li鑗e, Belgium
Eduardo Barata, Faro, Portugal
George Barlow, Berkeley, CA, USA
Anders Berglund, Uppsala, Sweden
Ant髇io Bracinha-Vieira, Lisboa, Portugal
Adelino Can醨io, Faro, Portugal
Eduardo Crespo, Lisboa, Portugal
John A. Endler, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Elisabet Forsgren, G鰐eborg, Sweden
Emanuel Gon鏰lves, Lisboa, Portugal
Karl Grammer, Vienna, Austria
Ton Groothuis, Groningen, The Netherlands
Kate Lessells, Heteren, The Netherlands
George Losey, Hawaii, USA
Margarida Pinheiro, Lisboa, Portugal
Rodrigo de S?Nogueira Saravia, Braga, Portugal
F. Francis Strayer, Toulouse, France
Michael Taborsky, Bern, Switzerland
Luis Vicente, Lisboa, Portugal
Peter Wirtz, A鏾res, Portugal
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