Pet Behaviour Science

Pet Behaviour Science publishes original papers relating to all aspects of the behaviour of pets, including their relationships with humans. This is an international and multidisciplinary open access journal. As a multidisciplinary journal, Pet Behaviour Science welcomes submissions from the arts and humanities, behavioural and biological sciences, cognitive science, social sciences and the health sciences. Topics covered include: Behavioural genetics Behavioural psychology Behavioural physiology Cognition Communication Cooperation Ethology Evolution of behaviour Human-animal relationship and/or their mutual consequences Methodology Ontogeny Problem solving Pet management and welfare Sensory and perceptual processes Social behaviour Social cognition Sociobiology The principal subjects are dogs, cats, horses, rabbits and any other animal species when cared for as pets, or animals belonging to these species but which are not used as pets, such as laboratory dogs, when the results could be interesting for their conspecifics as pets