Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour

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Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour
AbbreviationASAB
FormationJanuary 1, 1936;89 years ago (1936-01-01)
Location
  • London
Key people
Pat Monaghan
Jane Hurst
Julian Huxley
Geoffrey Matthews
Christopher J. Barnard
Website asab.org

The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) is a British organization founded in 1936 to promote ethology and the study of animal behaviour. [1] ASAB holds conferences, [2] offers grants, [3] and publishes a peer-reviewed journal, Animal Behaviour , first published in 1953. [4] [5] The CCAB accreditation formerly run through ASAB is now managed by a new separate company, CCAB Certification Ltd. For more information, please see the CCAB Certification website. [6]

ASAB further recognises excellence in teaching and research with awards including the ASAB medal and Christopher Barnard Award. The annual Tinbergen Lecturer is invited by ASAB Council, and gives an invited presentation at the ASAB Winter Meeting held in London each year.

ASAB was founded in London on 13 March 1936 as the Institute for the Study of Animal Behaviour. Julian Huxley was the first president and Solly Zuckerman the first editor of its earlier publication, Bulletin of Animal Behaviour, which began publishing in October 1938. [1] [7] Other past presidents include Geoffrey Matthews (1971–1974) [8] and Christopher J. Barnard (2004–2007) and Jane Hurst. [9]

Pat Monaghan, Regius Professor of Zoology at the University of Glasgow, is President of the ASAB Council as of October 2017. [10]

ASAB organises 3 conferences a year (Spring, Summer, and Winter), typically held in the UK. [11]

MeetingYearLocation
Summer2002 Münster, Germany
Winter2002 London, England
Spring2003 Leeds, England
Summer2003 Grünau, Germany
Winter2003London, England
Spring2004 Sussex, England
Summer2004 Groningen, Netherlands
Winter2004London, England
Spring2005 Norwich, England
Summer2005 Lancaster, England
Winter2005London, England
Spring2006 Nottingham, England
Summer2006 Belfast, Northern Island
Winter2006London, England
Spring2007 Falmouth, England
Summer2007Newcastle, England
Winter2007London, England
Spring2008 Edinburgh, Scotland
Summer2008 Dijon, France
Winter2008London, England
Spring2009 Cardiff, England
Summer2009 Oxford, England
Winter2009London, England
Spring2010 Exeter, England
Summer2010 Ferrara, Italy
Winter2010London, England
Spring2011 Cambridge, England
Summer2011 St. Andrews, Scotland
Winter2011London, England
Spring2012 Aberystwyth, Wales
Summer2012 Essen, Germany
Winter2012London, England
Spring2013 Lincoln, England
Summer2013 Newcastle/Gateshead, England
Winter2013London, England
Spring2014 Sheffield, England
Summer2014 Prague, Czech Republic
Winter2014London, England
Spring2015 Durham, England
Summer2015 Lincoln, England
Winter2015London, England
Spring2016Aberystwyth, Wales
Summer2016 Vienna, Austria
Winter2016London, England
Spring2017 Liverpool, England
Summer2017 Estoril, Portugal
Winter2017London, England
Spring2018 Plymouth, England
Summer2018Liverpool, England
Winter2018London, England
Spring2019 York, England
Summer2019 Konstanz, Germany
Winter2019London, England
Spring2020 Swansea, Wales
Summer2020Virtual
Winter2020Virtual
Spring2021Virtual
Summer2021Belfast, Northern Ireland
Winter2021Virtual
Spring2022 Newcastle, England
Summer2022Groningen, Netherlands
Winter2022Edinburgh, Scotland
Spring2023 Bangor, Wales
Summer2023 Bielefeld, Germany
Winter2023Edinburgh, Scotland
Spring2024Exeter, England
Summer2024 Zurich, Switzerland
Winter2024Edinburgh, Scotland

References

  1. 1 2 Durant, John (24 July 1986). "From amateur naturalist to professional scientist", New Scientist, 41–44.
  2. "Upcoming conferences", Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.
  3. "Grants & Awards Overview", Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.
  4. "Animal Behaviour", Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.
  5. Slater, P. J. B. (2005). "Fifty Years of Bird Song Research", in Jeffrey R Lucas, Leigh W. Simmons (eds.) Essays in Animal Behaviour: Celebrating 50 Years of Animal Behaviour. Butterworth-Heinemann, 301.
  6. "CCAB Accreditation". ASAB. Retrieved 2024-12-12.
  7. "Bulletin of animal behaviour", WorldCat.
  8. "Geoffrey Matthews, The Daily Telegraph, 30 January 2013.
  9. "Preface", in H. Jane Brockmann, et al. (2011). Advances in the Study of Behavior, Volume 38, San Diego: Academic Press, xi.
  10. "About ASAB", Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.
  11. "Previous Conferences".