acta ethologica發表經驗和理論研究論文，簡短的交流，評論，評論和書評以及道德學和相關學科領域的方法論文，重點關注人類和其他動物的行為生物學。該期刊特別強調在行為分析中整合近似（機制，發展）和最終（功能，進化）水平的研究。 特別感興趣的方面包括：行為的適應性可塑性，行為的個體間和地理變異，行為的潛在機制，行為的進化過程和功能，以及許多其他主題。acta ethologica是ISPA，CRL和葡萄牙人類學會（SPE）的官方期刊

acta ethologica publishes empirical and theoretical research papers, short communications, commentaries, reviews and book reviews as well as methods papers in the field of ethology and related disciplines, with a strong concentration on the behavior biology of humans and other animals.The journal places special emphasis on studies integrating proximate (mechanisms, development) and ultimate (function, evolution) levels in the analysis of behavior. Aspects of particular interest include: adaptive plasticity of behavior, inter-individual and geographic variations in behavior, mechanisms underlying behavior, evolutionary processes and functions of behavior, and many other topics.acta ethologica is an official journal of ISPA, CRL and the Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE)