Animal Behavior Society

The Animal Behavior Society (ABS) is a non-partisan, non-profit, 501(3)(c) professional organization dedicated to promoting and advancing the scientific study of animal behavior. Its members study behavior across all levels of biological organization, under natural and controlled conditions, and using descriptive and experimental approaches. Membership is open to all those interested in the study of animal behavior. The Society holds annual meetings, offers grants and awards, and maintains a code of ethics for its members.

The Animal Behavior Society maintains records of its history. A guide to the records of the Animal Behavior Society (1965-1994) was prepared by Martin W. Schein in December 1994. In 1985, the Smithsonian Institution Archives agreed to house and maintain the Archives of the Animal Behavior Society as part of its 'Manuscripts Collections' series. Thereafter, some 33 cartons of documents, records, photographs, papers, and even a videotape were sent to the Institution during the 7 year span from 1985 through 1992. These cartons contained materials that had accumulated in the offices of or were generated by various Society officers and Committee Chairpersons since the late 1940s.

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