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.
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]
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