MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY

哺乳动物生物学(前身为Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde)是德国Gesellschaft fur Saugetierkunde(德国哺乳动物生物学学会)编辑的国际科学期刊。该杂志致力于发表有关哺乳动物的研究。涵盖了哺乳动物生物学的各个方面，如解剖学、形态学、古生物学、分类学、系统学、分子生物学、生理学、神经生物学、行为学、遗传学、生殖发育、进化生物学、驯养学、生态学、野生动物生物学与疾病学、保护生物学、动物园哺乳动物生物学等。为了有资格发表，手稿必须通过提供新的和原始的研究数据(完整的文章或简短的交流格式)，或对哺乳动物研究的特定主题进行彻底的回顾，来促进对哺乳动物生物学的理解。仅以哺乳动物为模型或强调实验或兽医方面的研究，只有在它们与哺乳动物学家有重大关联时才有意义。与那些主要呈现描述性结果的研究相比，测试明确制定的假设的研究更受欢迎。由于其广泛的主题，哺乳动物生物学主要是感兴趣的科学家在列出的各种领域的哺乳动物，但也对生物学家和动物学家的一般，以及兽医和医学科学家。

Mammalian Biology (formerly Zeitschrift für S?ugetierkunde) is an international scientific journal edited by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für S?ugetierkunde (German Society for Mammalian Biology). The journal is devoted to the publication of research on mammals. Its scope covers all aspects of mammalian biology, such as anatomy, morphology, palaeontology, taxonomy, systematics, molecular biology, physiology, neurobiology, ethology, genetics, reproduction, development, evolutionary biology, domestication, ecology, wildlife biology and diseases, conservation biology, and the biology of zoo mammals.To qualify for publication, a manuscript must contribute to the understanding of mammalian biology by presenting either new and original research data (as a full article or in short communication format) or a thorough review of a particular topic of mammalogical research. Investigations using mammals merely as models or emphasizing experimental or veterinary aspects are of interest only if they are of substantial relevance to mammalogists. Studies testing explicitly formulated hypotheses are preferred to those presenting primarily descriptive results.Due to its wide range of topics, Mammalian Biology is primarily of interest to scientists working in the listed various fields of mammalogy but also to biologists and zoologists in general as well as to veterinarians and medical scientists.