Bioacoustics primarily publishes high-quality original research papers and reviews on sound communication in birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, fish, insects and other invertebrates, including the following topics :-Communication and related behaviour-Sound production-Hearing-Ontogeny and learning-Bioacoustics in taxonomy and systematics-Impacts of noise-Bioacoustics in environmental monitoring-Identification techniques and applications-Recording and analysis-Equipment and techniques-Ultrasound and infrasound-Underwater sound-Bioacoustical sound structures, patterns, variation and repertoires