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