ABSnet is an electronic newsletter. This means items which need a rapid distribution are particularly well suited for this medium. It is not intended to replace the paper copy of the ABS Newsletter (which you are now reading) but should include items such as requests for information, items which have an upcoming deadline (grants, job announcements, field assistants etc.), and short items that might be of interests to anyone who is studying animal behavior such as software reviews, or books notices, and quick observations or notes.
The primary aim of this electronic format is to support quick and easy communication among researchers and others who share a common interest - the study of animal behavior. The more who use ABSnet, the better. Remember you DO NOT have to be an Animal Behavior Society member to join ABSnet. We STILL have the feeling that there are email-using animal behaviorists out there that would like to know about ABSnet.