Editorial: The Value and Status of Replications in Animal Behavior and Cognition Research

Abstract

This editorial discusses the need and value of replication efforts in comparative cognition and a call for papers for a special issue on this topic. It highlights the contribution of Farrar et al. (2020, this issue) in helping describe the problems and prospects for replication in comparative research.

Keywords

• editorial
• replication
• pre-registration
• animal cognition
• animal behavior