Division Information
About DAB:
The Division of Animal Behavior within SICB aims to support and share integrative research in the field of Animal Behavior. The study of animal behavior is inherently integrative, as behavior is regulated by neurobiology, endocrinology, and physiology, shaped by evolution and developmental processes, and occurs within an ecological context. Our division showcases and celebrates the work of early career scientists in our annual Marlene Zuk and Elizabeth Adkins-Regan student talk and poster award competitions. We also co-sponsor a number of symposia each year and conduct a mentoring program at our annual meetings.
DAB Officers
| Chair | Avery Russell | 2022-2025 |
| Program Officer | Stephanie Campos | 2022-2026 |
| Secretary | Caitlin Gabor | 2024-2027 |
| Student/Postdoc Representative | Grace Junyue Zhong | 2024-2027 |
DAB Bylaws
View DAB Bylaws here.
Divisional Members Meeting Minutes
Minutes of past divisional Members Meetings are available here. Members Meetings occur each year in association with the annual society-wide conference in January.
News & Announcements
DAB Newsletter
Catch up on the latest DAB news in the most recent SICB Newsletter.
Other Meeting Announcements
The Animal Behavior Society holds annual summer meetings at sites in North America.
The International Society for Behavioral Ecology hosts conferences every other year at venues across North America, Europe, and Oceania.
Awards
The Division of Animal Behavior hosts two Best Student Presentation competitions at each annual meeting, the Marlene Zuk Award for outstanding oral presentation and the Elizabeth Adkins-Regan Award for outstanding poster presentation. In addition to the Zuk and Adkins-Regan Awards, an Adrian M. Wenner Award may be presented for an oral or poster presentation that exemplifies the strong inference approach in experimental design and execution.
For the Marlene Zuk oral presentation award, entrants are required to submit an extended abstract along with their regular SICB meeting abstract. Finalists for the Zuk Award are scheduled to present in a special oral session at SICB.
Entrants for the Elizabeth-Adkins Regan poster award submit a regular SICB abstract and are scheduled in a variety of regular poster sessions at the meeting.
Complete details and application guidelines can be found here.
Career and Resources
SICB’s job board can be found here
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I am recruiting graduate students to join my new lab at @Psych_UAlberta in Fall 2025! The application deadline is December 1st. If you're interested in neuroscience, endocrinology, animal behavior, and/or seasonal biology, please reach out! 🐟🧠🧬🍂
A reminder that the @SICB_ registration deadline for speakers is November 1st!
Anyone going to @SICB_ 2025 who has interfaced with policy at any organizational/government level and is willing to sit on a panel? The Public Affairs Committee is seeking volunteers! Help your fellow scientists navigate how research and policy can combine. @SICB_SPDAC
Think your research might not be suitable for SICB? @SICB_ has 12 divisions spanning nearly every biological discipline you can imagine (http://sicb.org/divisions).
Also a reminder to get those abstracts submitted so we can hear about your amazing research in Atlanta in January!
This week we're highlighting the @SICB_ Best Student Presentation winners for the Division of Animal Behavior!
Congratulations to Maria Salazar Nicholls (best talk) & Isabella Strohmeier (best poster)
You can find their work highlighted on the http://sicb.org main page!
Please share! My lab will be hiring 2-3 postdocs over the coming months to study the genetic basis of behavioral traits in darters using brain transcriptomics & population genomics. First ad is posted here: https://tamus.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/TAMU_External/job/College-Station-TX/Postdoctoral-Research-Associate_R-072109 #behavior #popgen #evolution #neuroethology
SICB Member Update: July 2024
Abstract submissions are now being accepted for the 2025 @SICB_ conference in Atlanta, Georgia from 3–7 January! The abstract deadline is 28 August.
Abstract portal: https://tinyurl.com/bdf8nbd3
Thesis chapter published!
We found no support for the long-held idea that mass loss during reproduction is a consequence of stress. Instead, we suggest mass loss is an individually plastic trait birds use to optimize reproductive fitness.
http://tinyurl.com/4nmvdryb
Opportunity alert!
Showcase your work at the 2024 Warder Clyde Allee Session for Best Student Paper during this year's @AnimBehSociety conference in London, Ontario (June 26–29)!
All eligible should submit entries by March 8!
More award info here: http://tinyurl.com/c6bsatm7
