SICB Annual Meeting January 3-7, 2007 Phoenix, AZ Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix Hyatt Hotel Events and Orientation Opening Plenary Session Wednesday, January 3 – Mimi Koehl of the University of California, Berkeley will give the Plenary Lecture entitled “Putting the organism in its environment: ecological biomechanics“. Sessions-Symposia-Social Events The 2007 Annual Meeting for the Society […]

SICB Annual Meeting January 3-7, 2007 Phoenix, AZ Phoenix Convention Center Phoenix Hyatt Hotel J. Collins (NSF): What is integrative biology at the start of the 21st century? (Powerpoint Slides & Audio Track) Symposia See listing on Symposia Page. Meeting Links Program Online Schedule Schedule Grid incl. Events (.pdf) Events Sessions

SICB Annual Meeting 2008 Symposium: “Vertebrate head segmentation in a modern evo-devo context” (Organized by S. Kuratani & T. Schilling) List of Speakers: PLEN.1 , 19:00 WOODIN, S.A.: Worms I Have Known and Loved or Spheres of Influence, Recruitment, and Community Dynamics 1.1 Thu, Jan. 3, 08:00 SEARCY, B.T.*; BECKSTROM-STERNBERG, S.M.; STAFFORD, P.; SCHWENDIMAN, A.L.; SOTO-PENA, J.; OWEN, M.C.; […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2008 Late Breaking Symposium: Testing Macroevolutionary Hypotheses of Diversification: Approaches and Perspectives (M. Alfaro) List of speakers: PLEN.1 , 19:00 WOODIN, S.A.: Worms I Have Known and Loved or Spheres of Influence, Recruitment, and Community Dynamics 1.1 Thu, Jan. 3, 08:00 SEARCY, B.T.*; BECKSTROM-STERNBERG, S.M.; STAFFORD, P.; SCHWENDIMAN, A.L.; SOTO-PENA, J.; OWEN, M.C.; FLIKKEMA, P.G.: Thyroid […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2008 Symposium: “Reptile genomics and evolutionary genetics” (Organized by D. Janes & C. Organ)   Symposium Abstract: Birds and mammals exhibit tremendous variation in reproductive traits and genomic landscapes.  Although both are genotypically sex-determined, inheritance of avian and mammalian sex chromosomes is different.  Also, avian genomes are, on average, smaller than mammalian […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2008 Late Breaking Symposium: Recent advances in crustacean genomics, a 2-year progress report (J. Stillman) List of speakers: PLEN.1 , 19:00 WOODIN, S.A.: Worms I Have Known and Loved or Spheres of Influence, Recruitment, and Community Dynamics 1.1 Thu, Jan. 3, 08:00 SEARCY, B.T.*; BECKSTROM-STERNBERG, S.M.; STAFFORD, P.; SCHWENDIMAN, A.L.; SOTO-PENA, J.; OWEN, M.C.; FLIKKEMA, P.G.: […]

      SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY Symposia Abstract Submittal Form 2008 Annual Meeting January 2-6, 2008 San Antonio, TX Deadline for Submissions: Friday, September 7, 2007 This form is For Invited Symposia Submittal Only For Contributed Papers and Posters Form, click here (including abstracts for sessions complementing symposia)   We are no […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2008 Symposia Symposium: “Going with the flow: ecomorphological variation across aquatic flow regimes” (Organized by G. Rivera & R. Blob) List of Speakers:

SICB Annual Meeting 2008 Symposia Symposium: “Evolution vs. Creationism in the classroom: evolving student attitudes” (Organized by E. Lovely) Teaching college students about the nature of science should not be a controversial exercise. College students are expected to distinguish between astronomy and astrology, chemistry and alchemy, medicine and voodoo magic. Likewise, they are expected to […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2008 Late Breaking Symposium: “Electromyography Interpretation And Limitations In Functional Analyses Of Musculoskeletal Systems” (Organized by Nicolai Konow & Shannon Gerry)   Electromyography (EMG) has for decades played an important role in studies of musculoskeletal function, providing important insight into how neuro-motor systems control intrinsic and extrinsic dynamics of biological mechanics. Currently, […]