SICB Annual Meeting 2015 January 3-7, 2015 West Palm Beach, FL Marriott West Palm Beach   List of Sessions Click on session to view list of presentations Symposia S1 Towards a General Framework for Predicting Animal Movement Speeds in Nature S2 Physiology in changing landscapes: an integrative perspective for conservation biology S3 Integrated Biology of […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2015 January 3-7, 2015 West Palm Beach, FL Palm Beach Convention Center Just in: Changes to the Final Program Click here to view/download (PDF) #SICB2015   Program Opening Plenary Session, Saturday 3 January, 7:30-8:30 PMDr. Kenneth Sebens, Past President of SICB: “Integrative and Comparative Ecology”Dr. Kenneth P. Sebens is Professor in the […]

Beyond the mean: Biological Impacts of Changing Patterns of Temperature Variation Day: Wednesday, Jan. 6, 07:45-15:30 Room: C123 Organizer(s): Michael Dillon, Art Woods, Michael Sears Symposium Author(s) Title S9 POERTNER, Hans-O. Impacts of climate variability and change on marine animals: physiological underpinnings and evolutionary consequences. S9 MURDOCK, C.C.*; THOMAS, M.B. Estimating vector-borne disease transmission in […]

Integrative and Comparative Biology of Venom Day: Wednesday, Jan. 6, 08:00-15:30 Room: C124 Organizer(s): Marymegan Daly, Lisle Gibbs Symposium Author(s) Title S8 SMITH, W. Leo*; GIRARD, Matthew G.; STERN, Jennifer H. Phylogenetic and anatomical diversity of venomous cartilaginous and ray-finned fishes S8 HOLFORD, Mandë Mollusks to Medicine: Discovering novel therapeutics from the venom arsenal of […]

Are Migratory Animals Superspreaders of Infection? Day: Wednesday, Jan. 6, 08:00-15:30 Room: B115 Organizer(s): Alexa Fritzsche McKay, Bethany Hoye Symposium Author(s) Title S7 FRITZSCHE MCKAY, A*; EZENWA, VO; ALTIZER, S Does migratory flight alter immunity in monarch butterflies? S7 MATSON, K.D.*; VAN DIJK, J.G.B. Let\’s get physical! Viewing ecological immunology through the lens of exercise […]

Evolutionary Endocrinology: Hormones as Mediators of Evolutionary Phenomena Day: Tuesday, Jan. 5, 08:00-15:30 Room: C124 Organizer(s): Robert Cox, Joel McGlothlin Frances Bonier, Frances Bonier Symposium Author(s) Title S6 COX, RM*; MCGLOTHLIN, JW; BONIER, F Hormones as mediators of phenotypic and genetic integration: an evolutionary genetics approach S6 OUYANG, Jenny Q Endocrine variation as a mediator […]

The Morphological Diversity of the Intromittent Organ Day: Tuesday, Jan. 5, 08:00-15:30 Room: A106 Organizer(s): Brandon Moore, Diane Kelly Symposium Author(s) Title S5 KELLY, Diane A. Intromittent Organ Morphology and Biomechanics: Exploring the Morphospace of Intromission S5 BURNS, M.*; TSURUSAKI, N. Reproductive morphology under long-term demographic evolution in an arthropod S5 HOCH, JM*; SCHNECK, DT; […]

Extraocular, Nonvisual, and Simple Photoreceptors Day: Tuesday, Jan. 5, 07:45-15:15 Room: C123 Organizer(s): Thomas Cronin, Sonke Johnsen Symposium Author(s) Title S4 CRONIN, T.W. Extraocular, nonvisual, and simple photoreceptors: Introduction S4 PORTER, M.L. Beyond the eye: extraocular opsin evolution S4 COLLEY, N.J.*; NILSSON, D-E. Photoreception in Phytoplankton S4 OAKLEY, TH*; RAMIREZ, MD Opsins without eyes – […]

Parasites and Pests in Motion: Biology, Biodiversity and Climate Change Day: Monday, Jan. 4, 08:00-15:30 Room: B118/119 Organizer(s): Christopher B. Boyko, Jason Williams Symposium Author(s) Title S3 BURGE, C.A.*; GRONER, M.L.; BUCCI, J.; STAUDIGEL, P.; COX, R.; WYLLIE-ESCHEVERRIA, S.; FRIEDMAN, C.S. Zostera marina and Crassostrea gigas as potential partners in an acidic ocean S3 COSTELLO, […]

Life on the EdgeLife on the Edge: the Biology of Organisms Inhabiting Extreme Environments Day: Monday, Jan. 4, 07:55-15:30 Room: C124 Organizer(s): Annie Lindgren Symposium Author(s) Title S2 LINDGREN, AR Welcome and introduction to the symposium S2 BUCKLEY, B.A. CELLULAR RESPONSES TO HEAT STRESS IN ANTARCTIC FISHES S2 MIKUCKI, JA*; TULACZYK, S; AUKEN, E; LYONS, […]