Fellowship of Graduate Student Travel (FGST) 2018 Awardees Christian Brown, University of South Florida Hayden Davis, Villanova University Anthony Gilbert, Ohio University Joshua Goldberg, University of California – Riverside Emily Richardson, College of William & Mary Austin Spence, University of Connecticut Levi Storks, University of Missouri SICB Grants-in-Aid of Research (GIAR) 2018 Awardees Sarah Amonett, […]

Best Student Presentation Awardees 2018 Cash prizes and journal subscriptions are provided to the awardees by Wiley-Blackwell Publishers. DAB Wiley Journal Oral Presentation Sydney Hope, Virginia Tech Ethology Poster Presentation Margaret Tanner, University of Colorado Denver Ethology DCB Wiley Journal Oral Presentation Mimi A.R. Koehl and Steven Wainwrigt award Alexis Noel , Georgia Institute of […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2018 January 3-7, 2018 San Francisco, CA #SICB2018 Major Lectures Plenary Lecture: Carl Zimmer, science-writer, author, and columnist for The New York Times – Science and Scandal: Reporting on Biology In An Age of Controversy (View/Download Presentation Slides here) Bartholomew Award Lecture: Caroline Williams, University of California, Berkeley – Cold Truths: Evolutionary […]

Chemical Responses to the Biotic and Abiotic Environment by Early Diverging Metazoans Revealed in the Post-Genomic Age Day: Sunday, Jan. 6, 07:45-16:00 Room: 18 Organizer(s): Paul Long, Laura Mydlarz Symposium Author(s) Title S9 OKAMURA, Beth Introduction S9 OAKLEY, Todd H.*; PICCIANI, Natasha; SWAFFORD, Andrew J.; OAKLEY, Todd Multi-modal sensory systems and the journey to the […]

Multifunctional Structures and Multistructural Functions: Functional Coupling and Integration in the Evolution of Biomechanical Systems Day: Sunday, Jan. 6, 07:45-15:30 Room: 21 Organizer(s): Stacey Farina, Emily Kane, Patricia Hernandez Symposium Author(s) Title S8 FARINA, SC*; KANE, EA; HERNANDEZ, LP Multifunctional Structures and Multistructural Functions: Functional Coupling and Integration in the Evolution of Biomechanical Systems S8 […]

Comparative Evolutionary Morphology and Biomechanics in the Era of Big Data Day: Sunday, Jan. 6, 07:45-15:30 Room: 16 & 17 Organizer(s): Martha Munoz, Samantha Price Symposium Author(s) Title S7 MUNOZ, MM*; PATEK, SN; MUNOZ, Martha Biomechanics as a Pacemaker for Evolutionary Diversity S7 SANTANA, SE*; ARBOUR, JH; CURTIS, AA; STANCHAK, KE Integrating Traditional and Modern […]

Beyond the Powerhouse: Integrating Mitonuclear Evolution, Physiology, and Theory in Comparative Biology Day: Saturday, Jan. 5, 08:00-15:30 Room: 19 Organizer(s): Justin Havird, Geoffrey Hill Symposium Author(s) Title S6 DOWLING, DK Maternal inheritance of mitochondria, and implications for male health S6 JIMENEZ, A.G.*; ANDERSON, K; O’CONNOR, E; TOBIN, K; WINWARD, J; WINNER, R; CHINCHILLI, E; AMY, […]

Stress Phenotype: Linking Molecular, Cellular, and Physiological Stress Responses to Fitness Day: Saturday, Jan. 5, 07:50-15:30 Room: 18 Organizer(s): Haruka Wada, Britt Heidinger Symposium Author(s) Title S5 HEIDINGER, Britt*; WADA, Haruka; WADA, Haruka A brief introduction to the symposium S5 ROMERO, L. Michael How Truly Conserved is the “Well-Conserved” Vertebrate Stress Response? S5 DANTZER, B*; […]

Adaptation and Evolution of Biological Materials Day: Saturday, Jan. 5, 07:50-15:30 Room: 16 & 17 Organizer(s): Rob Campbell, Mason Dean Symposium Author(s) Title S4 CAMPBELL, RA*; DEAN, MN Adaptation and Evolution of Biological Materials S4 HU, David L. How ants behave like a fluid and a solid S4 MORTIMER, B Vibration Landscapes: the Role of […]

Playing with Power: Mechanisms of Energy Flow in Organismal Movement Day: Friday, Jan. 4, 08:00-15:30 Room: 14 & 15 Organizer(s): Jeffrey Olberding, Michael Rosario, Stephen Deban Symposium Author(s) Title S3 OLBERDING, JP*; AZIZI, E; DEBAN, SM; ROSARIO, MV Energy flow in elastic structures: not so unusual S3 ROBERTS, TJ Some Challenges of Playing with Power […]