SICB Annual Meeting 2020 January 3-7, 2020 Austin, TX Symposium S6: Bio-inspiration of silent flight of owls and other flying animals: recent advances and unanswered questions This symposium brings together acoustical engineers and biologists to synthesize ongoing research in ‘animal aeroacoustics’: the study of how animal flight produces an acoustic signature, and its biological context. […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2020January 3-7, 2020 Austin, TX Symposium S5: Form, structure and function: How plants vs. animals solve physical problems Plants and animals have unique solutions for mechanical problems, such as adhesion, dispersal, and responding to mechanical loads, amongst many more. Several of these solutions have been sources for bio-inspiration. This symposium brings together […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2020January 3-7, 2020 Austin, TX Symposium S4: Reproduction: the Female Perspective from an Integrative and Comparative Framework In the context of natural and sexual selection, anatomical, physiological, and behavioral systems have been molded by the constraints of reproduction. Yet by focusing on males or non-reproductive females, many anatomical and physiological studies treat […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2020January 3-7, 2020 Austin, TX Symposium S3: Biology at the Cusp: Teeth as a Model Phenotype for Integrating Developmental Genomics, Biomechanics, and Ecology Our highly integrative symposium will center around the comparative anatomy, development, biomechanics, and ecology of teeth. The presentations in the symposium will highlight how teeth provide a powerful phenotype […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2020 January 3-7, 2020 Austin, TX Symposium S2: Epigenetic Variation in Endocrine Systems All organisms must respond to environmental stimuli, and most metazoans do so through endocrine system regulation. Hormonal fluctuations allow organisms to maintain and return to homeostasis following perturbations, making them vital for survival and fitness. Many components of the […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2020January 3-7, 2020 Austin, TX Symposium S11: Integrative comparative cognition: can neurobiology and neurogenomics inform comparative analyses of cognitive phenotype? A long standing question in biology is what are the mechanisms that shape the evolution of cognition? Comparative psychologists have traditionally focused on a narrow range of animals. Today, they study a […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2020January 3-7, 2020 Austin, TX Symposium S10: Melding Modeling and Morphology: integrating approaches to understand the evolution of form and function Biomechanics seeks to understand the form and function of organisms. Researchers have largely taken two tacks toward this goal: observing and modeling representative organisms (inferring form based on function) and quantifying […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2020 January 3-7, 2020 Austin, TX Symposium S1: SICB Wide Symposium – New Frontiers in Antarctic Marine Biology The unique marine environment of Antarctica provides an exciting opportunity to showcase aspects of the biology of its rich and diverse marine life. The symposium topics are timely, presented by leaders in the field, […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2020 January 3-7, 2020 Austin, TX Symposium Schedule   January 4, 2020 · S1 – SICB Wide Symposium: New Frontiers in Antarctic Marine Biology Organizers: James McClintock, Charles Amsler, Bill Baker, Art Woods, Amy Moran Sponsors: DCPB, DEE, DIZ, AMS, TCS · S2 – Epigenetic Variation in Endocrine Systems Organizers: Tyler Stevenson, […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2020 January 3-7 Austin, TX Click on session to view list of presentations Symposia S1 New Frontiers in Antarctic Marine Biology Organizer(s): James McClintock, Charles Amsler S2 Epigenetic Variation in Endocrine Systems Organizer(s): Haley Hanson, Tyler Stevenson S3 Biology at the Cusp: Teeth as a Model Phenotype for Integrating Developmental Genomics, Biomechanics, […]