General Program Information The Year 2001 Annual Meeting for the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) is an educational and research forum for scientists and students studying the biological sciences. The meeting will include many symposia, workshops and special programs in addition to hundreds of contributed papers in divisional and topical sessions. These sessions […]

General Information On this page: Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts Registration and Information Area Employment Opportunities Message Board Child Care   Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts All registered attendees of the 2001 Annual Meeting will receive a copy of the Annual Meeting Program and Abstracts on-site at the SICB Registration/Information Desk located at the Chicago […]

Downloadable PDF files of Meeting Program To keep download times low, the program has been divided into several files, each of which you can view/download following the links below. Note that the abstract list is a very large file (over 1.5 MB). Cover Pages (sicbcover.pdf, 43 KB) Introduction, Events, General Info (intro.pdf, 41 KB) Program […]

Contributed Sessions (as of Nov 26, 2000) Abbreviations: CP = Author indicated that absolutely must have computer presentation. (CP) = Author indicated could use either slide or computer presentation. BS = Requested to be judged for Best Student Paper award in one of the Divisions. (BS) = Requested to be judged for Best Student Paper […]

Sponsored by The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology With the Animal Behavior Society, American Microscopical Society, International Society for Invertebrate Reproduction and Development, Physiological Ecology Section of the Ecological Society of America, and The Crustacean Society. News & recent changes to this site Dec 21, 2000 Added new and final Grid of Events, including […]

Symposium Author(s) Title WEB PARR, C. S.*; WAKE, D.B. Web-based natural history databases: challenges and opportunities for teaching and research

Symposium Author(s) Title S9 Cooper, E.L. Opening Remarks S9 VASTA, G.R.*; AHMED, H.; QUESENBERRY, M.S.; ODOM, E.; O’LEARY, N. Lectins in Protochordates and Teleost Fish: Structure-Function Relationships in Innate Immunity. S9 GANZ, T The role of antimicrobial peptides in innate immunity S9 BAYNE, C.J. Immuno-competence before the Paleozoic: how distinctive? S9 YOSHINO, T.P.*; HUMPHRIES, J.E.; […]

Symposium Author(s) Title S8 KRASNE, F.B. ; EDWARDS, D.H. Modulation of crayfish escape reflexes I. Neural circuitry of escape and modulatory systems S8 EDWARDS, D.H.; KRASNE, F.B. Modulation of crayfish escape reflexes II. Neuroethology of serotonergic modulation during dominance hierarchy formation. S8 KRISTAN, W.B. How the leech nervous system chooses among behaviors. S8 ESCH, T.*; […]

Symposium Author(s) Title S7 Kelley, K.M., Duan, C. Opening Remarks S7 KELLEY, Kevin M. Comparative Biology of the Insulin-like Growth Factor-binding Protein (IGFBP) S7 MOHAN, S*; BAYLINK, D.J. IGF Binding Proteins (IGFBPs) Are Multifunctional And Act Via IGF-Dependent and IGF-Independent Mechanisms S7 COHEN, P Intracellular and Nuclear Interactions of IGFBPs S7 DUAN, Cunming EXTRACELLULAR AND […]

Symposium Author(s) Title S6 SARKAR, S Evolutionary Models of Phenotypic Plasticity and Reaction Norms: A History S6 NIJHOUT, H. FRED Insect Polyphenisms and Adaptation S6 CARROL, Sean B.*; KOPP, A.; WITTKOPP, P.; WILLIAMS, B The genetic architecture of the evolution of pigmentation patterns in Drosophila S6 SCHLICHTING, Carl D. On the Origins of Differentiation: Development […]