SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S11-10 Thu Jan 7 17:00 – 17:30 “Anatomy” of a conservation detection dog: How an ordinary mutt becomes and elite canine conservationist Hurt, AL; Working Dogs for Conservation Aimee@wd4c.org https://wd4c.org/ No domestic dogs are bred to be conservation detection […]
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Thinking globally about dog populations and their wildlife conservation relevance
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S11-9 Thu Jan 7 16:30 – 17:00 Thinking globally about dog populations and their wildlife conservation relevance Gompper, ME; New Mexico State University gompperm@nmsu.edu Course estimates suggest that the global domestic dog population comprises nearly 1 billion animals. While […]
The physiological conundrum that is the domestic dog
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S11-7 Thu Jan 7 15:00 – 15:30 The physiological conundrum that is the domestic dog Jimenez, AG; Colgate University ajimenez@colgate.edu Across Mammalia, body size and lifespan are positively correlated. However, in domestic dogs, the opposite is true: small dogs […]
Scavenging effects of large canids
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S11-12 Thu Jan 7 18:30 – 19:00 Scavenging effects of large canids Wirsing, AJ*; Newsome, TM; University of Washington; The University of Sydney wirsinga@uw.edu Many large predators are also facultative scavengers that may compete with and depredate other species […]
If you want to run with the big dogs, you need to not be so human
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S11-8 Thu Jan 7 16:00 – 16:30 If you want to run with the big dogs, you need to not be so human Davis, MS; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater michael.davis@okstate.edu https://vetmed.okstate.edu/labs/cepl/index.html Dogs are some of nature’s most capable athletes. […]
Heads or tails – random and not-so-random factors that influence dog lifespan
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S11-6 Thu Jan 7 14:30 – 03:00 Heads or tails – random and not-so-random factors that influence dog lifespan Urfer, SR*; Promislow, DEL; Kaeberlein, M; Creevy, KE; Dog Aging Project, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; Dog Aging Project, University […]
Dogs as pets and pests Global patterns of dog activity and health
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S11-5 Thu Jan 7 14:00 – 02:30 Dogs as pets and pests: Global patterns of dog activity and health Bryce, CM; University of California, Santa Cruz cbryce@ucsc.edu https://williams.eeb.ucsc.edu/lab-members/caleb-m-bryce-2/ Dogs (Canis familiaris) were the first domesticated species and, at an […]
Dog domestication through an ancient evolutionary lens
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S11-2 Thu Jan 7 10:30 – 11:00 Dog domestication through an ancient evolutionary lens Larson, G; University of Oxford greger.larson@arch.ox.ac.uk http://www.palaeobarn.com Despite numerous investigations leveraging both genetic and archaeological evidence, the geographic origins of dogs remain unknown. On the […]
Characterizing the dog-human bond A comparative investigation of attachment relationships
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S11-4 Thu Jan 7 11:30 – 12:00 Characterizing the dog-human bond: A comparative investigation of attachment relationships Udell, MAR*; Sipple, N; Smith, A; Vitale, KR; Thielke, LE; Oregon State University; Oregon State University; Oregon State University; Unity College; Oregon […]
Broadening the scope of canine science The dogs of the Nicaraguan forest
SOCIETY FOR INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 2021 VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETING (VAM)January 3 – Febuary 28, 2021 Meeting Abstract S11-11 Thu Jan 7 18:00 – 18:30 Broadening the scope of canine science: The dogs of the Nicaraguan forest Koster, JM; University of Cincinnati jeremy.koster@uc.edu https://researchdirectory.uc.edu/p/kosterjy As the world’s most ubiquitous carnivore and the first domesticated animal, dogs have […]
