Meeting Abstract S4-5  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:00 – 10:30  The female side of the male x female interactions that modulate sperm competition and reproduction WOLFNER, MF; Cornell University mfw5@cornell.edu https://mbg.cornell.edu/people/mariana-wolfner/ Reproductive interactions between males and females integrate molecules, cells, behaviors, and physiology from both partners. In sperm competition, attention has been paid to the evolution of male […]

Meeting Abstract S4-11  Sunday, Jan. 5 14:30 – 15:00  The centrality of grandmothers in human evolution HAWKES, K; University of Utah hawkes@anthro.utah.edu https://anthro.utah.edu/profile.php?unid=u0030555 When RA Fisher, PB Medawar, GC Williams, and WD Hamilton laid the foundations of evolutionary life history theory, they recognized elements of what became a grandmother hypothesis for the evolution of human longevity. Only […]

Meeting Abstract S4-7  Sunday, Jan. 5 11:00 – 11:30  Spermathecal Variation By Mating System in Temperate Harvestmen KARACHIWALLA, Z; DECARVALHO, T; BURNS, M*; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Keith R. Porter Imaging Facility and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County burnsm@umbc.edu […]

Meeting Abstract S4-9  Sunday, Jan. 5 13:30 – 14:00  Social competition and cooperation affect reproductive success of female spotted hyenas HOLEKAMP, K. E.*; MONTGOMERY, T. M.; STRAUSS, E. D.; Michigan State University; Michigan State University; University of Nebraska holekamp@msu.edu https://www.holekamplab.org/ The reproductive biology of many female mammals is affected by their social environment and their interactions with […]

Meeting Abstract S4-10  Sunday, Jan. 5 14:00 – 14:30  Social Regulation of Hormones and the Implications for Female Mate Choice LYNCH, KS*; RYAN, MJ; Hofstra University; University of Texas at Austin kathleen.lynch@hofstra.edu Classic studies by Lehrman and others have repeatedly demonstrated that hormonal condition can be regulated by social context and social cues. This social regulation of […]

Meeting Abstract S4-13  Sunday, Jan. 5 15:30 – 16:00  Round Table Discussion for Reproduction: the Female Perspective from an Integrative and Comparative Framework ORR, TJ; New Mexico State University TeriOrr@nmsu.edu http://www.sicb.org/meetings/2020/symposia/reproduction.php To conclude our symposium on female reproduction from a comparative and integrative perspective we invite our participants as well as all SICB attendees to join in […]

Meeting Abstract S4-4  Sunday, Jan. 5 09:00 – 09:30  Opportunities for Female Modulation of Seminal Fluid Molecules SIROT, L.K.; The College of Wooster lsirot@wooster.edu https://sites.google.com/site/sirotlab/home In many animal species, seminal fluid molecules (SFMs) influence female post-mating processes that affect reproductive success. SFMs have been most thoroughly studied in insects in which the affected processes include: egg development, […]

Meeting Abstract S4-6  Sunday, Jan. 5 10:30 – 11:00  Neuroendocrinology of sex-role reversal LIPSHUTZ, SE*; ROSVALL, KA; INDIANA UNIVERSITY; INDIANA UNIVERSITY slipshut@iu.edu https://saralipshutz.wordpress.com/ Across the animal kingdom, females of some species are “sex-role reversed,” suggesting they face stronger competition for mates than males do. Sex-role reversal is often associated with additional life history traits, such as male-only […]

Meeting Abstract S4-2  Sunday, Jan. 5 08:00 – 08:30  Misconceptions about Conception and Other Fallacies: Historical Bias in Reproductive Biology HAYSSEN, V; Smith College, Northampton, MA vhayssen@smith.edu The #meToo movement is a current social meme whose tendrils have not quite crept into our understanding of organismal physiology, behavior, and evolution. But the time has come to do […]

Meeting Abstract S4-1  Sunday, Jan. 5 07:45 – 08:00  Introduction ORR, TJ*; HAYSSEN, V; New Mexico State University, Las Cruc; Smith College, Northampton, MA vhayssen@smith.edu This symposium is about reproductive biology from the female perspective, but what do we mean by the female perspective? Most obviously, since we have chosen female speakers, one meaning is that the […]