Meeting Abstract S9-10 Sunday, Jan. 8 14:00 – 14:30 The influence of family dynamics on developmental trajectories and modulation of social behavior in prairie voles KELLY, Aubrey*; OPHIR, Alexander; Cornell University; Cornell University amk297@cornell.edu https://sites.google.com/site/aubreymkellyphd/home The nonapeptides vasopressin (VP) and oxytocin (OT) are two of the most important influences on the social brain, and are known to […]
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Stags, hawks, and doves Individual variation in helping in social evolution theory
Meeting Abstract S9-3 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:30 – 09:00 Stags, hawks, and doves: Individual variation in helping in social evolution theory VAN CLEVE, Jeremy; VAN CLEVE, Jeremy; University of Kentucky jvancleve@uky.edu http://vancleve.theoretical.bio In many species, animals can behave pro-socially by helping their neighbors survive or reproduce. Simple evolutionary models of these scenarios use the “prisoner’s dilemma” from […]
Social insect colonies as individuals and groups development and evolution of individual differences
Meeting Abstract S9-4 Sunday, Jan. 8 09:00 – 09:30 Social insect colonies as individuals and groups: development and evolution of individual differences DORNHAUS, Anna; University of Arizona dornhaus@email.arizona.edu http://socialinsectlab.arizona.edu Complex systems, where group-level function is a result of the actions and interactions of components, are ubiquitous in biology and many other fields. Such systems exhibit variation both […]
Social aggression, experience, and brain gene expression in a subsocial bee
Meeting Abstract S9-12 Sunday, Jan. 8 15:00 – 15:30 Social aggression, experience, and brain gene expression in a subsocial bee REHAN, SM; University of New Hampshire sandra.rehan@unh.edu http://www.unhbeelab.com Understanding the genetic mechanisms behind aggressive behaviors can yield insight into the formation of dominance hierarchies, and thus social systems in general. Studies in a range of taxa and […]
Paternal Behavior in a Biparental Rodent Between- and Within-animal Variation
Meeting Abstract S9-6 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:30 – 11:00 Paternal Behavior in a Biparental Rodent: Between- and Within-animal Variation SALTZMAN, W.; University of California, Riverside saltzman@ucr.edu http://biology.ucr.edu/people/faculty/Saltzman.html Although uniparental care of offspring is the rule among mammals, approximately 5% of species practice biparental care, in which both parents contribute to the rearing of their young. Males in […]
Not all partners are equal A role for identity signaling in generating differential cooperative behavior
Meeting Abstract S9-5 Sunday, Jan. 8 10:00 – 10:30 Not all partners are equal: A role for identity signaling in generating differential cooperative behavior. SHEEHAN, Michael J; Cornell University msheehan@cornell.edu http://sheehanlab.weebly.com The evolution of stable cooperation requires discrimination among potential recipients – either those with shared genotypes or also show cooperative behavior. Discrimination requires diversity in appearance, […]
Neural and molecular mechanisms of cooperative defense
Meeting Abstract S9-9 Sunday, Jan. 8 13:30 – 14:00 Neural and molecular mechanisms of cooperative defense HOFMANN, Hans A; HOFMANN, Johann; The University of Texas at Austin hans@utexas.edu http://cichlid.biosci.utexas.edu/ Cooperative behavior is widespread among animals, yet the neural mechanisms have not been examined in detail. Without knowledge of how the brain processes information during cooperative behavior, our […]
Introduction what is the importance of individual variation in cooperativeness
Meeting Abstract S9-1 Sunday, Jan. 8 07:45 – 08:00 Introduction: what is the importance of individual variation in cooperativeness? DANTZER, Ben; University of Michigan dantzer@umich.edu https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/dantzerlab/ Animals spend much of their time interacting socially with members of their own species. Forms of animal social behavior range from courtship, mating, and parental care behaviors, to more complex coordinated […]
From individual to group-level variation in cooperative behaviors and complex societies
Meeting Abstract S9-2 Sunday, Jan. 8 08:00 – 08:30 From individual to group-level variation in cooperative behaviors and complex societies RUBENSTEIN, DR; Columbia University dr2497@columbia.edu http://www.columbia.edu/~dr2497 Attempts to study the developmental and proximate mechanisms underlying social behavior in animals have emphasized a series of proximate pathways that influence individual traits such as pro- and anti-social behaviors. However, […]
Epigenetic basis of development of social behaviors in honeybees
Meeting Abstract S9-11 Sunday, Jan. 8 14:30 – 15:00 Epigenetic basis of development of social behaviors in honeybees HERB, Brian R.; Johns Hopkins University brianherb@gmail.com Social insects have the incredible ability to produce behaviorally distinct individuals that work together in an interdependent manner. Although many species have achieved sociality throughout evolution, recent studies have not identified a […]
