DOCSLIB.ORG

NEWSLETTER Animal Behavior Society

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
NEWSLETTER Animal Behavior Society NEWSLETTER Vol. 46, No. 3 August 2001 Animal Behavior Society A quarterly publication Stephen M. Shuster, Secretary Herbert C. Wildey, Editorial Assistant Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5640 USA MISSING ISSUE 2001 ANIMAL BEHAVIOR SOCIETY STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT AWARDS Due to circumstances beyond the control of the Secretary and the ABS Central Office, the May 2001 The Animal Behavior Society is pleased to announce issue of the ABS newsletter was neither posted on the the awardees of the 2001 Animal Behavior Society ABSwebsite, nor mailed to subscribers. We are sorry Research Student Grants. As in recent years, the quality for any inconvenience this difficulty may have caused. of proposed research represented in the 96 proposals The content of the current August issue and the May was impressive, and like past Research Award chairs, I issue are combined below. was encouraged about the future of our field. As in recent years, we had $15,000 in Society funds CANDIDATES to award in the form of ten (10) $1000 grants and ten FOR 2001 ELECTION OF OFFICERS (10) $500 grants. In addition, as many of you do not know, I was married this March to a fellow ABS The following persons have been nominated as member, Renee Robinette, and in lieu of wedding gifts, candidates for ABS offices. The election ballot will we asked for donations to the ABS Research Grant appear in the November 2001 Newsletter and terms will program. To date, the Central Office has received over begin following the annual meeting in 2002. $950 in wedding gifts from our wonderful friends and family. Thus, Renee and I decided to award two Second President-elect: additional $500 grants this year. Thus, there are 22 Ken Yasukawa, Beloit College awardees this year, and their names and research Judy Stamps, University of California, Davis project titles appear below. Each of the 96 original applicants will receive a Secretary: review of their proposal in the coming weeks. I would Linda S. Rayor, Cornell University like to thank the reviewers who did a wonderful job in Molly R. Morris, Ohio University scrutinizing these proposals, writing reviews, and helping me to make the final decisions (in no particular Member-at-Large order): Arla Hile, Eileen Lacey, Caldwell Hahn, Shelley Geoffrey E. Hill, Auburn University Adamo, Bruce Schulte, Scott Forbes, Steve Nowicki, Hugh M. Drummond, Universidad Nacional Kaci Thompson, Scott Sakaluk, Ann Hedrick, and my Autonóma de México beautiful bride, Renee Robintte Ha. The assistance of Steve Ramey and Shan Duncan of the Central Office at Additional nominations may be made by letter to the Indiana University was, as always, indispensable, and 2001-02 Nominating Committee Chair, Andy Sih, they receive a big thanks both for setting up our Department of Environmental Science and Policy, UC, Wedding Fund and easing the administrative tasks Davis, CA 95616 USA. Nominations must be signed by involved in this award process. five or more ABS members in good standing (ABS James C. Ha Constitution, Article 8, Section 2) and must be received Senior Member-at-Large by 1 October 2001. Chair, 2001 Student Research Grant Committee University of Washington Note: Ballots may be cast by email after 1 November 2001. See the November ABS Newsletter for details (posted first at http://www.animalbehavior.org/ABS/ Newsletters/Directory/dir.htm.) 1 $1000 Awards: Hayes, Loren Donald. Does communal nesting and Krakauer, Alan H. Cooperation and conflict within nursing improve the reproductive fitness of reproductive coalitions of wild turkeys. Microtus ochrogaster under food restriction? DuVal, Emily. Cooperative display dehavior in the White, Corwith. Elk management influences on ravens lance-tailed manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata). in northwestern Wyoming. Beebee, Martin D. The function of multiple signals in avian vocal communication. ABS DEVELOPING NATIONS GRANT Yeh, Pamela. Evolution following invasion of a novel habitat: Measuring natural and sexual selection. The winner of the Developing Nations Grant Research Martin, Lynn Bloxom. Testosterone-induced Award for 2001 is Mr. Fabio Jose Viana Costa (Dept. immunosuppression in Galapagos marine iguanas: Zool., Universidade de Brasilia, Brazil). Congratulations obligatory or condition-dependent? and thanks to Shelly Adamo and selected referees for Stone, Anita. Comparative study of the feeding ecology administrating this award. of juvenile and adult squirrel monkeys. Bell, Alison M. Effects of an endocrine disrupter on the LATIN AMERICAN TRAVEL AWARDS development of behavior in three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus). Recipients of Latin American Travel Awards for 2001: Siefferman, Lynn. Plumage coloration as an honest signal of male quality in Eastern Bluebirds. Oscar Rios Cardenas Spritzer, Mark D. Scramble competition for mates Andrei Polejack among meadow voles (Microtus pennsylvanicus). Vivian Mendez Alvarez Styrsky, John Daniel. Control of migration in an Luis Mendoza-Cuenca intratropical migrant, the Yellow-Green Vireo. Earley, Ryan L. To see or not to see: does previewing a Each has received $200 US to help offset travel and future opponent affect the contest behavior of housing costs associated with attending the Corvallis green swordtail males? meeting. $500 Awards: Thanks to Patricia Schwagmeyer, who stepped in to Ginzel, Matthew David. Chemical ecology of administer this award when the extended deadline cerambycid beetles: A search for patterns. conflicted with Shelly Adamo’s less flexible maternity Safran, Rebecca Jo. The role of individual decisions in deadline. forming population-level patterns: female reproductive strategies and variation in group size ABS DIVERSITY AWARDS of barn swallows. Marshall, Vincent. Does contextual dependence of call Recipients of the ABS Diversity Awards for 2001: alternation behavior imply different functions for signal-timing in the Gray Treefrog, Hyla Paz A. Aguilar chrysoscelis? Juliana Bosi de Almeida Gillies, Cameron Scott. Land cover change and bird Vivian Mendez Alvarez movement in the tropical dry forests of Costa Rica. Marina F. Amaral McColgin, Maureen Elizabeth. Mating system of Lelena A. Avila coatis (Nasua narica): Is inbreeding avoided? Marianna Otero Cariello Gunnels, Charles W. The role of ecological constraints Kristen L. Field in predicting the reproductive strategy of S. Aki Hosoi Mischocyttarus mexicanus (Hymenoptera: Danielle N. Lee Polistes) females. Luis Mendoza-Cuenca Moscovice, Liza Rose. When West meets East: Chioma U. Ngumezi Exploring the sources of behavioral variation in Andrei Polejack chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Diana F. Perez-Staples Bridge, Eli. Is "redundant"primary molt in Caspian Amy Poopatanapong Terns a sexually selected indicator of quality? Oscar Rios Cardenas Shier, Debra M. Development of anti-predator behavior Anita Stone in the prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) as it Iris M. Velazquez applies to reintroduction strategies. The Society arranged payment of their registrations for the Corvallis meeting. Thanks to Nancy Solomon for 2 administering the award and special thanks to Zuleyma State University, for their poster "Pheromone variation Tang-Martinez, who matched member donations for a among denning populations of red-sided garter special fund drive, resulting in more than $4,500 in snakes". The judges were Michael Beecher, University donations to the Diversity fund. Consequently, we were of Washington, Mary Mendonca, Auburn University, once again able to fund all applicants and also build the Peter Narins, UCLA, Patricia Schwagmeyer, University endowment for future year awards. of Oklahoma, and Daniel Wiegmann, Bowling Green State University. 2002 MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS GENESIS AWARD FOR THE OUTSTANDING Renewal / Status forms for 2002 will be mailed to all UNDERGRADUATE active and lapsed members in early September. If you POSTER PRESENTATION 2001 prefer not to wait, you may use the Application/ Renewal form on the back of this newsletter or Congratulations to the winners of the second annual download a form from the ABS web site: Genesis Award for the most outstanding undergraduate http://www.animalbehavior.org/ABS/Members/ poster presentation at the 2001 ABS annual meeting. You can renew online at the ABS website at: There were two co-recipients of this award in Corvallis. http://www.animalbehavior.org/ABS/Members/ The winners were Patricia J. Eck, Jennifer Mayo and Jennifer H. Fewell of Arizona State University for their W.C. ALLEE poster, “Group size and task specialization in ant BEST STUDENT PAPER 2001 foundress associations,” as well as to Vincent A. Formica, Scott M. Ramsay and Elaina M. Tuttle of St. There were nine participants in the 2001 Warder Clyde Mary’s College and Indiana State University for their Allee Student Paper Session at Oregon State poster, “Spatial correlates of reproductive behavior in University. A full audience and excellent presentations the polymorphic white-throated sparrow.” on diverse topics made for a lively session. The slides were particularly impressive. The judges (Anne B. Clark, OBITUARY Ann Hedrick, Chris Evans, Warren Holmes and Rich Michael Cullen Buchholz) talked long and hard in choosing the two 1927 - 2001 allotted awardees. The Allee Award Recipient was The Unsung Hero of a Golden Age in the Development Daniel J. Mennill of Queen's University for his paper of Understanding of Animal Behaviour "Female black-capped chickadees eavesdrop on male song contests to make extra-pair mating decisions." He Mike Cullen, who
Load more

Recommended publications
  • University of Tartu Sign Systems Studies
    University of Tartu Sign Systems Studies 32 Sign Systems Studies 32.1/2 Тартуский университет Tartu Ülikool Труды по знаковым системам Töid märgisüsteemide alalt 32.1/2 University of Tartu Sign Systems Studies volume 32.1/2 Editors: Peeter Torop Mihhail Lotman Kalevi Kull M TARTU UNIVERSITY I PRESS Tartu 2004 Sign Systems Studies is an international journal of semiotics and sign processes in culture and nature Periodicity: one volume (two issues) per year Official languages: English and Russian; Estonian for abstracts Established in 1964 Address of the editorial office: Department of Semiotics, University of Tartu Tiigi St. 78, Tartu 50410, Estonia Information and subscription: http://www.ut.ee/SOSE/sss.htm Assistant editor: Silvi Salupere International editorial board: John Deely (Houston, USA) Umberto Eco (Bologna, Italy) Vyacheslav V. Ivanov (Los Angeles, USA, and Moscow, Russia) Julia Kristeva (Paris, France) Winfried Nöth (Kassel, Germany, and Sao Paulo, Brazil) Alexander Piatigorsky (London, UK) Roland Posner (Berlin, Germany) Eero Tarasti (Helsinki, Finland) t Thure von Uexküll (Freiburg, Germany) Boris Uspenskij (Napoli, Italy) Irina Avramets (Tartu, Estonia) Jelena Grigorjeva (Tartu, Estonia) Ülle Pärli (Tartu, Estonia) Anti Randviir (Tartu, Estonia) Copyright University of Tartu, 2004 ISSN 1406-4243 Tartu University Press www.tyk.ut.ee Sign Systems Studies 32.1/2, 2004 Table of contents John Deely Semiotics and Jakob von Uexkiill’s concept of um welt .......... 11 Семиотика и понятие умвельта Якоба фон Юксюолла. Резюме ...... 33 Semiootika ja Jakob von Uexkülli omailma mõiste. Kokkuvõte ............ 33 Torsten Rüting History and significance of Jakob von Uexküll and of his institute in Hamburg ......................................................... 35 Якоб фон Юкскюлл и его институт в Гамбурге: история и значение.
    [Show full text]
  • CRITICAL TERMS for ANIMAL STUDIES
    CRITICAL TERMS for ANIMAL STUDIES Edited by LORI GRUEN THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS Chicago and London Contents Introduction • Lori Gruen 1 1 Abolition • Claire Jean Kim 15 2 Activism • Jeff Sebo and Peter Singer 33 3 Anthropocentrism • Fiona Probyn- Rapsey 47 4 Behavior • Alexandra Horowitz 64 5 Biopolitics • Dinesh Joseph Wadiwel 79 6 Captivity • Lori Marino 99 7 Difference • Kari Weil 112 8 Emotion • Barbara J. King 125 9 Empathy • Lori Gruen 141 10 Ethics • Alice Crary 154 11 Extinction • Thom van Dooren 169 12 Kinship • Agustín Fuentes and Natalie Porter 182 13 Law • Kristen Stilt 197 14 Life • Eduardo Kohn 210 15 Matter • James K. Stanescu 222 16 Mind • Kristin Andrews 234 17 Pain • Victoria A. Braithwaite 251 18 Personhood • Colin Dayan 267 19 Postcolonial • Maneesha Deckha 280 20 Rationality • Christine M. Korsgaard 294 21 Representation • Robert R. McKay 307 22 Rights • Will Kymlicka and Sue Donaldson 320 23 Sanctuary • Timothy Pachirat 337 24 Sentience • Gary Varner 356 25 Sociality • Cynthia Willett and Malini Suchak 370 26 Species • Harriet Ritvo 383 27 Vegan • Annie Potts and Philip Armstrong 395 28 Vulnerability • Anat Pick 410 29 Welfare • Clare Palmer and Peter Sandøe 424 Acknowledgments 439 List of Contributors 441 Index 451 INTRODUCTION Lori Gruen Animal Studies is almost always described as a new, emerging, and growing field. A short while ago some Animal Studies scholars suggested that it “has a way to go before it can clearly see itself as an academic field” (Gorman 2012). Other scholars suggest that the “discipline” is a couple of decades old (DeMello 2012).
    [Show full text]
  • ISBE Newsletter International Society for Behavioral Ecology Supplement to Behavioral Ecology
    VOLUME 23 ISSUE 2 ISBE Newsletter International Society for Behavioral Ecology www.behavecol.com Supplement to Behavioral Ecology CONTENT Society news Book reviews Spotlight on.... Conference reviews Books for review B e h a v i o r 2 0 1 1 : A O b i t u a r y : J o h n S p i d e r B e h a v i o u r : Isobel Booksmythe, Reviewers needed! Csongor I. Gedeon, student’s perspective Hurrell Crook Flexibility & Versatility Page 4 Page 1 by Marie E. Herberstein Morgan David a n d by Constance O’Connor Renee Firman & others (Ed.) Conferences and From the newsletter Page 8 Page 9 workshops editor Page 5 Page 3 Y o u r g u i d e t o A n I n t r o d u c t i o n t o Are we a bunch of ISBE Conference conferencing in 2012 Other Society news Animal Behavior: An Weirdos? ISBE 2012 inLund, Page 18 Page 3 Integrative Approach by T h e p h e n o t y p e o f Sweden Michael J. Ryan and ISBE Online Research in Behavioral Ecologists by Page 19 photocompetition Biology Project Walter Wilczynski Ian Stewart Page 4 Page 3 Page 6 Page 11 OBITUARY John Hurrell Crook BSc, PhD, DSc (27 November 1930 to 15 July 2011) John Crook, who has died at the age of 80, was a pioneer in the 1960s in the fields known then as social ethology and socio-ecology, disciplines that flourished later as behavioral ecology.
    [Show full text]
  • Peter Marler Correspondence D-483
    http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c88k7ddv No online items Inventory of the Peter Marler Correspondence D-483 University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections 1st Floor, Shields Library, University of California 100 North West Quad Davis, CA 95616-5292 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.ucdavis.edu/archives-and-special-collections Inventory of the Peter Marler D-483 1 Correspondence D-483 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections Title: Peter Marler Correspondence Creator: Marler, Peter. Identifier/Call Number: D-483 Physical Description: 20 linear feet Date (inclusive): 1960-2008 Abstract: Correspondence relating to Professor of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior Peter Marler's research on animal communication and his involvement with professional organizations. Researchers should contact Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite. Biography Professor of Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior, University of California, Davis (1989-1994). Scope and Contents Correspondence relating to Marler's research on animal communication and his involvement with professional organizations. Access Collection is open for research. Processing Information Liz Phillips encoded this finding aid with help from student assistant Aditi Sinha. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Peter Marler correspondence, D-483, Archives and Special Collections, UC Davis Library, University of California, Davis. Publication Rights All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. Requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items.
    [Show full text]
  • ISBE Newsletter Supplement to Behavioral Ecology International Society for Behavioral Ecology
    2 0 2 0 - V O L U M E 3 2 I S S U E 1 ISBE Newsletter Supplement to Behavioral Ecology International Society for Behavioral Ecology www.behavecol.com C O N T E N T S Editorial 1 How to contribute 3 Book reviews 7 From the President 2 Conference calendar 4 AGA symposium 8 The ISBE Executive 3 Conference reviews 6 Books for review 10 Postponement of the 18th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Congress (ISBE2020) Given the COVID-19 situation, after much We recognise this may result in some inconvenience consideration the ISBE2020 Organising Committee in for those who had planned on attending and we consultation with the ISBE Executive has decided to thank you for your understanding and patience at postpone the ISBE2020 Congress scheduled for this time. Melbourne 27 September to 2 October. We had an overwhelming response to the call for Whilst a difficult decision, the ISBE’s priority is to abstracts for 2020 (>900 abstracts) and look forward support the health and safety of its attendees. to seeing that support continue towards ISBE 2022. Save the date in your diaries now! We are pleased to confirm that the 18th International Society for Behavioural Ecology Follow us on twitter: @ISBE2022 Congress will now take place in Melbourne 11-16 ISBE 2022 11 – 16 September 2022 Melbourne September 2022. Yours sincerely ISBE Organising Committee F R O M T H E N E W S L E T T E R E D I T O R So far, 2020 has turned out to be a very strange year been lifted when the time comes for their field projects indeed.
    [Show full text]
  • Cooperative Functions of Duetting Behaviour in Tropical Wrens
    University of Windsor Scholarship at UWindsor Electronic Theses and Dissertations Theses, Dissertations, and Major Papers 2013 Cooperative Functions of Duetting Behaviour in Tropical Wrens Kristin Ashley Kovach University of Windsor Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd Recommended Citation Kovach, Kristin Ashley, "Cooperative Functions of Duetting Behaviour in Tropical Wrens" (2013). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 4983. https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/4983 This online database contains the full-text of PhD dissertations and Masters’ theses of University of Windsor students from 1954 forward. These documents are made available for personal study and research purposes only, in accordance with the Canadian Copyright Act and the Creative Commons license—CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivative Works). Under this license, works must always be attributed to the copyright holder (original author), cannot be used for any commercial purposes, and may not be altered. Any other use would require the permission of the copyright holder. Students may inquire about withdrawing their dissertation and/or thesis from this database. For additional inquiries, please contact the repository administrator via email ([email protected]) or by telephone at 519-253-3000ext. 3208. COOPERATIVE FUNCTIONS OF DUETTING BEHAVIOUR IN TROPICAL WRENS By KRISTIN ASHLEY KOVACH A Thesis Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies through Biological Sciences in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science at the University of Windsor Windsor, Ontario, Canada 2013 ©2013 Kristin A. Kovach Cooperative Functions of Duetting Behaviour in Tropical Wrens by Kristin A. Kovach APPROVED BY: _________________________________ Dr. Lori Buchanan, External Reader Department of Psychology _________________________________ Dr.
    [Show full text]
  • Redalyc.Introduction (To the Issue and to Zoomusicology)
    Trans. Revista Transcultural de Música E-ISSN: 1697-0101 [email protected] Sociedad de Etnomusicología España Martinelli, Dario Introduction (to the issue and to zoomusicology) Trans. Revista Transcultural de Música, núm. 12, julio, 2008 Sociedad de Etnomusicología Barcelona, España Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=82201208 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative Introduction (to the issue and to zoomusicology) http://www.sibetrans.com/trans/trans12/art08.htm Revista Transcultural de Música Transcultural Music Review #12 (2008) ISSN:1697-0101 Introduction (to the issue and to zoomusicology) Dario Martinelli The release of this special issue of TRANS on zoomusicology marks a little historical event. Indeed, this is the very first time in musicological history that a scientific journal decides to devote an entire issue to the topic of animal music. In several cases, a few of which I had the honour to represent, zoomusicological essays have been published and discussed within wider contexts, such as conference proceedings, regular – i.e. non-thematic – issues of various journals, essay compilations, and even special – i.e. thematic – issues of journals (e.g., focusing on things like “new trends in musicology”). However, never was zoomusicology the topic, the actual focus of one particular issue. This means very much to me and, in this introduction to the issue, I shall take the liberty to 12 explain why. I became interested in zoomusicology in 1996, while in search for a topic for my master dissertation in musicology.
    [Show full text]
  • Animal Umwelten in a Changing World
    Tartu Semiotics Library 18 Tartu Tartu Semiotics Library 18 Animal umwelten in a changing world: Zoosemiotic perspectives represents a clear and concise review of zoosemiotics, present- ing theories, models and methods, and providing interesting examples of human–animal interactions. The reader is invited to explore the umwelten of animals in a successful attempt to retrieve the relationship of people with animals: a cornerstone of the past common evolutionary processes. The twelve chapters, which cover recent developments in zoosemiotics and much more, inspire the reader to think about the human condition and about ways to recover our lost contact with the animal world. Written in a clear, concise style, this collection of articles creates a wonderful bridge between Timo Maran, Morten Tønnessen, human and animal worlds. It represents a holistic approach Kristin Armstrong Oma, rich with suggestions for how to educate people to face the dynamic relationships with nature within the conceptual Laura Kiiroja, Riin Magnus, framework of the umwelt, providing stimulus and opportuni- Nelly Mäekivi, Silver Rattasepp, ties to develop new studies in zoosemiotics. Professor Almo Farina, CHANGING WORLD A IN UMWELTEN ANIMAL Paul Thibault, Kadri Tüür University of Urbino “Carlo Bo” This important book offers the first coherent gathering of perspectives on the way animals are communicating with each ANIMAL UMWELTEN other and with us as environmental change requires increasing adaptation. Produced by a young generation of zoosemiotics scholars engaged in international research programs at Tartu, IN A CHANGING this work introduces an exciting research field linking the biological sciences with the humanities. Its key premises are that all animals participate in a dynamic web of meanings WORLD: and signs in their own distinctive styles, and all animal spe- cies have distinctive cultures.
    [Show full text]
  • Ethology and the Origins of Behavioral Endocrinology
    Hormones and Behavior 47 (2005) 493–502 www.elsevier.com/locate/yhbeh Historical Review Ethology and the origins of behavioral endocrinology Peter MarlerT Section of Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, Animal Communication Lab, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA 95616, USA Received 28 September 2004; revised 30 December 2004; accepted 4 January 2005 Abstract The neurosciences embrace many disciplines, some long established, others of more recent origin. Behavioral endocrinology has only recently been fully acknowledged as a branch of neuroscience, distinctive for the determination of some of its exponents to remain integrative in the face of the many pressures towards reductionism that so dominate modern biology. One of its most characteristic features is a commitment to research at the whole-animal level on the physiological basis of complex behaviors, with a particular but by no means exclusive focus on reproductive behavior in all its aspects. The search for rigorously defined principles of behavioral organization that apply across species and the hormonal and neural mechanisms that sustain them underlies much of the research. Their aims are much like those put forth in the classical ethology of Lorenz and Tinbergen, one of the roots from which behavioral endocrinology has sprung. But there are others that can be traced back a century or more. Antecedents can be found in the work of such pioneers as Jakob von Uexkqll, Jacques Loeb, Herbert Spencer Jennings, and particularly Charles Otis Whitman who launched a tradition that culminated in the classical contributions of Robert Hinde and Daniel Lehrman. William C. Young was another pioneer. His studies revolutionized thinking about the physiological mechanisms by which hormones influence behavior.
    [Show full text]
  • Introduction: an Evolutionary History of Biosemiotics
    Chapter 1 Introduction: An Evolutionary History of Biosemiotics Donald Favareau Abstract1 The present chapter is intended to provide an introductory overview to the history of biosemiotics, contextualizing that history within and against the larger currents of philosophical and scientific thinking from which it has emerged. Accordingly, to explain the origins of this most 21st century endeavour requires effectively tracing – at least to the level of a thumbnail sketch – how the “sign” con- cept appeared, was lost, and now must be painstakingly rediscovered and refined in science. In the course of recounting this history, this chapter also introduces much of the conceptual theory underlying the project of biosemiotics, and is therefore intended to serve also as a kind of primer to the readings that appear in the rest of the volume. With this purpose in mind, the chapter consists of the successive examination of: (1) the history of the sign concept in pre-modernist science, (2) the history of the sign concept in modernist science, and (3) the biosemiotic attempt to develop a more useful sign concept for contemporary science. The newcomer to biosemiotics is encouraged to read through this chapter (though lengthy and of necessity still incomplete) before proceeding to the rest of the volume. For only by doing so will the disparate selections appearing herein reveal their common unity of purpose, and only within this larger historical context can the contemporary attempt to develop a naturalistic understanding of sign relations be properly evaluated and understood. 1 Pages 1–20 of this chapter originally appeared as The Biosemiotic Turn, Part I in the journal Biosemiotics (Favareau 2008).
    [Show full text]
  • ISBE Newsletter International Society for Behavioral Ecology Supplement to Behavioral Ecology
    VOLUME 24 ISSUE 1 ISBE Newsletter International Society for Behavioral Ecology www.behavecol.com Supplement to Behavioral Ecology CONTENT Society news ISBE photo- Book reviews Spotlight on.... Books for review competition ISBE conference Principles of Animal Branislav Igic, Stephen Reviewers needed! 2012 winners 2012 Communication (2nd Heap, Anne Wignall, Page 9 Page 1 Page 2 ed) by Bradbury & and Ki-Baek Nam Vehrencamp From the newsletter Page 10 editor Page 6 Conferences and Page 3 workshops Book reviews Conference reviews Other Society news Your guide to Interspecific Competition Honeybee Democracy 8th European Page 3 conferencing in 2012 in Birds by Dhondt by Seeley Ornithological Union Upcoming ISBE Congress Page 4 Page 8 Page 14 Election Page 11 Page 3 ISBE 2012 ISBE 2012 Lund, Sweden The preparations for the 14th Behavioral Ecology Congress are proceeding according to plans. The abstract submission closed 15 March when we had around 750 submissions. We are very pleased that the Hamilton lecture will be given by John Krebs who was instrumental in the establishment of the ISBE and the journal Behavioral Ecology. We are also very proud of the list of plenary speakers; Anna Qvarnström from Uppsala University, Lars Chittka from Queen Mary University, London, Rüdiger Wehner, Zurich University, Craig Packer, University of Minnesota, Rosemary Gillespie, University of California at Berkeley, and, Cynthia Moss, University of Maryland. You can read more about the plenary speakers at: www.isbe2012lund.org/plenary- speakers. The day after the congress there will be six post-conference symposia, all independently organized with a number of specially invited speakers. The titles of these are 1.
    [Show full text]
  • Species Specific Provisions for Amphibians Background
    Restricted Strasbourg, 27 August 2004 GT 123 (2004) 14 WORKING PARTY FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE FOURTH MULTILATERAL CONSULTATION OF PARTIES TO THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF VERTEBRATE ANIMALS USED FOR EXPERIMENTAL AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES (ETS 123) 8th Meeting of the Working Party Strasbourg, 22-24 September 2004 ___________ Species specific provisions for Amphibians Background information for the proposals presented by the Group of Experts on Amphibians and Reptiles PART B _____ This document will not be distributed at the meeting. Please bring this copy. Ce document ne sera plus distribué en réunion. Prière de vous munir de cet exemplaire. 2 Background information On the species-specific proposals for amphibians Presented by the Expert Group on Amphibians and Reptiles Jörg-Peter Ewert 1 (Coordinator), John E. Cooper 2, Tom Langton 3, Gilbert Matz 4, Kathryn Reilly 5, Helen Schwantje 6 ___________________ 1Department of Neurobiology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, D-34109 Kassel, Germany, Email: [email protected], [email protected] 2Wildlife Health Services, PO Box 153, Wellingborough NN8 2ZA, UK, Email: [email protected] [Present address: Prof. John E. Cooper, DTVM, FRCPath, FIBiol, FRCVS ; School of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago; Email: [email protected] ] 3Triton House, Bramfield, Halesworth, Suffolk 1P19 9AE, UK, Email: [email protected] 4Laboratoire de Biologie Animale, Université d'Angers, 2 Bd Lavoisier, F-49045 Angers Cedex 01, France 5Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd, Terling Park, Eastwick Road, Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR, UK, Email: [email protected] 6Canadian Council on Animal Care Constitution Square, Tower II, 315-350 Albert Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 1B1, Canada, Email: [email protected] 3 C o n t e n t s Preamble Amphibians 1.
    [Show full text]