SICB Virtual Annual Meeting 2021
January 3 - February 28, 2021

Online Schedule

NOTE: January 2nd presentation times can be ignored. All contributed talks and posters are available on-demand throughout the duration of the conference, through the end of February. To provide visual clarity for the calendar of presentations on Pathable's virtual platform, we had to list events as January 2. Thus, all contributed talks and posters will be made available online to conference attendees on January 2, and live events will begin as scheduled on January 3rd.

All times below refer to Eastern Standard Time (EST) in the USA; this time zone is 5 hours behind Coordinated Universal Time (UTC–05:00).

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Sessions at a Glance		Search for Presentations
Symposia and Special Sessions PREZ Sun Jan 3 12:00-12:30 President's Opening Address Chair(s): Jake Socha PLEN Sun Jan 3 12:30-13:30 Opening Plenary Chair(s): Jake Socha BSP-1 Sun Jan 3 14:00-16:00 DAB Best Student Presentation: Marlene Zuk Award Chair(s): Kendra Sewall BSP-2 Sun Jan 3 16:30-20:00 DCB Best Student Presentation: Mimi A.R. Koehl and Steven Wainwright Award; Gans Award Address Chair(s): Stacey Combes BSP-3 Sun Jan 3 14:00-16:00 DCE Best Student Presentation: Aubrey Gorbman Award Chair(s): Kathleen Hunt BSP-4 Sun Jan 3 14:00-16:00 DEDB Best Student Presentation Chair(s): Deirdre Lyons BSP-5 Sun Jan 3 16:30-18:30 DEDE Best Student Presentation Chair(s): Laura Zimmerman BSP-6 Sun Jan 3 14:00-16:00 DEE Best Student Presentation: Huey Award Chair(s): Christine Miller BSP-7 Sun Jan 3 16:30-19:15 DIZ Best Student Presentation: Mary Rice Award Chair(s): Kenneth Halanych BSP-8 Sun Jan 3 16:30-19:15 DNNSB Best Student Presentation Chair(s): Mike Baltzley BSP-9 Sun Jan 3 14:00-15:15 DOB Best Student Presentation: Rising Star in Organismal Botany Award Chair(s): Chris Martine BSP-10 Sun Jan 3 16:30-18:15 DPCB Best Student Presentation: Wake Award Chair(s): David Blackburn BSP-11 Sun Jan 3 14:00-16:00 DVM Best Student Presentation: D. Dwight Davis Award Chair(s): Patricia Hernandez S1 Mon Jan 4 10:15-19:00 Blinded By the Light: Effects of Light Pollution Across Diverse Natural Systems Chair(s): Meredith Kernbach S2 Mon Jan 4 10:15-18:30 Genomic Perspectives in Comparative Physiology of Mollusks: Integration Across Disciplines Chair(s): Omera Matoo S3 Mon Jan 4 10:15-19:00 Physical Mechanisms of Behavior Chair(s): Patrick Green BART Mon Jan 4 12:30-13:30 George A. Bartholomew Award Lecture Chair(s): Ken Welch S4 Tue Jan 5 10:30-17:30 Biology Beyond the Classroom: Experiential Learning Through Authentic Research, Design, and Community Engagement Chair(s): Ali Hansen S5 Tue Jan 5 10:15-19:30 An Evolutionary Tail: Evo-Devo, Structure, and Function of Post-Anal Appendages Chair(s): Janneke Schwaner S6 Tue Jan 5 10:15-19:30 Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Animal Communication Chair(s): Kim Hoke MOORE Tue Jan 5 12:30-13:30 Moore Lecture Chair(s): Lisa Whitenack S7 Wed Jan 6 10:15-19:00 The Integrative Biology of Pigment Organelles Chair(s): Florent Figon S8 Wed Jan 6 10:15-17:30 The Biology of Sticky: Adhesive Silk, Fiber, and Glue Biomaterials Across Eukaryota Chair(s): Mercedes Burns S9 Wed Jan 6 10:15-19:00 Sending and Receiving Signals: Endocrine Modulation of Social Communication Chair(s): Karen Maruska BERN Wed Jan 6 12:30-13:30 Bern Award Lecture Chair(s): Kathleen Hunt S10 Thu Jan 7 10:15-19:00 Metachronal Coordination of Multiple Appendages for Swimming and Pumping Chair(s): Margaret Byron S11 Thu Jan 7 10:15-19:00 Biology’s Best Friend: Bridging Disciplinary Gaps to Advance Canine Science Chair(s): Caleb Bryce S12 Thu Jan 7 10:15-19:00 Manakin Genomics: Comparative Studies of Evolution And Behavior an a Unique Clade of Birds Chair(s): Ignacio Moore Contributed Talk Presentations 1 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S1: Blinded by the Light: Effects of Light Pollution Across Diverse Natural Systems Chair(s): Valentina Alaasam 2 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S2: Genomic Perspectives in Comparative Physiology of Mollusks: Integration Across Disciplines Chair(s): Maurine Neiman 3 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S3: Physical Mechanisms of Behavior (Foraging) Chair(s): Alejo Rico-Guevara 4 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S3: Physical Mechanisms of Behavior (Locomotion) Chair(s): Alejo Rico-Guevara 5 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S3: Physical Mechanisms of Behavior (Sociality) Chair(s): Patrick Green 6 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S4: Biology Beyond the Classroom: Experiential Learning Through Authentic Research, Design, and Community Engagement Chair(s): Patrice Connors 7 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S5: An Evolutionary Tail: Evo-devo, Structure, and Function of Post-anal Appendages Chair(s): Janneke Schwaner 8 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S6: Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Animal Communication Chair(s): Jessleen Kanwal 9 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S7: The Integrative Biology of Pigment Organelles Chair(s): Florent Figon 10 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S8: The Biology of Sticky: Adhesive Silk, Fiber, and Glue Biomaterials Across Eukaryota Chair(s): Sarah Stellwagen 11 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S9: Sending and Receiving Signals: Endocrine Modulation of Social Communication Chair(s): Julie Butler 12 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S10: Metachronal Coordination of Multiple Appendages for Swimming and Pumping I Chair(s): Margaret Byron 13 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S10: Metachronal Coordination of Multiple Appendages for Swimming and Pumping II Chair(s): Margaret Byron 14 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S11: Biology’s Best Friend: Bridging Disciplinary Gaps to Advance Canine Science I Chair(s): Heather Smith 15 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S11: Biology’s Best Friend: Bridging Disciplinary Gaps to Advance Canine Science II Chair(s): Alexandra Protopopova 16 Sat Jan 2 Complementary to S12: Manakin Genomics: Comparative Studies of Evolution and Behavior in a Unique Clade of Birds Chair(s): Blake Jones 17 Sat Jan 2 Adaptation Chair(s): Justin Havird 18 Sat Jan 2 Aggregations & Migrations Chair(s): Valentina Di Santo 19 Sat Jan 2 Animal Communication Chair(s): Fernanda Duque 20 Sat Jan 2 Anthropogenic and Urban influence on Behavior I Chair(s): Sara Lipshutz 21 Sat Jan 2 Anthropogenic and Urban influence on Behavior II Chair(s): Sydney Hope 22 Sat Jan 2 Biological Materials: (Ultra)Structure & Function I Chair(s): Molly Gabler-Smith 23 Sat Jan 2 Biological Materials: (Ultra)Structure & Function II Chair(s): Dara Orbach 24 Sat Jan 2 Biomimetics & Robotics Chair(s): Robert Brocklehurst 25 Sat Jan 2 Bone Structure: Ecology & Phylogeny Chair(s): Emily Lessner 26 Sat Jan 2 Cellular and Molecular Physiology Chair(s): Wendy Hood 27 Sat Jan 2 Climate Change and Species Interactions Chair(s): Dillon Monroe 28 Sat Jan 2 Community Ecology and Biodiversity Chair(s): Douglas Fudge 29 Sat Jan 2 Comparative Genomics Chair(s): Aida Verdes 30 Sat Jan 2 Comparative, Environmental & Behavioral Endocrinology Chair(s): Carolyn Bauer 31 Sat Jan 2 Conservation Biology Chair(s): Melissa Bernhard 32 Sat Jan 2 Coral Reef Biology Chair(s): Marie Strader 33 Sat Jan 2 Coral Reefs and Climate Change Chair(s): Colleen Bove 34 Sat Jan 2 Determinants of Metabolic Rate Chair(s): Bernard Rees 35 Sat Jan 2 Development of Behavior Chair(s): Robert Fitak 36 Sat Jan 2 Disparity and Diversification Chair(s): Samantha Price 37 Sat Jan 2 Eco-Evo-Devo & Life-History Transitions Chair(s): Jessica Goodheart 38 Sat Jan 2 Ecomorphology I Chair(s): Tristan Stayton 39 Sat Jan 2 Ecomorphology II Chair(s): Kate Riordan 40 Sat Jan 2 Ecomorphology III Chair(s): Jenny Gumm 41 Sat Jan 2 Education Chair(s): Aaron Olsen 42 Sat Jan 2 Endocrine Stress I Chair(s): Jenny Ouyang 43 Sat Jan 2 Endocrine Stress II Chair(s): Jennifer Grindstaff 44 Sat Jan 2 Endocrinology: Reproduction, Growth & Development Chair(s): Stephen Ferguson 45 Sat Jan 2 Energetics Chair(s): David Swanson 46 Sat Jan 2 Environmental Effects on Physiology Chair(s): Nicholas Teets 47 Sat Jan 2 Evo-Devo: Deep Homology Chair(s): Nicole Webster 48 Fri Feb 26 12:00-14:30 Evolution and Biogeography of Islands: A Session in Honor of Dr. Vicki Funk Chair(s): Chris Martine 49 Sat Jan 2 Evolution of Behavior Chair(s): Dale Stevens 50 Sat Jan 2 Evolutionary Developmental Genetics Chair(s): Andrew Thompson 51 Sat Jan 2 Evolutionary Ecology Chair(s): Sarah Davies 52 Sat Jan 2 Evolutionary Morphology Chair(s): David Grossnickle 53 Sat Jan 2 Evolutionary Physiology Chair(s): Anusha Shankar 54 Sat Jan 2 Fish Feeding I Chair(s): Katrina Whitlow 55 Sat Jan 2 Fish Feeding II Chair(s): Todd Clardy 56 Sat Jan 2 Flight Dynamics & Mechanics Chair(s): Yang Ding 57 Sat Jan 2 Foraging Behavior and Predator/Prey Chair(s): Kate Otter 58 Sat Jan 2 Foraging Behavior Chair(s): Kathryn Feller 59 Sat Jan 2 Global Change and Population Ecology Chair(s): Emily Roberts 60 Sat Jan 2 Gut Microbiomes Chair(s): Tosha Kelly 61 Sun Feb 28 10:15-15:30 Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. George Gilchrist: Evology, Evolution, and Physiology Chair(s): Martha Muñoz 62 Sat Jan 2 Hosts, parasites & pathogens: ecology and evolution Chair(s): Dana Hawley 63 Sat Jan 2 Immune-based Trade-offs Chair(s): Eve Robinson 64 Sat Jan 2 Immunity Chair(s): Vania Regina de Assis 65 Sat Jan 2 Impact of Climate Change on Physiology Chair(s): Helen Chmura 66 Sat Jan 2 Insect Wing Structure-Function Chair(s): Nick Burnett 67 Sat Jan 2 Larval Ecology Chair(s): Jonathan Allen 68 Sat Jan 2 Life History and Mating Systems Chair(s): David Delaney 69 Sat Jan 2 Life in Moving Fluids I Chair(s): Kakani Katija 70 Sat Jan 2 Life in Moving Fluids II Chair(s): Karakas 71 Sat Jan 2 Limb Biomechanics Chair(s): Andrew George 72 Sat Jan 2 Locomotion: Body Stiffness & Posture Chair(s): Robert Cieri 73 Sat Jan 2 Locomotion: Challenges & Obstacles Chair(s): Chen Li 74 Sat Jan 2 Locomotion: Climbing & Complex Terrain Chair(s): Hosain Bagheri 75 Sat Jan 2 Locomotion: Gaits & Gait Changes Chair(s): SLD Toussaint 76 Sat Jan 2 Microbiomes: More Than Guts Chair(s): Emily Rivest 77 Sat Jan 2 Molecular Evolution Chair(s): Aide Macias-Muñoz 78 Sat Jan 2 Movement, Migration and Dispersal Behaviors I Chair(s): Ben Vernasco 79 Sat Jan 2 Movement, Migration and Dispersal Behaviors II Chair(s): Ben Vernasco 80 Sat Jan 2 Muscle-Tendon Structure-Function Chair(s): Brooke Christensen 81 Sat Jan 2 Neuroanatomy and Neurobiology Chair(s): Emily Peele 82 Sat Jan 2 Neuroethology Chair(s): Andrew Gordus 83 Sat Jan 2 Osmoregulation Chair(s): Michelle Monette 84 Sat Jan 2 Parental Care Chair(s): Ivana Schoepf 85 Sat Jan 2 Phenotypic Plasticity Chair(s): Kate Augustine 86 Sat Jan 2 Photosynthesis, Respiration, and Ventilation Chair(s): Jon Harrison 87 Sat Jan 2 Phylogenetics Chair(s): Jesus Ballesteros 88 Sat Jan 2 Physiology of Immunity and Reproduction Chair(s): Charles "Matt" Watson 89 Sat Jan 2 Plasticity, Epigenetics, Stress, and Novelty Chair(s): Eric Gangloff 90 Sat Jan 2 Pollution and Ecotoxicology Chair(s): Michael Bertram 91 Sat Jan 2 Population Genetics and Phylogeography Chair(s): Misha Matz 92 Sat Jan 2 Reproduction Chair(s): Jamie Cornelius 93 Sat Jan 2 Sensory Biology and Neuroethology Chair(s): Amanda Franklin 94 Sat Jan 2 Sensory Biology I Chair(s): Alexandra Kingston 95 Sat Jan 2 Sensory Biology II Chair(s): Elias Lunsford 96 Sat Jan 2 Sensory Ecology Chair(s): Mark Hauber 97 Sat Jan 2 Sensory Structure-Function Chair(s): Kathryn Stanchak 98 Sat Jan 2 Skull & Jaw Functional Morphology & Evolution Chair(s): Kelsey Stilson 99 Sat Jan 2 Social Behavior I Chair(s): Erica Westerman 100 Sat Jan 2 Social Behavior II Chair(s): David Murphy 101 Sat Jan 2 Species Distributions in the Anthropocene Chair(s): Natalie Hamilton 102 Sat Jan 2 Spines & Sutures Chair(s): AL Camp 103 Sat Jan 2 Structure-Function of Habitat Transitions Chair(s): H Dutel 104 Sat Jan 2 Suckling, Swallowing & Chewing Chair(s): Francois Gould 105 Sat Jan 2 Swimming: Maneuvering & Stability Chair(s): Freddie Ortiz 106 Sat Jan 2 Symbiosis and Immunity Chair(s): Hanny Rivera 107 Sat Jan 2 Temperature and Metabolism Chair(s): Andrea Rummel 108 Sat Jan 2 Thermobiology Chair(s): Melissa May 109 Sat Jan 2 Thermoregulation Chair(s): Danielle Levesque 110 Sat Jan 2 (Un)Correlated Evolution Chair(s): Leigha Lynch 111 Sat Jan 2 Vertebrate Evo-Devo Chair(s): Matt Rockman Contributed Poster Presentations P1 Sat Jan 2 P: DCE Best Student Paper: Lynn Riddiford Award Chair(s): Kathleen Hunt P2 Sat Jan 2 P: DEE Best Student Paper: Huey Award Chair(s): Cameron Ghalambor, Christine Miller P3 Sat Jan 2 P: DNNSB Best Student Paper Chair(s): Michael Baltzley P4 Sat Jan 2 P: DVM Best Student Paper: Karel F. Liem Award Chair(s): Rick Blob P5 Sat Jan 2 P: Adaptation: Physiology, Morphology and Behavior Chair(s): Frances Bonier P6 Sun Jan 3 P: Animal Communication Chair(s): Tina Barbasch P7 Sat Jan 2 P: Biomaterials, Adhesion, Sensing, and Internal Flows Chair(s): Lindsay Waldrop P8 Sat Jan 2 P: Character Evolution and Development Chair(s): Mackenzie Gerringer P9 Sat Jan 2 P: Comparative Genomics and Proteomics Chair(s): Robery Haney P10 Sat Jan 2 P: Comparative Morphology Chair(s): Kelly Diamond P11 Sat Jan 2 P: Complementary to S5: An Evolutionary Tail: Evo-devo, Structure, and Function of Post-anal Appendages Chair(s): Janneke Schwaner P12 Sat Jan 2 P: Dental and Cranial Biomechanics Chair(s): Stacy Farina P13 Sat Jan 2 P: Development and Evolution Chair(s): Kathy Gillen P14 Sat Jan 2 P: Education Chair(s): Tyson Hedrick P15 Sat Jan 2 P: Endocrinology 1 Chair(s): Tessa Solomon-Lane P16 Sat Jan 2 P: Endocrinology 2 Chair(s): Brian Walker P17 Sat Jan 2 P: Evolutionary Developmental Genetics Chair(s): Karen Crawford P18 Sat Jan 2 P: Evolutionary Ecology Chair(s): Nick Barts P19 Sat Jan 2 P: Evolutionary Morphology Chair(s): Anthony Lapsanky P20 Sat Jan 2 P: Evolutionary Physiology Chair(s): James Harper P21 Sat Jan 2 P: Feeding Biomechanics Chair(s): Jonathan Cowart P22 Sat Jan 2 P: Foraging Behavior Chair(s): Amanda Puitiza P23 Sat Jan 2 P: Global Climate Change and Land-Use Change Chair(s): Isaac VanDiest P24 Sat Jan 2 P: Hosts, Pathogens, and Parasites Chair(s): Joshua Benoit P25 Sat Jan 2 P: Hot and Cold Chair(s): Michael Finkler P26 Sat Jan 2 P: Human Impacts on Behavior Chair(s): Jake Lasala P27 Sat Jan 2 P: Immunity and Immune-based Trade-offs Chair(s): Carla Madelaire P28 Sat Jan 2 P: Macroevolution, Cladistics and Phylogenetics Chair(s): Sally Chang P29 Sat Jan 2 P: Metabolism and Physiology I Chair(s): Guy Charmantier P30 Sat Jan 2 P: Metabolism and Physiology II Chair(s): Jane Khudyakov P31 Sat Jan 2 P: Microbiome Chair(s): Ken Field P32 Sat Jan 2 P: Movement, Migration and Dispersal Chair(s): Clint Collins P33 Sat Jan 2 P: Musculoskeletal Biomechanics and Robotics Chair(s): Jeradi Shirine P34 Sat Jan 2 P: Neurobiology and Sensory Biology Chair(s): James Newcomb P35 Sat Jan 2 P: Parental and Reproductive Biology Chair(s): Cheyenne Tait P36 Sat Jan 2 P: Sensory Biology Chair(s): James Murray P37 Sat Jan 2 P: Social Behavior Chair(s): Matthew Lefauve P38 Sat Jan 2 P: Species Diversity and Distribution Chair(s): Luciana Gusmao P39 Sat Jan 2 P: Species Interactions Chair(s): Bob Thacker P40 Sat Jan 2 P: Swimming and Flying Chair(s): Christoffer Johansson P41 Sat Jan 2 P: Terrestrial Locomotion Chair(s): Armita Manafzadeh		Enter search terms for one or more fields: Author(s): Title/Abstract/Keywords: Affiliation: NOTE: Session Chairs are listed on the session page. 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