The annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) is here! From January 3-7 biologists will convene in Austin, Texas to share the latest and greatest from a broad range of research areas. Urban evolution talks have a strong showing at the meeting this year, and we would like to hear about all of the urban talks and posters if possible so that those of us not attending the meeting can follow along.
But we can’t do it without your help. We’re looking for new contributors who will be attending the meeting to be our eyes and ears and report back. If you are attending the meeting and are interested in becoming a contributor to the blog, please email Kristin and she will provide you with the details you need. Here’s our list of what look like great talks on urban organisms. Let us know if we missed any!
| Day | Time | Room | Title | Authors |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | 8:00 – 8:15 AM | 402-403 | Creating Interdisciplinary Conservation Tools: A Case Study on Vaccinating Urban Wildlife | Shriver, C.; Scott, D.; Palakurthy, I.; Hansen, G.; Place, S.; Hu, D.; Schulz, A.K. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | 8:15 – 8:30 AM | 402-403 | Effects of roadway disturbances on Side-blotched lizard (Uta stansburiana) behavior and morphology | Sermersheim, L.; Thompson, R.; Lewis, E.; French, S. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | 8:15 – 8:30 AM | 301-302 | Costs of pesticide tolerance influence the effect of habitat structure on amphibian disease outcomes | Campbell, M.; Tuthill, B.; Gutierrez, I.V.; Milusich, E.; Hua, J. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | 8:30 – 8:45 AM | 301-302 | Consequences of Anthropogenic Fire Suppresion for Lizard Immunity | Adams, D.; Deutsch, M.; Neuman-Lee, L.; Gifford, M. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | 11:00 – 11:15 AM | 203-204 | Nighttime light exposure decreases blood glucose levels independent of the adrenocortical response | Pham, K.; Choi, M.; Wada, H. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | 10:30 – 10:45 AM | 201-202 | The effects of urbanization on male-male vocal interactions and mate choice | Smit, J.; Cronin, A.; Thijssen, V.; Halfwerk, W. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | 10:45 – 11:00 AM | 201-202 | Sound perception in a field cricket (Acanthogryllus asiaticus) and the effect of traffic noise | Krishnan, J.P.; Jain, M.; Singh, R. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | 11:00 – 11:15 AM | 201-202 | Red Drum calling behavior interactions with vessel noise at Panama City beach, FL, USA | Price, B.; Cox, T.E.; Boyle, K.; Kirkland, A.; Brunetti, D. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | 1:30 – 1:45 PM | Lonestar H | Nutrient or pollutant? Disentangling the effects of nitrogen on urbanized corals in a changing ocean | Fleming, C.; Rotjan, R.; McAlister, J.; Beery, G.; Motter, I.; Heiger-Bernays, W. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | Poster | P1 – 007 | Biodiversity of Insects in Southern Appalachian Burial Grounds Along an Urbanization Continuum | Koger, J.; Foltz, S.; Lau, J. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | Poster | P1 – 040 | Masking or Distraction? how anthropogenic noise reduces songbird responses to predator threats | Krishna, A.; Chou, T.; Foessesca, M.; Desai, A.; Gail, M. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | Poster | P1 – 048 | Traffic noise informs early development in two species of tadpoles | Flanagan, M.; Gabor, C. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | Poster | P1 – 117 | The relationship between corticosterone and triglycerides across contexts in the common wall lizard | Amer, A.; Gangloff, E.; Reichard, D.; Schill, A.; Mcqueen, W. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | Poster | P1 – 123 | The effect of urbanization on the temperature dynamics of lizards: an experimental approach | Page, N.; Gunderson, A. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | Poster | P1 – 129 | Role of urbanization on life history traits, cognition, physiology, and morphology of Gambusia | Aspbury, A.; Gabor, C.; Levings, S. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | Poster | P1 – 136 | Urbanization and haemosporidian infection in overwintering sparrow communities | Verrett, T.; Dyer, K.; Becker, D. |
| Wed., Jan. 4 | Poster | P1 – 212 | Let’s include the ladies: Do morphology-performance relationships vary between sexes in lizards? | Head, A.; Livingston, E.; Perry, C.; Vaughn, P.; Gangloff, E. |
| Thurs., Jan. 5 | 9:00 – 9:15 AM | Lonestar F | Human-provided food and heterogeneity in aggression in urbanized flocks of American white ibis | Weil, J.; Wilson, C.; Hall, R. |
| Thurs., Jan. 5 | 10:15 – 10:30 AM | Brazos | Theodolite tracking bottlenose dolphin movement and behavior in a busy Texas ship channel | Mills, E.; Orbach, D.; Piwetz, S. |
| Thurs., Jan. 5 | 2:30 – 2:45 PM | 303-304 | Lead exposure is associated with significant detriments in urban lizards | Blanchette, A.; Finkkelstein, M.; Karubian, J.; Gunderson, A. |
| Thurs., Jan. 5 | 2:00 – 2:15 PM | Lonestar A | Anthropogenic effects of wildlife-feeding on the physiological health of Bahamian Rock Iguanas | Lewis, E.; Webb, A.; Hudson, S.; Kapheim, K.; Knapp, C.; Iverson, J.; French, S. |
| Thurs., Jan. 5 | 2:15 – 2:30 PM | Lonestar A | Effects of urbanization and brood parasites on avian telomere length across sexes and age classes | Lane, S.; Vernasco, B.; Fossett, T.; VanDiest, I.; Watts, H.; Sewall, K. |
| Thurs., Jan. 5 | Poster | P2 – 095 | Frequency of the use of garbage in nest construction by cavity-nesting bird species and correlations | Cox, B.; Foltz, S. |
| Thurs., Jan. 5 | Poster | P2 – 112 | The effects of nighttime light exposure on avian bacterial killing ability and gut microbiota | Choi, M.; Pham, K.; Choi, W.; Wada, H. |
| Thurs., Jan. 5 | Poster | P2 – 113 | a test of physiological trade-offs in response to artificial light at night in passerine nestlings | Ferguson, S.; Fimreite, M.; Williams, H.; Danka, E. |
| Thurs., Jan. 5 | Poster | P2 – 196 | Changes in circadian rhythm activity of moths subjected in simulated light pollution | Crego, V.M.; Sondhi, Y.; Barredo, E.; Jo, N.; Francisco, E.; Theobald, J. |
| Fri., Jan 6 | 9:15 – 9:30 AM | 402-403 | Commonalities in the response of North American salamander skin microbiota to wildfires and roads | Gomez, O.H.; Mulla, L.; Wuerthner, V.; Hua, J. |
| Fri., Jan 6 | 11:15 – 11:30 AM | 402-403 | Does the urban bird get the worm? Supplemental food effects on hormones and morphology | Heppner, J.; Ouyang, J. |
| Fri., Jan 6 | 11:30 – 11:45 AM | 402-403 | Urbanization, heavy metal pollution, and fitness in house sparrows | Ouyang, J.; Heppner, J.; White, J. |
| Fri., Jan 6 | 10:30 – 10:45 AM | 201-202 | Coastal invertebrate larvae vary in their responses to artificial light at night | Charpentier, C.; Barnes, D.; Gidzinski, S.L.; Fuchs, H. |
| Fri., Jan 6 | 1:30 – 1:45 PM | Lonestar H | Exposure to high levels of artifical light at night decreases wild moth locomotion | Sondhi, Y.; Theobald, J.; Singh, R.P. |
| Fri., Jan 6 | 2:00 – 2:15 PM | Lonestar H | Illuminating the effects of artificial light at night on vocal phenology in the cavity-nesting guild | Friedrich, A.; Miles, D. |
| Fri., Jan 6 | 2:15 – 2:30 PM | Lonestar H | Habituation to Artificial Light at Night in Zebra Finches | Alaasam, V.; Ouyang, J. |
| Fri., Jan 6 | Poster | P3 – 031 | Shade Coverage and Mosquito Abundance Across Neighborhoods of Different Socioeconomic Status | Reyes, O.H., Guerra, D.; de Valdez, M.W. |
| Fri., Jan 6 | Poster | P3 – 070 | Variation across butterfly species in tolerance to heavy metal pollution | Darst, A.; Kemmerling, L.; Snell-Rood, E. |
| Fri., Jan 6 | Poster | P3 – 100 | Genomic impacts of population reduction and biological invasion on the common wall lizard | Bode, E.; Park, S.; Gibbs, H.; Petren, K.; Gangloff, E.; Mason, A. |
| Fri., Jan 6 | Poster | P3 – 193 | The Anthropogenic Effect of Pigeon Guillemot Nesting Behaviors with a Focus on Provisioning | Molina, C. |
| Fri., Jan 6 | Poster | P3 – 241 | Damming evidence for morphological consequences of artificial barriers in riverine steelhead trout |
Galvez, J. |
| Sat., Jan 7 | 9:30 – 9:45 AM | Lonestar B | Nesting near noise and light-filled nights: The fitness consequences of combined sensory pollutants | Phillips, J.; Jones, T.; Francis, C. |
| Sat., Jan 7 | 9:45 – 10:00 AM | Lonestar B | How does sensory pollution and urban vegetation affect avian diversity and nesting success? | Llamas, A.; Jones, T.; Phillips, J. |
| Sat., Jan 7 | 10:00 – 10:15 AM | Lonestar B | How Similar are Urban and Rural Arthropod Communities? | VanDiest, I.; Lane, S.; Jones, K.; Fossett, T.; Sewall, K. |
| Sat., Jan 7 | 10:15 – 10:30 AM | Lonestar B | Effects of urbanization on early life stages and potential for local adaptation | Cronin, A.; Smit, J.; Halfwerk, W.; Ellers, J. |
| Sat., Jan 7 | 10:30 – 10:45 AM | Lonestar B | Defining Whimbrel migration staging sites on the US Gulf Coast | Wolfe, S.; Kneidel, A.; Cimprich, P.; Winn, B.; Schulte, S.; Brown, S.; Clay, R. |
| Sat., Jan 7 | 10:45 – 11:00 AM | Lonestar B | Genome-wide parallelism underlies urban morphological adaptation | Winchell, K.; Campbell-Staton, S.; Losos, J.; Revell, L.; Verrelli, B.; Geneva, A. |
| Sat., Jan 7 | 2:00 – 2:15 PM | Lonestar F | Effects of anthropogenic noise on cognition and growth in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata) | Anderson, R.; Daria, C.; Slevin, M. |
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Olivia is a graduate student in Kristin's lab at NYU. She studies the impacts of urbanization on the diet and gut microbiome of birds!
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