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Secretary's Report, 2022 : American Society of Naturalists.

Secretary's Report, 2022 : American Society of Naturalists.

Who are we now? A demographic assessment of three evolution societies.

Scientific societies have the potential to catalyze support for communities that have been historically excluded from science. Many of these societies have formed committees to propose and administer initiatives to promote the career and well-being of their members, with a special emphasis on racial and ethnic minorities. Yet, these societies are rarely armed with data to inform their proposals. Three of the evolution societies (American Society of Naturalists, "ASN"; Society of Systematic Biologists, "SSB"; Society for the Study of Evolution, "SSE") have also formed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committees in the last few years. As a first step in determining the needs of the societies, these committees collected data on the demographic characteristics of the societies' constituents by surveying the attendants of the Evolution 2019 meeting. Here, we report the proportions for different demographic groups in attendance at the meeting and compare these proportions to the demographics of recipients of Ph.D. degrees either in evolutionary biology or in the broader life sciences, as well as population demographics of the USA. Our results indicate that historically excluded groups are still underrepresented across US-based evolutionary biology professional societies. We explore whether demographic composition differs at different professional stages and find that representation for women and LGBTQ+ members decreases as the career stage progresses. We also find some evidence for heterogeneity across societies in terms of racial composition. Finally, we discuss the caveats and limitations of our procedures. Our results will serve to inform future efforts to collect demographic data at the society levels, which should in turn be used to design and implement evidence-based initiatives for inclusion and equity. This report should be a starting point for systematic efforts to characterize the ever-changing representation in evolutionary biology and to work toward the inclusion of all groups.

Secretary's Report, 2020 : American Society of Naturalists.

Secretary's Report, 2020 : American Society of Naturalists.

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New PhytologistVolume 212, Issue 3 p. 793-793 CorrigendumFree Access Corrigendum This article corrects the following: Partner choice through concealed floral sugar rewards evolved with the specialization of ant–plant mutualisms Guillaume Chomicki, Yannick M. Staedler, Jürg Schönenberger, Susanne S. Renner, Volume 211Issue 4New Phytologist pages: 1358-1370 First Published online: May 9, 2016 First published: 06 September 2016 https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.14187 Author for correspondence: Guillaume Chomicki Tel: +49 89 17861 285 Email: guillaume.chomicki@gmail.com AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Since its publication, the authors of Chomicki et al. (2016) have drawn to our attention that there is an omission in the Acknowledgements section. Martin Lehmann who performed the GC-MS analyses at the metabolomic service of the University of Munich should have been acknowledged. The correct Acknowledgements section is shown below. We apologize to our readers for this mistake. Acknowledgements We thank Jeremy Aroles for help with fieldwork and for proof-reading of the manuscript, Alivereti Naikatini and Marika Tui-wawa (University of South Pacific, Suva) with whom all collections were made, Benoît Chomicki for help with the editing of Movie S1, Evans Economo for help with ant identification, Andreas Wistuba for cultivated Hydnophytinae samples, Martin Lehmann who performed the GC-MS analyses at the metabolomic service of the University of Munich, Martin Heil and three anonymous reviewers for their comments on the manuscript, and the German Research Foundation (RE 603/20), the Society of Systematic Biologists and the American Association of Plant Taxonomy for funding. Reference Chomicki G, Staedler YM, Schönenberger J, Renner SS. 2016. Partner choice through concealed floral sugar rewards evolved with the specialization of ant–plant mutualisms. New Phytologist 211: 1358– 1370. Volume212, Issue3November 2016Pages 793-793 ReferencesRelatedInformation

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Two Decades of Molecular Ecology: where are we and where are we heading?

The twentieth anniversary of the journal Molecular Ecology was celebrated with a symposium on the current state and the future directions of the field. The event, organized by Tim Vines and Loren Rieseberg, took place on the opening day of the First Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology organized by the American Society of Naturalists (ASN), the Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution (CSEE), the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB), the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) and the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) in Ottawa (Canada) from 6–10 July 2012. The get together of these five societies created a truly international and exciting “Evolution conference” and the ideal framework for the Molecular Ecology symposium. Its thirteen talks were grouped into the five different subject areas of the journal: Speciation and Hybridization; Landscape Genetics, Phylogeography and Conservation; Ecological Genomics and Molecular Adaptation; Kinship, Parentage and Behaviour; Ecological Interactions. Each session was followed by a panel discussion on the future direction of the subfield. That more than 300 colleagues registered for this special symposium illustrates the broad interest in, and appreciation of, molecular ecology – both the field and the journal.

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Next article FreeAnnouncementsPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreEditorial Board ChangesThis month, Dr. Donald L. DeAngelis is stepping down as Editor of the American Naturalist. Don has a long and distinguished history of service on the editorial board. He joined the board as an Associate Editor in 1998 and accepted the role of Editor in 2005. In these positions, Don has handled over 1,000 manuscripts. He has done so with tremendous insight, thoroughness, care, and grace. His colleagues consider him to be the exemplar of an editor. We thank him for his exceptional service and wish him the best with his newfound free time.In replacing Don, we would like to welcome Dr. Judith L. Bronstein to the role of Editor. Judie has served the journal as an Associate Editor since 2004 and served on the Executive Committee of the American Society of Naturalists as Secretary and Past Secretary from 2004 through 2009.2010 Annual Meetings of the American Society of NaturalistsThe Department of Biology at Portland State University will be hosting the joint annual meetings of the American Society of Naturalists, the Society for the Study of Evolution, and the Society of Systematic Biologists at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon, June 25–29, 2010. Information is available at the Web site at http://www.evolutionsociety.org/SSE2010/. Next article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 175, Number 2February 2010 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/650641 PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

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Next article FreeAnnouncementsPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreEditorial Board ChangesThe American Society of Naturalists is pleased to announce a new editorial team for The American Naturalist. Mark A. McPeek will be the Editor‐in‐Chief as of January 2009, with Editors Donald L. DeAngelis and Ruth G. Shaw. Craig W. Benkman will serve as Natural History Editor, overseeing the Natural History Miscellany.2009 Annual Meetings of the American Society of NaturalistsThe 2009 joint meetings of the Society for the Study of Evolution, the Society of Systematic Biologists, and the American Society of Naturalists will be held at the University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, June 13–17, 2009. Next article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 172, Number 5November 2008 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/593944 Views: 120Total views on this site PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

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Next article FreeAnnouncementsPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMore2007 Annual Meetings of the American Society of NaturalistsThe 2007 joint meetings of the Society for the Study of Evolution, the Society of Systematic Biologists, and the American Society of Naturalists will be held in Christchurch, New Zealand, June 16–20. For more information, see the website at http://www.evolution2007.com/.Applications for the Young Investigators' PrizesThe Young Investigators' Prizes recognize outstanding and promising work by investigators who received their doctorates in the three years preceding the application deadline or who are in their final year of graduate school. The prizes include presentation of a research paper at the annual meeting of the American Society of Naturalists, along with an award of $500, a travel allowance of $700, and a supplement of $500 in case of international travel. The prize committee requests applications for the 2007 prizes from anyone supporting the objectives of the Society. Suggested names and addresses of people who should be encouraged to apply are also welcome. Applications consist of no more than three pages (excluding tables, figures, and references) that summarize the applicant's work, no more than four appropriate reprints, a curriculum vitae, and two letters from individuals familiar with the applicant's work. Four copies of the application materials should be sent by January 31, 2007, to Prize Committee, c/o Dr. Mark D. Bertness, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (e‐mail: [email protected]).Nominations for the Edward O. Wilson Naturalist AwardIn recognition of the lifetime of outstanding contributions of Professor E. O. Wilson in the areas of ecology and evolutionary biology, this award was established in the year of Professor Wilson's retirement from Harvard University. The E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award is given to an active investigator in midcareer who has made significant contributions to the knowledge of a particular ecosystem or group of organisms. Individuals whose research and writing illuminate principles of evolutionary biology and an enhanced aesthetic appreciation of natural history will merit special consideration. The award will consist of an especially appropriate work of art and a prize of $2,000, presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Naturalists. For the 2007 E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award, three copies of the nomination packet, each of which must include a letter of nomination, curriculum vitae including a publication list, and three key publications, should be sent by March 1, 2007, to the Award Committee, c/o Dr. Nicholas J. Gotelli, Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Marsh Life Science Building, Burlington, Vermont 05405‐2914 (e‐mail: [email protected]).Natural History MiscellanyThe American Naturalist is pleased to announce the revival of the “Natural History Miscellany.” The short observations of behavior and ecology that first appeared in the section—what often is referred to as “natural history”—were a mainstay of the journal for many decades. Natural History Miscellany submissions should be short contributions, preferably note length, that not only enlighten our understanding of the natural history of a species in important ways, but also have significance beyond the biology of the species involved by their relevance to important conceptual issues or understanding of the dimensions of biological diversity. Authors are encouraged to take advantage of the recently lowered cost of color printing and the capabilities of online publication to illustrate manuscripts with online photographs, sound files, videos, and other electronic media. Next article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 168, Number 5November 2006 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/509904 Views: 126 PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

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Next article FreeAnnouncementsPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreApplications for the Young Investigators' PrizesThe Young Investigators' Prizes recognize outstanding and promising work by investigators who received their doctorates in the three years preceding the application deadline or who are in their final year of graduate school. The prizes include presentation of a research paper at the annual meeting of the American Society of Naturalists and a $1000 honorarium. The prize committee requests applications for the 2007 prizes from anyone supporting the objectives of the Society. Suggested names and addresses of people who should be encouraged to apply are also welcome. Applications consist of no more than three pages (excluding tables, figures, and references) that summarize the applicant's work, no more than four appropriate reprints, a curriculum vitae, and two letters from individuals familiar with the applicant's work. Four copies of the application materials should be sent by January 31, 2007, to Prize Committee, c/o Dr. Mark D. Bertness, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (e‐mail: [email protected]).Nominations for the Edward O. Wilson Naturalist AwardIn recognition of the lifetime of outstanding contributions of Professor E. O. Wilson in the areas of ecology and evolutionary biology, this award was established in the year of Professor Wilson's retirement from Harvard University. The E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award is given to an active investigator in midcareer who has made significant contributions to the knowledge of a particular ecosystem or group of organisms. Individuals whose research and writing illuminate principles of evolutionary biology and an enhanced aesthetic appreciation of natural history will merit special consideration. The award will consist of an especially appropriate work of art and a prize of $2,000, presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Naturalists. For the 2007 E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award, three copies of the nomination packet, each of which must include a letter of nomination, curriculum vitae including a publication list, and three key publications, should be sent by March 1, 2007, to the Award Committee, c/o Dr. Nicholas J. Gotelli, Department of Biology, University of Vermont, Marsh Life Science Building, Burlington, Vermont 05405‐2914 (e‐mail: [email protected]).2007 Annual Meetings of the American Society of NaturalistsThe 2007 joint meetings of the Society for the Study of Evolution, the Society of Systematic Biologists, and the American Society of Naturalists will be held in Christchurch, New Zealand, June 16–21. For more information, see the website at http://www.evolution2007.com/.Natural History MiscellanyThe American Naturalist is pleased to announce the revival of the “Natural History Miscellany.” The short observations of behavior and ecology that first appeared in the section—what often is referred to as “natural history”—were a mainstay of the journal for many decades. Natural History Miscellany submissions should be short contributions, preferably note length, that not only enlighten our understanding of the natural history of a species in important ways, but also have significance beyond the biology of the species involved by their relevance to important conceptual issues or understanding of the dimensions of biological diversity. Authors are encouraged to take advantage of the recently lowered cost of color printing ($350 a page for American Society of Naturalists members, $400 a page for nonmembers) and the capabilities of online publication to illustrate manuscripts with online photographs, sound files, videos, and other electronic media. Next article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 168, Number 4October 2006 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/508786 PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

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Next article FreeAnnouncementsPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMoreEditorial Board ChangesThe American Naturalist is pleased to announce that Monica A. Geber has agreed to serve as an editor with Jonathan B. Losos, Donald L. DeAngelis, and Michael C. Whitlock and that Henry M. Wilbur has agreed to serve as Natural History Editor, overseeing the Natural History Miscellany notes.2006 Annual Meeting of the American Society of NaturalistsThe annual meetings of the American Society of Naturalists (ASN) will be held jointly with the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) and the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, June 23–27, 2006. More information is available at http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/sse2006/.Natural History MiscellanyThe American Naturalist is pleased to announce the revival of the “Natural History Miscellany,” which appeared in the journal from 1867 to 1872. The short observations of behavior and ecology that first appeared there—what often is referred to as “natural history”—were a mainstay of the journal for many decades. Natural History Miscellany submissions should be short contributions, preferably note length (approximately eight printed pages), that not only enlighten our understanding of the natural history of a species in important ways, but also have significance beyond the biology of the species involved by their relevance to important conceptual issues or understanding of the dimensions of biological diversity. Authors are encouraged to take advantage of the recently lowered cost of color printing ($350 a page for American Society of Naturalists members, $400 a page for nonmembers) and the capabilities of online publication to illustrate manuscripts with online photographs, sound files, videos, and other electronic media. Next article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 167, Number 5May 2006 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/504119 Views: 31 PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

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Next article FreeAnnouncementsFull TextPDF Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMore2006 Annual Meeting of the American Society of NaturalistsThe annual meetings of the American Society of Naturalists (ASN) will be held jointly with the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) and the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, June 23–27, 2006. More information is available at http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/sse2006/.Natural History MiscellanyThe American Naturalist is pleased to announce the revival of the “Natural History Miscellany,” which appeared in the journal from 1867 to 1872. The short observations of behavior and ecology that first appeared there—what often is referred to as “natural history”—were a mainstay of the journal for many decades. Natural History Miscellany submissions should be short contributions, preferably note length (approximately eight printed pages), that not only enlighten our understanding of the natural history of a species in important ways, but also have significance beyond the biology of the species involved by their relevance to important conceptual issues or understanding of the dimensions of biological diversity. Authors are encouraged to take advantage of the recently lowered cost of color printing ($350 a page for American Society of Naturalists members, $400 a page for nonmembers) and the capabilities of online publication to illustrate manuscripts with online photographs, sound files, videos, and other electronic media.SynthesesIn keeping with its mission to support “the conceptual unification of the biological sciences,” the American Naturalist invites submission of a new type of article, the synthesis. Syntheses will analyze and synthesize recent findings in the biological sciences that are of interest to the readership of the journal. These articles should review recent work, but more important, these articles should present a new and synthetic perspective of those results.Before writing the synthesis, potential authors should contact the editors via the journal office with a proposal for the article, including a detailed outline and a statement of the novel goals and perspective of the article. Authors of successful proposals will be invited to submit their syntheses through the Web Peer Review system, which will then go through the same process as other submissions to the journal, with normal peer review. Syntheses should be at most the length of a normal article in the journal, and they should be accessible for a broad academic audience.2006 Annual Meeting of the American Society of MammalogistsThe 86th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) will be held June 17–21, 2006, at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts. In addition to contributed oral and poster presentations covering all aspects of mammalian biology, this year's program will feature two symposia. “Large‐scale marine ecosystem change and the conservation of marine mammals” will be convened by Drs. Tom O'Shea and Dan Odell. “The Northern flying squirrel: a biological portrait of a forest specialist in post‐European North America” will be convened by Dr. Winston Smith. Special addresses will be offered by the recipients of the Joseph Grinnell (Dr. Mark Hafner) and C. Hart Merriam (Dr. Kay Holekamp) awards, as well as by student honorees. Also included are the usual ASM socials, ideal for professional interaction. Nonmembers who are interested in attending the meetings and/or presenting papers should request materials from the chairpersons of the Local Program Committee, Drs. Virginia Hayssen ([email protected]) and Betsy Dumont ([email protected]). For additional information, please visit the meeting website at http://asm06.org/. For more information about the ASM, please visit the web site at http://www.mammalsociety.org. Next article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 167, Number 4April 2006 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/504118 Views: 76 Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

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Next article FreeAnnouncementsFull TextPDF Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMore2006 Annual Meeting of the American Society of NaturalistsThe annual meetings of the American Society of Naturalists (ASN) will be held jointly with the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) and the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, June 23–27, 2006. More information is available at http://life.bio.sunysb.edu/ee/sse2006/.Natural History MiscellanyThe American Naturalist is pleased to announce the revival of the “Natural History Miscellany,” which appeared in the journal from 1867 to 1872. The short observations of behavior and ecology that first appeared there—what often is referred to as “natural history”—were a mainstay of the journal for many decades. Natural History Miscellany submissions should be short contributions, preferably note length (approximately eight printed pages), that not only enlighten our understanding of the natural history of a species in important ways, but also have significance beyond the biology of the species involved by their relevance to important conceptual issues or understanding of the dimensions of biological diversity. Authors are encouraged to take advantage of the recently lowered cost of color printing ($350 a page for American Society of Naturalists members, $400 a page for nonmembers) and the capabilities of online publication to illustrate manuscripts with online photographs, sound files, videos, and other electronic media.SynthesesIn keeping with its mission to support “the conceptual unification of the biological sciences,” the American Naturalist invites submission of a new type of article, the synthesis. Syntheses will analyze and synthesize recent findings in the biological sciences that are of interest to the readership of the journal. These articles should review recent work, but more important, these articles should present a new and synthetic perspective of those results.Before writing the synthesis, potential authors should contact the editors via the journal office with a proposal for the article, including a detailed outline and a statement of the novel goals and perspective of the article. Authors of successful proposals will be invited to submit their syntheses through the Web Peer Review system, which will then go through the same process as other submissions to the journal, with normal peer review. Syntheses should be at most the length of a normal article in the journal, and they should be accessible for a broad academic audience.2006 Annual Meeting of the American Society of MammalogistsThe 86th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) will be held June 17–21, 2006, at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts. In addition to contributed oral and poster presentations covering all aspects of mammalian biology, this year's program will feature two symposia. “Large‐scale marine ecosystem change and the conservation of marine mammals” will be convened by Drs. Tom O'Shea and Dan Odell. “The Northern flying squirrel: a biological portrait of a forest specialist in post‐European North America” will be convened by Dr. Winston Smith. Special addresses will be offered by the recipients of the Joseph Grinnell (Dr. Mark Hafner) and C. Hart Merriam (Dr. Kay Holekamp) awards, as well as by student honorees. Also included are the usual ASM socials, ideal for professional interaction. Nonmembers who are interested in attending the meetings and/or presenting papers should request materials from the chairpersons of the Local Program Committee, Drs. Virginia Hayssen ([email protected]) and Betsy Dumont ([email protected]). For additional information, please visit the meeting website at http://asm06.org/. For more information about the ASM, please visit the web site at http://www.mammalsociety.org. Next article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 167, Number 3March 2006 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/499321 Views: 57 Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

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Next article FreeAnnouncementsPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMore2006 Annual Meetings of the American Society of NaturalistsThe annual meetings of the American Society of Naturalists will be held jointly with the Society for the Study of Evolution and the Society of Systematic Biologists at Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, June 23–27, 2006.Applications for the Young Investigators' PrizesThe Young Investigators' Prizes recognize outstanding and promising work by investigators who received their doctorates in the three years preceding the application deadline or who are in their final year of graduate school. The prizes include presentation of a research paper at the annual meeting of the American Society of Naturalists, reimbursement for travel to the annual meeting, and a $500 honorarium. The prize committee requests applications for the 2006 prizes from anyone supporting the objectives of the Society. Suggested names and addresses of people who should be encouraged to apply are also welcome. Applications consist of no more than three pages (excluding tables, figures, and references) that summarize the applicant's work, no more than four appropriate reprints, a curriculum vitae, and two letters from individuals familiar with the applicant's work. Four copies of the application materials should be sent by January 31, 2006, to Prize Committee, c/o Dr. Tia‐Lynn R. Ashman, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260 (e‐mail: [email protected]).Nominations for the Edward O. Wilson Naturalist AwardIn recognition of the lifetime of outstanding contributions of Professor E. O. Wilson in the areas of ecology and evolutionary biology, this award was established in the year of Professor Wilson's retirement from Harvard University. The E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award is given to an active investigator in midcareer who has made significant contributions to the knowledge of a particular ecosystem or group of organisms. Individuals whose research and writing illuminate principles of evolutionary biology and an enhanced aesthetic appreciation of natural history will merit special consideration. The award will consist of an especially appropriate work of art and a prize of $2,000, presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Naturalists. For the 2006 E. O. Wilson Naturalist Award, three copies of the nomination packet, each of which must include a letter of nomination, curriculum vitae including a publication list, and three key publications, should be sent by March 1, 2006, to the Award Committee, c/o Douglas W Schemske, Michigan State University, Department of Plant Biology, 166 Plant Biology Building, East Lansing, Michigan 48824‐1312 (e‐mail: [email protected]).SynthesesIn keeping with its mission to support “the conceptual unification of the biological sciences,” the American Naturalist invites submission of “syntheses.” Syntheses will analyze and synthesize recent findings in the biological sciences that are of interest to the broad readership of the journal. These articles should review recent work, but more important, they should present new and synthetic perspectives of those results. Before writing the synthesis, potential authors should contact the editors via the journal office with a proposal for the article, including a detailed outline and a statement of the novel goals and perspective of the article. Authors of successful proposals will be invited to submit their syntheses, which will then go through the same peer review process as other submissions to the journal. Next article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 166, Number 5November 2005 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/498074 PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

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Next article FreeAnnouncementsPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmailQR Code SectionsMore2005 Annual Meeting of the American Society of NaturalistsThe annual meetings of the American Society of Naturalists (ASN) will be held jointly with the Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) and the Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB) at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, June 10–15, 2005. More information is available at http://www.evolution05.uaf.edu/.Second Annual Science and Engineering Visualization ChallengeTo recognize and to encourage visualization in the communication of science, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the journal Science, published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, are cosponsoring the second annual Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. This international contest is designed to recognize outstanding achievements by scientists, engineers, visualization specialists, and artists in the use of visual media to promote understanding of research results and scientific phenomena. The winners (one for each category) will be published in a special section of the September 23, 2005, issue of the journal Science and Science Online. The NSF will publish the winners on its website as well. Awards categories are photographs/still images (film or digital photographs and photomicrographs, as well as images obtained from electron microscopes, STMs, AFMs, telescopes, and similar instruments), illustrations (traditional or computer‐assisted illustrations or drawings produced to conceptualize the unseen, recreate an object, process or phenomenon), informational/explanatory graphics (graphics that are more explanatory by nature and rely heavily on data to convey a message), interactive media (movies or animations), and noninteractive media (movies or animations that play automatically) produced or commissioned by illustrators, scientists, or engineers—individually or in teams—January 1, 2003, through December 31, 2004. Entry deadline is May 31, 2005. For more information, visit the website at http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/events/sevc/.2005 Annual Meeting of the American Society of MammalogistsThe 85th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) will be held June 5–19, 2005, at Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri. In addition to contributed oral and poster presentations covering all aspects of mammalian biology, this year's program will feature “Adaptive Evolution in Mammalian Populations,” a symposium convened by Drs. Hopi Hoekstra and Jay Storz and “Careers in Mammalogy,” a workshop led by Drs. Deidre Parish and Greg Wilson. Special addresses will be offered by the recipients of the Joseph Grinnell (Norman A. Slade) and C. Hart Merriam (O. J. Reichman) awards, as well as by student honorees. Our capstone speaker will be announced at a later date. Also included are the usual ASM socials, ideal for professional interaction. Nonmembers who are interested in attending the meetings and/or presenting papers should request materials from the chairman of the Local Program Committee, Tom Tomasi, Department of Biology, Southwest Missouri State University ([email protected]). For additional information, please visit the meeting website at http://www.asm.smsu.edu. For more information about the ASM, please visit our website at http://www.mammalsociety.org. Next article DetailsFiguresReferencesCited by The American Naturalist Volume 165, Number 3March 2005 Published for The American Society of Naturalists Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/429118 Views: 134Total views on this site PDF download Crossref reports no articles citing this article.

Untangling Coevolutionary History

Organisms in nature exist in complex environments where they interact with a diversity of other species. Just as interactions between species are fundamental to ecological studies, they also are integral to understanding many macroevolutionary patterns of diversification. Chief among these are the coevolutionary patterns apparent between closely interacting groups, such as hosts and parasites, or mutualists. A variety of historical processes play a role in the diversification of interacting taxa. These processes occur on a variety of scales, ranging from the intracellular to the community level, and across a diverse array of taxa, ranging from viruses to vertebrates. Recent phylogenetic studies reveal that the phylogenies of interacting taxa are often very similar, sometimes identical. This similarity is most often generated by repeated instances of cospeciation, the simultaneous speciation of interacting taxa. Alternatively, a number of processes can reduce the congruence between phylogenies of closely interacting taxa. These processes include switching, duplication, sorting events, and failure of one lineage to speciate in response to speciation in the other lineage. Recent cophylogenetic studies have revealed a diversity of patterns, ranging from complete congruence to no significant similarity between phylogenies of interacting taxa (Page, 2003). Coevolutionary biologists can help provide explanations for this diversity by integrating cophylogenetic studies with knowledge of the ecological and physiological mechanisms underlying species interactions. Research on coevolution often merges ecology, systematics, population genetics, physiology, and molecular biology. At the 2002 joint Society of Systematic Biologists (SSB)/Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) annual meeting we had an opportunity to bring together coevolutionary biologists working on a diverse array of taxa. These workers have summarized their presentations in this issue of Systematic Biology. We are grateful to the SSB for providing support for the symposium and its publication. Our goal has been to inspire comparisons across studies to understand the processes responsible for different patterns of coevolutionary history. As background for this compilation of empirical studies, we review here the processes believed to be important in coevolutionary history (see also Page and Charleston, 1998; Page, 2003). For ease of description, we use hosts and parasites to illustrate these processes, but any pair of interacting taxa could be used. We provide specific examples from a single host-parasite system consisting of pigeons and doves (Aves: Columbiformes) and their parasitic lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera). The first process, cospeciation, is the simultaneous speciation of hosts and parasites. Repeated instances of cospeciation generally increase the congruence between host and parasite phylogenies; cospeciation is usually inferred directly from such congruence. For tightly interacting organisms, some workers consider cospeciation to be a null model of sorts, because forces isolating host populations also tend to isolate their parasite populations. An example of cospeciation can be seen in body lice (Physconelloides) found on New World doves (Fig. 1). One of the processes that reduces the congruence between host and parasite phylogenies is host switching. Incomplete host switching is simply an expansion of a parasite's host range, such as when a parasite colonizes an additional species of host (Fig. 2). Incomplete host switching reduces the parasite's level of host specificity; where a parasite species once occurred on a single host species, it now occurs on two host species. Host switching can be completed either by extinction of the parasite on the original host, speciation between the parasite populations on the new host and those on the original host, or both. Incomplete host switching has occurred in body lice (Physconelloides) of small New World ground doves (Fig. 2). Sorting events are another group of factors that, in combination with other processes, can reduce the similarity between host and parasite phylogenies. Sorting can involve extinction, in which a parasite lineage is lost from a host lineage, or the boat, in which a parasite lineage is missing from a host lineage during founder event speciation. An apparent sorting event has occurred in the wing lice (Columbicola) of the New Zealand pigeon (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae). Wing lice have never been found on New Zealand pigeons despite intensive sampling (Paterson et al., 1999; Clayton, unpubl. data), whereas the closest relatives of the New Zealand pigeon do have wing lice (Adams, 2002). Yet another factor that can reduce phylogenetic congruence is duplication, which occurs when a parasite lineage speciates in the absence of host speciation. Duplication can occur via sympatric speciation of parasites or via allopatric speciation of parasite populations across the geographic range of a host. Although there are few examples of recent duplication events in lice (Johnson and Clayton, 2003), a duplication event seems to have occurred in the body lice of the Band-tailed