American Society of Naturalists

Featured Photographs

“Natural selection on anti-helminth antibodies in a wild mammal population” (Photo: Alexandra M. Sparks)

“Rising temperatures, molting phenology and epizootic shell disease in the American lobster” (Photo: John Swenarton)

“Metabolic theory and the temperature size rule explain the temperature dependence of population carrying capacity” (Photo: Joey Bernhardt)

“Early-life stress strengthens trait covariance: a plastic response that results in reduced flexibility” (Image by Loren Merrill)

Special Announcements

Call for Nominations for ASN President, Vice President, & Treasurer

Posted on Oct 23, 2018

Elections will be held in 2019. Nominations are due by December 1, 2018

Letter to Secretary Azar on the Scientific Understanding of Sex and Gender

Posted on Oct 31, 2018

As scientists, the Joint Societies write to express our concerns about the attempt by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to claim that there is a biological basis to defining gender as a strictly binary trait (male/female) determined by genitalia at birth.

Nominations for the 2019 Sewall Wright Award, Due January 15

Posted on Oct 23, 2018

The Sewall Wright Award is given annually and honors a senior but active investigator who is making fundamental contributions to the Society's goals in promoting the conceptual unification of the natural biological sciences. Nominations due January 15.

Nominations for the 2019 Edward O. Wilson Naturalist Award, Due January 15

Posted on Oct 24, 2018

The Edward O. Wilson Naturalist Award is given to an active investigator in mid-career who has made significant contributions to the knowledge of a particular ecosystem or group of organisms. Nominations are due January 15, 2019.

Applications invited for the 2019 ASN Jasper Loftus-Hills Young Investigator’s Awards

Posted on Nov 5, 2018

Nominations/Applications for the 2019 Young Investigator Award are due January 15, 2019

Applications for the 2019 ASN Student Research Awards, due January 31

Posted on Oct 24, 2018

The ASN Student Research Awards support research by student members that advances the goals of the society: the conceptual unification of ecology, evolution, and behavior. Each award consists of a $2,000 check to the candidate. Deadline for submission of all materials is January 31, 2019. See rest of announcement for details.