American Society of Naturalists

Featured Photographs

“Larger genomes linked to slower development and loss of late-developing traits” (Photo: Luis Coloma)

“Combined effects of natural enemies and competition for resources on a forest defoliator: a theoretical and empirical analysis” (Photo: Molly Gallagher)

“Trophic position of consumers and size structure of food webs across aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems” (Photo credit: Andy Murray, https://www.chaosofdelight.org/)

“Patch size as a niche dimension: aquatic insects behaviorally partition enemy-free space across gradients of patch size” (Photo: Matthew R. Pintar)

Special Announcements

Nominations for the Sewall Wright Award

Posted on October 20, 2019

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 for the 2020 Award are due December 15, 2019

Call for Nominations for ASN President and Vice President

Posted on October 18, 2019

Nominations are due January 15, 2020

Nominations for the Joint Council IDEA Award

Posted on October 17, 2019

American Society of Naturalists, the Society for the Study of Evolution, and the Society of Systematic Biologists are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 1st annual ASN/SSE/SSB Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Award.

Nominations are due January 15.

Applications for the 2020 ASN Jasper Loftus-Hills Young Investigator’s Awards

Posted on October 17, 2019

Nominations/Applications for the 2020 Young Investigator Award are due January 15, 2020

Nominations for the Edward O. Wilson Naturalist Award

Posted on October 15, 2019

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 for the 2020 award are due January 15

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Forthcoming Papers

“Maladapted prey subsidize predators and facilitate range expansion”

Posted on June 11, 2019

Mark C. Urban, Alice Scarpa, Justin M. J. Travis, and Greta Bocedi (Special Feature on Maladaptation)

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Announcements

Applications for the 2020 ASN Student Research Awards, due January 31

Posted on November 13, 2019

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, 2020. See rest of announcement for details.