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Featured Photographs

“Can sensory drive explain the evolution of visual signal diversity in terrestrial species? A test with Anolis lizards” (Photo: Manuel Leal)

“Long-term resilience of primary sex ratios in a species with temperature-dependent sex determination after decades of climate warming” (Photo: Jessica Alice Leivesley)

“Multituberculate mammals show evidence of a life history strategy similar to that of placentals, not marsupials” (Artwork: Andrey Atuchin)

“Predicting and measuring decision rules for social recognition in a Neotropical frog” (Photo: Johana Goyes Vallejos)

Special Announcements

Nominations for the Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Award

Posted on January 19, 2023

The ASN, SSE, and SSB are pleased to announce the call for nominations for the annual Inclusiveness, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Award.

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Nominations are due February 10.

Nominations for the Distinguished Naturalist Award

Posted on December 22, 2022

The ASN Distinguished 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 2023 award are due January 31, 2023

Applications for the 2023 ASN Early Career Investigator Award

Posted on November 30, 2022

Nominations/Applications for the 2023 Young Investigator Award are due January 30, 2023

Nominations for the ASN Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Conceptual Unification of the Biological Sciences

Posted on November 8, 2022

The Conceptual Unification 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 2022 Award are due January 31, 2023

Nominations for Honorary Lifetime Membership in the American Society of Naturalists

Posted on August 3, 2022 by ASN

Send in nominations by April 1. Please include a short paragraph on why.

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Applications for the 2023 Student Research Awards

Posted on December 22, 2022

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. Applications are due February 15.