American Society of Naturalists

Featured Photographs

“Temperature-dependent competitive outcomes between the fruit flies Drosophila santomea and D. yakuba” (Photo: A. A. Comeault)

“Frugivory specialization in birds and fruit chemistry structure mutualistic networks across the Neotropics” (Photo: Mathias Pires)

“Infection status as the basis for habitat choices in a wild amphibian” (Photo: Jessica Ulysses Grant, www.jessicaulyssesgrant.com)

“Coping with danger and deception: lessons from signal detection theory” (Photo © Øistein Haugsten Holen)

Special Announcements

Applications for the 2022 Jasper Loftus-Hills Young Investigator Awards

Posted on January 14, 2022

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Nominations/Applications for the 2022 Young Investigator Award are due January 31, 2022

Nominations for the Edward O. Wilson Naturalist Award

Posted on January 13, 2022

DEADLINE EXTENDED! 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 2022 award are due January 31, 2022

Nominations for the Sewall Wright Award

Posted on January 13, 2022

DEADLINE EXTENDED! 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 2022 Award are due January 31, 2022

Edward O. Wilson (1929–2021)

Posted on January 11, 2022 by ASN

The ASN mourns the passing of Edward O. Wilson

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

Posted on October 27, 2021

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

Nominations are due January 15.

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Forthcoming Papers

“The evolution of egg trading in simultaneous hermaphrodites”

Posted on November 8, 2019

Jorge Peña, Georg Nöldeke, and Oscar Puebla (March 2020)

Researchers study the evolutionary dynamics of egg trading in simultaneous hermaphrodites by means of a mathematical model

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Announcements

ASN Diversity Committee Call for Members

Posted on December 3, 2021 by ASN Diversity Committee

The ASN Diversity Committee seeks to add 2-4 new members. Applicants should apply by Dec 10. Terms start January 2022.

For more information about the ASN Diversity Committee, see https://www.amnat.org/about/governance/Diversity.html

Applications for the 2022 Student Research Awards

Posted on October 27, 2021

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 1.