Get to know IOB co author
Babita Sharma's other work
scholar.google.com/citations?us...
& read
#Freshwater #Fish #Biodiversity Changes Before and After the #Indrapuri Dam Construction in the Bihar Region
Khatoon, Sharma et al
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
#science #biology
Career Opportunity:
PhD Project – Seeing the Invisible: Ultrasound Imaging of Metabolism in Living Animals at Imperial College London with Prof Kevin Murphy.
Deadline 20 April 2026
ICB - The #evolution of same-sex sexual #behavior: Using old theory to answer new questions Brian A Lerch https://lerchta.wixsite.com/lerch-eco-evo https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icag015 The evolution of mating preferences and the consequences of the resulting sexual selection are intensively studied topics in #evolutionary #biology. Nevertheless, until relatively recently, the evolution of perhaps the most fundamental of all mating preferences, the preference for mating with opposite-sex individuals, has received little attention. In the past two decades, however, there has been an explosion of literature on the evolution and expression of same-sex sexual behavior (SSB) in non-human #animals. Here, I show that literature on SSB has strong connections to many insights from classic theory on mate choice. I argue that explicitly integrating this “old theory” on mate choice proves tremendously informative for understanding the evolution of SSB. To do so, I review what is known about the expression and evolution of SSB. I begin by explaining why selection may favor imperfect sex discrimination (i.e., the failure to accurately assess the sex of potential mating partners), how imperfect sex discrimination manifests in SSB empirically, and the origin of sex discrimination. I then review experimental studies on how varying social conditions such as density and sex ratio influence the plastic expression of SSB. Next, I turn to evidence for adaptive SSB, wherein the act of engaging in sexual behavior with same-sex conspecifics carries fitness benefits. I conclude by arguing that connecting results on SSB to “classic” work on mating preferences leads to a deeper understanding of how SSB evolves.
ICB -
The #evolution of same-sex sexual #behavior: Using old theory to answer new questions
Brian A Lerch
see more about Brian
lerchta.wixsite.com/lerch-eco-evo
& read
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
#biology #science
https://integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/carly-anne-york-bravely-following-her-curiosity-a-book-review/
SICB's April lunch zoom is coming up with @biologycarly.bsky.social !
carlyanneyork.wixsite.com/website
on April 6th 12 noon est join us by emailing sicbmedia@sicb.org
to receive a link
Carly will be interviewed by #scientist & #writer @rchoover.bsky.social of
www.kassandraford.com/people
ICB #Student Awardee paper spotlight:
Early developmental exposure to sodium perchlorate disrupts #thyroid, liver, and testicular development in #mice
by Kyle Bouten et al
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
#biology #PhD #academia #science #hormone #mammals
Sex and the repeated origins of sexes are key sources of biological diversity, contributing to enormous variation in how organisms reproduce. Yet our conception of sex/es is disproportionately shaped by animal models. We need broader comparative approaches and collaborations across organismal silos to develop more general, inclusive frameworks. This symposium convenes researchers working on protists, plants, fungi, animals, and theoretical models to engage with the complexities of sex and reproduction, aiming to distinguish shared principles from taxonomic idiosyncrasies, highlight fundamental differences and open questions, and generate new frameworks for understanding sex in biology. By fostering integrative dialogue across disciplines and taxa, we hope to advance a more inclusive and accurate understanding of reproductive diversity across the tree of life.
Going to #SICB?
attend s4
www.xcdsystem.com/sicb/program...
Sex across origins: Questioning animal-centric assumptions & developing integrative frameworks
Organized by
M. Aramati Casper,
aramaticasper.weebly.com
Jay J. Falk
jayjinsing.github.io
Karen M. Warkentin,
sites.bu.edu/warkentinlab/
Have you seen these
@sicb-spdac.bsky.social
sticker awardee winners artwork?
Congrats
Eliyah Stern
Hanna Chow &
@botanicalbecks.bsky.social
& Ryan Fisk
Go to SPDAC's booth in Portland at SICB to get a sticker!
Fig. 1 Example of wing mounting of Molossops temminckii used for the specimens studied. Landmarks and semilandmarks are shown with dots. References: landmarks, ● semilandmarks. propatagium (pro), plagiopatagium (pla), dactylopatagium minus (dmi), dactylopatagium major (dma), dactylopatagium medius (dme), and uropatagium (uro). For landmarks definitions see Table 1
IOB
"We characterize the wing shape and size of a molossid #bat assemblage of six species from the humid Chaco region of northeastern Argentina..."
from
M A Argoitia et al
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
#morphology #foraging #science #biologists #science #PhD #academic #journal #ecology
If you're going to #SICB Portland 2026,
be sure to stop by and purchase see the fantastic #art of @noahwithfish.bsky.social
Long time SICBer and @sicbjournals.bsky.social co author)
Noah is our featured SICB Journals booth #artist !🙌
See Noah's site
noahbressman.wixsite.com/noah and stop by.
Our 2nd place winner is...
Hanna Chow with this awesome design!
Please come see our booth in Portland to get this sticker! SPDAC representatives will be there during morning and afternoon breaks and during poster sessions.
@sicb.bsky.social
New neuroendocrine tumor early view article:
Somatostatin analogs in neuroendocrine tumors with Ki-67 index of ≥10%.
Braegelmann J, Mathew A, Schmidt B, et al.
Read: onlinelibrary.wiley....
And finally, our 1st place winner is...
Eliyah Stern with this amazing design!
Please come see our booth in Portland to get this sticker! SPDAC representatives will be there during morning and afternoon breaks and during poster sessions.
@sicb.bsky.social
Our 3rd place winners are...
Rebecca Beneroff (@botanicalbecks.bsky.social) and Ryan Fisk with this beautiful design!
Please come see our booth in Portland to get this sticker! SPDAC representatives will be there during morning and afternoon breaks and during poster sessions.
@sicb.bsky.social
This Thursday's IOB cover spotlight is on
The Diffusion Diaries: Diffusible Iodine-Based Contrast-Enhanced Computed #Tomography for #Vertebrate Natural History #Specimens
@jaimiagray.bsky.social Gray , et al
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
#morphology #science #biology #vertebrates
For Throwback Thursday
one of our all time ICB highly cited:
Energy Allocation in #Mammalian #Reproduction Available for Purchase
GITTLEMAN , et al
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
#science #biology #scientist #mammals
Are you coming to #SICB Portland?
sicb.org/events/upcom...
if so, don't miss
S03: The #evolutionary consequences of life cycle complexity
organized by
Anne-Claire Fabre
anne-claire-fabre.weebly.com
&
Ronald Bonett,
ronbonett.weebly.com
#biology #academia #scientists #science #conferences
We are elated to announce our flagship journal, ICB's , collaboration with Women in #Wildlife !
Be sure to check out their organization
www.womeninwildlife.com
&
follow them on Instagram (@) women.in.wildlife
@tabhenry.bsky.social & I were privileged enough to film in
IOB author Adrian Smith's lab!
Enjoy this clip on what he does at NC #science #museum
youtu.be/n_ktEWGN2Qo?...
& read his coauthored
Jumping Performance & Behavior of the Globular Springtail Dicyrtomina minuta
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
Have you nominated someone for the BART #award?
sicb.org/awards/georg...
All this week #SICB is spotlighting past winners and we begin with Kate Wilsterman
www.thewilstermanlab.com
#science #biology #ecology #evolution #PhD
👀 👀 Attention potential post-docs! Stengl-Wyer Scholars are three year post-docs to develop independent projects at UT. If you would like to talk about potential projects please get in touch!
Congrats Maria!
Hope the talk goes well👍
& we hope no one misses :
Recent Advances in the Mechanistic Understanding of #Avian Responses to #Environmental Challenges
Alexander R Gerson , Cory Elowe , Maria Stager
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
#AOS2025 #science #biology #birds
Great to see all these great books there!
We hope this one is in the batch. 🙌 #shark read
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/s...
For #SharkWeek
SICB highlights the #shark scientists of Florida Atlantic #Biomechanics Laboratory (The FAB Lab) a Department of #Biological #Sciences at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, FL, USA.
mepbiomechanics.com
see
youtube.com/shorts/fMc7B...
2027 SICB Meeting in Pittsburgh, PA!
If you feel like there are exciting developments in your field that aren't receiving sufficient attention, then you should consider organizing a symposium around that topic.
forms.gle/6D6idU4vkc67...
& check out past symposium
www.xcdsystem.com/sicb/program...
ICB
"We found substantial latitudinal variation in wind speed and the change in wind speed under #climate change, demonstrating that temperate regions are predicted to experience simultaneous warming & reductions in #wind speed. "
youtube.com/shorts/WOQPy...
Riddell Porter
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
A winter flashback with Dr. Jamie M. Cornelius, researching how animals respond to unpredictable environments by employing heart rate transmitters in nomadic red crossbills (Loxia curvirostra), allowing for live physiological monitoring under field conditions! Photos by @sonnenbird.bsky.social
This summer we will be featuring some of the field work conducted by our SICB DCE members! If you have fun field photos to share, please send them to me at samuel.lane@ndsu.edu!
LSU researcher Jena Bordelon chats with LSU Interim President Dr. Matt Lee about her research on improving the food environment in Louisiana schools.
Researchers talk to legislators, faculty, and visitors at the end of the morning session at the Louisiana Undergraduate Research Association (LaURA) Posters at the Capitol 2025 event.
I had an awesome morning at the #postersatcapitolLA25 event today! I really enjoyed chatting with Louisiana’s best and brightest undergrad researchers @lsu.bsky.social & 11 other LaURA organizations on how their important work helps their local communities, our state, country & world 🥹🧪
Have you reserved a spot for @invertebabe.bsky.social June Zoom talk?
see a previous talk
youtu.be/mZvccQJJbN0?...
& see Meg's defense
www.youtube.com/live/HZoOQBU...
join us by emailing sicbmedia@sicb.org
#cephalopod #squid #Octopus #science #STEM #Research #womeninscience #biologist
For #PrideMonth , an updated reading list
by @jjinsing.bsky.social
via
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/w...
List
jayjinsing.github.io/ReadingList/
& be sure to read Jay's coauthored ICB work
Cross-sexual Transfer Revisited.
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
#LGTBQI #Pride