American Society of Naturalists

Featured Photographs

"Gut Microbiota Uniqueness Is Associated with Lake Size, a Proxy for Diet Diversity, in Stickleback Fish" (Photo: Andreas Härer)

“An Elevational Phylogeographic Diversity Gradient in Neotropical Birds Is Decoupled from Speciation Rates” (Photo: Ben Winger)

“Bet Hedging Is Not Sufficient to Explain Germination Patterns of a Winter Annual Plant” (Photo: Vincent M. Eckhart)

“Opening the Museum’s Vault: Historical Field Records Preserve Reliable Ecological Data” (Photo: Viviana Astudillo-Clavijo)

Special Announcements

2023 IDEA Award Winner

Posted on February 28, 2024

Congratulations to the recipient of the 2023 IDEA Award, Corey Welch!

Nominations for the Distinguished Naturalist Award

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Jeff Conner

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 2024 award are due January 15, 2024

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

Posted on December 5, 2023 by Jeff Conner

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 2024 Award are due January 15, 2024

Applications for the 2024 ASN Early Career Investigator Award

Posted on November 9, 2023

Nominations/Applications for the 2024 Young Investigator Award are due January 30, 2024

2023 ASN Early Career Investigator Awards

Posted on May 12, 2023

Congratulations to the recipients of the 2023 ASN Early Career Investigator Award, Julia Kreiner, Heng Huang, Thomas Scott, and Dakota McCoy!

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Forthcoming Papers

“Color as an Interspecific Badge of Status: A Comparative Test”

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Kate Blackwell

Read about “Color as an Interspecific Badge of Status: A Comparative Test” by Haley L. Kenyon and Paul R. Martin (October 2023)

“Mutation and Selection Induce Correlations between Selection Coefficients and Mutation Rates”

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Alex M. Pamfilie

Read about “Mutation and Selection Induce Correlations between Selection Coefficients and Mutation Rates” by Bryan L. Gitschlag, Alejandro V. Cano, Joshua L. Payne, David M. McCandlish, and Arlin Stoltzfus (October 2023)

“Seasonality in Environment and Population Processes Alters Population Spatial Synchrony”

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Jeremy Summers

Read about “Seasonality in Environment and Population Processes Alters Population Spatial Synchrony” by Jonathan A. Walter, Daniel C. Reuman, Kimberly R. Hall, Herman H. Shugart, and Lauren G. Shoemaker (October 2023)

Spatial synchrony is a key feature of pest and disease outbreaks and major source of instability, but little is known about how seasonality affects it. Walter et al. show using theoretical models how seasonality in population processes and environmental drivers alters synchrony.

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Announcements

Applications for the 2024 Student Research Awards

Posted on January 25, 2024

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 March 15.