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Association for
the Study of Animal Behaviour Summer
Conference – Lancaster University 2005 |
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Dates: |
19th – 21st
July 2005 |
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Theme: |
Behavioural
Interactions: Visions of the Future |
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Abstract: |
A key
theme running through many animal behaviour studies over the past fifty years
has been the interactions between individuals. This theme continues to inspire much of the
current research being undertaken by behavioural ecologists, ethologists and
psychologists. Areas that are
particularly topical at the moment include family conflict in animal
societies; parent-offspring conflict and conflict between the sexes; the
evolution of crypsis, aposematism and mimicry in predator-prey interactions;
and interactions between hosts and parasites.
In this meeting, invited speakers will be asked to assess the current
state of their field and to identify directions in which the field might
develop in the future. |
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FINAL PROGRAM |
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MONDAY 18th JULY |
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1400-2200 |
8 h |
ARRIVAL |
Check in at Conference Centre |
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1700-2100 |
4 h |
ASAB
Committee meeting |
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TUESDAY 19th JULY |
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0900-0915 |
15 min |
Welcome (Ken Wilson
& Ian Hartley) |
All presentations in |
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THEME 1:
Interactions within and between the SEXES |
Session chair:
Emma Cunningham |
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0915-1000 |
45 min |
BILL RICE
- Plenary #1: ( |
Coevolution between the sexes:
sexual selection versus sexual conflict. |
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1000-1020 |
20 min |
Craig
Roberts ( |
Correlations between
heterozygosity and measures of genetic similarity:
implications for understanding mate choice. |
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1020-1040 |
20 min |
Jeff
Graves ( |
Do maternal effects
in response to male attractiveness influence offspring development in the
Zebra finch? |
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1040-1140 |
60 min |
COFFEE
and posters |
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Session chair: Mike Cant |
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1140-1200 |
20 min |
(CSIC, |
Male |
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1200-1220 |
20 min |
Brian
Preston ( |
Testosterone and aggression in Soay sheep: why are they so angry? |
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1220-1240 |
20 min |
Jane Hurst ( |
Visions of the
future from scents of the past: how scent marks influence future
interactions. |
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1240-1345 |
80 min |
LUNCH
(and grants committee
meeting LT3) |
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1345-1400 |
15 min |
Award of ASAB medal to Professor Linda
Partridge (Presented
by Chris Barnard) |
Session chair: Jane Hurst |
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1400-1445 |
45 min |
RAUNO ALATALO -
Plenary #2 ( |
Evolution of female preferences and male
ornamentation. |
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1445-1505 |
20 min |
Nick Royle ( |
Social context-dependent mate choice: females
prefer rare male phenotypes in green swordtails Xiphophorus helleri. |
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1505-1525 |
20 min |
Nina
Wedell ( |
Sexual selection in insects: is there a role
for Wolbachia? |
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1525-1615 |
50 min |
TEA
and posters |
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THEME 2:
Interactions within and between KIN |
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Session chair: Jeff Graves |
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1615-1645 |
30 min |
Ben
Hatchwell ( |
Caring decisions by parents and helpers in a
cooperative breeder. |
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1645-1705 |
20 min |
Michael
Cant ( |
Future fitness and individual variation in social
aggression: a model and test. |
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1705-1725 |
20 min |
Andy
Gardner ( |
Spite and the scale of competition. |
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1725-1745 |
20 min |
Nicole
Bender ( |
Hormonal control mechanisms of dominance and
brood care in cichlids. |
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1745-1845 |
60 min |
WINE RECEPTION (sponsored
by the Lancaster Environment Centre) |
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1845-1945 |
60 min |
DINNER |
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WEDNESDAY 20th JULY |
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THEME 3: Interactions
between PARENTS and OFFSPRING |
Session chair: Nick Royle |
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0900-0945 |
45 min |
RUFUS
JOHNSTONE - Plenary #3 ( |
Family negotiation
and conflict resolution. |
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0945-1005 |
20 min |
Per
Smiseth ( |
Behavioural interactions among family members: the
evolution of parental care exacerbates competition among siblings. |
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1005-1025 |
20 min |
Hugh
Drummond (Universidad Nacional
Autónoma de México) |
Dishonest begging by boobies? |
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1025-1125 |
60 min |
COFFEE and posters |
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THEME 4:
Interactions within SOCIAL GROUPS |
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Session chair: Sue Healy |
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1125-1210 |
45 min |
ROBIN
DUNBAR - Plenary #4 ( |
Understanding primate social evolution. |
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1210-1230 |
20 min |
Emma Despland ( |
Inter-individual interactions and group
dynamics in caterpillar colonies. |
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1230-1250 |
20 min |
F-X
Dechaume-Moncharmont ( |
When slow is quick and quick is slow: ants
optimize sequential recruitment methods |
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1250-1350 |
60 min |
AGM |
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1250-1350 |
60 min |
LUNCH |
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1400-1730 |
3.5 h |
FREE HALF-DAY TRIPS TO LEIGHTON MOSS BIRD RESERVE |
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1930-2000 |
60 min |
CONFERENCE
DINNER |
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2000-0030 |
4.5 h |
Bar
+ music by “Quay Change” |
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THURSDAY 21st JULY |
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THEME 5: Interactions between species: MUTUALISM & PARASITISM |
Session chair: Leigh Simmons |
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0900-0945 |
45 min |
NAOMI
PIERCE - Plenary #5 ( |
Evolutionary dynamics of interactions between lycaenid butterflies and ants. |
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0945-1005 |
20 min |
Iain
Barber ( |
When should parasites manipulate host behaviour? |
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1005-1025 |
20 min |
John
Hutchinson (MPI für
Bildungsforshung, Berlin) |
Use and abuse of the gas model for predicting
encounter frequency. |
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1025-1125 |
60 min |
COFFEE |
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Session chair: Nina Wedell |
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1125-1210 |
45 min |
REBECCA
KILNER - Plenary #6 ( |
The evolution of virulence in brood parasitic
offspring. |
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1210-1230 |
20 min |
Frank
Cézilly ( |
The role of behaviour modulating
neurotansmitters in acanthocephalan parasitized Gammarus sp. |
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1230-1250 |
20 min |
Shai
Markman ( |
Do environmentally relevant levels of
endocrine disrupting chemicals affect starling? |
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1250-1350 |
60 min |
LUNCH |
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THEME 6: Interactions between species: PREDATORS AND PREY |
Session chair: |
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1350-1435 |
45 min |
INNES
CUTHILL - Plenary #7 ( |
The art of
concealment: prey camouflage and predator vision. |
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1435-1455 |
20 min |
Katja
Ojala ( |
Costs and benefits of aposematic signalling:
life-history traits, visibility and predation pressure. |
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1455-1515 |
20 min |
Nicola Marples ( |
The paradox of aposematism. |
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1515-1600 |
45 min |
TEA |
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Session chair: Chris Barnard |
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1600-1620 |
20 min |
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Prey swarming: which predators become confused
and why? |
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1620-1640 |
20 min |
Tom Reader ( |
Explaining imperfect mimicry: empirical
investigations using humans as predators. |
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1640-1700 |
20 min |
Mike Speed
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Warning displays in spiny
animals: economics and signal reliability. |
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1700-1720 |
20 min |
Jens
Krause ( |
Social networks in fish. |
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1830-2000 |
60 min |
DINNER:
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2000-0030 |
4.5 h |
FREE
BARN DANCE |
Music
by "Striding Edge" |
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FRIDAY 22nd JULY |
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0800-1000 |
2 h |
DEPARTURE |
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