The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour

Are you aware of an excellent young researcher in the field of animal behaviour, whose work may shape the future of our discipline? Nominations are due now for the 2010 Award. Members of ASAB are invited to nominate one or more candidates; self nominations are both acceptable and encouraged.

Note that this year the deadline for nominations is 21st November 2009.

The nomination form can be downloaded here. Further details are available on the Awards pages of this site.

Winter Meeting 2009: Individual specialisation - programme available

3rd - 4th December, London, UK

The Winter Meeting is being organized by Sasha Dall, of the University of Exeter in Cornwall, UK. Specialisation is a major driver of biodiversity. This is because, at its heart, speciation is synonymous with reproductive specialisation within lineages. Moreover, since behavioural change often precedes change in gene frequencies, the factors promoting behavioural specialisation within populations deserve specific attention. The meeting aims to bring together researchers investigating such individual specialisations from three distinct perspectives: individual niche specialisations, animal personality differences and the divisions of labour within animal societies.

Traditionally, the Winter Meeting is open to all with an interest in the field - registration is free and will be open throughout the conference.

The full meeting programme is now available for download.

Further details can be found on the ASAB Meetings page and at the dedicated conference web site.

ASAB/New Scientist Science Writing Prize 2009

Are you involved in research and able to convey the excitement and importance of research on animal behaviour to the wider public? Submit an article of 1000 words - the prize for the winner is £1000 and publication by New Scientist.

The closing date is 31st October 2009. Further information can be found under the Media & Policy section of this site.

New Membership Secretary

The Society now has a new Membership Secretary - contact details can be accessed via this link.

Please note that all queries concerning membership, delivery (or non-delivery) of the journal Animal Behaviour, etc. should be forwarded to the new Membership Secretary and no longer to Jenny Levitt of Granta Information Services, UK.

E-Newsletter for ASAB Members

From 2009 onwards, the ASAB Newsletter will be distributed in electronic form, in the form of an email containing links to relevant new content on the ASAB web site.

This system does rely on the Society possessing current email addresses for all members. If you are an ASAB member, please do remember to update your address details regularly by contacting the Membership Secretary.