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53rd Annual Conference of the Animal Behavior Society
Columbia, Missouri
July 30 - August 3, 2016

The Animal Behavior Society was founded in 1964 to promote the study of animal behavior in the broadest sense, including studies using descriptive and experimental methods under natural and controlled conditions. Current members' research activities span the invertebrates and vertebrates, both in the field and in the laboratory, and include experimental psychology, behavioral ecology, neuroscience, zoology, biology, applied ethology, and human ethology as well as many other specialized areas.

Conference Hosts: Johannes Schul and Zuleyman Tang-Martinez
Program Officer: Mark E. Hauber
Program Officer-Elect: Jonathan Pruitt


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  Dates & Deadlines



  • CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
    Early Deadline: February 29, 2016

  • ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
    Opens: February 2016
    Deadline: March 31, 2016

  • ALLEE & GENESIS POSTER COMPETITION
    Early Deadline: March 31, 2016