GOLDEN ABS AWARD
Awarded to Zuleyma Tang-Martinez for attendance to 50 consecutive annual ABS conference and creating a legacy.
Zuleyma Tang-Martinez (right) & Arlene Zarembka
WARDER CLYDE ALLEE AWARD: BEST STUDENT PAPER
The Warder Clyde Allee Symposium for best student paper is always a highlight of the conference as it features outstanding graduate student research, with an award for the best paper and talk. The session honors Dr. Warder Clyde Allee (1885–1955) who was very influential in the development and direction of animal behavior research in the 20th century. Dr. Allee earned his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1912, was a faculty member at the University of Illinois, University of Oklahoma, University of Chicago, and University of Florida. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1951 and ranks among the leading twentieth century ecologists.
The Allee Symposium has been a highlight of our annual meetings since 1972! In the 20256ABS Allee Session, finalists were selected to present their research based on the quality of their papers.
To participate in the Allee Symposium
- any independent graduate student research is eligible, but the students must have had the principal responsibility for the conceptualization and design of the research, the collection and analysis of the data, and the interpretation of the results.
- you must be a graduate student or have defended your dissertation since the last annual meeting.
- you must submit an extended abstract, which is used by the judging committee to select the participants.
- The presentations cover multiple years of work and so you get to hear a
complete story.
Winner:
Alexis D. Earl, Columbia University, Mpala Research Centre, Cornell University
A cryptic role for reciprocal helping in a cooperatively breeding bird
Honorable Mentions:
Gabrielle Welsh, University of Chicago
How relaxed preferences facilitate the evolution of novel animal signals
Matías Muñoz, University of Michigan
Optimal tuning not required: birds communicate effectively with mismatched auditory filters
Alexis Earl (left), Matias Munoz, Gabrielle Welsh
FOUNDERS MEMORIAL POSTER AWARD
The Founders’ Memorial Poster Award honors the founders of the Animal Behavior Society. It is for outstanding posters presented at the annual meeting by graduate students or postdocs. This year’s award honors the founder, William Etkin, City College of New York (1910-1999).
Winner:
Hannah R. Reeb, Brown University
Decision Making in Ecologically Relevant Contexts, Exemplified by the Mantis Shrimp
Honorable Mention:
Seokin Yang, University of Michigan
Cognitive Performance and Neuroanatomy in Polistes Paper Wasps
GENESIS AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE POSTER PRESENTATION
The Genesis Award honors the best undergraduate poster presentations at the annual meeting.
First Place - TIE
Megan Greenberg, Canisius University, Buffalo Zoo
Megabi: A New Application to Clean and Analyze ZooMonitor Raw Data
First Place - TIE
Jada Wahl, University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire
Ecological ripple effects: insights following novel carnivory in the California ground squirrel
Second Place
Josephine Whelan, Florida State University
Dietary Changes in Lance-tailed Manakin (Chiroxiphia lanceolata) Nestlings
Third Place
Kiera McKee, Lake Forest College
The Cicadapocalypse: A Story of Ants Dominating and Discovering Dead Bodies
CHARLES H. TURNER AWARDS
Charles Turner was one of the very first African-American researchers in animal behavior. Among other things, his research focused on insect sensory biology and task learning. By naming the undergraduate program after him, the ABS Diversity Committee emphasizes its goals to increase the diversity of its membership by encouraging researchers of all ages, levels and ethnic groups to participate in our annual meetings. This year’s Turner Award recipients were: Alehna Crowe, Emme Demefack, Kris Noelle Flores, Fátima González, Jenna Rosas, Kiera Talento McKee, Camari K. Knox, Valentina López Velasco, Oriana Vargas, Guerrero, Jada Wahl, Emma K. Yamamoto!
