2016 / 2017
Spring 2017
January 27: Discussion of semester topics. The plan this semester is to focus on a series of topics in depth for a few weeks each. The first topic is the holobiont concept, and the following topic will be consciousness.
February 3: Bordenstein SR, Theis KR (2015) Host Biology in Light of the Microbiome: Ten Principles of Holobionts and Hologenomes. PLoS Biol 13(8): e1002226. doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.1002226 (primary paper)
Sharon, G, Segal, D, Ringo, JM, Hefetz, A, Zilber-Rosenberg, I, Rosenberg, E (2010) Commensal bacteria play a role in mating preference of Drosophila melanogaster. PNAS 107(46):20051-20056 (if you have time)
(Matt leading the discussion)
February 10: Shropshire, JD, Bordenstein, SR. 2016. Speciation by symbiosis: the microbiome and behavior. mBio 7(2):e01785-15. doi:10.1128/mBio.01785-15.
(Zuleyma leading the discussion)
February 17: Gilbert, SF, Tauber, AL. 2016. Rethinking individuality: the dialectics of the holobiont. Biol Philos 31:839–853. DOI 10.1007/s10539-016-9541-3
(Lynnsey leading the discussion)
February 24: Tauber, A.I. 2015. Reconceiving autoimmunity: a review. Journal of Theoretical Biology 375:52-60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2014.05.029
March 3: Wegner, DM. 2003. The minds best trick: how we experience consciousness. Trends in Cognitive Science 7: 65-69.
Wegner, DM. 2004. Precis of The illusion of conscious will. Behavioral and Brain Sciences 27:649-692.
March 10: No Meeting
March 17: Ebert, J.P. & Wegner, D.M. 2011. Mistaking randomness for free will. Consciousness and Cognition 20:965-971.
March 24: Banissy, M.J., Jonas, C., & Cohen Kadosh, R. 2014. Synesthesia: an introduction. Front Psych 5:1414.
Witthoff, N. & Winawer, J. 2013. Learning, memory, and synesthesia. Psych Sci 24:258-265.
(Pablo leading the discussion)
April 1 SPRING BREAK
April 7: Ensminger AL, Fernandez-Juricic E (2014) Individual Variation in Cone Photoreceptor Density in House Sparrows: Implications for Between-Individual Differences in Visual Resolution and Chromatic Contrast. PLoS ONE 9(11): e111854. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0111854
The secondary paper is a nice review:
Ronald KL, Fernandez-Juricic E, Lucas JR. 2012. Taking the sensory approach: how individual differences in sensory perception can influence mate choice. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.09.015
April 14: Bshary, R. & Schaffer, D. 2002. Choosy reef fish select cleaner fish that provide high-quality service. Anim Behav. 63:557-564. doi:10.1006/anbe.2001.1923
Noe, R. & Hammerstein, P. 1995. Biological markets. TREE 10:336-339.
(Matt leading the discussion)
April 21: (biological markets in behavior)
Fall 2016
2 September: Mariette, MM & Buchanan, KL. 2016. Prenatal acoustic communication programs offspring for high posthatching temperatures in a songbird. Science. 353(6301):812-814. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6301/812
(Aimee leading the discussion)
9 September: Andics, A., et al. 2016. Neural mechanisms for lexical processing in dogs. Science, 353(6303):1030-1032. http://science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6303/1030.full
(Hannah leading the discussion)
16 September: Pitman, et al. 2016. Humpback whales interfering when mammal-eating killer whales attack other species: mobbing behavior and interspecific altruism. Marine Mammal Science (early access). http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/mms.12343/full
(Ben leading the discussion)
23 September: Pischedda A, Chippindale AK. 2006. Intralocus sexual conflict diminishes the benefits of sexual selection. PLoS Biol 4(11): e356. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040356. http://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pbio.0040356
(Zuleyma leading the discussion)
30 September: Bos, N., Sundström, L., Fuchs, S. and Freitak, D. (2015), Ants medicate to fight disease. Evolution, 69: 2979–2984. doi:10.1111/evo.12752 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/evo.12752/abstract;jsessionid=67310D995BBC29A7D6E4EBA5CDE95921.f02t03
- Shurkin, J. (2014), News feature: animals that self-medicate. PNAS, 11(49):17339-17341. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1419966111 http://www.pnas.org/content/111/49/17339.full
- deRoode, J.C., Lefevre, T. and Hunter, M.D. (2013), Self-medication in animals. Science, 340:150-151. DOI: 10.1126/science.1235824 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/340/6129/150.full
7 October: Clint J. Perry, Luigi Baciadonna, Lars Chittka. 2016. Unexpected rewards induce dopamine-dependent positive emotion–like state changes in bumblebees. Science, Vol. 353, Issue 6307, pp. 1529-1531 DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf4454 http://science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6307/1529.full
- And a news perspectives article by Mendl and Paul: http://science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6307/1499.full
14 October: Gallup AC, Church AM, Pelegrino AJ. 2016. Yawn duration predicts brain weight and cortical neuron number in mammals. Biology Letters 12: 20160545. http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/12/10/20160545
- For discussion on methodology using YouTube videos: Schachner A, Brady TF, Pepperberg AM, Hauser MD. 2009. Spontaneous motor entrainment to music in multiple vocal mimicking species. Current Biology 19:831-836. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982209009154
21 October: Gonzalez-Terrazas TP, Koblitz JC, Fleming TH, Medellín RA, Kalko EKV, Schnitzler H-U, et al. (2016) How Nectar-Feeding Bats Localize their Food: Echolocation Behavior of Leptonycteris yerbabuenae Approaching Cactus Flowers. PLoS ONE 11(9): e0163492. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163492
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0163492
(Juan leading the discussion)
28 October: UMSL Biology Research Symposium
4 November: Bennett, AM & Murray DL. 2015. Carryover effects of phenotypic plasticity: embryonic environment and larval response to predation risk in Wood Frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) and Northern Leopard Frogs (Lithobates pipiens). Can J Zool 93:867-877. http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/cjz-2015-0129#.WBnnxMkplzp
(Itachi leading the discussion)
11 November: Walsh MR, Broyles W, Beston SM, Munch SB. 2016. Predator-driven brain size evolution in natural populations of Trinidadian killifish (Rivulus hartii). Proc. R. Soc. B 283: 20161075. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2016.1075
(Manuel leading the discussion)
18 November: Mansourian et al., 2016. Fecal-derived phenol induces egg-laying aversion in Drosophila. Current Biology, 26: 2762–2769. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.07.065
NOTE: Meeting in CNS 101 this week!
(Pablo leading the discussion)
2 December: Weber, MG, Mitko, L, Eltz, T, & Ramirez, SR. 2016. Macroevolution of perfume signalling in orchid bees. Ecology Letters 19:1314-1323. DOI: 10.1111/ele.12667 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/ele.12667/abstract
(Mayra leading the discussion)
9 December: Greco BJ, Meehan CL, Miller LJ, Shepherdson DJ, Morfeld KA, Andrews J, et al. (2016) Elephant Management in North American Zoos: Environmental Enrichment, Feeding, Exercise, and Training. PLoS ONE 11(7): e0152490. http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152490
(Katie leading the discussion)