NEWSLETTER Vol. Animal Behavior Society May 1985...NEWSLETTER Vol. 30, No.2 May 1985 Animal Behavior Society A quarterly publication Terry Chri'teneon. AIS Secretary SeClion (Division)

NEWSLETTER 30 No2Vol May 1985

A quarterly publication Animal Behavior Society Terry Chriteneon AIS Secretary SeClion (Division) Anmal Behavior and Sociobiology Dept ycholoRY Tulane Univeraity American Society of Zoologists Mev Orlean LA 70111

ANIMAL BFHAVIOR SOCIETY 1985 ELECTION Of OFFICERS

The followinll have been nominated for office for terms beginnin~ 29 June 19~r

Second President Elect

John Cfentress--Dept of PsycholollY olhousie lWliv Halifax Nova Sltoth

Lewis W Orinll---Dept of Zoology lkliversityof North Dakota Grand Forks NO

Progr3m Officer

D3vid A Chisz3r---Dept of Psychololy University of Colorado Boulder CO

Sllsan E Riechert--Dept of Zoology lWli ver sHy of Tennessee Knoxville TN

Parliamentarlan

Edward H Burtt Jr -Dept of Zoolopy Olio Wesleyan University relaware OH

Patricil DeCoursey---Dept of Biology lkliversity of South Carolina Colll1bia SC

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David I)vall-------Dept of Zoolo~y University of Wyomin~ Laramie WY

Janet A Randall---Dept of Biolo~y Central Missouri Stltlte Univ Warrensbur~ 10

4dditional nominations may be made by letter to the Nominations Comllittee (co Devra Kleiman Dept of Zoolog ical flesearch National Zoological Park Washington DC 2000lt) Signed by five or more ASS members in good standing The ballot and brief resumes of the candidates will appear in the Auust 1985 ABS Newsletter

1985 ANNUAL ASS MEETING NORTH CARCLINA STATE UNIVERSITY IN RALEIGH 23-28 JUNE

All member~ have received a booklet of meeting inform~ticn and forms In addition meeting information can be fotnd in the last two ASS Newsletters Reilstration is in the McKimmon Center beginning 12 noon on 2 Sunday Housini is in the South a1d Bragaw Hall s Da(lli1e for advanced registration is 15 May F0r further information contact the Local Host George 3art1al1us l)opt of Zoology NC Stateuro Raleigh NC 27650

Proram highl ilShts

~BS fellows Lecture1 Edward Price (Univ of Cal Hornia at Davis) entitled Domestic Animal Behavior A New Challenemiddot and rwin Bernstein (Univ of Georgia) e~tiled The ~tu(jy )f Prinate ~gression

Plerary Lecbris Richard Wurtman (MIT) on lt1ietary corr~lates of c~s neurochenistry and behavior and John Sarcla (UCLA) en row f)win Was Learning Theorist

Symposia Risk-Sensiti ve Forainp orpani zed by Thomas Caraco

(SUNY at Albany) with C Barkan (Risk-sensitive foraging some laboratory and field tests) L Real (Uncertainty and pollinator-plant interactions) J E fi Staddon (Can risk sensitivity be deduced from general regulatory principles) D Stephens (Risk-sensitivity and information) and T Caraco (Risk-sensitivity and foragin~ groups)

Auditory Communication Comparative and DevelshyopnentaI Aspects orp~nized by Gilbert Gottlieb (UNCshyGreensboro) with HC Gerhardt (Vocal communication in tree frogs) D Iiller (Developnent of instinctive behavior ~larm call responsivity of mallard ducklings) M West r A King (Social guidance of male sonS devltlopnent by female cowbirds) J oIerilter (Assessing the role of experience in hUllln cross-language speech perception)

Invited Sessions (see page 7 for titles of invited session papers)

Behavior and Misbehvior of Companion Animals organi zed by Peter Borchel t (Animal Behavior Consul t shyants) and Victoria Voith (Univ of Penn) with M CappoLbullbull D Craig C Hamilton K Houpt K McCrave A Marder L Myers C Penn RI Polsky D Tortora J Ward J Wri ght and M Young

Ethology of Psychiatric Populations or~anized by Jay Feierman (Univ of New Mexico) with P Bouhuys M Chance CM Dempsey H Dienske R Gardner Jr H Harpending JS Heistl C Littlefield M McGuire G Medicus R lesse R Pitman J Price R Simons L Sloman M Surbey and W Ulwell ins

Importance of Experimenter-Animal Interactions in the Developnent and Measurement of Learned tehavior a Cross-Species Analysis organi zed by Hank Davis (Univ of Guelph) with 1 Pepperberg D Rumbaugh E~ SavageshyRumbaugh R Schusterman Ilnd J P Scott

Comparative Studies of Play organized by Maxeen Biben (NIH) with G Burghardt R Fagan S Friedman and K Thompson

Other Activities Picnics book display film nights soc ial s banquet NSf and NIMH representatives field trips 160 contributed papers Allee competition 115 poster pllpers and more

ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Aftr 1 June 1985 All correspond ence for the ed itor i al office of Behaviour shOUld be addressed to

IX Charles Snowdon Ed itor Animal Behav iour Dept of University of Wisconsin Madison WI 5lt706 USA

The new Editorial Assistant for Animal Eehaviour will be Laura Dronzek-Henkes the new nunber is (60R) 262-5598 (as 0 f 1 June)

IN MEMORIAM

Edwin Melvin ampInks (b 3-21-26) died March 241985 Bankss career spanned the period in which behavior study became established as a recognized field in American biology a goal to whose attainment he contributed so much

He bepan as an undergrllduate at the University of Chicago where early on he came under the influence of Warder Clyde Allee earning a amplchelor of Philosophy in 1948 a amplchelor of Science in 1949 and a Master of Science in Zoology in 1950 In 1950 Allee retired from ChicaRo and moved to the University of Florida Gainesville taking Banks along He completed a PhD there as the last student of Allee who died in 1955 That year ampInks came to the University of Illinois as an instructor of Biological Science He was promoted to Assistant Professor in 1957 and to Associate Pro fessor in 1960 He moved to the Zoology Department of the University of Toronto in 1963 but returned to Illinois in 1965 where in 1968 he advanced to Professor with appointments in Zoology Psycho logy and Animal Science In 1973 when Zoology dissolved he established the Ecology Ethology Evolution Department serving as Head 1973-76 and again 1980-82

Though his role in ABS and in establ ishing animal behavior as a discipline was important first and foremost he was a scientist and teacher From his student days at Chicago right up to his death he meintained a vigorous and productive research program with projects still remaining that students have now to complete Allees influence was strong and persisted Banks studied social organization and behavior in more than a dozen vertebrate speCies from birds and rodents to primates He started summer research first as a stud ent then as an investigator with the Di vision 0 f Genetic and Sccial Behavior at Jackson Memorial Laboratory Bar Harbor ME in 1949 and 1956 Here he met his wife Hilda In addition Banks did summer research at the Marine Biology Laboratory Woods Hole MA in 1950

In the 1960 I sand 70 s wi th support from the NSF tundra biome and Psychobiology Programs he devoted several summers to field research in Canada and in Alaska often bringing live samples (eg lemmings) back to breed subpopulations for intensive laboratory analysis In 1970 he spent a sabbatical as an NIH Fellow studying rhesus social organization and behavior at Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center Atlanta GA In 1977 on another sabbatical with HF Guggenheim Foundation support he stud ied chicken social behavior at the lri tish Agricul tural Research Councils Poul try Research Center at the University of Edinburgh

)Juring 1966-77 Banks and I co-directed the very successful NIMH supported Biopsychology Program providing research training for flraduate students from anthropology biochemistry physiology psychology and zoology T know of 17 biologists whose doctoral dissertations he supervised

He was active in ABS since its inception and previously in the predecessor Section and Division of ESA and ASZ respectively serving as Chair of the Film Committee for eiflht years bfginning in 1957 as first Prog ram Officer 1964-68 as Assistant Ed itor when I was Editor of Animal Behaviour 1968-72 through the four stages of 1970-73 and the Nominating Committee 1973-76 He chaired the Public Affairs Committee 1981-83 and served on that committee until 1984 In 1974 tog ether we were flo sts at Illinoi s to the third independent ABS annual meeting Since 1982 when I became Ed itor 0 f the Jo urnal of Comparati v e Psychology for the American Psychological Association Banks had been serving as an invaluable Consulting Editor

Together with Colin Beer we served 1974-81 as the fir st three re presentati ves to the International Etholog ical Con ference Commit tee elected by the ABS membership with ampInks serving as Secretary in 1977 Since 1982 he had been a mfmber of the U S National Committee for the International Union of Biological Sciences of the National Researc h Co unc 11 He al so served on the advisory panel of the Psychobiology Program of the National Science Foundation 1972-75

For several years at the University he was a member of the Russian Folk Cl-chestra and he played violin in the III ini symphony

ampInks is survived by his wife Hilda two sons Daniel Lewis of Washington DC bullbull and Ronald Al an 0 f Charlottesv HIe VA and a daughter Ellen Carrie of Champaign IL

A memorial fund to support graduate students in animal behavior research has been set up Checks should be mailed to UIF -B8nks Memorial Fund and sent to the University of Illinois Foundation 224 Illini Union 1401 W Green St bullbull Urbana IL 61801 --Jerry Hirsch University of Illinois

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ABS ANIMAL CARE GUIDELINES E Pain or Discomfort

I FEDERAL STATE AND LOCAL REGULATIONS Members their students and research associates

have an obligation to become thoroughly famil iar with and comply with the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act (1970) the Endangered Species Act (1973) 62 Statute 686 (191J 8) the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (1918) all subsequent amendments rules and regulations persuant to these Acts and other applicable federal state and local regulations to which the researcher may be subject In the case of animals trapped in foreign countries researchers have an obligation to become familiar with and comply with the relevant regulation5 of those countries II STANDARDS OF RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

Members and their affiliate5 should attempt to become familiar with standards of organizations other than the ASS which relate to the care treatment and use of animals 1n behavioral research III ABS GUIDELINES FOR ANIMAL CARE

A Choice of Animals 1 Species ne species chosen for lItudy lIhou1d

be well-llui ted to IInllwer the quelltions polled When the rellearch involvell the use of procedurell which are likely to caUlle unavo1dftle pain or dlllcollfort to the an1lu1 and totJen al ternate lIpecies can be ulIed middotthe rellearcher should eIIIploy the lIpecies in hillher opinion ill least likel y to lIuffer

2 Huaber of ind iv id uala In the case of 1) laboratory ellper1lmts involving non-opthllll conditionl (e~ pain or diSCOMfort) or 2) field lIturlies involvin~

manIpulations potentially detrillental to the po~lation

the researcher lIhould utilize the lIIIallellt Illaber of IInialll necellllary to accOlllplish the rfIl1earch Il0all

I Status of natural populations If the taxon or population 1s endanlered 01 threatened individuall should not lie collected except in cooperation with a lIerious conaerwation endeavor i oaaplianoe with the Endanerec Specis Act (1973) 1IIc1 other pertinent leislatlon Jhe researcher is reltpOflalble for IIlIcertainin the lIttus of the taxOl or poIIUlation in qllestiol and should taphold not on1 y the let tr Dut al so the lIptrit of tholle laws deaUn Wth endanftered secies both in the U S A and in the foretln cotAltriell where the aniMal I orhlnate

B (l)servation of Natural Popul at ions bull - Ob~ervatlon of free-livin animals in their nllt shy

ural habitat bullbully involve disruption particularly if feeding trappinl or marking is involved While field stUdies may further scientific knowledlle and advance awareness of human responsibility toward animl life the investigator should always weigh nny potentil gain in knowledle against the adverse consequences of disruption for the animal s used as subjects and al so for other animals in the ecosystem

C Procurement of Animals Researchers should obtain animals only from reli shy

able and legal sources As much as pOSSible the researcher should ensure that those responsible for handling of the animals en route to the research facility provide adequate food water ventilation and spacp and do not impose und ue stress If animal s are field-trapped this should be done legally and in a manner which is as painless and humane as possible

D Housing and Animal Care Unless contraindicated by research protocol anshy

imals should be maintained end cared for in such a manner as to meet their species-typical and individual needs Minimal standards are specified in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals DHEW Pubshylications No (NIH) 74-23

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Since traumatic effects of experimental proshycedures are likely to vary from species to species the researcher should attempt to ascertaIn how much hisher research species is likely to suffer as a result of the procedures employed In general researchers are urged to consider the use of alternative procedures before employing techniques which are likely to cause physical or psyc holog ical discomfort to the animal In accordance with the ex isting animal weI fare laws pain or discomfort even when unaVOidable should be minimized to the greatest extent possible under the requirements of the experimental design Attention should be given to proper pre- and post-operative care in order to minimize preparatory stress and residual effects Unless specifically contraind icated by the experimental design procedures which are likely to cause pain or discomfort should be performld only on animal s which have been adequately anestheti zed

f Finl Disposition of Animals Whenever practical or feasibl e researcher s

should attempt to distribute their animals to colleagues for further study However if animals are dilltributed for ulle in additional experiments care should be taken that the lIame animals are not used repeatedly in experilftentll which involve invuive surgical procedures or other treatments which are likel y to be stressful or painful Except as prohibited or prescribed by federal state or local laws reseachers may release fieldshytrapped animals if this is practical and feaaible and if it ill critical to conservation efforts However the rellearcher lIhould consider that releases into the wild lIIay be injurious or detrimfntal to existing populationll in the area and releasell should be made onl y a fter the researcher has determined that the negative iMpact is likely to be minimal Asa general guideline fieldshytrapped animals should be released only within the liMe are where they were trapped (unless conservation efforts dictate otherwise) and only when their abillt to lIurvive in nature has not been impaired and when they do not constitute a health or ecological hazard to exiatinll populations If animals must be destroye4 subsequent to the study this should be done b euthanization in as humane and painless a way as possible and death of the animals should be confirllled be fore bod iea are discard ed bull

NSF REPORT researchers at larger institutions who may apply for supplemental fund s if necessary

Research on animal behav ior is supported by several programs of the National Science Foundation

The Psychobiology Program provides support for research Ori~--behavior and its genetic environmental hormonal neural and moti vatiollal determ inants The Program supports field and laboratory studies using a wide range of observational experimental theoretical comparative and quantitative approaches Support is provided for research on such topics as animal learning and memory conditioning and stimulus control preferences and aversions foraging and ingestion migration and homing communication and the social and reproductive behavior of animals Fred Stollnltz 15 Program Director Kathie L Olsen is Associate Program Director through July 1986 For further information phone (202) 357-79ij9

The Population Biology and Physiological Ecolopy Profram provides support for studies o-f evolutionary ecolbgical behavioral and population genetics plant and animal demography and evol utionary behav ioral and physiolog ical ecology Support is prov ided for research using theoretical experimental laboratory and field approaches to the analysis of populations The focus is on the understanding of populations of single species with regard to genetic relationships population dynamics and physioloical adaptation to specific env ironments Mar k W Courtney is Associate Prog ram Director For further in formation phone (202) 351shy9728

Review of proposals at the interface between these two programs is guided by the distinction between prox imate and ultimate causes of behav ior Thus proposals dealing with the mechanisJlls of developlent of behavior are reviewed by Psychobiology proposal s dealing with the adaptive functions or evolutionary basis of behavior are reviewed by Population Biology and Physiological Ecology A proposal is reviewed jointly by both programs when its emphasis is nearly equally di v ided betwoeen prox imate and ul tilll ate causes

Similar pri nci pIes guide the rev iew (and fund ing) of proposal s at other interfaces among NSF programs Some related programs their directors phone numbers (area 202) and examples of topics of interest to animal behaviorists Anthropology John E Yellen 351-780ij (animal behavior in relation to hominid evolution primate locomotion and functional anatomy) BiologiCAl Oceanography Edward D Houde 357-9600 (ecology physiology -and life history of marine and Great Lakes organism~) Ecology Patrick W Flanagan 357-973ij (interspecific competition and symbiosis predator-prey relationships co-evolution multispecies interactions) Integrative Neural Systems Nathaniel G Pitts 357-7ij71 (an atom ical and - physiolog lcal stud ies of nervous systems) Polar Biology and Med icine Richard B Williams 357-7894 (sensory and beha-v1oral adaptations of arctic and antarctic organisms) Regulatory Eiology Lewis Greenwald 357-7975 (comparative physiolofy and endocrinology) Sensory PhysioloFY and Perception James O Larimer -357-7428 (anatomical physiological and behavioral studies of sensory systems and perception) Systematic Biology James E Rodman 357shy9~88 (behavior as a taxonomic character or as a speciesshyisolation mechanism)

Both basic and applied research may be supported however clinical projects (including studies of animal model s of clinical cond Hions) are not supported In particular NSF wishes to minimize overlap of proposals that fall within the health miSSion of NIH

Support can a1 so be granted for special i zed conferences and workshops relating the areas described above We encourage women and minority scientists to apply for NSF support Scientists at smaller insti tutions are encouraged to appl y for independent grants if their research facilities ilre adequate if not they may arrang to work with NSF-supported

Proposals for doctoral dissertation research (not including stipends) are considered by most of the programs mentioned (see flier Grants for Improving i))ctoral Di ssertation Research)

The Found ation al so award s graduate fellowships lt351-7536) postdoctoral research fellowships in envishyronmental biology (357-7332) visiting professorships for women (357-7734) grants for research on chemistry of life processes (357-7471) and small grants for psychobiological research (357-7949)

Proposal s should be prepared accord ing to instructions in the brochure Grants for Scientific and Engineering Research (NSF 83-57gt which can be obtained from your institutions research office or from NSFs Publ icat ions Office

Each proposal is sent to several reviewers selected for their knowledge of the research topic of the proposal In addition most proposals are reviewoed by a programs advisory panel whose members generally serve three-year terms In selecting reviewers NSF staff members try to choose scientists who can provide unbiased balanced evaluations of the various aspects of the research areas and methods of the proposal If you wish you may suggest appropriate reviewers (or speci fy reviewers who you feel would be inappropriate) when you submit your proposal We are extremely grateful for the invaluable help provided by the many scientists who have reviewoed proposals for us in the past and woe welcome volunteers for future reviewing The validity and reI iability of our decisions about which projects to support depend largely upon the careful evaluations provided by reviewoers

he proposal should bl wri tten so that the broad scientific implications of the work are clear to all reviewers including those whose own research is in a different specialty The project description should not exceed 15 single- or 30 double-spaced pages Reviewers appreciate concise proposals and are familiar with NSFs length guidtline so even if you feel that there are extenuating cirCUMstances it may not be wise to submit a longlr proposal In most cases proposals exceeding the guideline will have to be shortened before they are sent out for review Concentrate on presenting the proposed work in enough detail for reviewoers to evaluate its scientific importance the soundness of the design and methods and the appropriateness of the time and budget requested Additional details (eg more complete review of the literature precise methods of behavioral observation) can be cited in the text and provided in judiciously chosen appendices attached to each copy of the proposal Reviewers should not have to consul t the append ices for a basic under stand ing of the research pI an

If your proposal involves the use of animals suffic ient information must be prov ided to allow evaluation of the experimental protocols with respect to the choice of species the number of animal to be used and any necessary exposure of animals to discomfort pain or injury

Most awards are for two to three years although you may request for up to five years However if you have not already obtained enough data to demonstrate the feasibility of the techniques you plan to use your chances of support may be better if you request a small amount of money to collect pilot data that can be presented later in a larger-scale proposal All items in the budget should be clearly explained on a pagE separate from the budget summary form If the budget is padded reviews are likely to be less supportive than they would otherwise be

If you have questions after reading Grants for Scientific and Engineering Research please feel free to write or phone any of the programs The program staff will be happy to be of assistance ---Fred Stollni tz NSF Washington DC 20550

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NSF BUDGET

Fiscal year figures given 1n millions Neuroscience figures from Fred Stollnitz text and other figures from the AIBS Forum JanFeb 1985

Biotic Systems and Resources EcoloRY

Actual 19114 792 Curren t 19115 907 Estimate 1986 1005

Ecosys tern Stud y Actual 19114 1647 Current 1985 1797 Estimilte 1986 1930

Systematic Biology Actual 1984 1093 Current 1985 1201 Estimated 19116 1302

Popul Biology amp Physiol Ecol Actual 1984 899 Current 1985 977 Estimated 1986 1067

B101 Research Resources Actual 1984 865 Current 1985 959 Estimated 1986 998

Neurosc iencEs Molecular amp Cellular Neurobiol

Actual 19R4 480 Current 1985 520 Estimated 1986 555

Integrative Neural Systems Actual 1984 395 Curren t 19115 490 Est imated 19R6 520

Dev el 0 pnen tal Neurosc ience Actual 1984 1158 Current 1985 527 Estimated 1986 565

Sensory Physiol amp Perception Actual 191111 627 Current 1985 720 Estimated 1986 765

Psychob iolopy Actual 1984 452 Current 1985 4110 Estimated 1986 473

Talk of a budget freeze circulated around the nations cap tal and was recounted by the md ia long before the President released his proposd FY 86 budget on Feb 4 The $10266 billion proposed budget includes a $300 billion increase in defense spend ing and a $40 bill ion red uction in fund s for domestic programs

The research and developnent request (including facilities) is $60 billion an increase of $6 billion or 12 In accord with the Presidents philosophy of building a strong defense network two-thirds of this RampD budget is allocated to defense

Approximately $8 billion of the RampD request is for basic research primarily conducted at universities The basic resEarch request is up $76 million or 1

In a statement concerning the RampD budget Dr Georpe Keyworth II Science Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Science and Technology fblicy stated that three areas of major conCErn were addressed mai ntai ning national sec uri ty ensuri ng economic progress in the face of world industrial competi tion and reducing the budpet He stated The 1981i budget quite adequa tel y mai ntains the heal th 0 f sc ience bull I would even say that after such rapid growth the fact that

science will share in the overall federal austerity may well stimul ate shar per del ineation of priori ties

Al though level fund ing was proposed for non-defense budgets there are shifts in agency and in funding for ind ividual programs that reflect the Administrations priorities In addition all budget requests have included a 5 pay cut for civilian employees

An increase in the overall budget including RampD is planned for DOD EPA NASA and NSF Decreases are proposed for USDA DOE Interior NIH and NOAA While DOD would receive the largest increase in the RampD budget 22 l NOAAs RampD budget would be cut the most (34 l

No particular initiative was emphasi zed this year other than an increase in basic research support to universities as part of a 13 overall budget growth of DOD Of particular concern to the research community is a moratorium on the construction of new research facilities elimination of some research and training programs and moves by such departments as Heal th and Human Services to stretch spending of appropriated funds over two or three years which dcrease expenditures in the current fiscal year In addition a decline in staffing levels in many programs through attrition is likely to affect those operatioQs

No Executive reorganization plans such as the creation of a Science Department were included 1n the budget Any proposal s for creation el1m ination or merger of agencies will be submitted to Congress at a later date

NIH BUDGET

Figures are for fiscal year and are given in millions Figures and text come from AIBS Forum JanFeb 1985

Neurolog lcal bull Comm DiseaSP8 amp Stroke Actual 10811 3350 Currnt 1985 3952 Estimated 1916 3739

Child Heal th amp Human Develop7lent Actual 19811 2729 Current 1985 3101 Estimated 1986 2931

Aging Actual 19811 1156 Current 1985 111116 Estimated 1986 1348

The $4 R5 billion NIH budget proposed for fY A6 is approximately 55 below the FY 85 level of $5111 billion Reduc tions are made in almost all programs of each Institute and Division and a freeze on indirect cost reimbursement to grantee institutions is proposetl

The $26 billion requested for research project grants would support 16 A88 grants 11 1I2 of which would be non-competing continuation grants As the biomed ical community feared support for only 5000 new and competing research project grants is proposed Budget documents claim 646 mul ti-year awards are being made in FY liS which increases the finds obI igated for the next two years The biomgtdical community expected 6500 new one-year awards for FY 85 but this was reduced to 113511 The $218 million for research training will support 9900 trainees the same as FY 85 (The NIMH research funding for FY 85 would be cut by 2 5S)

MEET NIMH

Fred Stollnitz of the NSF Psychobiology Program and Niles flernick of the NIMH Biobehaviorill Section of the Neurosciences Research Rranch will be at the Raleigh meetings to answer your Questions

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OPPORTUNITIES MEETINGS

CURATOR OF PRIMATES- at the Chicago Zoological Park The Curator will be responsible for day to day operations of a very large primate facility management of a diverse collection maintenance of large naturalistic mixed-species exhibits and supervision of a staff of 14 Starting sal ary $30-40000 depend ing on ex perience Send curricul urn vitae and statement of interest to Sanford Friedman Chair Mamllal Dept Chicago Zoological Park Brookfield IL 60513

RESEARCH TECHNICIAN- for project on the genetic basis of thermoregulatory adaptation in mice with emphasis on behavior B A or B S in Biology or Psychology and ex perience in handling small mammal s requi red knowledge of stctistics genetics and computers helpful Available 1 Aug but earlier starting date is possible Starting salary $12000 To apply send letter stating interest and experience IIcademic transcript IInd 2-3 let ter s of recommendation to Carol Lynch Dept Biology Wesleyan University Middletown CT 06451

POST OOCTORAL POSITION- in reproductive biology and behavior to assist in the developnent of urinary hormonal assays and behavioral correlates Position is tentative but likely to be available in summer or fall 1985 Send vitae and list of three references to C T Snowdon Psychology Dept lXliv of Wisconsin Madison WI 53106

DESERT RESEARCH STATION- A 26 acre desert grassland reserve in southwe~tern New Mexioo with housing accommodations team cooking small wet-lab desk space and oomputing facilities Contact Gary P Bell Dept of Biology UCLA IDs Angeles CA 90024

FIELD RESEARCH ASSISTANTS- behavioral eoology of birds in Papua New OJinea for Sept-Dec 1985 All expenses paid but there is no salary Work is strenuous and in remote areas To appl y con tao t S G Pruett-Jones Dept of Biology C-D16 UC at San Diego LaJolla CA 92093

FIELD RESEARCH ASSISTANTS- at the Sandy Neck Preserve Cape Cod in cooperation with fufts Univ and the New School for Cape Cod Inc Current wor k focuses on reptiles and birds Contact Researoh Sandy Neck 121 Cap n Lijahs lld Centerville MA 02632

JERSEY WILDLIFE PRESERVATION TRLl)T- summer school 21 July- 11 Aug on breeding and conservation of endangered manmal s Contact Summer School Coordinator Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust Trinity Jersey Channel Islands British Isles

AAAS- 26-31 Hay Los Angeles Symposia on Star Wars lasers sign language and apes Halleys comet neuroscience Hollywood and science technology to aid the disabled scientific freedom and national security and hazardous wllstes Contact AAAS Meetings Office 1101 Vermont Ave NW bullbull Washington DC 20005

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PRIMATOLOGISTS- 1-4 June Niagara Falls NY Contact Christine Duggleby Dept of Anthro SUNY at fuffalo Buffalo NY 14260

CONFERENCE ON REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR- 2-5 June Alisomar Mcnterey CA Contact Paul ine Yahr Dept of Psychoshybiology Univ of Cal Irvine CA 92111

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ICHTHYOLOGISTS AND HERPETOLOGISTSshy10-12 June Knoxville TN Featuring a symposium entitled Community and Evolutionary Ecology of North American Stream Fi shes organi zed by Dav id Heins and William Matthews Contact David Etnier Dept Zoology lXliv of Tennessee Knoxville TN 31916

BEHAVIORAL GENETICS ASSOCIATION- 12-15 June lXliv Park PA Contact Gerald Mc Cl earn S211 Human Devpt Bldg Penn State Univ lXliversity Park PA 16802

ECOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA- 11-21 June Minneapolis MN Contact Robert McIntosh Dept of Biology Liliv of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN 46554

AMERICAN ARACHNOLOGIGAL SOCIETY- 24-28 June IDs Angeles Contact Charles fugue Los Angeles County HuseLlll of Natural History 900 Exposition Blvd Los Angeles CA 90001

AMERICAN VETERINARY SOCIETY OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR- 23-26 Jul y Las Vegas

CGlPETITION AND COEXISTENCE- Univ of Natal 23-26 July Contact Graham Hickman Dept Zool Pietermaritzburg Natal 3200 Rep S Africa

CHEMICAL SIGNALS IN VERTEBRATES- 27-30 July lXliv of Wyoming Contact David Duvall Dept of Zoology and Physiology lmiv of Wyoming Laramie WI 82011

HER PETOLOGISTS LEAGUE amp THE SOC IETY FOR THE STUDY OF AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES- 4-8 Aug lXliv of South Florida Contact Henry Mushinsky BioI Dept Univ of South Florida Tampa FL 33260

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AIBSshy 11-1gt Aug Uliv of lorida Theme is Florida The Diversity of the Tropics Contact AIBS lU01 Wilson Blvd Arlington VA 22209

SHRUB RESEARCH CONSORTIUM- 12-1q Aug offers a symposium on PlantHerbivore Interactions Contact Theresa Bigb ie Con ference and Wer ksho ps Br igham Young Uni v 297 CDNF Iovo UT 84602

INTERNATIONAL THERIOLOGICAL CONF- 13-20 Aug Univ of Alberta Contact Secretariat IV ITC Box 632 Sub 1 Univ Alberta Edmonton Canada T6G 2EO

AAERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCJATION- 23-27 Aug Los Angeles CA Contact Gloria Gottsegen APA 1200- 17th St NW Washington DC 20036

INTERNATIONAL ETHOLOGICAL CONFERENCE- 2U Aug_ 2 Sept Toulouse France Contact Ethologie ~5 Departement de Biolo~ ie du Comportement 118 route de Narbonne 31062 Toulouse Cedex France

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR RESEARCH ON AGGRESSION- 3-7 Spt Parma Italy Contact Iof Danilo Mainardi or Dr Stefano Parmigiani Instituto Di Zoologia Univprsita Deg)i Studi Di Parma Via DllUniversita 12 43100 Parma Italy

AMERICAN ASSOC OF ZOOLOGICAL PARKS amp A((jARIUMS- 8-12 s pt Collmbus 00

AMEMICAN ORNITHOLOGISTS UNION- 7-10 Oct Arizona State Uni v Symposi a on biology and management of bald eagles avian olfaction and the importance of cOptit ion in structuri ng av ian communities Thoma Schoener ~nd John Wiens will offer overview papers Contact Rohert D ct1mart Center for Environmental Studies Ari zona State Uni v Tempe AZ 85287

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY fOR DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGYshy17-70 Ckt D1I85 Contact Jane Adam bullbull Conference Coord instor Neurophysiology Research Laboratory Children Ibspital Research Center San Diego CA 92123

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BIOLOGY TEACHERS- 31 Oct- 3 Nov Orlando fL

ANIMAL BE~A VIOR SOC IETY- Nor theas t Reg ional 1-3 Nov SllNY at Albany Contact Ken Able Dpt Biol SUNY Albany NY 12222

EIOUTION OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR INTEGRATIVE LEVELS- THIRD TC SCHNTpoundRLA CONFERENCE- 7-9 Nov AMNH Contact Ethel Tobach American eum Natural History NY NY 1002ll

19A6 ABS MEETING- 8-13 June at the Univ of Arizona Host i Astrid Kodrlc-Brown Dept fcol ~ Evol 8iol Univ of ArizonA Tucson AZ 85721 If you wish to present a syntpo~iUift or invited se5sion I contact Lpe Ct-ickall1er t

opt BiOI WilIams ColI Wlliamstown MA 01267

1986 INTERNATIONAL ORNITHOLOGICAL CONGRESS- 22-29 June Ottawa Contact Henri Ouellet National seurn of Natural Sciences Ntional eurns of Canada ottawa Ontario Canada K1A OMS

1986 ASZ MEETINGS- 27-30 Dec Nashv ill If you wish to organi ze a ymposium contact lRe lJrickamer Dept BioI William College Williamstown MA 01267

1987 XXTH INTERNATIONAL ETHOLOGICAL CONFERENCE 7-16 August Mad lson WI

1987 ASZ MEETINGS- 27-30 Dec New Orlean

SYMPOSIUM PROFCSALS WANTED

If you are interested in organizing a symposium or invited peper session for the 19R6 ABS metin~s to be held at the University of Arizona in June contact lfgte Drickamer at the Dept of Biology Williams College Williamstown MA (l~267 If you are interested in organi zing symposium for the 1986 Nashville ASZ meetings contact Mary Wiley et the ASZ PO Box 2739 California Lutheran College Thousand Clks CA 91360

ABS RALEIGH MEETINGS 23-28 JUNE Titles of Papers in the Invited Sessions

1- Behavior and MISbehavior of Companion Animals-

Behavioral debarking (Tortora) Characteristics of dominance aggression in dogs (Capoll a amp Borchel t) Correlates of separation anxiety in the dog (McCrave) util izatton of species-typical behaviors for evaluation of sensory function in the dog ( Myers) Meat and fruit detection training for dogs (Craig) The effects of dclawing on the behavior of cats (Penn amp Voith) Uldesirable elimination in cats (Houpt amp Olm) Diazepan for the treatment of spraying in castrated male and spayed female cats (Marder) The human factor in animal behavior problems (Hamil ton amp Robbins) Assessment of canine threat signals by different-aged humans (Wright) Semantic differential evaluation of dog breed stereotypes (Ward Gilbert amp Guin) A critical assessment of the use of EST in behavior modification programs for dogs (Polsky) and Imat do puppy test test (Young)

2- Ethology of Psychiatric Populationsshy

Psychiatrys challenge to ethology (Feierman) Evidence for genetic det rminants in psychiatric disorders (Dempsey) cne-environment interaction regulation theory and the dpregulated state as a determinant of psychiatric disord r (McGuire) A functional bi-modal itY in the structure of primate societies (agonichedonic) an etholo~ical contribution to the understanding of psychiatric disordrs (Chance) Paranoia and obsessive compulsive disorder behavioral response to predatory pressure from pathogens (Heisel) Evolution of cyclic mood chang (Ulwelling) Dpres~ed

mood and the pecking order (Pric) An evolutionary perspective on panic disorder and a~oraphobia (Nesse) Is anorexia nrvosa an adaptive strategy (Surbey) SOCiopathy as an actaptation (Harpending Draper) An etholo~ical perspective on the disorders of self effec ts of competl t i v e 1055 (Sloman) [thological quantification of the behavior of child psychiatric patients (Dienske) Directly observable behavioural components of the clinical concepts of psychomotor retardation and agitation in depresive patinta (Bouhuys) Alpha behavior in manics a a model communicational ~tatlU (Gardner GJstavson Gustavson) Facial behavior of schi wphrenics during interview (Pitman Kolb Orr Mohan) rne-cul ture coevolution as a determinant of a specific psychiatric disorder Latah in Malaysia (Simorrs) Gene-culture coevolution as the basis of psychiatric healing (Littlefield amp Lum5cten) and ronn icting theorie in psychology from the phylogenetiC viewpoint (G Med icus)

3- Impcrtance of Err rimenter-Animal Interactions in the DvfloJlllent and Heasurement of Learned Behavior a Cross-Specie Analysi_

T1 human-animal contract the roots of cognition (Rumbaugh amp Savage-Rumbaugh) lhe synthesis of ethology and psychology effects of social Interaction on learning in avian speeles (Pepperberg) Numerical discrimination training in rats USing human-delivered soc~al reinforcemlnt (Davis) The dog-human relationshyship social learning and learned perform~nce (Scott) Artificial language comprehenSion by dolphins and Cal irornia sea lions (Schusterman)

ll- Comparative studies of play-

Individual strategies in squirrel monkey wrestling play (Biben) Th influence of maternal bipolar depression and behavior on childrens play (fdedmen) Parent-offspring play (Fagen) Surplus resource theory predictions and comparative evidence (arghardt) and Sociel pi ay in the South American punare a test 0 f play function hypotheses (Thompson)

AB3 FELLOWS (Year of electian in parentheses) (I Nel June 1Q8S)

Active Pf~rSJTENT Colin Peer Institute of Anirlal Behav1-gtf Richard D Alexander (lgc19) nUegers l~iversity Newark fijJ 07iO Stuart A~ Al tmBnn (i (69) lilt rj~ESIDENT-EUCT ieanre Al tmanll Cept Bioloi2Y Univ Lester R Aronson (lqti7~ of Chicago CUC8rO IL fe6n George W Barlow (1970) 2nd FRESIDENT-CUC Gor00n Burghardt f)gtpt of Psych Frank A leach (1966) Univ of Telnes5pe Kloxville TN ~7916 Irwin S Bernstein 11991 2nd PRESIDENT-ELECT Sidney Gauthreaux Jr [ept of Jer-rilrtl BrOil1 (1979) 2001cgy CleFson Univ t =1~m30n SC 29631 (~l~rlfs C Carpenter (1970) r3ECRETARY (1984-fn~middot Terry [hrlst~sO Iept of P3ych-shyNicholas pound CollLs (1967) (logy ETC lJniversitYt Ne Cr2cans L 70l1Et Dav id E wvis (1967) TRFiIURER 19Bc-il5l H Jane ProckmICn [ept of 7lology Victor t-l tellftlberg 1 ( 77) UPlv nf Fo(~da Gioesville FL 32611 Donald A cwsbury 1982) JTliEPURER (1 985-~fn H t]nr1p Broci-tJ1lfmn

John F EIenbpr (19T) PROGRAM OFFICER (1913--86) Lee Orickamer cpt of lholTlas Eisner 19(0) bblogy IIJllls College Williamstown MA 01207 Stephen 1 Olen (1979) PRLIA~ENTAIAN (1 --86) Edward f Prtt Jr bullbull cpt Howard E Evant (19B2) )01 cldo wez1Jofl irriv ~12middotre OH 1301) Huhert W Fri1g3 1967 MD1BfR-fiT-LARC (1QR2-R~) ran Lenlnvton lnstitute of John L Fuller 1967) Arimai F-enaior~ RutjZeurors Ur1v Ne ark NJ C102 Benson E Ginshurg (1~(7) HEMREP-AT-LARcE (11R3-8f-) Philip lRh~er cpt 20011 G1h~rt r~ttltpb (19R2 poundntom tate ~hiv Fort tl)) lns CO 80523 Donald H Griffin (1966) MEMEER-AT_LARrE (19R~-87) 100 ~ Lockard cpt Neural Ed(ar B Hale (19681 Strgcgtr Lini of WRshjngton Seattle WA 98195 Jack P Haila (lC~~) Mt5E-AT _LARGE (19P5-CCJ Gail ich~ner cpt BioI Sci Eckhard H Hess (1977) Ur-lv of lRthbn1pe Lethbridge Alberta TIK 3M~

Jerry Hirsch (197) poundCrTOR (1 D82-85) Patrick Colgan cpt Bioi Qjeens JfHe~ H L Keenlcyside (1982) llni verst ~y Kington ()1Lari0 K5L 36

Jrhr A Kln~ (1 XB -EDITOR (1 Qpi-Plt rrdes 1 SnowOon cpt Psycliol shyPeter 11 KloJgtfer 168) olopy Uni v c f wi sconJ1 rl Mad ison WI 53706 Masakazu KonisL (1982) Peter R Marler (197~) HM~L lEW VIOF OC lEn DIRECTION OF CORRESPCNDENCE WillIam Ac Mason 1979) 11 Frank McKinney (197ll AN1MAL BEHAVIOUR--Hanuscnpts and editorial matters Arthtlr A Myrbpr~ Jr (1 ~8Z) PRtrick Colgan Editor Gurdon ~ Oriaqs (i982) r1ept of fjjelcpy tXpens Univ Edward O Price (l~B~) King5ton Uitario KTL 3N6 Canada frnet S Reese (1977) lay S Rosenb13tt ()970) June----Carl~s $rowdon cpt of Psychnlogy Martin W Schein (1973) Unlv of Wisconsin Madison WI 53706 Wolfgang M 5lthl~idt (1977) John Paul Scott (1 0 66) ANI~AL BEHAV10(JR---Missing defective or back issues Paul B Siegel (197q) H JoJne Brockmann Treasurer Charles H Southwl c k (1 q73) DeDt Zoolof(y University of Florida Hermen T Spel th (19M) Geinesv FL V~11

William N Tavolga (1961) C Richard Terman (1982) ABS NEwSLETTER ~ CQrrespondence to the Society- deadlIne Ethel Tobach (1970) for August Newsletter is f ul Jhn G Vandenbrgh 19771 TerTY Cllristersotl )fcretftry Ed ward O Wil son (1 968) Depc of Psycldogy Tulane iJniversity

New Crleans LA 7011 e Inae ti Vi

George A Bartholomew (1968) ASZ DIVISIONAL N~wSLEIiEH- dea~ ine for fall issue is John E Calhoun (1968) Sept Terry Christenson John T Emlen (1966) William Etkin 1967l The Secretary thanKS Hansche cpt of Psychology Viktor Hamburger (1970) Tul ane Uni v for hi3 p in publ ishing the Newsletter Ar~hur D Hasl er (1967) Ernst Mayr (1968) Charles D ~ichener (1967) David M Rioeh (1966) Arthur J Riopelle (1 96P) George B Schaller (1970) Allen W Stokes (1973) Wll J i am S Ver pI ane k (1 969 ) She r wood L Washb urn (1 968 )

Deceased Mar(aret Altmann (1066) Edwin M Banks (1969) James C Braddock (196lt) Frank A Brown (1969) Leonard Carmichal (1069) C R Carpenter (1966) Lee R Dice (166) Theodo5iu3 fubzhansky (1969) Al fred E Emr son (1966) A M illhl (1 0 66) Ill lam T Keeton (1977) Z Y Kuo (1966) Daniel S Lehrman (1967) Knneth Ibed er (1966) T C Schnierla (1966)

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REVIEWERS FOR ANI HAL BEHAVIOUR

The continuing success of fu~IHAL BEHAVIOUR is dependent upon having a large body of reviewers who can provide critical fair and informed reviews of manuscripts and who will complete their reviews and return them promptly So that we may direct manushyscripts to the most appropriate reviewers with the least delay I would like your cooperation in updating our reviewer files for 1985-86 Please complete and return this forn) if you fall into one or more of the following categories

1 Have never reviewed for ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR but would like to review 2 Will have a change of address for all or part of 1985-86 3 Have changed or expanded your range of research interests 4 Will have periods of 4 or more weeks during 1985-86 when you cannot review manushy

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RETURtl COl-fPLETED FORN TO C T Snowdon Psychology Department University of Wisconsin Madison WI 53706 USA

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LABORATORY EXERCISES IN ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

Do you have CI favod te lab in Pnimll Behavior that you would 1 ike to share with colleagues in the Animal Behavior Society If so please participate in a clearing house for Animal Behavior Lab Experiments by completing the following form and returning it to the Olair of the Ed ucation CommUtee Robert t-Iatthews

When a number of replies have been obtained 2 complete list will be published in the ABS NEWSLETTER additional copies will also be available from Robert Matthews If you decide to participate and an individual requests an exercise write-up from you please have the exercise written in ready-to-use form similar to those in the Price amp Stokes manual ANIMAL BEHAVIOR IN THE LABORATORY AND FIELD including a complete detailed list of directions material s 8nd special considerations (ie animal care meintanence special solutions etc)

Your cooperation will be appreciated by all those who need new animal behavior lab materials and ideas

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AMfR IeAN soc IFTY CF ZCCLOG T5T BALTIMORE liFETING -)(l DEC 10 (5

Several societies Rre prtirip8ting in these meetin~o Jlmericm mcroscopical amplcipty Animal Behav tor Society Internpoundit ional Association of Astacology Crustacean Society ~ociety of Systemcgttic Zoology and the 1Imerican Socjety of Z0010gists

SYMPOSIUM 1he Divisions of IInimal Eeh8vior and Ecology till sponsor a symposium organized by Lee J)rickamer (Williams Colege) entitled Il BEHA VIOR AS A FACTOR IN THE POPULATION BIOLOGY OF CR TCEnD AND MUR JOD RODENTS to be held on Saturday P Dec Relater pBpers will be presented on the 29th Symposium spekers include Frank Bronson (EnvironMental influences on growth and reproduction as factors in the population biology of house mice) lXlnald ~wsbury (Eehvioral interactions as generators of population phenomena in rodents) Lee Drickamer (01 factory cues behavior and popu12tion biology of house mice) D E Davis (Historical perspective on rodent populction studies) Lowell Getz (Social and population biology of Microtus ochrag2ster and M pennsylvanicus) Gale Haigh (Reproductive inhibition of female Peromyscus leucopus behavioral and physiologicl effects) James Hill (Behavioral biology and popul ation dynamic s of Rattus) r~le

Madison f -1 T McShea (Seasonal changes tn reproductive ercmce lt1nd social OrJ2anilation in meadow volES a microtine Model) Fiohert T8marin (Field stUdies of population and social bioloflY of t vanilus) C Ricrard Terman (Laboratory ano field inveurostigetions dynamics for P maniculatus bairdi and P leuco s) John Vandenbergh (Pheromones and population biology of Mus) phfn H Vessey (Longshyterm deMographic and behavioral data for-Perom us leuco

Other ~ymJX1sia of interest include Pttern formltgttion ncl recognition in complex biological systems and I~peciation p8tterns in tl-je southern Appalachian 2nd Ozark regions of euro2stern North Arnerica The Division is also co-~ponsorinl1 witl the Divisions of Vertebrate ~Iorpbolopy and Comparat i ve Endocrinology a workshop org ani zfd by ronald Mc Eacrron Horman Adler and Olah Tretiak entitled Computer-assister analysis of 1JjC-2-~eoxy-D-pl ucose autoradiographs

ThP IIbstracts for contributed papers are now 8vailable ~adline for suhr1ission of Abstracts is 12 Augost Papers on the IInimal Behavior symposi urn topi care especiall y encouraged The poster pcJper format is al so encouraged

For information ltlbout the EJl timore meetings ~end this coupon to Mary WHey jImerican Society of Zoolopists Box 739 California Lutheran College Thousand CClks CA 91360 NAme In fo hrochure

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OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOR SALE SSR System 7C Event Recorder Keyboard with manuals (Semeiotic Systems Corporation Madison WI) tJever used- rrint condition Original cost $1663 (1982 dollars) Will sacrifice to caring lab for $1000 or best offer David Dunham Dept Zool Univ of Toronto (41E) 979-3496

FILM AVAILABLE- Granby s Prim~tes A Captive Life CJntact Steve I-blloHay at R711-23 Hayshed Ln Columbia t~D 21041

NOTEBOOK COMPUTER USERS- If you are usin NEC PC-8201A Epson HX-2n or Rad io Shack Model 100 and -lish to exchange information on the use of these computers for behavioral research contact Peter W Bergstrom ])ltgtpt Biolo~y Washinpton and Lee Univ Lexington VA 24450

CREATIOflISM LEGISLATION IN LOUISIANA

Louisianas Creationism Act mEndating eaual text space for cre(]tionism and eval ution 1 Jas held to be in1

vio~ation of the Uc- Constitution by the Federal Jistrict Court in New Orleans Tne State Attorney G~reral is rljlpeal ing ihis decision ~e vows to continue ~fcp figrt as lonr 1S the State legislature does not repeal the law two revious attempts at repeal failed A Stat p Pill h~s been introduced which would prohibit State fund s being used in his fight

BRCin PELI CA N

Effective 0 orcre ree Fish and -lildlife Service removed tee brwn pelic~n (PelE~anus occidentcllis) located in OIL FL GP SC ~nd ~from he List ofFrdangered and Tir~8t~nprl =pecies This change s base on eJicience t~at t-he ~plican is at or above 1istJrical breeding

Iel s ann thFlt poru~2tion nLITlbers anc oroductivity Are s able The brown pelican remains In t1e encangereci

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APPLICATIONS FOR ABS Ca-1MITTEE APPOINTMENTS WANTED

Several appointments (about 14) will be made this year to ABS committees If you are irterested write to Jeanne Altmann Dept of Biology Univ of Chicagto Cnicago IL 60637

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The Animal Behavior Society welcomes contributions Members may make the ABS a beneficiary of an estate or name the ABS in ~ will Contact the ABS Treasurer or President to discuss any possibil ities you might have in mind Consider this opportunity to hel p the Societ y formulate and attain short and longt term goals

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