mardi 22 janvier 2013

Animal Personality Symposium, Valencia 4th July 2013


Mechanisms and functions of intraspecific variation: from genes to behaviour
Date: 4 July 2013

Venue: Valencia, Spain


Organised by: Mark Briffa and Lynne Sneddon


Abstract submission and registration information: http://www.sebiology.org/meetings/Valencia/Valencia.html


Confirmed Speakers: Kees van Oers (Netherlands Institute of Ecology), Niels Dingemanse (Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany), Katherine Sloman (University of the West of Scotland), Alastair Wilson (University of Edinburgh), Kathryn Arnold (University of York), Sean Twiss (University of Durham)



Description:
Consistent between-individual variation in behaviour or ‘animal personality’ occurs in a variety of contexts and has been recognised in many animals including humans. Personality traits are commonly characterised as a being on a continuum such as shyness through to boldness. The consequences of animal personality are being investigated in an ever increasing range of environmental conditions and linked to underlying physiological mechanisms ranging from cognitive ability and brain structure to stress responses. This session will explore the functions and proximate causes of ‘animal personality’ using techniques in behaviour, molecular biology, physiology and neurobiology with speakers at the forefront of this exciting field.


Please contact Mark (mark.briffa@plymouth.ac.uk) or Lynne (lsneddon@liverpool.ac.uk) if you are interested in presenting at this meeting.

Other symposia on animal communication, behaviour, conservation and impact of CO2 run 2-6th July: http://www.sebiology.org/meetings/Valencia/animal.html