Special Issue of Current Zoology: Social behavior and evolution in the
-omics era
We are soliciting titles and abstracts for a special issue of Current
Zoology.
https://academic.oup.com/cz/pages/social_behavior
Deadline for abstract submission: 30 September 2018
Deadline for manuscript submission: 30 January 2019
Publication: Issue 4, 2019
Please contact Jaime Grace or Philip Johns with questions or submissions
Jaime Leigh Grace
Bradley University
Biology Department
1501 W Bradley Ave
Peoria IL 61625 USA
jgr...@bradley.edu
Philip Johns
Yale-NUS College
Life Sciences
28 College Ave West #01-501
Singapore 138533
philip.jo...@yale-nus.edu.sg
The genomics revolution of recent decades has given us tools to study
the genetic influences on almost any kind of trait. The ease with which
we can collect genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic data opens up new
avenues of research questions that were impractical or even unimaginable
only a few years ago. For example, we can test hypotheses about the
–omic basis of a range of behaviors of interest to evolutionary
biologists and behavioral ecologists – in particular, the molecular
basis of naturally occurring social behaviors. Furthermore, we are not
limited to a few model organisms; we can collect genomic and
transcriptomic data on non-model organisms. We can even collect
large genomic datasets on non-model organisms in the field.
The aim of this Special Column is to address genomic, transcriptomic,
and proteomic research on naturally occurring social behaviors in
animals, both model and non-model organisms, including: parent-offspring
behaviors, cooperation, aggressive and agonistic behaviors, mating
displays, and mate preference. We are also interested in studies
that explore the possibilities and pitfalls of conducting genomic
studies in the field and on non-model animals. We hope to include a
broad body of research on different species and approaches in addressing
this topic, but we are especially interested in naturally occurring
behaviors and natural systems.
Researchers interested in contributing to this special column should
send a title and abstract to the guest editors. Manuscripts should be
submitted before the deadline. Manuscripts received after the deadline
will be considered as submissions for regular issues.
Submitted papers should not have been published previously, nor be under
consideration for publication elsewhere. Submitted manuscripts are
accepted with the understanding that they are subject to peer review and
editorial revision. Publication is free of page charges. All articles
are available for readers to find and read for free online complying
with the Open Access policies of many research funding bodies.