ICB blog
Genuine Curiosity and Collaboration: Exploring
Dr. Candido Diaz’ #Moth Specialist #Spiders
by Jacob Cummings
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2026/03/10/g...
"This spider species, native to South Africa, does not spin a traditional spider web..."
#science #biology
IOB co author
@lorenzoemartinez.bsky.social presented at SICB in 2026. His research evaluated the functional strengths and weaknesses of the armor of small #fish, called poachers.
news.rhodes.edu/stories/rhod...
connect
www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzo-m...
& read IOB's
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ICB highlights #spider research this week:
Invasive Widow Spiders Perform Differently at Low Temperatures from Conspecifics from the Native Range
Monica A Mowery et al
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#science #arachnids
IOB's latest in issue!
Testing the Limits: Functional Strengths and Weaknesses of Poacher (Agonidae) Armor
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
@lorenzoemartinez.bsky.social
@fishbiomeganist.bsky.social
@karlycohen.bsky.social
@fishguy.bsky.social
@cmdonatelli.bsky.social
#science #ecology
If you’re wondering about this image, stay tuned all this week for IOB posts about the paper it comes from 👍
#science #biology
#art in #bio
ICB
"In this installment, meet an #artist we follow on Instagram, Javier Moreno, an executive by day and sculptor of creatures from the deep in his free time..."
read in full by going here and scrolling down to Javier
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Fig. 1 (A) Conceptual figure illustrating the differential modulation of the increase in circulating glucocorticoids following an environmental challenge (e.g., changes in food availability, predation attempt, or inclement weather) based on differences in intrinsic state or social environment. Interpreting the graph using legend a, lines depict the glucocorticoid response of three individuals that differ in condition as indicated by the line color and condition axis. Using legend b, lines depict variable glucocorticoid responses based on the condition of social partners, wherein darker or lighter colors indicate social partners with higher or lower condition values, respectively. The scale of the x and y-axis of the graph are not specified to capture the potential for acute or chronic elevation of circulating glucocorticoids in response to short term (e.g., predation attempt) or prolonged (e.g., food shortage or inclement weather) environmental challenges. (B) Study timeline describing measurement and sample collection relative to the food restriction period for control and experimental groups. For both groups, blood sampling took place 3 days after birds were moved to acoustic chambers (i.e., Day -7). The second samples collected from control birds occurred 10 days after birds were moved into acoustic chambers (i.e., Day 0) to assess the effects of the study protocol on birds’ body condition and glucocorticoid physiology prior to the food restriction. For the experimental birds, the beginning of the food restriction occurred on Day 0, 10 days after entering the chambers, and the second sample collection occurred following 4 days of food restriction (i.e., Day 4). Asterisks in figure indicate days when body condition measurements were collected, and droplets denote days blood samples were collected. Numbers indicate day of study relative to the start of the food restriction.
Meet IOB co author Ben Vernasco
Ben's focus as an integrative #organismal #biologist revolves around exploring the causes and consequences of variation in fitness-related traits and #behaviors.
benvernasco.wixsite.com/mysite
co author on
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cover Photo of paper Neil Paprocki
🦈 New paper in @sicbjournals.bsky.social:
We found that the whip-tail in pelagic rays restores stability during gliding locomotion, acting as a key passive stabilizer.
Open access: shorturl.at/gqzzd
Thanks to Sawyer Cooper, Connor White & @georgelauder.bsky.social
#MarineBiology #Elasmobranchs
Check out the recent Art in Bio blog from Integrative & Comparative Biology @sicbjournals.bsky.social featuring artwork along with artist’s thoughts on how their art influences biology and vice versa.
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/fine-art-ame... #SciArt #SciComm #VizSciComm
ICB Art in Bio blog-
Will Hooker, #PhD shares his thoughts about how #art and #science are related and/or foster each other:
read in full (once there, scroll down to Will's)
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see
revconcepts.weebly.com
#paleontology #fossils
IOB
Have you read the latest ?
State-Dependent and Social Modulation of Circulating Glucocorticoids in a Nomadic Songbird, the Red Crossbill (Loxia Curvirostra)
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
@verntasco.bsky.social , Moore, Cornelius, Watts
Photo by Neil Paprocki
#ecology #Avian #science
ICB's #art in #bio
fearture- Dino Pulerà, certified medical #illustrator
certified medical illustrator.
read in full
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/fine-art-ame...
See more of Dino’s work via his site.
www.dinopulera.com
& @dpulera on Insta
www.linkedin.com/in/dino-pule...
"Understanding how organisms respond to environmental challenges is a fundamental #biological question that is dependent on integrative studies bridging different levels of biological organization..."
@verntasco.bsky.social et al
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
#birds #avian #ecology
image made by Pathirannahalage Buddhi M. Pathirana
Be sure to watch ICB/M.I.S.S. latest YouTube talk:
youtu.be/2gMKEHPNUUk?...
In this talk, three authors from the Minorities in #Shark Science special share about their #science.
read papers by Pathirannahalage Buddhi M. Pathirana
& more also
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#biology
IOB, Now in issue!
State-Dependent and Social Modulation of Circulating #Glucocorticoids in a Nomadic #Songbird, the Red #Crossbill (Loxia Curvirostra)
(cover photo) Neil Paprocki
Vernasco et al
doi.org/10.1093/iob/...
#birds #biology #hormones #ecology #endocrine
We’re interested in folks applying from all manner of disciplinary backgrounds. Biology, zoology of course. But also computer science, remote sensing, architecture. If you’re keen to work with LiDAR and point clouds, we’d like to hear from you!
ICB blog-
Tara Roberts’ Written in the Waters: A #memoir of #history, home, and belonging
a #book review by Andrea Jivanny Hernandez Ramirez, Hamilton College
read in full
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2026/02/27/t...
#biologists #archeologists #BlackHistoryMonth
IOB's last AE intro of the week:
Meet Patricia C. Lopes (Chapman University)
Her lab studies the social and #environmental determinants of health in #animals.
www.patriciaclopes.com
& check out if you feel IOB could be a fit for your work:
academic.oup.com/iob/issue
#immunology
ICB's Minorities in #Shark Sciences author video is out !
Watch Buddhi Maheshika Pathirana , Toby S. Daly-Engel , and Sara Asadi discuss their work in
Between Fins- a discussion on #Science, stories and solutions
youtu.be/B6dJC3jFhnQ?...
& read
academic.oup.com/icb/issue/65/5
IOB has been privileged to partner with SABER and with @hsubox.bsky.social this year as an Associate ed for
IOB/SABER papers.
Read more about this work
www.chapman.edu/our-faculty/...
& think about if IOB could be a fit for your work:
academic.oup.com/iob
#science #biology #education
Another of ICB's latest invasive species grouping:
Distinct #behavioral patterns across a non-native population of Gambusia affinis
by
@isaacyligocki.bsky.social
et al
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
"Collectively, our results indicate that while subpopulations do differ in one behavioral measure..."
We have two more IOB
AES whose lab sites you'll want to check out 🙌
@sternarchella.bsky.social
koryevans.weebly.com
&
Karen Chan
karenchanlab.org
& be sure to see if IOB is a fit for your work:
academic.oup.com/iob
#biomechanics #oceanography #science #teleost #fish #ecology #phenotype
ICB blog
From #dinosaurs to #drones: How #Science is rewriting the story of flight (an overview)
By Ama Karunarathne, #PhD student in #Biology, University of Cincinnati’s Gross Lab.
read in full:
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2026/02/24/f...
#insects #science #birds #dinos
IOB's EIC is Dr. Ignacio Moore.
read more about his work with tropical #birds, & #reptiles
www.biol.vt.edu/faculty/moor...
& look over IOB to see if we are a fit for your work:
academic.oup.com/iob
ICB
#Endosymbiotic #apicomplexans of marine #holobionts: microbial #parasites in a warming #ocean
@ambonacolta.bsky.social , & Keeling et al
doi.org/10.1093/icb/...
" novel apicomplexans with important #ecological roles are still being discovered..."
& see
www3.botany.ubc.ca/keeling/peop...
Week 2 of getting to know our IOB AEs.
Have you met #botanist
@jcsplants.bsky.social
cnu.edu/faculty/jane...
or Jim Newcomb who studies #nudibranchs ?
sites.google.com/view/newcomb...
& be sure to check out IOB to see if we're
a fit for your paper. 👍
academic.oup.com/iob
#science #biology
If you're looking for some fun weekend reading, check out our recent review on marine apicomplexans, out now in ICB (@sicbjournals.bsky.social)! #ProtistsOnSky
Be sure to join our SICB/ICB
Feb 24, 12 noon zoom with ICB/ MISS authors
academic.oup.com/icb/issue/65/5
Toby
news.fit.edu/experts-spot...
Sara
www.instagram.com/suluk.nomad/...
Buddhi
www.oceanrosy.org/features
email sicbmedia@sicb.org to get the link
Meet IOB AE Yui Suzuki🙌
Yui loves #insects and is fascinated by the #phenotypic diversity of insects.
sites.google.com/wellesley.ed...
& if you missed this wonderful blog via iobopen.com be sure to read how inspiring his work can be to young #scientists:
iobopen.com/2025/05/27/k...
A fantastic share🙌
And be sure to read ICB’s blog
about #hummingbird #researcher
Anusha Shankar
integrativeandcomparativebiology.wordpress.com/2022/01/18/t...
