We have an outstanding list of confirmed speakers and contributors (below) and there are only 30 places remaining so please register soon for the first ever
Gordon Research Conference on Predator-Prey Interactions 5-10 January, 2014; Ventura, California www.grc.org/programs.aspx?year=2014&program=predator The theme of this inaugural conference is From Genes to Ecosystems to Human Mental Health Liana Zanette (Chair, Western U), Andy Sih (Vice-Chair, UC Davis) Gordon Conferences are recognized as the “world's premier scientific conferences”, where 150-200 leading investigators from across the globe meet biennially for a full week of intense discussion of the frontier research in their field. To register please visit: www.grc.org/application.aspx?id=16779 The goal of the Predator-Prey Interactions Gordon Research Conference is to explore the unique insights to be gained from an interdisciplinary focus on phenomena specific to predator-prey interactions, and our list of confirmed speakers and contributors accordingly includes ecologists, evolutionary biologist, neuroscientists, physiologists, developmental biologists and human psychologists. The structure of the meeting aims to foster as much dialogue as possible in order to facilitate as many new collaborations as possible, that are sure to lead to new synergies and new avenues of research. Please visit our updated website that includes details on registration, organization and the confirmed speakers. Please spread the word about this exciting new conference among your colleagues and please also encourage post-docs and students to attend. Our primary objective is to ensure that every attendee is an active participant. SESSIONS AND CONFIRMED SPEAKERS Establishing an Interdisciplinary Approach to Predator-Prey Interactions Larry Dill (Discussion leader) Oswald Schmitz, David Diamond The Neurobiology of Predator-Induced Fear Phillip Zoladz (Discussion leader) Joel Brown, Newton Canteras, Ajai Vyas, Jacqueline Blundell Inducible Morphological Defences Peter Eklöv (Discussion leader) Rick Relyea, Ralph Tollrian Predators as Stressors: Integrating Human and Animal Models Jay Schulkin (Discussion leader) Michael Clinchy, Michael Sheriff, Vivette Glover, Rachel Yehuda Fear Effects on Population- and Ecosystem-Level Processes Barbara Peckarsky (Discussion leader) Scott Creel, Dror Hawlena Learning, Unlearning and Communicating Fear Ken Lukowiak (Discussion leader) Maud Ferrari, Dan Blumstein, Robert Magrath, Peter Banks Predators, Prey and Plants: Does Fear Make the World Green? Evan Preisser (Discussion leader) Geoffrey Trussell, Mark Boyce Restoring the Balance Between Predators and Prey James Estes (Discussion leader) Craig Packer, Michael Heithaus, Bodil Elmhagen, David Macdonald Evolutionary Ecology of Predator-Prey Interactions Andrew Beckerman (Discussion leader) Johanna Mappes, Andy Sih CONFIRMED CONTRIBUTORS Zvika Abramsky, Brad Anholt, Joy Anogwih, Tiffany Armenta, Erica Baken, Adalbert Balog, Brandon Barton, Melissa Bateson, Lutz Becks, Peter Bednekoff, Jodi Berg, James Biardi, Leon Blaustein, Sonny Bleicher, Rudy Boonstra, Stan Boutin, Justin Brashares, Tomas Brodin, Grant Brown, Joseph Bump, Alline Campos, Lauren Chaby, Anna Chalfoun, Simon Chamaille, Michael Cherry, Douglas Chivers, David Christianson, Rulon Clark, Alan Covich, Adam Crane, Will Cresswell, Chris Darimont, John DeLong, Christopher Dickman, Ian Donohue, Sean Ehlman, Cady Etheredge, Esteban Fernandez-Juricic, Joseph Fontaine, Adam Ford, Alexander Forde, Daniel Fortin, Anke Frank, Tiffany Garcia, Grant Gilchrist, James Gilliam, Jarl Giske, Blaine Griffen, Daniel Gruner, Lars-Anders Hansson, James Harwood, Gustav Hellstrom, Andrew Higginson, Mark Hixon, Thomas Hossie, Emily Jones, Francis Juanes, Sara Kaiser, Ryan Kindermann, Michel Kohl, Burt Kotler, Billy Krimmel, Joseph LaManna, David Lank, Jessica Laskowski, John Laundré, Sophia Lavergne, Steven Litvin, Robert Lonsinger, Barney Luttbeg, Ross Macleod, Dan MacNulty, Elizabeth Madin, Peter Mahoney, Katie McGhee, Evelyn Merrill, Lindsey Messinger, Jennie Miller, Rupshi Mitra, Andrea Morehouse, Chiara Morosinotto, Dennis Murray, Rahmat Naddafi, Thomas Newsome, Tobin Northfield, Maria Ocasio-Torres, John Orrock, Juan Oteyza, Marinde Out, Paul Paquet, Scott Peacor, Blake Pellman, Sinthya Penn, Rolf Peterson, Nicholas Pilfold, Lauren Pinter, Catharine Pritchard, Laura Prugh, Jennifer Rehage, Pamela Reynolds, April Ridlon, Euan Ritchie, Gary Roemer, Bernard Roitberg, Adam Rosenblatt, Timothy Roth, Lauren Sallan, Stuart Sandin, Ken Schmidt, Rebecca Selden, Vahan Serobyan, Robert Serrouya, Jonathan Shurin, Michael Sitvarin, David Skelly, Justine Smith, Theodore Stankowich, Adrian Stier, Justin Suraci, Aimee Tallian, Maria Thaker, Jennifer Thaler, Sarah Thomsen, Robert Thomson, Strahan Tucker, Abi Vanak, Sacha Vignieri, Kevina Vulinec, Aaron Wagner, Robert Warner, Wolfgang Weisser, Shawn Wilder, Terrie Williams, Christopher Wilmers
