2009 Warder Clyde Allee Competition

Eligibility requirements: Any independent graduate student research (including, but not limited to, the doctoral dissertation) is eligible. The work presented may be part of a larger collaborative effort, but the student should have the principal responsibility for the conceptualization and design of the research, the collection and analysis of the data, and the interpretation of the results.  The entrant cannot have completed defense of the doctoral dissertation before the preceding ABS annual meeting (August 2008). An individual can enter the session only once per lifetime. Only single-authored papers are eligible for the session

To enter: Students must indicate their desire to be considered for the competition by checking the appropriate box on the abstract submittal form for the annual meeting, submit a written (or electronic) version of their paper which includes their addresses, telephone numbers and e-mail addresses, fill out a signed and dated form indicating that they meet all eligibility requirements (to be supplied to entrants after receipt of their papers) present a spoken version during the 2009 Annual Meeting, attend both the Allee welcoming dinner on the evening before the competition day, and attend the banquet during the Annual Meeting. The spoken portion of the competition is limited to 14 students. If more than 14 students enter, the Allee Judges will select the best 14 submitted papers for the spoken paper session and further eligibility. Four (4) copies of a written version, or an electronic version in PDF format, of no more than 7 double-spaced text pages and no more than a total of 4 tables and/or figures (this limit does not include abstract, references or acknowledgments) must be received by ABS 2nd President Elect, Dr. Susan A. Foster, Department of Biology, Clark University, Worcester MA 01610-1477. E-mail: sfoster@clarku.edu. Papers should be formatted using the instruction for authors for a research paper in the journal Animal Behaviour (http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/622782/authorinstructions)

Each presentation session is 30 minutes.  This includes time for questions.  The students should reserve 5-10 minutes of the total 30 minutes for questions.

Deadline for receiving papers is the same as for abstract submissions. THOSE INTERESTED IN THE COMPETITION SHOULD BE SURE TO CHECK THE DEADLINE DATE FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING. If significant new results arise after submission, students may submit a one page addendum to their papers up to 30 days before the first day of the Annual Meeting. Questions should be addressed to Dr. Susan A. Foster, E-mail: sfoster@clarku.edu.