The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology is organized to integrate the many fields of specialization which occur in the broad field of
biology
Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...
.
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The society was formed in 1902 as the American Society of Zoologists, through the merger of two societies, the "Central Naturalists" and the "American Morphological Society" (founded in 1890). The
Ecological Society of America
The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is a professional organization of ecological scientists. Based in the United States and founded in 1915, ESA publications include peer-reviewed journals, newsletters, fact sheets, and teaching resources. I ...
split from it in 1915, and another society of
geneticist
A geneticist is a biologist or physician who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of organisms. A geneticist can be employed as a scientist or a lecturer. Geneticists may perform general research on genetic processe ...
s also split from it in 1930.
In 1996 the name was changed to the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology.
The society publishes two
scientific journals
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research.
Content
Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as s ...
: the bimonthly journal ''
Integrative and Comparative Biology
''Integrative and Comparative Biology'' is the scientific journal for the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (formerly the American Society of Zoologists). Prior to volume 42 (2002), the journal was known as ''American Zoologist'' .
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(''formerly the ''American Zoologist'') and ''
Evolution & Development
''Evolution & Development'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing material at the interface of evolutionary and developmental biology. Within evolutionary developmental biology, it has the aim of aiding a broader synthesis of biologi ...
''.
[.] It is organized in a flexible structure with many lightweight divisions.
As of 2014, it has approximately 3500 members.
References
External links
Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Biology societies
Zoological societies
Natural Science Collections Alliance members
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