A Glimpse of the authors of IOB

Since the very beginning of Integrative Organismal Biology, we have prided ourselves on publishing a wide array of authors who have a unique range of expertise.

Get to know just a few of our authors from each year since our start.

2019 (year 1)

Post-Doc Interviews in the Life Sciences: An Often-Overlooked Process that Is Susceptible to Bias 

N P Burnett, S A Combes

 https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obz027

Get to know co author Stacy Combes

connect with Stacy

2020

Bifunctional Role of the Sternohyoideus Muscle During Suction Feeding in Striped Surfperch, Embiotoca lateralis 

J J Lomax, T F Martinson, Y E Jimenez, E L Brainerd 

Author Notes

 https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaa021

read more about submitting author J.J. Lomax

see Jeremy Lomax’s SICB YouTube clip on storytelling

&

connect with Jeremy

2021

Crayfish Eating in Snakes: Testing How Anatomy and Behavior Affect Prey Size and Feeding Performance 

Noah D Gripshover, & B C Jayne

 https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obab001

Noah is a member of https://www.coxevolab.org/

connect with Noah

2022

A Shrewd Inspection of Vertebral Regionalization in Large Shrews (Soricidae: Crocidurinae) 

Stephanie M Smith, Kenneth D Angielczyk

 https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obac006

Aside from being a coauthor on the above work, Stephanie is also an artist .

and extensive teaching and outreach. Connect on her site as well.

2023

Beyond Janzen’s Hypothesis: How Amphibians That Climb Tropical Mountains Respond to Climate Variation 

R P Bovo, M N Simon, D B Provete, M Lyra, C A Navas, D V Andrade

 https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obad009

Connect with assistant project scientist, and coauthor on the above work, Rafael Bovo

2024

Sample Size and Geometric Morphometrics Methodology Impact the Evaluation of Morphological Variation 

Andrea D. Rummel, E T Sheehy, E R Schachner, B P Hedrick

 https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obae002

be sure to check out Andrea’s site to learn more about her research.

2025

The Carnivoran Adaptive Landscape Reveals Trade-offs among Functional Traits in the Skull, Appendicular, and Axial Skeleton 

Chris J Law, L J Hlusko, Z J Tseng

 https://doi.org/10.1093/iob/obaf001

Aside from being a scientist, Chris is also a minimalistic design artist

Stay tuned this year for more authors via https://academic.oup.com/iob/issue

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