Conservation 4 -- Session Chair: Dave Onorato-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room

3:15 PM.   262.   ASSESING CONSERVATION STATUS OF MEXICAN ENDEMIC MAMMALS USING ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELING. Víctor Sánchez-Cordero¹, Patricia Illoldi², Miguel Linaje³, Town Peterson⁴ and Sahotra Sarkar⁵. ¹ Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, UNAM. Aptdo. Postal 70.153, México DF. 04510 Mexico., Mexico City, DF, Mexico; ² Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, UNAM. Aptdo. Postal 70.153, México DF. 04510 Mexico, Mexico City, DF, Mexico; ³ Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, UNAM. Aptdo. Postal 70.153, México DF. 04510 Mexico, Mexico City, DF, Mexico; ⁴ 2Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, The University of Kansas., Lawrence, KS, USA; ⁵ Section of Integrative Biology and Department of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.

3:30 PM.   263.   CAMERA-TRAPPING AS A TOOL FOR MONITORING LARGE MAMMALS IN LACANDONA TROPICAL FOREST, CHIAPAS, MEXICO. Danae Azuara-Santiago and Rodrigo A. Medellín. Chiapas, Mexico.

3:45 PM.   264.   THE EFFECT OF HUMAN DISTURBANCE ON CONDITION MEASURES IN NEOTOMA MICROPUS. Jill D. Miller and Diane M. Post. Department of Science and Mathematics, University of Texas - Permian Basin, 4901 E Univeristy, Odessa, TX, USA.

4:00 PM.   265.   INTEGRATING ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DATA FOR SPECIES AND HABITAT CONSERVATION. Anita T. Morzillo and Jianguo Liu. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, 13 Natural Resources Building, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.

4:15 PM.   266.   EFFECTS OF HABITAT ATTRIBUTES ON COMPETITION BETWEEN ENDANGERED SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOXES AND COYOTES IN CALIFORNIA. Julia L. Nelson¹, Brian L. Cypher² and Curtis D. Bjurlin³. ¹ Endangered Species Recovery Program, P.O. Box 9622, Bakersfield, CA; ² Endangered Species Recovery Program, P.O. Box 9622, Bakersfield, CA; ³ Endangered Species Recovery Program, P.O. Box 9622, Bakersfield, CA.

4:30 PM.   267.   PATERNITY ASSIGNMENT AND RELATEDNESS IN A POPULATION OF COUGARS IMPACTED BY HEAVY HUNTING PRESSURE. Dave P. Onorato¹, Rich DeSimone² and Lisette P. Waits¹. ¹ Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, P.O. Box 441136, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA; ² Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Department, Helena, MT, USA.

4:45 PM.   268.   PATCH SHAPE, POPULATION DYNAMICS, AND THE FIXATION OF ALLELES. John L. Orrock¹ and Brent J. Danielson². ¹ Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Interdepartmental Program, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA; ² Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology Department, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.

5:00 PM.   269.   FLAWED INFERENCES ABOUT THE FLORIDA PANTHER: THE IMPORTANCE OF SOUND SCIENCE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES MANAGEMENT. Howard Quigley^1,2, Paul Beier³, Michael J. Conroy⁴ and Michael R. Vaughan⁵. ¹ Global Carnivore Program, Wildlife Conservation Society, 2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, New York; ² current address:, Beringia South, P.O. Box 160, Kelly, WY; ³ School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ; ⁴ US Geological Survey Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; ⁵ US Geological Survey Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

5:15 PM.   270.   SURVEYING APPROACH FOR RARE SPECIES: HABITAT PRIORITY MODELING FOR PYGMY RABBITS. Janet L. Rachlow¹ and Leona K. Svancara^1,2. ¹ Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA; ² Inventory and Monitoring Program, National Park Service, Moscow, Idaho, USA.