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MEETING PROGRAMFriday, June 112:00 PM - 11:00 PM Early Housing Check In: Jolly Giant Commons 1st Floor 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM Board of Directors Dinner: View Room, Plaza Grill Restaurant Saturday, June 128:00 AM - 11:00 PM Housing Check In: Jolly Giant Commons 1st Floor 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM Registration/Check In: University Center, Karshner Lounge 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM Board of Directors Continental Breakfast: Nelson Hall East, Room 106 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Board of Directors Meeting: Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Welcome Social: University Center, Kate Buchanan Room Sunday, June 137:00 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast: Jolly Giant Cafeteria 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM Housing Check In: Jolly Giant Commons 1st Floor 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM Registration/Check In: University Center, Karshner Lounge 8:00 AM - 10:15 AM Plenary Session 1: Van Duzer Theater
8:30 AM. 1. TWO NEW SPECIES OF POCKET GOPHERS (CRATOGEOMYS) IN MEXICO. Jessica E. Light. Louisiana State University, Department of Biological Sciences and Museum of Natural Science, 119 Foster Hall, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
8:45 AM. 2. NATAL PHILOPATRY, DISPERSAL, AND IMMIGRATION WITHIN CTENODACTYLUS GUNDI SOCIAL GROUPS: CONTEMPORARY PATTERNS OF GENE FLOW. Karen J. Nutt1,2. 1 Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Department of Integrative Biology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA; 2 Large Animal Research Group and Molecular Ecology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
9:00 AM. 3. SURVIVING THE ICE: NORTHERN REFUGIA AND POST-GLACIAL COLONIZATION. Kevin C. Rowe. Department of Animal Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois.
9:15 AM. 4. DO MOLECULES MATCH MORPHOLOGY? CRYPTIC LINEAGES AND POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION IN THE NORTH AMERICAN LONG-EARED BATS (GENUS CORYNORHINUS). Antoinette J. Piaggio. University of Colorado Boulder, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Box 334 Room 122 Ramaley Building, Boulder, CO, USA.
9:45 AM. 5. FAMILY MATTERS: THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILIARITY FOR TRANSLOCATION SUCCESS IN BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS. Debra M. Shier. University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, USA. 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Break/Refreshments/Vendors: University Center, Karshner Lounge 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Technical Session 1 Marine Mammals 1 -- Session Chair: Dawn Goley-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room
10:30 AM. 6. WHALES AS ISLANDS: BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE EPIBIOTIC FAUNA OF GRAY WHALES. Christopher M. Callahan1, Brian S. Arbogast1, P. Dawn Goley1 and J W. Demastes2. 1 Dept.of Biological Sciences, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA; 2 Dept. of Biology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA.
10:45 AM. 7. ANNUAL AND SEASONAL VARIATION IN PACIFIC HARBOR SEAL (PHOCA VITULINA) ABUNDANCE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Cynthia Christman1, Dawn Goley1, Andrea Gemmer2, Sonya Schuh3, Misty Niemeyer1, Amber Rushton1 and Kim Bigham1. 1 Marine Mammal Education and Research Program, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA; 2 17600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA; 3 Biology Department, University of Washington, WA.
11:00 AM. 8. ECOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF FORAGING BEHAVIOR: BENTHIC VS MIDWATER FORAGING IN DIVING MAMMALS. Daniel P. Costa. Dept Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA.
11:15 AM. 9. THE STATUS OF GRAY WHALES IN THE FEEDING GROUNDS OFF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON. D Goley1, J Calambokidis2, R Jenkinson3, M Niemeyer1, A Mallo1, K Bigham1 and S Deutsch1. 1 Humboldt State University, Marine Mammal Education and Research Program, 1 Harpst Street, Arcata, CA; 2 Cascadia Research, 218 1/2 W Fourth Ave., Olympia, WA; 3 Santa Barbara City College, 721 Cliff Dr., Santa Barbara, CA.
11:30 AM. 10. CALIFORNIA SEA LION FORAGING ECOLOGY: HABITAT UTILIZATION, DIVING BEHAVIOR AND FORAGING SUCCESS. Carey Kuhn1, David Aurioles-Gamboa2 and Daniel P. Costa1. 1 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; 2 Departamento de Pesquerias y Biologia Marina, CICIMAR-IPN, La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico.
11:45 AM. 11. COMPARISON OF THE DIVING PHYSIOLOGY OF ADULT FEMALE CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS IN CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO. Michael J. Weise1, Daniel P. Costa1 and David Aurioles-Gamboa2. 1 University of California Santa Cruz, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Center for Ocean Health, 100 Shaffer Rd, Santa Cruz, CA; 2 Departamento de Pesquerias y Biologia Marina, Centro Interdiscilinario de Ciencias Marinas, Apartado postal 592, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Behavior 1 -- Session Chair: Eileen Lacey-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum
10:30 AM. 12. BEHAVIOURAL TRAIT ASSESSMENT AS A RELEASE CRITERION FOR REINTRODUCTION OF CAPTIVE-BRED SWIFT FOX (VULPES VELOX). Samantha Bremner-Harrison1,2, Robert Elwood1 and Paulo Prodohl1. 1 School of Biology & Biochemistry, The Queen's University of Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, UK; 2 CSUS Endangered Species Recovery Program, PO Box 9622, Bakersfield, CA, USA.
10:45 AM. 13. ROAD CROSSING BEHAVIOR IN SMALL NOCTURNAL AND DIURNAL MAMMALS. Adrian S. Chesh and Kelly Losito. Biology Department, Albright College, Reading, PA.
11:00 AM. 14. CONE CACHING STRATEGY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE MT. GRAHAM RED SQUIRREL POPULATION. Sarah RB. King, John L. Koprowski and Sadie R. Bertelsen. 325 Bio. Sci. East. Bldg., School of Renewable Natural Resources, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
11:15 AM. 15. SPACE USE AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF ENDANGERED MT. GRAHAM RED SQUIRRELS: IT'S LONELY AT THE TOP. John L. Koprowski and Sarah R. King. Wildlife and Fisheries Science, School of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
11:30 AM. 16. TESTING THE HABITAT SATURATION MODEL: EFFECTS OF POPULATION DENSITY ON SOCIAL ORGANIZATION. Kirk Lin1,2, Loren Hayes1 and Nancy Solomon1. 1 Dept. of Zoology, Miami University, Oxford, OH; 2 Dept. of Biological Sciences, California State Univ., Sacramento, CA.
11:45 AM. 17. SEX DIFFERENCES IN SPACE USE OF CHIRICAHUA FOX SQUIRRELS. Bret S. Pasch and John L. Koprowski. The University of Arizona, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Science, Tucson, AZ, USA. Community Ecology 1 -- Session Chair: Luke George-- Van Duzer Theater
10:30 AM. 18. SMALL MAMMAL ECOLOGY AFTER EL NIÑO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) IN THE SELVA LACANDONA, CHIAPAS, MÉXICO. Alejandro Gómez-Nísino, Rodrigo A. Medellín and Heliot Zarza. Laboratorio de Ecología y Conservación de Vertebrados, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F., México.
10:45 AM. 19. BAT SPECIES COEXISTENCE: WATER HOLES ACT AS CONFLUENCE OF SPECIES INTERACTIONS. Rick A. Adams. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, USA.
11:00 AM. 20. A RE-SURVEY OF THE MAMMAL FAUNA OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK: INITIAL OBSERVATIONS. Chris J. Conroy, James L. Patton, Hanna E. Shohfi, Dou-Shuan Yang and Robert Hijmans. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
11:15 AM. 21. DISPERSAL OF PONDEROSA PINE SEEDS BY SHADOW CHIPMUNKS IN A MANAGED FOREST. Craig M. Fiehler and T. Luke George. Department of Wildlife, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
11:30 AM. 22. IS THERE INTRAGUILD COMPETITION BETWEEN COYOTES AND RACCOONS? Stanley D. Gehrt1 and Suzanne Prange1,2. 1 School of Natural Resources, Ohio State University, 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, Ohio, USA; 2 Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, P.O. Box 9, Dundee, Illinois, USA.
11:45 AM. 23. RESPONSE OF SMALL MAMMALS TO THINNING AND PRESCRIBED FIRE IN PINE FORESTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. T. Luke George1 and Steve Zack2. 1 Department of Wildlife, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA; 2 Wildlife Conservation Society, 219 SW Stark Street, Suite 200, Portland, OR. 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM Lunch: Jolly Giant Cafeteria 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM Plenary Speaker's Luncheon: TBA 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM Technical Session 2 Conservation 1 -- Session Chair: Brian Cypher-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room
1:30 PM. 24. DEVELOPMENT OF A MONITORING PROTOCOL FOR MESO-MAMMALS ON CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS. Allan F. O'Connell, Neil W. Talancy2 and Andrew T. Gilbert3. 2 Univeristy of Rhode Island, Department of Natural Resources Science, 105 Coastal Institute, Kingston, Rhode Island, USA; 3 USGS-Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 196 Whitten Rd., Augusta, Maine, USA.
1:45 PM. 25. PUBLIC OPINION TOWARDS THE SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOX POPULATION IN METRO BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA. Curtis D. Bjurlin and Brian L. Cypher. Endangered Species Recovery Program, P.O. Box 9622, Bakersfield, Ca.
2:00 PM. 26. INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BODY WEIGHT, PARASITISM, AND STRESS OF PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS ON FLOODPLAIN AND DRY SITES. Timothy T. Brown and Claire A. Fuller. Department of Biology, Murray State University, 334 Blackburn Hall, Murray, KY, USA.
2:15 PM. 27. QUANTIFYING THE IMPACTS OF COYOTES AND SNOWMOBILES ON LYNX CONSERVATION IN UTAH AND THE WEST. Kevin D. Bunnell1,2, Jerran T. Flinders2, Michael L. Wolfe1 and John A. Bissonette1. 1 Department of Forest Range and Wildlife Sciences, 5230 Old Main Hill, Utah Sate Univeristy, Logan, Utah; 2 Department of Integrative Biology, 401 WIDB, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah.
2:30 PM. 28. SIERRAN CARNIVORE ASSEMBLAGES: DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS OF SPECIES CO-OCCURRING WITH FISHERS (MARTES PENNANTI). Lori A. Campbell1, Douglas A. Kelt2 and William J. Zielinski3. 1 Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Davis, CA; 2 Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA; 3 Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Arcata, CA, USA.
2:45 PM. 29. INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ENDANGERED SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOXES AND NON-NATIVE RED FOXES. Howard Clark1,2. 1 California State University, Stanislaus, Endangered Species Recovery Program, Stanislaus, CA; 2 H. T. HARVEY & ASSOCIATES, 423 W Fallbrook Ave, Suite 202, Fresno, CA.
3:00 PM. 30. EFFECTS OF ROADS ON ENDANGERED SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOXES IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. Brian L. Cypher, Julia L. Nelson and Curtis D. Bjurlin. CSUS Endangered Species Recovery Program, P.O. Box 9622, Bakersfield, CA, USA.
3:15 PM. 31. LIVESTOCK PREDATION BY LIONS (PANTHERA LEO) AND OTHER CARNIVORES ON RANCHES NEIGHBORING THE TSAVO NATIONAL PARKS, KENYA. Bruce D. Patterson1, Samuel M. Kasiki2, Edwin Selempo3 and Roland W. Kays4. 1 Dept. Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL; 2 Tsavo Research Centre, Tsavo East National Park, Voi, Kenya, CO; 3 Taita Discovery Centre, Voi, Kenya, CO; 4 New York State Museum, Albany, NY. Systematics/Zoogeography 1 -- Session Chair: Link Olson-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum
1:30 PM. 32. PHYLOGENETIC AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS OF THE MOUSE OPOSSUM THYLAMYS (DIDELPHIDAE) IN SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA. Janet K. Braun1, Ronald A. Van Den Bussche3, MIchael A. Mares1,2 and Philip K. Morton3. 1 Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, 2401 Chautauqua Avenue, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States; 3 Department of Zoology and Collection of Vertebrates, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; 2 Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, United States.
1:45 PM. 33. PEROMYSCUS FROM SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, SEA OF CORTEZ, MEXICO: TAXONOMIC IDENTITIES AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS. Michael D. Carleton1 and Timothy E. Lawlor2. 1 Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC; 2 Department of Biological Sciences, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA.
2:00 PM. 34. PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE DESERT POCKET MOUSE (CHAETODIPUS PENICILLATUS) WITH EMPHASIS ON THE CONSERVATION OF C. P. SOBRINUS. Zane L. Marshall, Brett R. Riddle and Jef Jaeger. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, NV, USA.
2:15 PM. 35. GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN TREESHREWS: MORE NEW INSIGHTS FROM OLD DATA. Link Olson1,2 and Eric Sargis3. 1 University of Alaska Museum & Institute of Arctic Biology, Fairbanks, AK, USA; 2 Dept. Zoology, The Field Museum, Chicago, IL, USA; 3 Dept. Anthropology, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
2:45 PM. 37. POST-GLACIAL EXPANSION OF THE SOUTHERN RED-BACKED VOLE (CLETHRIONOMYS GAPPERI). Amy M. Runck1 and Joseph A. Cook1,2. 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA; 2 Biology Department and Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA.
3:00 PM. 38. PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND SYSTEMATICS OF SHORT-TAILED OPOSSUMS (MONODELPHIS: DIDELPHIDAE) ON THE EASTERN SLOPE OF THE ANDES. Sergio A. Solari. Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas.
3:15 PM. 39. A NEW SPECIES OF CONGOSOREX FROM THE EASTERN ARC MOUNTAINS, TANZANIA, WITH SIGNIFICANT BIOGEOGRAPHICAL IMPLICATIONS. William T. Stanley1, Mary Anne Rogers1 and Rainer Hutterer2. 1 Department of Zoology, Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, USA; 2 Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113, Bonn, Germany. Population Ecology 1 -- Session Chair: Ronald Barry-- Van Duzer Theater
1:30 PM. 40. DOES MICROCLIMATE EXPLAIN PATTERNS OF VARIATION IN LIFE HISTORY TRAITS OF UINTA GROUND SQUIRRELS (SPERMOPHILUS ARMATUS)? Kim B. O'Keefe and Elizabeth A. Hadly. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, 371 Serra Mall, Stanford, California.
1:45 PM. 41. EXTREME POPULATION FLUCTUATION OF THE NORTHERN PYGMY MOUSE (BAIOMYS TAYLORI) IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. Alisa A. Abuzeineh and Nancy McIntyre. Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
2:00 PM. 42. HYRAX PROJECT TURNS 12: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? Ronald E. Barry1, Ngone Chiweshe2 and Peter J. Mundy3. 1 Department of Biology, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD, USA; 2 BirdLife Zimbabwe, P.O. Box RV100, Runiville, Harare, Zimbabwe; 3 National University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box AC 939, Ascot, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
2:15 PM. 43. SMALL MAMMAL RESPONSES TO FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION AT CHAPARRAL EDGE. Jennifer M. Duggan and James E. Diffendorfer. San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, USA.
2:30 PM. 44. SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MATERNAL HAPLOTYPES OF NEOTOMA MICROPUS: A GIS PERSPECTIVE. Nevin D. Durish, Francisca Mendez-Harclerode, Charles Fulhorst and Robert D. Bradley. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
2:45 PM. 45. MOUNTAIN LION HABITAT USE RELATIVE TO HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN THE REDWOOD CREEK BASIN OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. Cara W. Meinke1, Richard T. Golightly1, Howard B. Quigley2, Jennifer Ellingson3 and Terry Hofstra4. 1 Wildlife Dept., Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA; 2 Beringia South, Kelly, WY; 3 University of Idaho, Moscow, ID; 4 Redwood National and State Parks, Orick, CA.
3:00 PM. 46. RAPID CHANGES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF PEROMYSCUS SPECIES IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. Susan MG. Hoffman1, Philip Myers2, Barbara L. Lundrigan3, Caitlin Bean1, Sean Maher2 and Katie K. Wright1. 1 Department of Zoology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA; 2 Museum of Zoology, and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; 3 Michigan State University Museum, and Department of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA.
3:15 PM. 47. MULTI-RESOLUTION ASSESSMENT OF STRIPED SKUNK DEN SITES SELECTION IN THE CANADIAN PRAIRIE PARKLAND REGION. Yeen Ten Hwang1, Serge Larivière2 and François Messier1. 1 Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; 2 Federation des Trappeurs Gestionnaires du Quebec, 1737 rue Champigny Est, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada. 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM Break/Refreshments/Vendors: University Center, Karshner Lounge 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM Technical Session 3 Behavior 2 -- Session Chair: Dave Johnston-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum
3:45 PM. 48. THE EFFECTS OF BOT FLY PARASITISM ON AGGRESSION IN WHITE-FOOTED MICE (PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS). Michael J. Cramer and Guy N. Cameron. University of Cincinnati, Department of Biological Sciences, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
4:00 PM. 49. ECOLOGICAL COMPARISON OF GRASSHOPPER MOUSE VOCALIZATIONS. Tommy G. Finley and Robert S. Sikes. University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Department of Biology, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, AR, USA.
4:15 PM. 50. BEHAVIORAL EVIDENCE AND PHYSICAL FINDS IN SUPPORT OF THE UNVERIFIED PRIMATE HYPOTHESIS FOR THE SASQUATCH. J. Richard Greenwell1 and Angelo P. Capparella2. 1 Department of Zoological Collections, International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A.; 2 Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, U.S.A..
4:30 PM. 51. MECHANISMS OF MATERNAL INVESTMENT BY COMMUNAL PRAIRIE VOLES (MICROTUS OCHROGASTER). Loren D. Hayes and Nancy G. Solomon. Department of Zoology, 212 Pearson Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA.
4:45 PM. 52. THE EFFECT OF WEATHER ON DEER MOUSE ACTIVITY IN ENCLOSURES AND IN THE WILD. Emily J. Herdman and John S. Millar. Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
5:00 PM. 53. EFFECT OF MICROHABITAT ON THE FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF COTTON MICE. Travis Hinkelman1, John L. Orrock2 and Susan C. Loeb3. 1 SC Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Clemson University, Clemson, SC; 2 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Interdepartmental Program, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa; 3 Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Clemson, SC.
5:15 PM. 54. DIFFERENCES IN FORAGING BEHAVIOR IN THE PALLID BAT (ANTROZOUS PALLIDUS). Dave S. Johnston1,2. 1 3150 Almaden Expressway, Suite 145, San Jose, CA, USA; 2 Biology Department, Santa Clara University, 500 El Camino Real, Santa Clara, CA, USA.
5:30 PM. 55. FEMALE PREFERENCES FOR UNRELATED INBRED VERSUS NON-INBRED MALE PRAIRIE VOLES, MICROTUS OCHROGASTER. Brian Keane1, Mark D. Spritzer2 and Kimberly R. Saunders2. 1 Miami University - Hamilton, Hamilton, Ohio; 2 Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. Community Ecology 2 -- Session Chair: Kathleen Lyons-- Van Duzer Theater
3:45 PM. 56. DUSKY-FOOTED WOODRAT HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS IN MANAGED DOUGLAS-FIR / HARDWOOD FORESTS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Kevin D. Hughes. Montana Tech, Department of Biology, 1300 W. Park St., Butte, MT, USA.
4:00 PM. 57. COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS OF TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATES IN THE ASPEN PARKLAND-MIXED GRASS PRAIRIE HABITAT COMPLEX AT J. CLARK SALYER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NORTH DAKOTA. Neil J. Kadrmas and Rick A. Sweitzer. University of North Dakota, Department of Biology, P.O. Box 9019, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA.
4:15 PM. 58. SCALE AND INTERACTIONS IN PREDICTIVE DISTRIBUTION MODELS FOR THE ADIRONDACK CARNIVORE COMMUNITY. Roland W. Kays1, Justina C. Ray2 and Matthew E. Gompper3. 1 New York State Museum, 3140 CEC, Albany, NY; 2 Wildlife Conservation Society, Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3B3; 3 University of Missouri, Dept. Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Columbia, MO.
4:30 PM. 59. RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TOPOGRAPHY, VEGETATION AND SMALL MAMMALS IN PALO DURO CANYON. Greg T. Lewellen, Raymond S. Matlack, Karah L. Gallagher, Rachel A. Spruance and Daniel P. Walker. Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences, West Texas A&M University, Box 60808, Canyon, TX, US.
4:45 PM. 60. COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO URBANIZATION: SMALL MAMMALS IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST FORESTS. Nathanel I. Lichti, Michael T. Murphy, David C. Bailey and Laura Roberts. Department of Biology, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
5:00 PM. 61. ECTOPARASITES OF A NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI BAT COMMUNITY. Peggy Luensmann. Truman State University, Department of Biology, Kirksville, MO.
5:15 PM. 62. WAS A "HYPERDISEASE" RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LATE PLEISTOCENE MEGAFAUNAL EXTINCTION? Kathleen Lyons1, Felisa A. Smith2, Ethan P. White2 and James H. Brown2. 1 735 State St. Suite 300, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California - Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA; 2 Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
5:30 PM. 63. SMALL MAMMAL ABUNDANCE IN PONDEROSA PINE FORESTS MANAGED FOR SIMPLE AND COMPLEX STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY. Chris C. Maguire, Doug A. Maguire and Tom Manning. Department of Forest Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Genetics/Evolution 1 -- Session Chair: Hopi Hoekstra-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room
3:45 PM. 64. THE EVOLUTION OF MAMMALIAN BODY SIZE ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. Victoria J. Bakker1, Dirk H. Van Vuren1, David K. Garcelon2, Erik T. Aschehoug3, Kevin R. Crooks4 and Rosie Woodroffe1. 1 University of California, Davis, CA; 2 Institute for Wildlife Studies, Arcata, CA; 3 The Nature Conservancy, Ventura, CA; 4 Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.
4:00 PM. 65. EVOLUTION WITHIN THE BARE-BACKED FRUIT BATS, DOBSONIA (PTEROPODIDAE). Deanna G. Byrnes. University of Wisconsin - Madison, 412 Birge Hall, 430 Lincoln Drive, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
4:15 PM. 66. PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF ERMINE (MUSTELA ERMINEA) AND MINK (MUSTELA VISON) OF THE ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA. Natalie G. Dawson, Melissa A. Fleming and Joseph A. Cook. Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
4:30 PM. 67. PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND SYSTEMATICS OF KANGAROO MICE, MICRODIPODOPS MEGACEPHALUS, FROM THE MONO BASIN. John C. Hafner1, Emily Reddington1, Matthew T. Craig2 and Jens PC. Franck3. 1 Moore Laboratory of Zoology and Department of Biology, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California; 2 Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; 3 Department of Biology, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California.
4:45 PM. 68. THE GENETIC BASIS OF COMPLEX COLOR ADAPTATION IN ISLAND POPULATIONS OF PEROMYSCUS. Hopi E. Hoekstra, Catherine Yamada and Rachel J. Hirschmann. Ecology, Behavior and Evolution Section, Division of Biological Sciences9500 Gilman Drive, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA, United States.
5:00 PM. 69. HARMONIC-HOPPING DRIVES DIVERGENCE IN WALLACEA'S BATS. Tigga Kingston1 and Stephen J. Rossiter2. 1 Boston University, 675 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA, USA; 2 Queen Mary University of London, School of Biological Sciences, Mile End Road, London, London, UK.
5:15 PM. 70. DOES HABITAT HETEROGENEITY RESTRICT GENE-FLOW? FINE SCALE GENETIC STRUCTURE IN THE PACIFIC JUMPING MOUSE (ZAPUS TRINOTATUS). Sacha N. Vignieri1,2 and G J. Kenagy1,2. 1 Department of Biology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; 2 Burke Museum, University of Washington, Seattle, WA.
5:30 PM. 71. GENETIC STRUCTURE AND GENE FLOW IN THE CAROLINA NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL (GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS COLORATUS). Arlena M. Wartell. Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA. 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM Dinner: Jolly Giant Cafeteria 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM Poster Session 1: University Center, The Depot
309. TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE GENUS STURNIRA (CHIROPTERA: PHYLLOSTOMIDAE) IN VENEZUELA. Cornelio Sánchez-Hernández1, M. Lourdes Romero-Almaraz2 and José Antonio Guerrero-Enríquez3. 1 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A. P. 70-153, México; 2 Escuinapa No. 92 bis. Col. Pedregal de Santo Domingo, C. P. 04360, México, D. F.; 3 Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos.
72. DOES HABITAT FRAGMENTATION ALTER SPACE USE PATTERNS IN DEER MICE (PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS)? Sarah Webster and Erika L. Barthelmess. Biology Department, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, USA.
73. BEHAVIOR AND HABITAT USE IN BIGHORN SHEEP: DOES PERCEIVED PREDATION RISK REFLECT ACTUAL RISK? Regan Berkley and Janet L. Rachlow. University of Idaho, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, P.O. Box 441136, Moscow, ID, USA.
74. ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY CONTEXT OF MAMMALIAN RESISTANCE TO SNAKE VENOMS. James Biardi. PROF Postdoctoral Program, UC Davis/San Francisco State University, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, USA.
75. LONG-TERM SPATIAL DYNAMICS OF AN ASSEMBLAGE OF GRASSLAND RODENTS. Matthew J. Brady1 and Norman A. Slade2. 1 Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, ID; 2 Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.
76. HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RODENTS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER AN ENSO EVENT. Jessica D. Braswell1 and Douglas A. Kelt2. 1 San Diego State University, Department of Biology, 5500 Campanile Dr, San Diego, CA; 2 University of California, Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA.
77. A STUDY OF RARE AND ENDANGERED MAMMALS IN NORTHWEST INDIANA - PRELIMINARY RESULTS. Heather S. Brookhart. Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA.
78. THE EFFECTS OF WHITE-TAILED DEER EXCLUSION ON WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE POPULATIONS IN TWO FOREST HABITATS. David H. Byman. Penn State Worthington Scranton, 120 Ridge View Drive, Dunmore, Pennsylvania, U.S.A..
79. MAMMAL SPECIES DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE AT THE URBAN-FOREST INTERFACE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. Patricia N. Manley1, Lori A. Campbell1, Susan Meredith2 and Dennis D. Murphy3. 1 Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Davis, CA, USA; 2 Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV, USA; 3 Department of Biology, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV.
80. TRACING OF BOTTLENECK: COMPARATIVE PHYLOCHRONOLOGY OF C. SOCIABILIS AND C. HAIGI THOUGH 8000 YEARS. Yvonne L. Chan1, Uma Ramakrishnan1, Oliver P. Pearson2 and Elizabeth A. Hadly1. 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; 2 (deceased) Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
81. EFFECTS OF FOREST REGENERATION ON SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN MARYLAND. Laura N. Cincotti and Ronald E. Barry. Department of Biology, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland, USA.
82. COYOTE AND DIURNAL RAPTOR PRESENCE IN RELATION TO MILITARY TRAINING AND SMALL MAMMAL ABUNDANCE. Philip S. Gipson, Jonathan M. Conard and Jeremy A. Baumgardt. 205 Leasure Hall, Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, United States.
83. HABITAT SELECTION BY SMALL MAMMALS IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA. Stephanie A. Coppeto1, Douglas A. Kelt1, James A. Wilson1, Dirk H. VanVuren1 and Michael Johnson2. 1 Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, U.C. Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA, USA; 2 John Muir Institute for the Environment, U.C. Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA, USA.
84. INTESTINAL PARASITES OF SWIFT FOX (VULPES VELOX) IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA. Marc A. Criffield1, Mason V. Reichard2, Kimberly Freel1, Eric C. Hellgren1 and David M. Leslie Jr.3. 1 430 LSW, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; 2 108 McElroy, Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; 3 404 LSW, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
85. PATERNITY IN COMMUNALLY NESTING GROUPS OF PRAIRIE VOLES, MICROTUS OCHROGASTER. Charety R. Crowe1, Kirk Y. Lin1, Loren D. Hayes1, Brian Keane2 and Nancy G. Solomon1. 1 Department of Zoology, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA; 2 Miami University- Hamilton, Hamilton, Ohio.
86. SPERM AGGREGATION IN PEROMYSCUS SPECIES: A MATTER OF COOPERATION? Nicole Garrett and Michael J. Dewey. Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center, Dept Biol Sci, U of So Carolina, 700 Sumter Str, Columbia, SC, USA.
88. MESOCARNIVORE ABUNDANCE IN OAK FOREST PATCHES: A COMPARISON OF SCENT STATION AND LIVE-TRAPPING TECHNIQUES. Michael R. Disney1, Eric C. Hellgren1, Craig A. Davis1 and David M. Leslie Jr.2. 1 430 LSW, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; 2 404 LSW, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Oklahoma State University, Department of Zoology, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
89. SURVEYS OF THE MAMMALS OF NATIONAL PARKS IN COASTAL REGIONS OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA. Tressa L. Dolbeare, Heather P. Warchalowski, Dana T. Strang and Ronald E. Barry. Frostburg State University, Department of Biology, 101 Braddock Road, Frostburg, MD, USA.
90. USING MICROSATELLITE DNA TO DETERMINE THE MATING SYSTEM OF WOODCHUCKS (MARMOTA MONAX). Melissa Duron, Christine R. Maher and Mandi Greenleaf. Department of Biological Sciences, 96 Falmouth Street, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine.
91. COMMUNAL NESTING AND KINSHIP AMONG DEGUS (OCTODON DEGUS). María José Hurtado1, Mauricio Soto-Gamboa1,2, Eileen A. Lacey3, Ann T. Chang3 and Luis A. Ebensperger1,2. 1 P. Universidad Católica de Chile, Departamento de Ecología, Casilla 114-D, Santiago, RM, Chile; 2 Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ecología & Biodiversidad, Casilla 114-D, Santiago, RM, Chile; 3 University of California, Department of Integrative Biology, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Berkeley, California, United States.
92. COSTS AND BENEFITS OF COMMUNAL NESTING TO FEMALE DEGUS (OCTODON DEGUS). María José Hurtado2 and Luis A. Ebensperger1,2. 2 Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Departamento de Ecología, Casilla 114-D, Santiago, RM, Chile; 1 Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ecología and Biodiversidad, Santiago, RM, Chile.
93. COMPARISON OF CAPTURE SUCCESS BETWEEN SHERMAN FOLDING TRAPS AND MUSEUM SPECIAL SNAP TRAPS. Kevin G. Eulinger and Scott Burt. Truman State University, 100 E. Normal St., Kirksville, MO.
94. LOCOMOTOR PERFORMANCE AND COST OF TRANSPORT IN THE SQUIRREL GLIDER AND SUGAR GLIDER. Elizabeth A. Flaherty1, John S. Scheibe2 and Ross Goldingay3. 1 Dept. of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA; 2 Dept. of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO, USA; 3 Dept. of Environmental Studies and Management, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia.
95. INTRODUCTION OF A LOW-COST REMOTE WILDLIFE CAMERA AND NOVEL TECHNIQUES FOR OPERATION. Mourad W. Gabriel and Greta M. Wengert. MGW Biological Surveys, 2037 Golf Course Road, Bayside, CA, USA.
96. AGE SPECIFIC TIME BUDGETS OF THE ENDANGERED MOUNT GRAHAM RED SQUIRREL. Vicki L. Greer and John L. Koprowski. University of Arizona - School of Renewable Natural Resources, 325 Biological Sciences East Building, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
97. HOME RANGE AND HABITAT USE OF A TRANSLOCATED POPULATION OF RIPARIAN BRUSH RABBITS. Laurissa P. Hamilton1,2, Daniel F. Williams1, Patrick A. Kelly1 and Douglas A. Kelt2. 1 Endangered Species Recovery Program, California State University–Stanislaus, 1900 N. Gateway Blvd., Suite 101, Fresno, CA, USA; 2 Department of Wildlife, Fish, & Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, USA.
98. RELATIVE CAPTURE EFFICIENCY OF STANDARD AND LONG SHERMAN LIVE TRAPS. Dana H. Hogan1, Jennifer M. Duggan1, Cheryl Brehme2 and James E. Diffendorfer1. 1 SDSU Department of Biology, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, USA; 2 U. S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center, 5745 Kearny Villa Road, Suite M, San Diego, CA, USA.
99. EFFECTS OF PRIOR LIVE TRAP OCCUPANCY ON SUBSEQUENT CAPTURE OF MEADOW VOLES. Joe Jacquot and Jessica Dutzy. Biology Dept., Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.
100. LONG TERM EFFECTS OF BOTFLY PARASITISM ON PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS, P. LEUCOPUS, AND TAMIAS STRIATUS. Glory J. Jaffe1, David A. Zegers1, Michael A. Steele2 and Joseph F. Merritt3. 1 Department of Biology, Millersville University, Millersville, PA; 2 Department of Biology, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA; 3 Powdermill Biological Station, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Rector, PA.
101. LONG-TERM STUDIES OF SMALL MAMMALS: PATTERNS AND POSSIBLE CAUSES. Donald W. Kaufman, Dawn M. Kaufman and Glennis A. Kaufman. Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA.
102. HABITAT USE AND SPATIAL DYNAMICS OF TAKHI INTRODUCED TO HUSTAI NATIONAL PARK, MONGOLIA. Sarah RB. King1 and John Gurnell2. 1 Mount Graham Biology Programs, University of Arizona, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Biosciences East, Rm. 325, Tucson, AZ, USA; 2 Queen Mary, University of London, School of Biological Sciences, Mile End Road, London, UK.
103. RECONSIDERING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF OPTIMAL HABITAT FOR THE ENDANGERED RIPARIAN BRUSH RABBIT. Matthew R. Lloyd, Daniel F. Williams and Patrick A. Kelly. Endangered Species Recovery Program, California State University, Stanislaus, 801 W. Monte Vista Ave., Turlock, CA, USA.
104. EFFECTS OF SITE FAMILIARITY ON MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF BRUSH MICE (PEROMYSCUS BOYLII). Karen E. Mabry1 and Manuel Breuer2. 1 Section of Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA; 2 Institut für Zoomorphologie, Zellbiologie und Parasitologie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, Germany.
105. HETEROGENEITY ON TRAPPING WEBS: ASSESSMENTS OF EFFECT AND METHOD. Thomas J. Maier1, Jay B. Hestbeck2, Richard M. DeGraaf1 and John T. Finn3. 1 Northeastern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Holdsworth NRC, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA; 2 USGS Biological Resources Division, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Ctr., 8711 37th Street, SE, Jamestown, ND; 3 Dept. of Natural Resources Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
106. SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN THE CLOUD FORESTS OF LA FRATERNIDAD BIOSPHERE RESERVE, GUATEMALA. Nicte Ordonez1,2 and John O. Matson2. 1 Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala City, Guatemala; 2 Department of Biological Sciences, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, USA.
107. SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITIES FROM THREE HABITATS IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS, MODOC COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Jesse West, Stephanie A. MacDonald, Jenna Patton, Devony Hebbert and John O. Matson. San Jose State University, Department of Biological Sciences, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA, US.
108. SMALL MAMMAL DIVERSITY OF THE GAMBA COMPLEX, GABON. Carrie J. OBrien1,2, William J. McShea1, Michael D. Carleton3, Patrick Barriere4 and Sylvain Guimondou5. 1 Conservation and Research Center, National Zoo, 1500 Reomunt Rd, Front Royal, VA, USA; 2 Ecology Center, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA; 3 Department of Systematic Biology, Smithsonsian Institution, Washington, D.C., USA; 4 University of Remmes, Station Bioloigue, Paimpont, France, France; 5 Direction de la Fauna et de la Chasse, Libreville, Gabon, Gabon.
109. DEMOGRAPHICS OF SMALL MAMMAL POPULATIONS ON RETIRED AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. Steve R. Messer, Curtis E. Uptain, Patrick A. Kelly, Darren P. Newman, Adam C. Harpster and Patrick L. Morrison. California State University, Stanislaus, Endangered Species Recovery Program, 1900 N. Gateway Ste. 101, Fresno, CA, USA.
110. BARKING SEQUENCES IN SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOXES (VULPES MACROTIS MUTICA). James D. Murdoch1, Katherine Ralls2 and Brian L. Cypher3. 1 University of Denver, Denver, CO; 2 Smithsonian's National Zoological Park, Washington, DC; 3 Endangered Species Recovery Program, Bakersfield, CA.
111. POPULATION DECLINE OF ENDANGERED TIPTON KANGAROO RATS IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: RESULTS OF AN 11-YEAR STUDY. Darren P. Newman, Curtis E. Uptain, Patrick A. Kelly and Daniel F. Williams. California State University, Stanislaus, Endangered Species Recovery Program, 1900 N. Gateway Ste. 101, Fresno, California, USA.
112. THE INFLUENCE OF RODENT POPULATION DENSITIES ON FORAGING HABITS OF COASTAL COYOTES IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. Richard M. Davis and M. Paloma Nieto. SRS Technologies, 105 North H Street, Lompoc, CA, USA.
113. DIET SELECTION BY GIANT PANDAS IN RELATION TO BAMBOO CHARACTERISTICS. Heidi A. Bissell1, Meghan Carr1, Julie Sims2, Jennifer L. Parsons3, Robert S. Sikes3, Brian J. Rude2 and John R. Ouellette1. 1 Memphis Zoological Society, Department of Research and Conservation, 2000 Prentiss Place, Memphis, TN; 2 Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, Box 9815, Mississippi State, MS; 3 Department of Biology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock, AR.
114. MULTIVARIATE MORPHOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE ECOLOGICAL NICHE CONCEPT OF AN N-DIMMENSIONAL HYPERVOLUME. Lorelei E. Patrick and Luis A. Ruedas. Portland State University, P. O. Box 751, 1719 SW 10th Avenue, SB2 Room 246, Portland, OR, USA.
115. BAT COMMUNITY COMPOSITION IN SELECTIVELY LOGGED AND UNLOGGED FORESTS IN SOUTHEASTERN AMAZONIA, BRAZIL. Sandra L. Peters1, Jay R. Malcolm1 and Barbara L. Zimmerman2. 1 Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, 33 Willcocks St., Toronto, ON, Canada; 2 Conservation International, Washington, D.C..
116. VARIATION IN MOVEMENT PATTERNS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ANALYSIS OF HABITAT SELECTION IN BIGHORN SHEEP. Leona K. Svancara1,2, Janet L. Rachlow2 and E. F. Cassirer3. 1 Inventory and Monitoring Program, National Park Service, Moscow, Idaho, USA; 2 Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho, USA; 3 Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game, Lewiston, Idaho, USA.
117. DETERMINANT FACTORS OF REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN FEMALE VOLES, REVEALED BY A MICROSATELLITE DNA ANALYSIS. Takashi Saitoh1 and Yasuyuki Ishibashi2. 1 Field Scicence Center, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan; 2 Forestry & Forest Products Reseach Institute, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
118. INVENTORIES OF THE MAMMALS OF NATIONAL PARKS IN THE PIEDMONT (MID-ATLANTIC) REGION OF VIRGINIA. Avinash M. Sareen, Janet M. Mulligan, Cheryl L. Tanner and Ronald E. Barry. Frostburg State University Biology Department, 101 Braddock Road, Frostburg, Maryland, USA.
119. ANNUAL ACTIVITY AND REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS IN MEXICAN GROUND SQUIRRELS (SPERMOPHILUS MEXICANUS). Lisa E. Schwanz. Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
120. AVAILABILITY AND SELECTION OF BURROW SITES BY THE ALABAMA BEACH MOUSE (PEROMYSCUS POLIONOTUS AMMOBATES). Sandra I. Sneckenberger1, William J. Lynn2 and Michael C. Wooten3. 1 USFWS/ South Florida Ecological Services Office, 1339 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL; 2 USFWS/ Panama City Ecological Services Office, 1601 Balboa Avenue, Panama City, FL; 3 Auburn University/ Department of Biological Sciences, 331 Funchess Hall, Auburn, Alabama.
121. ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF SMALL MAMMALS ON OAK REGENERATION: SEED DISPERSAL VS. SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT. Michael A. Steele1, Amy McEuen1, John Carlson2, Thomas Contreras1,3, Peter D. Smallwood4 and William Terzaghi1. 1 Department of Biology, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA; 2 School of Forest Resources and the Huck Institute for Life Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA; 3 Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, University of Florida, Gainesville, FLA, USA; 4 Department of Biology, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, USA.
122. GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION OF MARTENS (MARTES AMERICANA) IN OREGON AND CALIFORNIA — DOES THE HUMBOLDT MARTEN EXIST? Karen D. Stone1, Keith M. Slauson2 and William J. Zielinski2. 1 Southern Oregon University, Department of Biology, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR, USA; 2 Pacific Southwest Research Station, US Forest Service, Redwood Sciences Lab, 1700 Bayview Drive, Arcata, CA, USA.
123. THE EFFECT OF INTERSTATE-5 AND ASSOCIATED NOISE POLLUTION ON CARNIVORE RICHNESS IN THE KLAMATH-SISKIYOU REGION. Sara Paroulek1, Jennifer White1, Karen Stone1 and Jeff Stephens2. 1 Southern Oregon University, Department of Biology, 1250 Siskiyou Blvd., Ashland, OR, USA; 2 Bureau of Land Management, Medford District, 3040 Biddle Road, Medford, OR, USA.
124. SOUTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL (GLAUCOMYS VOLANS) WINTER AGGREGATIONS: COMPANY IS WELCOME, BUT KIN ARE BETTER. Katherine K. Thorington and Peter D. Weigl. Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA.
125. RESPONSES OF BIGHORN SHEEP TO RISK OF PREDATION BY MOUNTAIN LIONS: EVALUATION AT MULTIPLE SCALES. Jeffrey T. Villepique1,2, Becky M. Pierce1,2, R. T. Bowyer3, Vernon C. Bleich1,2 and Thomas R. Stephenson1,2. 1 Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Recovery Program, California Department of Fish and Game, 407 West Line St., Bishop, CA, USA; 2 Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA; 3 Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA.
126. NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRRELS (GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS) AND SCENIC HIGHWAYS: THE ROAD TO EXTINCTION. Peter D. Weigl1, Ronald S. Hughes2 and David C. Battle3. 1 Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, USA; 2 Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, 1320 Belman Road, Fredericksburg, VA; 3 6137 Chevigny Street, Anchorage, AK.
127. REPRODUCTION, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A CONFINED POPULATION OF ENDANGERED RIPARIAN BRUSH RABBITS. Elizabeth A. Williams, Laurissa P. Hamilton, Daniel F. Williams and Patrick A. Kelly. Endangered Species Recovery Program, Dept. of Biological Sciences, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA, USA.
128. SURVIVORSHIP OF TRANSLOCATED AND REPATRIATED RIPARIAN BRUSH RABBITS. Daniel F. Williams, Matthew R. Lloyd, Laurissa P. Hamilton and Patrick A. Kelly. Endangered Species Recovery Program, Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA, USA.
129. HABITAT SELECTION AND SPATIAL OVERLAP OF SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOX DENS AND BURROWING OWL BURROWS IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT. Carie Wingert1, Brian Cypher2, Christine Van Horn Job3 and Curtis Bjurlin4. 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 Endangered Species Recovery Program, P.O. Box 9622, Bakersfield, CA.
130. SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN BODY MASS AMONG COLONIAL TUCO-TUCOS (CTENOMYS SOCIABILIS). Julie A. Woodruff, Rachel Casamina, Adrian Young and Eileen A. Lacey. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California at Berkeley, 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA, USA.
131. THE IMPACT OF HUMAN CONSTRUCTED PATHWAYS ON THE MOVEMENTS OF WHITE-FOOTED MICE, PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS. David A. Zegers1, Bryan A. Beichler1 and Joseph F. Merritt2. 1 Department of Biology, Millersville University, Millersville, PA, USA; 2 Powdermill Biological Station, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Rector, PA. 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM Vertebrate Museum Open House: Vertebrate Museum, Science Bldg C 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM No Host Social: University Center, Kate Buchanan Room Monday, June 147:00 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast: Jolly Giant Cafeteria 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM Housing Check In: Jolly Giant Commons 1st Floor 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM Registration/Check In: University Center, Karshner Lounge 9:45 AM - 10:00 AM Break/Refreshments/Vendors: University Center, Karshner Lounge 8:00 AM - 9:45 AM Plenary Session 2: Van Duzer Theater Grinnell Awardee (Dr. David Schmidly)
8:00 AM. 132. NATURAL HISTORY AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES - EXTINCT, DECLINING, OR A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY?: PERSPECTIVES OF A MAMMALOGIST AND COLLEGE PRESIDENT. David J. Schmidly. Oklahoma State University System, System CEO and President, 107 Whitehurst, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. Merriam Awardee (Dr. Terry Bowyer)
8:55 AM. 133. SEXUAL SEGREGATION IN RUMINANTS: DEFINITIONS, HYPOTHESES, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION. R. Terry Bowyer1,2. 1 Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Faribanks, AK, USA; 2 Present address: Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM Members Meeting I: Van Duzer Theater 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM Lunch: Jolly Giant Cafeteria 1:30 PM - 3:15 PM Technical Session 4 Physiology 1 -- Session Chair: Thomas Tomasi-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room
1:30 PM. 134. DOES ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE ACT AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSOR ON WHITE-FOOTED MICE ( PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS )? Terry L. Derting. Department of Biological Sciences, 16th St., BL 334, Murray State University, Murray, KY, USA.
1:45 PM. 135. GROWTH IN ARCTIC UNGULATES: POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT AND ORGAN MATURATION IN REINDEER, CARIBOU AND MUSKOXEN. Katrina K. Knott, Perry S. Barboza and R. Terry Bowyer. Institute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska.
2:00 PM. 136. SEASONAL COMFORT ZONES FOR SIBERIAN TIGERS (PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA). Vaughan A. Langman1,2 and Ray Flynn1. 1 USDA, ANIMAL CARE, 1333 Coates Bluff, #611, Shreveport, LA, USA; 2 Megafauna Research Unit, LSU, 1 University Place, Shreveport, LA, USA.
2:15 PM. 137. BEHAVIORAL THERMOREGULATION AND ACTIVITY PATTERNS IN FREE-LIVING ARCTIC GROUND SQUIRRELS. Ryan A. Long, Timothy J. Martin and Brian M. Barnes. Institute of Arctic Biology and Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK.
2:30 PM. 138. MANIPULATING LITTER SIZE IN MAMMALS. Robert S. Sikes, David W. Clark, Tommy G. Finley and Jennifer L. Parsons. University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, AR.
2:45 PM. 139. PESTICIDE EFFECTS ON BODY TEMPERATURE OF TORPID/HIBERNATING RODENTS (PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS & SPERMOPHILUS TRIDECEMLINEATUS). Thomas E. Tomasi1, Peta Elsken-Lacy1, Jean A. Perry1 and Kerry Withers2. 1 Department of Biology, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO; 2 Department of Biological & Physical Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.
3:00 PM. 140. NUTRITION OF SOUTHERN PLAINS SMALL MAMMALS: IMMUNE RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN MATERNAL AND OFFSPRING DIETARY PROTEIN. James A. Wilson1 and Jennifer L. Parsons2. 1 Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation BIology, University of California, Davis, CA, USA; 2 Department of BIology, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR, USA. Systematics/Zoogeography 2 -- Session Chair: Robert Anderson-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum
1:30 PM. 141. SYSTEMATICS OF THE PEROMYSCUS BOYLII SPECIES GROUP BASED ON INTRON II OF THE ADH GENE. Brian R. Amman and Robert D. Bradley. Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
1:45 PM. 142. SYSTEMATICS OF THE BAT FAMILY MOLOSSIDAE USING NUCLEAR DNA SEQUENCES. Loren K. Ammerman and Lisa G. Smith. Department of Biology, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX.
2:00 PM. 143. BOOTSTRAPPING ANALYSES IN HETEROMYS ANOMALUS (RODENTIA: HETEROMYIDAE): A MODERN APPROACH TO ASSESSING NONGEOGRAPHIC VARIATION. Robert P. Anderson1 and Norman A. Slade2. 1 Dept. of Biology, City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA; 2 Natural History Museum, and Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
2:15 PM. 144. WHY ARE THE MOLECULAR AND MORPHOLOGICAL TREES SO DIFFERENT FOR PHYLLOSTOMID BATS? IMPLICATIONS TO SYSTEMATICS. Robert J. Baker and S. R. Hoofer. Department of Biological Sciences and the Museum, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
2:30 PM. 145. PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS OF ENDEMIC RODENT SPECIES OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Scott A. Clement, Robert C. Dowler and Loren K. Ammerman. Department of Biology, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX.
2:45 PM. 146. EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS AMONG NORTH AMERICAN MYOTIS (VESPERTILIONIDAE) SPECIES AND EVIDENCE OF CRYPTIC VARIATION. Tanya A. Dewey. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Mammal Division, 1109 Geddes Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States.
3:00 PM. 147. GENETIC VARIATION IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WOODRAT (NEOTOMA MICROPUS). J. Delton Hanson and Robert D. Bradley. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX. Population Ecology 2 -- Session Chair: Brock McMillan-- Van Duzer Theater
1:30 PM. 148. SURVIVAL AND CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY OF RIVER OTTERS IN THE UPPER-MISSISSIPPI RIVER WATERSHED. Thomas A. Gorman1, Brock R. McMillan1, John D. Erb2, Daniel J. Martin1 and John D. Krenz1. 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Mankato, MN, USA; 2 Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 1201 East Highway 2, Grand Rapids, MN, USA.
1:45 PM. 149. GENETIC STRUCTURE OF MICHIGAN'S BOBCAT POPULATIONS. Devin G. Millions and Bradley J. Swanson. Department of Biology, Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, USA.
2:00 PM. 150. AN ECOLOGICAL AND BIOACOUSTICAL STUDY OF EASTERN COYOTES (CANIS LATRANS) IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA. Justin L. Edge1, Christopher B. Mowry1, Steven M. Benzel2 and Jessica Foley1. 1 Berry College, Department of Biology, Box 430, Mt. Berry, GA, USA; 2 Berry College, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Box 5014, Mt. Berry, GA, USA.
2:15 PM. 151. A MODEL FOR ESTIMATING BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG COLONY POPULATION SIZES. Alison L. Pruett1, Clint W. Boal2, Mark C. Wallace1 and Heather Whitlaw3. 1 Department of Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA; 2 USGS - Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA; 3 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Tech University, Box 42125, Goddard, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
2:30 PM. 152. GENETIC DETERMINATION OF THE NUMBER OF BADGER POPULATIONS IN MICHIGAN. Robin A. Ray and Bradley J. Swanson. Central Michigan University, Biology Department, Brooks Hall 217, Mt. Pleasant, MI, United States.
2:45 PM. 153. MONITORING A REESTABLISHED POPULATION OF MUSKOXEN IN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, ALASKA. Patricia E. Reynolds. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, 101 12th Ave. Box 20 Room 236, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA.
3:00 PM. 154. PRAIRIE VOLES IN TALLGRASS PRAIRIE: EFFECTS OF RUNWAYS ON SOIL NITROGEN AND VEGETATION. Beth E. Ross. Div. of Biol., Kansas St. Univ., Manhattan, KS. 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM Break/Refreshments/Vendors: University Center, Karshner Lounge 3:30 PM - 5:30 PM Technical Session 5 Community Ecology 3 -- Session Chair: Catherin Schwemm-- Van Duzer Theater
3:30 PM. 155. ECOLOGY OF SMALL MAMMALS IN THE CANYONLANDS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. Raymond S. Matlack, Greg T. Lewellen, Karah L. Gallagher, Dan P. Walker and Rachel A. Spruance. Department of Life, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, West Texas A&M University Box 60808, Canyon, TX, USA.
3:45 PM. 156. ELEVATIONAL RANGE SIZE–ABUNDANCE PATTERNS OF COSTA RICAN RODENTS AT LOCAL AND REGIONAL SCALES. Christy M. McCain. National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA.
4:00 PM. 157. EFFECTS OF LANDSCAPE PATTERN ON OCCUPANCY OF FOREST PATCHES BY GRANIVOROUS RODENTS IN FRAGMENTED LANDSCAPES. Jeffrey E. Moore and Robert K. Swihart. Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 195 Marsteller St., West Lafayette, IN, USA.
4:15 PM. 158. CHANGES IN MESOPREDATOR COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN RESPONSE TO URBANIZATION. Suzanne Prange1,2 and Stanley D. Gehrt1,2. 1 Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation, P.O. Box 9, Dundee, IL, USA; 2 Ohio State University, School of Natural Resources, 2021 Coffey Road, Columbus, OH, USA.
4:30 PM. 159. SPECIES RICHNESS-PRODUCTIVITY RELATIONSHIP IN GRASSLAND SMALL MAMMALS: DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE OF FUNCTIONAL GROUPS. Aaron W. Reed, Glennis A. Kaufman and Donald W. Kaufman. Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
4:45 PM. 160. CHANGES IN SMALL MAMMAL POPULATION DYNAMICS IN RESPONSE TO TOP PREDATOR REMOVAL. Catherin A. Schwemm1, Charles A. Drost2 and Timothy J. Coonan1. 1 Channel Islands National Park, 1901 Spinnaker Drive, Ventura, CA, USA; 2 USGS Southwest Biological Science Center, Colorado Plateau Research Station, 2255 N. Gemini Drive, Flagstaff, AZ, USA.
5:00 PM. 161. DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF SMALL MAMMALS RELATIVE TO URBAN HABITAT FRAGMENTATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Regan N. Schutte1,2, Seth PD. Riley1 and Alan E. Muchlinski2. 1 National Park Service, Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, 401 W Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks, CA; 2 Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.
5:15 PM. 162. SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY: INSIGHTS FROM PALEONTOLOGICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DATA. Paula A. Spaeth and Elizabeth A. Hadly. Stanford University, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford, CA. Conservation 2 -- Session Chair: Bill Gannon-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room
3:30 PM. 163. ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF CRITICAL MAMMALIAN SPECIES ON COMMERCIAL TIMBERLANDS IN COASTAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Lowell V. Diller, Keith A. Hamm and Joel L. Thompson. Simpson Resource Company, PO Box 68, Korbel, CA, USA.
3:45 PM. 164. THE LINK BETWEEN DIVERSITY AND DISEASE. Laurie J. Dizney1,2, Phil D. Jones1 and Luis A. Ruedas1. 1 Department of Biology, Portland State University, PO Box 751, Portland, OR, USA; 2 Oregon State Public Health Laboratory, 1717 SW 10th, Portland, OR.
4:00 PM. 165. HOW LONG CAN FLORIDA MOUSE, PODOMYS FLORIDANUS, POPULATIONS SURVIVE WITHOUT GOPHER TORTOISES? Terry J. Doonan. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 3377 East Hwy. 90, Lake City, FL, USA.
4:15 PM. 166. EFFECTS OF AN INVASIVE SPECIES, SOLENOPSIS INVICTA, ON SURVIVORSHIP OF SMALL MAMMALS IN NATIVE TALLGRASS PRAIRIE. Cathleen N. Early and Kenneth T. Wilkins. Department of Biology, Baylor University, PO Box 97388, Waco, Texas, USA.
4:30 PM. 167. DEFINING THE MOLECULAR LANDSCAPE OF CORYNORHINUS TOWNSENDII IN CENTRAL NEVADA: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS. William L. Gannon, Richard E. Sherwin and Jerry W. Dragoo. Division of Mammals, Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
4:45 PM. 168. WINTER HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS OF AMERICAN MARTEN IN GREAT LAKES-ST. LAWRENCE FORESTS. Paul Gelok1, Jay Malcolm1, Justina Ray2 and Brian Naylor3. 1 Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, 33 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 2 Wildlife Conservation Society, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto, 33 Willcocks Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 3 Northeast and Southern Science and Information Sections, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 3301 Trout Lake Road, North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
5:00 PM. 169. MICROSATELLITE ANALYSIS OF GENETIC VARIATION WITHIN MICHIGAN RIVER OTTERS. Jennifer M. Gregory. Central Michigan University, Biology Department, Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA.
5:15 PM. 170. SOURCES, SINKS, AND SNOWSHOE HARES IN MONTANA. Paul C. Griffin and Scott Mills. Fish and Wildlife Biology Program, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA. Genetics/Evolution 2 -- Session Chair: Jay Storz-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum
3:30 PM. 171. DO GOLF COURSES SUSTAIN GENETICALLY DIVERSE DEER MOUSE (PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS) POPULATIONS? Erika L. Barthelmess and Jolaine Roycewicz. Biology Department, St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY, USA.
3:45 PM. 172. MIDDENS, FAMILY UNITS, AND RELATEDNESS IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WOODRAT: A GENETIC PERSPECTIVE. Dnate' Baxter1, Charles F. Fulhorst2 and Robert D. Bradley1. 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas; 2 Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
4:00 PM. 173. PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF THE FISHER (MARTES PENNANTI) IN A PENINSULAR AND PERIPHERAL METAPOPULATION. Steven W. Buskirk1, Samantha M. Wisely2, Gregory A. Russell1, Keith B. Aubry3 and William J. Zielinski4. 1 Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, USA; 2 Genetics Program, Smithsonian Institution, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC, USA; 3 Pacific Northwest Research Station, U. S. Forest Service, 3625 93rd Ave. SW, Olympia, WA, USA; 4 Pacific Southwest Research Station, U. S. Forest Service, 1700 Bayview Drive, Arcata, CA, USA.
4:15 PM. 174. RAPID DIVERSIFICATION OF TUCO-TUCOS (CTENOMYS): CONTRASTING MITOCHONDRIAL AND NUCLEAR INTRON SEQUENCES. Anibal Castillo1, Maria N. Cortinas1,2 and Enrique P. Lessa1. 1 Laboratorio de Evolucion, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la Republica, Igua 4225, Montevideo, Uruguay; 2 Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
4:30 PM. 306. POPULATION GENETICS OF NEOTOMA MICROPUS IN SOUTH TEXAS. Francisca M. Mendez-Harclerode1, John D. Hanson1, Charles F. Fulhorst2 and Robert D. Bradley1. 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Flint and Main, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, US; 2 Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas.
4:45 PM. 175. ECOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF OLIGORYZOMYS LONGICAUDATUS, THE MAJOR CHILEAN RESERVOIR FOR HANTAVIRUS. Eduardo Palma1, Pablo A. Marquet1, Marcela Ferres2 and Terry L. Yates3. 1 Center for Advanced Studies in Ecology and Biodiversity and, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidad Catolica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Santiago, Chile; 2 Centro de Investigaciones Medicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Catolica de Chile, Alameda 340, Santiago, Santiago, Chile; 3 Museum of Southwestern Biology and Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
5:00 PM. 176. GENETIC ANALYSIS OF HUMAN PARASITES SUPPORTS DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN MODERN AND ARCHAIC HUMANS. David L. Reed. Florida Museum of Natural History, Dickinson Hall, Museum Rd and Newell Dr, Gainesville, FL, USA.
5:15 PM. 177. NATURAL SELECTION DRIVES ALTITUDINAL DIVERGENCE AT THE ALBUMIN LOCUS IN DEER MICE, PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS. Jay F. Storz1 and Jean M. Dubach2. 1 Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA; 2 Department of Conservation Biology, Brookfield Zoo, Brookfield, IL, USA. 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM Picnic: Camp Bauer, Green Diamond Resource Company Tuesday, June 156:30 AM - 7:30 AM Gordon Kirkland Memorial Run/Walk for Research: Arcata Forest 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast: Jolly Giant Cafeteria 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM Housing Check In: Jolly Giant Commons 1st Floor 8:00 AM - 11:00 PM Registrtation/Check In: University Center, Karshner Lounge 10:15 AM - 10:30 AM Break/Refreshments/Vendors: University Center, Karshner Lounge 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Technical Session 6 Community Ecology 4 -- Session Chair: Marianna Wood-- Van Duzer Theater
8:00 AM. 87. CO-OCCURRENCE OF BAT FLIES ON NEOTROPICAL BATS: A NULL MODEL ANALYSIS. Carl W. Dick. Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
8:15 AM. 179. GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN C AND N STABLE ISOTOPE SIGNATURES IN THE BIG BROWN BAT, EPTESICUS FUSCUS. James C. Sullivan, Kendra Buscetta, Robert Michener, John O. Whittaker and Thomas H. Kunz. Biology Department, Boston University, 5 Cummington Street, Boston, MA, USA.
8:30 AM. 180. RESPONSES OF HANTAVIRUS HOST COMMUNITIES IN PANAMA TO SPECIES REMOVAL. Gerardo Suzan1, Erika Marce1, Robert Parmenter1, Tomasz Giermakowsky1, Blas Armien2, Anibal Armien2, Juan M. Pascale2 and Terry Yates1. 1 Museum of Sothwestern Biology. Dept. of Biol. Univ. of New Mexico., Albuquerque, NM, USA; 2 Instituto Conmemorativo GORGAS. Ave. Justo Arosemena y Calle 35. PO Box 6991, Panama, Panama, Panama.
8:45 AM. 181. TEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF A DESERT RODENT COMMUNITY: EFFECTS OF EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS AND SPECIES INVASION. Katherine M. Thibault and James H. Brown. Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
9:00 AM. 182. DYNAMICS OF PLAGUE IN SMALL RODENTS AND THEIR ECTOPARASITES ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS. T. Bala and Jack F. Cully. Kansas Co-Operative Fish And Wildlife Research Unit, Division Of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA.
9:15 AM. 183. SEASONAL PATTERNS IN VERTICAL STRATIFICATION OF BATS IN A NEOTROPICAL LOWLAND RAINFOREST. Christa D. Weise1 and Elisabeth K. Kalko2,3. 1 University of New Mexico, Department of Biology, Albuquerque, New Mexico; 2 University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany; 3 Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, Panama.
9:30 AM. 184. TAXONOMIC, FUNCTIONAL, AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES ON THE COMMUNITY ECOLOGY OF BATS FROM THE SEMIARID TROPICS. Michael R. Willig1 and Richard D. Stevens2. 1 Department of Biological Sciences and The Museum, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; 2 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California-Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA.
9:45 AM. 185. EFFECT OF CHRISTMAS TREE FARMING ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITY. Marianna D. Wood. Biological and Allied Health Sciences, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA, USA. Conservation 3 -- Session Chair: Patrick Kelly-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room
8:00 AM. 186. THE DECLINE OF THE OLYMPIC MARMOT: EVALUATING THE SPATIAL EXTENT AND CAUSES. Suzanne C. Griffin1, L. Scott Mills1 and Mark L. Taper2. 1 Wildlife Biology Program, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA; 2 Department of Ecology, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT.
8:15 AM. 187. REINTRODUCTION OF ARABIAN ORYX (ORYX LEUCORYX) IN JORDAN. Lee E. Harding1 and Omar F. Abu Eid2. 1 SciWrite Environmental Sciences Ltd., 2339 Sumpter Drive, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada; 2 Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature, P.O. Box 6354, Amman, Jordan, Jordan.
8:30 AM. 188. DNA CONTENT VARIATION IN HISPID COTTON RATS (SIGMODON HISPIDUS) FROM ABANDONED COLLIERY STRIP MINES. Kimberly A. Hays, Maria A. Harrington and Karen McBee. Department of Zoology and Collection of Vertebrates, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, USA.
8:45 AM. 189. DRAINAGES AS POTENTIAL CORRIDORS FOR THE SPREAD OF SYLVATIC PLAGUE IN BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS. Tammi L. Johnson1 and Jack F. Cully1,2. 1 Division of Biology, Kansas State University, 204 Leasure Hall, Manhattan, KS, United States; 2 United States Geological Service, Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States.
9:00 AM. 190. HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS AND MODEL EVALUATION FOR AMERICAN MARTEN IN SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS. Rebecca E. Green and Matthew D. Johnson. Dept Wildlife, Humboldt State University, 1 Harpst Street, Arcata, CA, USA.
9:15 AM. 191. ENDANGERED GIANT KANGAROO RATS AND STOCHASTIC CLIMATIC EVENTS: DOCUMENTING THE IMPACT OF FLASH FLOODING. Patrick A. Kelly, Daniel F. Williams, Steve Messer, Darren P. Newman and Patrick L. Morrison. California State University, Stanislaus, Endangered Species Recovery Program, 1900 N. Gateway Blvd., Suite 101, Fresno, CA, USA.
9:30 AM. 192. POPULATION DYNAMICS AND RECENT EXPANSION OF WILD PIGS IN CALIFORNIA. Ron E. Loggins and Rick A. Sweitzer. University of North Dakota, Department of Biology, Grand Forks, ND, USA.
9:45 AM. 193. GENETIC EVALUATION OF BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS FOR REINTRODUCTION PURPOSES. Cynthia K. Maddox and Bradley J. Swanson. Brooks Hall, Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA. Systematics/Zoogeography 3 -- Session Chair: Phil Sudman-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum
8:00 AM. 194. A COMPARISON OF THE RODENT FAUNAS IN SANDHILL HABITATS FROM THE NORTHERN CHIHUAHUAN DESERT IN TEXAS. Joel G. Brant and Clyde Jones. Department of Biological Sciences and Museum, Texas Tech University, Lubock, Texas, USA.
8:15 AM. 195. COMPARATIVE PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF CYNOPTERUS FRUIT-BATS ON THE SUNDA SHELF: RAINFOREST REFUGIA OR OPEN HABITAT OPPORTUNITY? Polly Campbell, Christopher J. Schneider and Thomas H. Kunz. Boston University, Department of Biology, 5 Cummington Street, Boston, MA, U.S.A..
8:30 AM. 196. DIVERSITY OF BATS ALONG AN ELEVATION GRADIENT IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ECUADORIAN ANDES. Juan P. Carrera1,2 and René M. Fonseca1,2. 1 Museo de Zoología (QCAZ) — Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador; 2 Department of Biological Sciences and the Museum of Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA.
8:45 AM. 36. REDUCED MTDNA DIVERSITY IN ENDEMIC PHILIPPINE FRUIT BATS ON SMALL, ISOLATED ISLANDS. Trina E. Roberts1,2. 1 Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; 2 Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL.
9:00 AM. 197. CLADISTIC BIOGEOGRAPHY, CENTERS OF ORIGIN, AND BIOTIC DIVERSIFICATION ALONG LATITUDINAL GRADIENTS. Richard D. Stevens. National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California Santa Barbara, 735 State Street Suite 300, Santa Barbara, CA, USA.
9:15 AM. 198. GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN GEOMYS ARENARIUS AND G. KNOXJONESI: SEPARATE SPECIES DIVERGED FROM A SOUTHERN REFUGIUM. Philip D. Sudman1 and David J. Hafner2. 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX; 2 New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM.
9:30 AM. 199. PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE BERINGIAN MEMBERS OF THE SOREX CINEREUS COMPLEX. Eric Waltari1 and Joseph A. Cook2. 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID; 2 Museum of Southwestern Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
9:45 AM. 200. PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC STRUCTURING AND VOLANT MAMMALS: A CASE STUDY USING THE PALLID BAT (ANTROZOUS PALLIDUS). Sarah E. Weyandt and Ronald A. Van Den Bussche. 430 Life Sciences West, Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK. 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM Group Photo: Art Quad 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Members Meeting 2: Van Duzer Theater 11:45 AM - 1:30 PM Lunch: Jolly Giant Cafeteria 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Board of Directors Meeting/Lunch: Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Poster Session 2: University Center, The Depot
201. MOUNTING EVIDENCE FOR ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO RABIES IN BATS. Thomas J. O'Shea1, Vidya Shankar2,3, Richard A. Bowen2, Charles E. Rupprecht3 and Jeffrey H. Wimsatt4. 1 U.S. Geological Survey, 2150 Centre Ave Bldg C, Fort Collins, CO; 2 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; 3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road MS G-33, Atlanta, GA; 4 Center for Comparative Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA.
202. DIETARY COMPOSITION OF COASTAL COYOTES (CANIS LATRANS) ON VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA. Alice J. Abela. SRS Technologies, 105 North "H" Street, Lompoc, CA, USA.
203. HOUSE MOUSE DEMOGRAPHY: A CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT? Paul K. Anderson. Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
204. THE INFLUENCE OF TRAP DENSITY ON ESTIMATES OF SMALL MAMMAL ABUNDANCE, DIVERSITY, AND SPECIES RICHNESS. Jeremy A. Baumgardt, Jonathan M. Conard and Philip S. Gipson. Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS.
205. MITOCHONDRIAL SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND POPULATION STRUCTURE IN THE MOJAVE GROUND SQUIRREL (SPERMOPHILUS MOHAVENSIS). Kayce C. Bell1, Philip Leitner2 and Marjorie D. Matocq1. 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Campus Box 8007, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA; 2 School of Sciences, Saint Mary's College of California, P.O. Box 4507, Moraga, CA.
206. SKELETAL ADAPTATIONS FOR DIGGING IN THE LIMBS OF TWO SPECIES OF SHORT-TAILED SHREWS (BLARINA). Adam Swisher and Russ Benedict. Department of Biology, Central College, 812 University St., Pella, IA.
207. SURVIVORSHIP AND HABITAT SELECTION BY YOUNG SITKA BLACK-TAILED DEER: EFFECTS OF LOGGING AND SOCIAL FACTORS. Todd J. Brinkman1, David K. Person2, R. T. Bowyer1 and F. S. Chapin1. 1 Institute of Arctic Biology and Department of Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK; 2 Alaska Department of Fish and Game, 2030 Sea Level Dr. #205, Ketchikan, AK.
208. MONODELPHIS DOMESTICA BREEDING COLONY, A GENETIC RESOURCE. Jim M. Bridges and John L. VandeBerg. Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research, 7620 W. Loop 410, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
209. SKELETAL DEVELOPMENT AND SEXUAL DIMORPHISM OF THE ATLANTIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN (LAGENORHYNCHUS ACUTUS) IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC. Miranda J. Buck and Gwilym S. Jones. Center for Vertebrate Studies, Northeastern University, 134 Mugar Hall, Biology Department, Boston, MA.
210. EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF THE M-RATIO USING KNOWN BOTTLENECKS IN THE BANNER-TAILED KANGAROO RAT (DIPODOMYS SPECTABILIS). Joseph D. Busch1, Cory R. McCormick1, Peter M. Waser2 and J. Andrew DeWoody1. 1 Purdue University, Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, 195 Marsteller St., W. Lafayette, IN, USA; 2 Purdue University, Department of Biology, W. Lafayette, IN, USA.
211. DYNAMICS OF SPACE UTILIZATION BY EASTERN CHIPMUNKS (TAMIAS STRIATUS). Samantha K. Carpenter, Amanda J. Celesnik, James Busch and Joseph F. Merritt. Powdermill Biological Station, CMNH, 1847 Route 381, Rector, PA, USA.
212. LEAST SHREW (CRYPTOTIS PARVA) SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND FINE STRUCTURE. Keith A. Carson and Robert K. Rose. Dept. of Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, USA.
213. STRUCTURE AND USE OF BURROWS BY GIANT ARMADILLOS (PRIODONTES MAXIMUS) IN THE ARGENTINEAN GRAN CHACO. Natalia Ceresoli1,2 and Eduardo Fernandez-Duque2,3. 1 Fundación E.C.O., Formosa, Formosa, Argentina; 2 CECOAL- CONICET, Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina; 3 Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, Zoological Society of San Diego, San Diego, Ca, United State.
214. GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE LONGEVITY OF COLONIAL TUCO-TUCOS (CTENOMYS SOCIABILIS): IMPLICATIONS FOR AGING. Ann T. Chang and Eileen A. Lacey. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Department of Intergrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California.
215. MICROSCALE HABITAT CHOICE OF A CENTRAL PLACE FORAGING MAMMAL: THE NORTH AMERICAN PIKA. Yair Chaver. EECB mail stop 314, University of Nevada Reno, 1664 N. Virginia St, Reno, NV.
216. AN ANALYSIS OF GENETIC STRUCTURE IN WHITE-TAILED DEER AND POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR MANAGEMENT. Christopher E. Comer1, John C. Kilgo2, Gino J. D'Angelo1, Travis C. Glenn3 and Karl V. Miller1. 1 D.B. Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA; 2 USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, P.O. Box 700, New Ellenton, SC, USA; 3 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Drawer E, Aiken, SC, USA.
217. DETERMINATION OF HANTAVIRUS DISTRIBUTION WITHIN SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITIES OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI, A HUMAN RISK ASSESSMENT. Shawna A. Cooper and Scott Burt. Truman State University, Division of Science, 100 East Normal Street, Kirksville, MO, USA.
218. SPATIAL PATTERNS OF GENETIC RELATEDNESS IN TWO POPULATIONS OF THE SUBTERRANEAN RODENT CTENOMYS TALARUM. Ana Paula Cutrera1 and Eileen Lacey2. 1 Laboratory of Ecophysiology, University of Mar del Plata, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 2 Museum of Vertebrate Zoology , UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA.
219. ASSESSING DISTRIBUTIONS OF POCKET GOPHERS (GEOMYIDAE) IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS, TX. Robert S. DeBaca1,2. 1 Texas Tech University, Department of Biological Sciences, Lubbock, TX; 2 Texas Tech University, The Museum, Natural Science Research Laboratory, Lubbock, TX.
220. CHROMOSOMES OF SYLVILAGUS BRASILIENSIS FROM THE PENINSULA DEL AZUERO, PANAMA. Jonathan L. Dunnum and Jorge Salazar-Bravo. Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX.
221. THE GIANT TREE SQUIRREL, RATUFA BICOLOR, ONE OR SEVERAL SPECIES? Katherine E. Ferrell and Richard W. Thorington. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA.
222. PHYLOGENY OF PINWORMS (SYPHACIA) WITH A BPA OF MURIDS AND OTHER PARASITES FROM THE NEOTROPICS. Scott L. Gardner and F. Agustín Jiménez-Ruiz. Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, The University of Nebraska State Museum and School of Biological Sciences, The University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE.
223. A MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF THE MATING SYSTEM OF THE PATAGONIAN TUCO-TUCO (CTENOMYS HAIGI). Rachel N. Graziani and Eileen A. Lacey. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA.
224. A REMOTE BIOPSY SYSTEM TO SAMPLE STELLER SEA LION BLUBBER. L K. Hoberecht1, D J. Vos2 and G R. VanBlaricom1. 1 WACFWRU, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA; 2 National Marine Fisheries Services, NOAA.
225. ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES AND PATTERNS OF MAMMAL SPECIES RICHNESS AT THREE MESOSCALES. Matthew E. Hopton and Guy N. Cameron. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
226. FACTORS AFFECTING THE DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF DUSKY-FOOTED WOODRAT (NEOTOMA FUSCIPES) HOUSES. Robin J. Innes1, James A. Wilson1, Dirk H. Van Vuren1, Douglas A. Kelt1 and Michael B. Johnson2. 1 Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology Department, University of California, Davis, CA, USA; 2 John Muir Institute of the Environment, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
227. IRRUPTION OF A COLONIZING SIKA DEER POPULATION. Koichi Kaji1, Hideaki Okada2, Masami Yamanaka2, Hiroyuki Matsuda3 and Tsuneaki Yabe4. 1 Hokkaido Institute of Environmental Sciences, Sapporo, Hokakido; 2 Shiretoko Nature Foundation, Shari-cho, Hokkadio, Japan; 3 Ocean Research Institute, Tokyo University, Minamidai, Tokyo, Japan; 4 Kyushu Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Kurokami, Kumamoto, Japan.
228. SMALL MAMMALS AND SEASONAL FIRES: SPECIES RESPONSES TO POST-FIRE CONDITIONS. Glennis A. Kaufman1, Donald W. Kaufman1, Ryan L. Rehmeier1, Aaron W. Reed1, Brock R. McMillan2 and Raymond S. Matlack3. 1 Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas; 2 Department of Biological Sciences, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota; 3 Department of Life, Earth, & Environmental Sciences, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas.
229. EFFECTS OF TOPOGRAPHY ON MOVEMENTS OF NORTH AMERICAN ELK. John G. Kie1,2, Alan A. Ager1 and R. T. Bowyer2,3. 1 United States Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, 1401 Gekeler Lane, La Grande, Oregon, USA; 2 Institute of Arctic Biology, Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA; 3 Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho, USA.
230. USING MUSEUM RECORDS TO CREATE A PREDICTIVE GIS MODEL OF POTENTIAL NEOTOMA CINEREA HABITAT. Tracey A. King1, Thomas Windholz2 and Marjorie D. Matocq1. 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho; 2 GIS Center, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho.
231. THE NEW GUINEA SINGING (WILD) DOG. Janice A. Koler-Matznick1, Bonnie C. Yates2, I. L. Brisbin3, Susan Bulmer4 and Mark Feinstein5. 1 The New Guinea Singing Dog Conservation Society, USA, 5265 Old Stage Road, Central Point, OR, USA; 2 USFWS National Wildlife Forensic Laboratory, 1490 East Main Street, Ashland, OR, USA; 3 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, P.O. Drawer E, Aiken, SC, USA; 4 Bulmer and Associates, 10 Tansley Avenue, Epson, Auckland, New Zealand; 5 Hampshire College, Dept. of Cognitive Science, Amherst, MA, USA.
232. PATTERNS OF RELATEDNESS AMONG TERRITORIAL ADULT MALE NORTHERN FUR SEALS. Tom Rogers1, Courtney Zecher1, Stephen J. Insley2, Masashi Kiyota3 and Stacey L. Lance1. 1 Department of Biology, Colby College, Waterville, ME; 2 Long Marine Laboratory, Institute of Marine Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; 3 National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries, Fisheries Research Agency, Shimizu-Orido, Shizuoka, Japan.
233. RIB MORPHOLOGY OF BATS IN RELATION TO THE POWER OF BIOSONAR VOCALIZATIONS. Winston C. Lancaster1, M. Brock Fenton2, Judith Eger3 and Matina Kalcounis-Rüppell4. 1 California State University, Sacramento, Sacramento, CA; 2 University of Western Ontario, London; 3 Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto; 4 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC.
234. PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR USE OF NEWLY CREATED HABITAT BY SMALL MAMMALS. Lyndsay L. Madden, Dorothy M. Hargis and Joseph C. Whittaker. Pikeville College Department of Biology, 147 Sycamore St., Pikeville, Kentucky.
235. THE ENIGMATIC LITTLE BROWN SQUIRRELS OF SUNDALAND (SUNDASCIURUS). Jennifer Leonard1, Jesus E. Maldonado1, Illar Muul2, Katherine E. Ferrell3 and Richard W. Thorington3. 1 Genetics Program, Department of Zoology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; 2 Integrated Conservation Research, Inc., 5627 Woodlyn Road, Frederick, MD; 3 The Division of Mammals, Department of Zoology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC.
236. DIFFERENTIAL ENERGETIC DEMANDS OF CHIROPTERAN MATERNITY ROOSTS AS DETERMINED BY DIET. Shauna R. Marquardt and Jerry R. Choate. Department of Biological Sciences, Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University, 600 Park Street, Hays, KS, USA.
237. PATTERNS OF GENETIC DIVERSITY AND ECTOPARASITE LOAD WITHIN THE NEOTOMA FUSCIPES -COMPLEX. Marjorie D. Matocq, Amy M. Runck and Matthew Larsen. Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho.
238. ASSESSMENT OF SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN SHREWS (SORICIDAE). Timothy S. McCay1 and Howard P. Whidden2. 1 Department of Biology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA; 2 Department of Biological Sciences, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA, USA.
239. ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE ON REGIONAL (GAMMA) SHREW DIVERSITY IN NORTH AMERICA. Jesse D. Berman1, Peter Scull2 and Timothy S. McCay1. 1 Department of Biology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA; 2 Department of Geography, Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, USA.
240. RESPONSE OF BAILEY'S WOODRAT TO A FIRE MANAGEMENT REGIME. David A. McCullough. Wartburg College, 100 Wartburg Blvd, Waverly, IA.
241. NUCLEAR BETA-FIBRINOGEN INTRON 7 IN HETEROMYIDS AND OTHER RODENTS: A ROLE IN PHYLOGENETIC STUDIES AT SEVERAL LEVELS? Mark L. McKnight and John M. Pugh. Department of Biology, Southwest Missouri State University, 901 South National Avenue, Springfield, Missouri, USA.
242. LIVING IN CHORNOBYL: EFFECTS OF MULTIGENERATIONAL EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION ON MICROSATELLITE AND MINISATELLITE VARIATION IN NATIVE RODENTS. Heather Meeks1, Genevieve Kendall1, Jeff Wickliffe2, Mary Maltbie3, Steve Hoofer1, Brenda Rodgers4, Ron Chesser1 and Robert Baker1. 1 Department of Biology and the Museum, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; 2 Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX; 3 Therion International, Saratoga Springs, NY; 4 Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX.
243. CLIMATE CHANGE AND SPRING BREEDING BY DEER MICE IN THE KANANASKIS VALLEY, 1985-2003. John S. Millar1 and Emily J. Herdman2. 1 Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; 2 Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
244. PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF RACCOONS (PROCYON LOTOR) ON THE VIRGINIA BARRIER ISLANDS. Nancy D. Moncrief1, Ronald A. Van Den Bussche2 and Raymond D. Dueser1,3. 1 Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA, USA; 2 Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA; 3 Department of Forest, Range, and Wildlife Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, Utah.
245. FOX SQUIRRELS IN THE LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA METROPOLITAN AREA. Julie L. King and Alan E. Muchlinski. Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
246. SIGHTABILITY, HABITAT SELECTION, AND SEXUAL SEGREGATION OF MOOSE: IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT. Susan A. Oehlers1, R. Terry Bowyer1 and David K. Person2. 1 Institute of Arctic Biology, Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, USA; 2 Alaska Department of Fish and Game, 2030 Sea Level Drive, Ketchikan, AK, USA.
247. FOOD HABITS OF RED FOX, MARTEN AND COYOTE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. John D. Perrine and Reginald H. Barrett. Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, 151 Hilgard Hall, Berkeley, CA.
248. IDENTIFICATION OF NORTH AMERICAN BATS FROM FRAGMENTARY EVIDENCE RECOVERED FROM BAT/AIRCRAFT COLLISIONS. Suzanne C. Peurach. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, Room 378 MRC 111, Washington, DC.
249. IMPROVEMENTS TO SCAT ANALYSIS: A CAPTIVE FEEDING STUDY WITH PACIFIC HARBOR SEALS. Elizabeth M. Phillips and James T. Harvey. Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, 8272 Moss Landing Road, Moss Landing, CA, USA.
250. LIMITED DENSITY-DEPENDENCE IN YELLOW-BELLIED MARMOTS. Orlando A. Schwartz1 and Kenneth B. Armitage2. 1 Department of Biology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA, USA; 2 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
251. HOME RANGE ESTIMATION FROM GPS COLLARS: HOW MANY LOCATIONS ARE ENOUGH? Krysten L. Schuler1, Jonathan A. Jenks1 and Daniel E. Roddy2. 1 South Dakota State University, Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Box 2140B, Brookings, SD, USA; 2 Wind Cave National Park, RR1, Box 190, Hot Springs, SD, USA.
252. EFFICACY OF THERMOCHRON IBUTTONS FOR ASSESSMENT OF NEST BOX OCCUPANCY BY SCIURIDS. Joanna Lee, Sarah Booth, John S. Scheibe, Jonathon Freezer and Kathleen Meere. Department of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA.
253. THE KINETICS OF LAUNCHING AND LANDING IN NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRRELS (GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS). Shobnom Ferdous, Danielle Birdsill and John S. Scheibe. Department of Biology, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA.
254. THE IMPLICATIONS OF PELVIC DIMORPHISM IN THE CARNIVORA. Heidi Schutz. CB 334 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Boulder, Boulder, CO.
255. MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION AND PHYLOGENY OF SOREX SHREWS FROM CALIFORNIA. Hanna E. Shohfi, Chris J. Conroy, James L. Patton and Craig Moritz. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building, Berkeley, CA, USA.
256. PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE GENUS NEOTOMA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EVOLUTION OF VARIATION IN EXTERNAL GENITALIA. Quinn R. Shurtliff and Marjorie D. Matocq. Department of Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID, USA.
257. THE SOUTH ADVANCES, THE NORTH RETREATS: CHANGES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF MICHIGAN'S FLYING SQUIRRELS. Robert R. Skillen1, Barbara L. Lundrigan1, Philip Myers2 and Kelly F. Millenbah1. 1 Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; 2 University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, Ann Arbor, MI.
258. SAN DIEGO COUNTY MAMMAL ATLAS. Wayne D. Spencer1, Jay Diffendorfer2, Scott Tremor3 and Greg Nichols4. 1 Conservation Biology Institute, 815 Madison Ave., San Diego, CA, USA; 2 Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA; 3 San Diego Museum of Natural History, P.O. Box 121390, San Diego, CA, USA; 4 Technology Associates International Corporation, 3655 Ruffin Road, Suite 200, San Diego, CA, USA.
259. THE EFFECT OF TAIL MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION ON CHIROPTERAN FLIGHT CAPABILITY. Maryalice H. Walker and Virginia Hayssen. Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts.
178. THE TINY GIANT: DISJUNCTION IN EVOLUTIONARY SIZE CHANGE OF A CENTRAL AMERICAN SHREW. Neal Woodman. USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, National Museum of Natural History, MRC 111, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC, USA.
260. HARBOR SEAL MOVEMENTS IN THE ALSEA ESTUARY, OREGON. Bryan E. Wright1, Robin F. Brown1, Susan D. Riemer2 and Aicha M. Ougzin3. 1 Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, 7118 NE Vandenberg Ave, Corvallis, OR; 2 Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, P. O. Box 642, Gold Beach, OR; 3 820 Canary Drive, Suisun City, CA.
261. GENETIC DIVERSITY AND PHYLOGENETIC STRUCTURE OF PEROMYSCUS MICE IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. Dou-Shuan Yang, Christopher J. Conroy, James L. Patton and Craig Moritz. Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building, University of California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. 3:00 PM - 3:15 PM Break/Refreshments/Vendors: University Center, Karshner Lounge 3:15 PM - 5:30 PM Technical Session 7 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 Ecolog |