Sunday, March 28, 2010
Poster Session
10:30 - 1:00 pm
South Ballroom, Memorial Union
Updated March 17, 2010
(Please recheck your poster board numbers.)
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OUTREACH
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ISU Ecological Society of America SEEDS: Science education, outreach and mentorship - ABSTRACT
Howard H1, Ward J1, McNally J1, Woolm N1, Hoffmesiter A1, Cordero A1, and Janzen F1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
PALEOBIOLOGY
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Biostratigraphically correlating the Triassic "Fulton Site" within the Gettysburg Basin, Maryland - ABSTRACT
Gold MEL1
1University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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Marine vertebrates from the Upper Cretaceous Hartland Shale in southeastern Colorado - ABSTRACT
Nagrodski M1, Shimada K1
1DePaul University, Chicago, IL
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Microfaunal remains in eastern Africa: Tiny bones, big findings - ABSTRACT
Krause LL1
1University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
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Quantitative relationships between tooth size and body length in modern porbeagle shark (Lamna nasus) - ABSTRACT
Chavez S1, Zufan S1, and Shimada K1
1DePaul University, Chicago, IL
MORPHOLOGY
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Preliminary study of the skeletal anatomy of the enigmatic deep-water lamniform shark, Odontaspis noronai - ABSTRACT
Zufan S1, Chavez S1, Shimada K1, Nakaya K2, and Rigsby CK3
1DePaul University, Chicago, IL; 2Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan; 3Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
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Physics versus phylogeny in North American sunfishes - ABSTRACT
Miller K1 and Brunkow P1
1Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL
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Intra-colony microstructural variation in the coral genus Mycetophyllia (Scleractinia) - ABSTRACT
Casebolt S1
1University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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Should I stay or should I go? The effect of burr morphology and seed mass on dispersal and fitness - ABSTRACT
Shah R1, Tellefson R1, and Longtine C1
1North Hennepin Community College, Brooklyn Park, MN
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Population structure and morphometrics of Northern Watersnakes in an anthropogenic environment - ABSTRACT
Kiriazis NM1 and Mullin SJ1
1Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
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Limb length plasticity in the Brown Anole lizard - ABSTRACT
Ward J1 and Warner D1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Shell orientation affects hydrodynamic drag in Elimia potosiensis - ABSTRACT
Miller S1 and Brunkow P1
1Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL
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Effect of atrazine on dorsal scale symmetry in Northern Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) neonates - ABSTRACT
Baumgartner K1, Neuman-Lee LA1, and Mullin SJ1
1Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
PHYSIOLOGY
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Temperature-Dependent Sex Determination and its Effect on Embryonic Mortality Rates in Turtles - ABSTRACT
Literman R1, Neuwald J1, and Valenzuela N1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Does thermal variance induce differential developmental rates in a TSD turtle? - ABSTRACT
Geffre AC1, Neuwald JL1, Literman R1, and Valenzuela N1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Thyroid hormone receptors in the evolution of accelerated metamorphosis in desert frogs - ABSTRACT
Hollar AR1 and Buchholz DR1
1University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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Understanding temperature-dependent sex determination in painted turtles - ABSTRACT
Harris A1, Valenzuela N1, Neuwald J1, Literman R1, Manternach T1, and O’Shaughnessy K1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Egg size of the Mountain Plover - ABSTRACT
Skrade PDB1 and Dinsmore SJ1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY
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ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECTS
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Retrospective study of raptors and corvids submitted to Iowa State University’s wildlife care clinic - ABSTRACT
Randall N1 and Blanchong J1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Potential and realized habitat for area sensitive bird species on state preserves - ABSTRACT
Robles AJ1 and Koford R1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Assessing factors that influence the success of butterfly communities in oak savanna - ABSTRACT
Yarrish LE1, Root KV1, and Michaels HJ1
1Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
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Species distribution of Unoid mussels within North Dakota rivers and ecological disturbances affecting them - ABSTRACT
Bruenjes J1, Bettenhausen A1, Mertes JT2, Wieland LM2, Van Amburg GL1, and DeLorme AW2
1Concordia College, Moorhead, MN; 2Valley City State University, Valley City, ND
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Assessing amphibian species in wetlands along an urban-rural gradient - ABSTRACT
Baczynski K1 and Root KV1
1Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
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Eutrophication and disease emergence: A case study of an amphibian pathogen - ABSTRACT
Schroeder V1, Smith KG1, and Chase J1
1Washington University, St. Louis, MO
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Assessing terrestrial mesopredator communities at diverse edges in Northwest Ohio – a proposal - ABSTRACT
Kuntz AR1 and Root KV1
1Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH
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Arthropod communities and herbivory in neotropical forest fragments - ABSTRACT
Ford HD1 and Graham C2
1Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA; 2University of Georgia, Athens, GA
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Habitat selection and overwintering survival in introduced species, Podarcis muralis - ABSTRACT
Mackey T1
1University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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Arboreal habitat structure affects maximal running speed and path choice of white-footed mice - ABSTRACT
Hyams SE1, Jayne BC1, and Cameron GN1
1University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
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Relationship between veldt grass densities and the number of kangaroo rats present in the GNDNWR - ABSTRACT
Lang AK1 and Villablanca F2
1Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL; 2California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA
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Farming for ecosystem services: Exploration of alternative working landscapes - ABSTRACT
Larsen GLD1, Schulte-Moore L1, and Tyndall JC1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
GENETICS
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Genetic diversity of Eurasian Phragmites australis populations in the Minneapolis/St. Paul region - ABSTRACT
Weber T1, Weber B1, Eckberg T1, and Melchior P1
1Minnesota State University Moorhead, Brooklyn Park, MN
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Assessing the variation of translational bias across viral genomes - ABSTRACT
Kula A1, Cox J1, Saelens J1, Travisano M2, and Putonti C1
1Loyola University, Chicago, IL; 2University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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Evolution of meiotic genes in sexual rotifer species - ABSTRACT
Hanson SJ1, Schurko AM1, Mark Welch D2, Petruccelli EK1, and Logsdon Jr JM1
1University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; 2Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA
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Distribution and Evolution of Meiosis Gene Homologs in Fungi - ABSTRACT
Savelkoul E1, Logsdon Jr. JM1
1University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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Developing tools for analyzing large metagenomic data sets - ABSTRACT
Schmidt RJ1, Reynoso V1, and Putonti C1
1Loyola University, Chicago, IL
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Landscape genetics of bobcats (Lynx rufus) recolonizing the Midwest - ABSTRACT
Reding DM1, Bronikowski AM1, Gosselink TE2, and Clark WR1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA; 2Iowa Department of Natural Resources
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Molecular diversity, divergence, and evolution in two highly threatened species of colobus monkey - ABSTRACT
Corush JB1, Stulken L1, and Ting N1
1University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
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Conservation genetics of gazelle populations on the Dahlak archipelago - ABSTRACT
Torunsky R1, Ibrahim KM1, Ghebremariam F2
1Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL; 2Ministry of Agriculture, Asmara, Eritrea
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Levels of Intraspecific Polyploid Variation of Native Prairie Species in NE Iowa and Implications for Restoration - ABSTRACT
Delaney J1, Baack E 1
1Luther College, Decorah, IA
RESTORATION ECOLOGY and MANAGEMENT
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The effects of plant biomass, plant cover, and added nutrients on Orthoptera abundance - ABSTRACT
Spilinek CM1, Bailey S1, Knops J1, Mettler A1, and Buss H1
1University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
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Assessing pollination of muskmelon (Cucumis melo) in Iowa - ABSTRACT
Cibils-Stewart X1, Alesch AS1, and Gleason ML1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Fungicide impacts on soybean aphid (Aphis glycines) populations and soybean yield in Iowa - ABSTRACT
Ritson RM1, O’Neal M1, Robertson A1, Mueller D1, and Bestor N1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Abundance of natural enemies of pest insects in annual crop systems intercropped with prairie - ABSTRACT
Cooklin R1 and O’Neal M1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Assembly history alters native recruitment, proportion of exotics, and diversity - ABSTRACT
Martin LM1 and Wilsey BJ1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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How elevation and aspect affect plant stress - ABSTRACT
Barry L1, Damschen E1, and Harrison S2
1University of Washington, St. Louis, MO; 2University of California – Davis, Davis, CA
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An invasive grass creates fuelbed heterogeneity and reduces fire intensity - ABSTRACT
McGranahan DA1, Engle DM2, Fuhlendorf SD2, Miller JR3, Debinski DM1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA; 2Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK; 3University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
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The effect of patch burn-grazing on ant diversity in Southern Iowa grasslands - ABSTRACT
Winkler LB1, Debinski DM1, Miller JR2, Engle DM3
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA; 2University of Illinois, Champaign, IL; 3Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
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Effects of weed control seasonality on forage forb cover in rangeland landscapes - ABSTRACT
Stelzner EM1, Eviner VT2, Rice KJ2, and Malmstrom CM1
1Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; 2University of California – Davis, Davis, CA
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Vegetative buffers in crop fields - ABSTRACT
Hirsh S1 and Liebman M1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING
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Interactions of soil type, microorganism community, and nutrient level - ABSTRACT
Zimmerman E1 and Harpole WS1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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If carbon is a currency, then soil is the bank - ABSTRACT
Dilmukhametova E1 and Egerton-Warburton L1
1Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL
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Resource competition and cyanobacteria blooms revisited: An analysis of 543 lakes - ABSTRACT
Kremer C1, Litchman E1, de Tezans Pinto P1, and Klausmeier C1
1Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
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A comparison of nutrient combinations on plant species richness and biomass - ABSTRACT
Erickson J1, Sullivan L1, and Harpole WS1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Autophagy as a means of nitrogen remobilization and determination of seed protein content in maize - ABSTRACT
Hand DT1 and Bassham DC1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Seasonality and soil properties affect on nitric and nitrous oxide gene abundance - ABSTRACT
Roberto A1, Hargreaves S1, and Hofmockel K1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Spatial variability and a new experimental framework of microbial ecology - ABSTRACT
Hargreaves SK1 and Hofmockel K1
1Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
THEORETICAL ECOLOGY and EVOLUTION
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How does ordination compare to conventional diversity measures along environmental gradients? - ABSTRACT
McGranahan DA1 and Church JO1
1Iowa State University, Ames, IA
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Evolution Revolution (E R Theory): An explanation of biodiversity patterns within organic groups on the planet - ABSTRACT
Armstrong-Hall A1, Duszynski JS2, and Armstrong-Hall JG3
1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; 2California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; 3Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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A Dynamic Energy Budget Model of the Determinants of Leaf Longevity - ABSTRACT
Price EJ1, Hemen B1, Ledder G1, Russo S1
1University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
BEHAVIOR
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Interaction of diet and behavior in death-feigning snakes (genus Heterodon) - ABSTRACT
Durso AM1 and Mullin SJ1
1Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
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Dynamics of conspecific and heterospecific fish shoals in the presence of a chemical alarm cue - ABSTRACT
Murphy C1 and Longtine C1
1North Hennepin Community College, Brooklyn Park, MN
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Discriminability and the maintenance of mimicry - ABSTRACT
Polnaszek TJ1
1University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
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Staying in the Red: Mate Preference in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) - ABSTRACT
Owen MA1
1Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
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Predatory responses as a function of native and introduced prey types in neonate gartersnakes - ABSTRACT
Hale KB1 and Mullin SJ1
1Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL
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