Virtual Program

ABS 2020 Virtual Meeting Program



Note that time is listed in Eastern Standard Time (EST) and any aspect of this program is subject to change.


  Mon - Jul 27th      Tue - Jul 28th      Wed - Jul 29th      Thu - Jul 30th      Fri - Jul 31st   

WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020

7:00 - 7:00 AM

BREAK

VIRTUAL MENTOR MEETINGS
Virtual Talk Room 1

Participants have been connected with faculty in a small group of peers during the conference dates. These meeting dates and times vary and have been coordinated by the mentor/mentee groups. Sign-up is closed.


8:30 - 8:45 AM

MORNING ACTIVITY

DAILY WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
On-Demand Room 1


11:00 - 12:00 PM

LIVE Q&A

COGNITION & LEARNING 1 (Q&A SESSION)
Virtual Talk Room 2



COMMUNICATION 2 (Q&A SESSION)
Virtual Talk Room 3



CONSERVATION 2 (Q&A SESSION)
Virtual Talk Room 4



PARENTAL CARE 1 (Q&A SESSION)
Virtual Talk Room 5



SOCIAL BEHAVIOR 2 (Q&A SESSION)
Virtual Talk Room 6



APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOR 2 (Q&A SESSION)
Virtual Talk Room 7


12:15 - 1:15 PM

WORKSHOP

NSF WORKSHOP
Virtual Talk Room 8


12:15 - 1:15 PM

LUNCH

LGBTQA SOCIAL ZOOM HOUR
Chair(s): Mark E Hauber
Virtual Talk Room 10

Zoom Social


4:00 - 5:00 PM

LIVE Q&A

COGNITION & LEARNING 2 (Q&A SESSION)
Virtual Talk Room 2



COMMUNICATION 3 (Q&A SESSION)
Virtual Talk Room 3



ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS 1 (Q&A SESSION)
Virtual Talk Room 4



PARENTAL CARE 2 (Q&A SESSION)
Virtual Talk Room 5



SOCIAL BEHAVIOR 3 (Q&A SESSION)
Virtual Talk Room 6



APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOR 3 (Q&A SESSION)
Virtual Talk Room 7


5:00 - 6:00 PM

LIGHTNING TALKS

ON-DEMAND LIGHTNING TALKS: DEVELOPMENT
On-Demand Room 1



447

Neophilia and responses to novel enrichment in captive thick-billed parrots
Ekaterina Balsan1, Sarah L. Jacobson2, 3, Joshua M. Plotnik2, 3. 1Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY, USA. 2Cognitive and Comparative Psychology Program, Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA. 3Department of Psychology, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA


448

Physiological responses of giant pandasin an assisted release protocol as measured by fecal glucocorticoids
Anne Castiglioni1, Hou Rong2, David Kersey3, David Rostal4, Jacob R Owens2, Ramana Callan2, Luo Li2, James R Spotila1. 1Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. 2Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. 3Western University, Pomona, California, USA. 4Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA


449

Utilizing Animal Behavior to Assess Potential Impacts of Solar Power Facilities on Wildlife
Rachel Y. Chock1, Barbara Clucas2, Elizabeth K. Peterson3, Bradley F. Blackwell4, Daniel T. Blumstein5, Kathleen Church6, Esteban Fern�ndez-Juricic7, Gabriel Francescoli8, Alison Greggor1, Paul Kemp9, Gabriela M. Pinho5, Peter M. Sanzenbacher10, Bruce A. Schulte11, Pauline Toni12. 1San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, Escondido, CA, USA. 2Humboldt State University, Humboldt, CA, USA. 3Colorado State University-Pueblo, Pueblo, CO, USA. 4U. S. Department of Agriculture, Sandusky, OH, USA. 5University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 6University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. 7Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA. 8Universidad de la Rep�blica, Montevideo Uruguay. 9University of Southampton, Southampton United Kingdom. 10U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Palm Springs, CA, USA. 11Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA. 12Universit� de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Qu�bec, Canada


451

Make haste slowly: opposing effects of parental age and development time on Gryllus vocalis adult size.
Susan N Gershman1, 2, Ian Hamilton2. 1The Ohio State University at Marion, Marion, OH, USA. 2The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA


452

Assessing the effect of predation risk on growth and behavior in captive reared Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa)
Mitch G Hinton, John M Eadie. University of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA


453

Identifying Important Habitat Features for Bat Conservation Using Acoustic Sampling and GIS
Karry A Kazial1, Jonathan Townsend2. 1State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, NY, USA. 2University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA


454

Effect of Lethal and Sublethal Ingestion Doses of Combined Herbicides on Apis mellifera Honeybees Behavior
Juliana S. Lunardi1, Rodrigo Zaluski2, Ricardo O. Orsi1, Percilia C. Giaquinto1. 1S�o Paulo State University (UNESP), Botucatu, S�o Paulo, Brazil. 2Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS), Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil


455

Dehydration compromises the locomotion of Johnstone’s whistling frog, Eleutherodactylus johnstonei
Nat�lia B. V. Melo1, Cinthia A. Brasileiro2, Jos� Eduardo Carvalho2. 1Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, S�o Paulo, Brazil. 2Universidade Federal de S�o Paulo, Diadema, S�o Paulo, Brazil


456

Identifying wild Asian elephants using camera trap video data
Sasha Montero1, Sarah L. Jacobson2, Marnoch Yindee3, 4, Joshua M. Plotnik1, 2. 1Animal Behavior and Conservation Program, Department of Psychology, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, New York, USA. 2Psychology Department, Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, New York, USA. 3Livestock and Wildlife Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Sai Yok, Kanchanaburi, Thailand. 4Akkharatchakumari Veterinary College, Walailak University, Thaiburi, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand


457

Using long-term acoustic and GPS tags to quantify manatee exposure to behavioral disturbance
Julia R. G. Dombroski1, Susan E. Parks1, Monica Ross2, Mark Johnson3, 4. 1Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA. 2Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute, Clearwater, FL, USA. 3University of St. Andrews, St. Andrews Scotland. 4Aarhus University, Aarhus Denmark


458

Bald Eagle use of cell phone towers in peninsular Florida
Dominique Rossetti, Charles W. Gunnels. Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, USA


459

Ensemble models for a species ensemble: identifying priority areas for the benefit of multiple species
Nuvraj S Sanghera. WSBRC, Bristol United Kingdom


460

Using Demographics, Behavior and the Lunar Cycle to Understand Human-Elephant Conflict
Leah D. Wersebe1, Summer L. Fiori1, Emma Nguyen2, Serene Rivera1, Caitlyn Thai1, Teresa Romero3, Marnoch Yindee4, 5, Sarah L. Jacobson1, 6, Joshua M. Plotnik1, 6. 1Department of Psychology, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA. 2Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY, USA. 3School of Life Sciences, College of Science, University of Lincoln, Lincoln United Kingdom. 4Livestock and Wildlife Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Mahidol University, Kanchanaburi Thailand. 5Akkharatchakumari Veterinary College, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat Thailand. 6Cognitive and Comparative Psychology Program, Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA


461

Labile habitat associations of coral-dependent reef fishes following mass coral bleaching
Sharon Wismer. College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia


ON-DEMAND LIGHTNING TALKS: ECOLOGICAL EFFECTS
On-Demand Room 2



462

Response to noise: tracking changes in locomotion and mate attraction strategies inAcheta domesticus
Nicole I. Abate, Daniel R. Howard. The University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA


463

Color Preferences by Insects in Different Habitats
Jason R. Carbaugh. Hastings College, Hastings, Nebraska, USA


464

Annona cornifolia: a beetle-dependent pollination system in a Brazilian Savanna
Ludimila J. Carvalho-Leite1, Hip�lito F. Paulino-Neto2. 1Graduanda do Curso de Ci�ncias Biol�gicas da Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais � UEMG/ Unidade Passos Passos, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 2Docente do Curso de Ci�ncias Biol�gicas e Pesquisador respons�vel pelo Laborat�rio de Ecologia da Poliniza��o, Evolu��o e Conserva��o (LEPEC), Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais � UEMG/ Unidade Passos, Passos, Minas Gerais, Brazil


465

An Urban Corvid Shows Reduced Neophobia: American Crows and Population-Specific Novelty
Dave J. Colucci, Amoyien K. Thompson, Anne B. Clark. Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, USA


466

The role of matching habitat choice in movement decisions of diverging pumpkinseed sunfishecotypes
Adam D deLeeuw, Beren W Robinson. University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada


467

At a Snail’s Pace: The Influence of Habitat Disturbance on Terrestrial Snail Movement
Emily Denief, Julie Turner, Christina Prokopenko, Eric Vander Wal. Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, Canada


468

Ground use by blond capuchin monkeys (Sapajus flavius) in atlantic forest fragment
�talo F. Pereira, Natsumi Hamada-Fearnside, Clayton E. Jer�nimo, Erick A. S. Silva, Poliana G. S. Lins, Renata G. Ferreira. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil


469

The effect of habitat loss on vocal behavior of a Neotropical primate
Carla C Gestich1, 2, Bruno H Saranholi1, Milton C Ribeiro3, Rog�rio G T da Cunha4, Eleonore Z F Setz2, Christini B Caselli5. 1UFSCar, S�o Carlos, S�o Paulo, Brazil. 2UNICAMP, Campinas, S�o Paulo, Brazil. 3UNESP, Rio Claro, S�o Paulo, Brazil. 4UNIFAL, Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 5UFRPE, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil


470

Thermal sensitivity of walking performance in Enchenopa binotata (Hemiptera: Membracidae)
Emily A. Miller, Kasey D. Fowler-Finn, Noah T. Leith. Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA


471

Effect of diurnal vs. nocturnal pollinators on fitness of Luehea grandiflora in a Brazilian Savanna
Brenda Pereira-Silva1, L�via M. de Paula1, Paulo W. M. Morais1, Ludimila J. Carvalho-Leite1, Pedro H. Machado-Santos1, Hip�lito F. Paulino-Neto2. 1Graduandos do Curso de Ci�ncias Biol�gicas da Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais � UEMG/Unidade Passos, Passos, Minas Gerais, Brazil. 2Docente do Curso de Ci�ncias Biol�gicas e Pesquisador respons�vel pelo Laborat�rio de Ecologia da Poliniza��o, Evolu��o e Conserva��o (LEPEC), Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais � UEMG/ Unidade Passos, Passos, Minas Gerais, Brazil


472

Cadmium Induced Changes in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Morphology and Behavior
Arianna R. Sanchez1, 2, Delia S. Shelton1, 2, Vincent Johnson1, 2, Robyn L. Tanguay1, 2. 1Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA. 2Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory, Corvallis, OR, USA


473

Singing at Night: How Temporal and Environmental Factors Influence Night Singing in Wild Swamp Sparrows
Nicole R. Skinner, Katie M. Schroeder, Jeffery Podos. University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA


474

Predator social stability creates a landscape of knowledge
Eamonn Wooster, Daniel Ramp, Erick Lundgren, Arian Wallach. University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW, Australia


475

Rainfall and Puberty Status Predict Energy Balance in Amboseli Baboons
Georgia K Young1, Laurence Gesquiere1, Susan Alberts1. 1Duke University, Durham, NC, USA


ON-DEMAND LIGHTNING TALKS: EDUCATION
On-Demand Room 3



476

Development of Naturalistic Housing for Behavioral Monitoring of Thinstripe Hermit Crabs
Kaylin Bruening, Noah Akozbek, Olivia Stevens, Jennie Christopher, Heidi Lyn. University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA


477

Student Perception of the Value of an Undergraduate Behavior Research Assignment
Janet H. Cutler. Landmark Behaviour Inc, Perth, ON, Canada


478

Teaching and learning about anthropomorphism using Internet memes
Sarah M. Keesom. Utica College, Utica, NY, USA


479

Science in the Garden: Place-Based Learning as Education Enrichment
Christopher Riggs1, Danielle N. Lee2. 1Southern Illionois University Edwardsville, Edwardsville, IL, USA. 2Southern Illionois University Edwardsville, Edwardville, IL, USA


480

Increasing Diversity Through Community College Student Engagement: A Student-Run Organization Model
Amanda Robin1, Emily Lessig2. 1University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA


ON-DEMAND LIGHTNING TALKS: GENETICS & EVOLUTION
On-Demand Room 4



481

Reproductive, not actuarial, senescence evolves in response to increased predation in Drosophila melanogaster
Kyle Elliott1, Ian Dworkin2. 1McGill University, Ste Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada. 2McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada


482

Testing the sensory bias hypothesis in birds: relationship between diet seed size and plumage dots
Ayumi Mizuno, Masayo Soma. Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan


483

Differential gene expression related to aposematic coloration in mimic poison frogs (Ranitomeya imitator)
Andrew O. Rubio1, Adam M. M. Stuckert2, BreAnn Geralds1, Kyle Summers1. 1East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA. 2University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire, USA


484

Investigating the genetic basis of skin color pattern in the mimic poison frog, Ranitomeya imitator
Emily D White, Kyle Summers. East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA

5:15 - 6:15 PM

EVENING ACTIVITY

VIRTUAL HAPPY HOURS
External Room

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