Program

ABS 2022 In-Person Meeting Program

The current ABS 2022 In-Person Meeting program is listed below. Please be sure to reference this page regularly as program changes are expected up until the meeting.

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Friday, July 22

  Friday, July 22
TimeChirripo / Tobosi
8:00 am - 9:15 amPlenary - Yimen Araya-Ajoy
Moderator: Gloriana Chaverri

  Friday, July 22
TimeLobby / Pool Area
9:15 am - 9:30 amCoffee Break

  Friday, July 22
TimeOcarinaTempisqueChirripo / TobosiGondolaCahuita 1Cahuita 2
9:30 am - 12:00 pmBioacoustics in Tropical Forests
Moderator: Hoover Esteban Pantoja Sanchez
Social Competency: An Integrative Approach to Understanding Connections Between Social Information, Decision-Making, and Cognition
Moderator: Marcela Benitez
You Got A Lot of Nerve: Neuroethology
Moderator: Cheng-Yu Li, Delia Shelton
Bringing Up Baby: Parental Behavior
Moderator: Susan B. McRae, Roberto Munguia-Steyer
Message in a bottle: Communication
Moderator: Leanne A. Grieves, Elizabeth McCullagh
Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus, or Is It the Opposite? Sexual conflict
Moderator: Dara N Orbach, J. Colton Watts
9:30Passive acoustic monitoring and machine learning analysis reveal details of katydid ecology and behavior
L. Symes, S. Madhusudhana, S. Martinson, I. Geipel, C. Kernan, H. ter Hofstede
Social competency: an integrative approach to social information, decision-making, and cognition
E. Hobson, M. Benítez
Phototactic responses of branchiopod crustaceans to broad spectrum light: tadpole and fairy shrimp.
M. Gaughan, N. Lessios
Sick and Flying Solo: Impacts of single-parenthood on trade-off dynamics in a socially monogamous songbird.
M. Alonge, D. Comito, K. Wilsterman, J. Sumi, T. Schobel, D. Daniels, G. Bentley
What did you say? Testing the acoustic transmission properties of song in a near threatened oscine.        
H. Gonzembach, R. Anderson
Talk Cancelled
9:45Evidence of information processing in cognition and collectives
V. Ferdinand
Estradiol and predator cues affect behavior and brain responses of captive female house sparrows
M. Kimball, C. Harding, K. Stansberry, T. Kelly, C. Lattin
Parental care and thermal stability during nesting of Ara militaris.
s. barba bedolla, l. mendoza cuanca
Chemical communication in a cooperative breeding bird
L. Grieves, J. Quinn, G. Slater
Interaction between territoriality and traits of males in Neotropical Poison Frogs
M. Betancourth-Cundar, V. Canoine, L. Fusani, C. Cadena
10:00Echolocation signals as important sources of information for studying and monitoring bats in the neotropics
D. Martínez-Medina
Male sexual display rate and the ventral posterior amygdala volume in wild-caught lizards, Uta stansburiana
L. LaDage, T. Yu, P. Zani
Documenting Parental Care Behaviors of Two Species of Ovoviviparous Cockroaches  
R. Beresic-Perrins, M. Ford, C. Phipps, N. Coss, S. Shuster
Parsing vocal interactions of free-ranging spotted hyenas using sound, movement and position-logging collars
F. Jensen, A. Strandburg-Peshkin, A. Gersick, K. Holekamp, K. Lehmann, M. Johnson
Testing Wickler’s Hypothesis: Cichlids are unable to distinguish eggs from egg spots in the wild
Z. Gonzalez, S. Juntti, K. Carleton
10:15Integrating status signals, social networks, and the structure of contests to understand dominance in the wild
D. Shizuka, A. Chaine, T. Block, B. Lyon
Prostaglandin F Triggers Female Reproductive Pheromone Signaling in Astatotilapia burtoni
C. Li, K. Lawrence, J. Merlo-Coyne, S. Juntti
Moms matter: maternal care in green lynx spiders (Peucetia viridans)
Y. Espanol-Rincon, E. DuVal
Binaural hearing across rodent species
E. McCullagh, L. Joseph, E. New
Sexual Conflict and the Emergence of Cognitive-Behavioral Profiles: Comparing Four Poeciliid Species
C. Inman, A. Vuong, M. Cummings
10:30Acoustic Gunshot Detection and Classification to Inform Anti-Poaching Initiatives in Central Africa
A. Verahrami, A. Khalighifar, D. Hedwig, S. Bombaci
The social context of Pair-Bond Formation in a Monogamous Species
A. Maldonado-Chaparro, W. Forstmeier, D. Farine
Activation Of The Nucleus Taeniae Of The Amygdala By Umami Taste In Domestic Chicks (Gallus gallus)
F. Protti-Sánchez, C. Corrales-Parada, U. Mayer, H. Rowland
Nest Box Microclimate and Parental Care Behavior in Carolina Wrens
D. Farris, D. Neudorf
Duet Phonology and Syntax in Red-Crowned Amazon Parrots (Amazona Viridigenalis) in Extreme South Texas
A. Pozulp, K. Berg
Response to MHC-based Olfactory Cues in a Mate Choice Context in Two Species of Darter
K. Million, M. Proffitt, S. Reese
10:45Is Social Information Production and Use Genetically Correlated in D.melanogaster?
M. Hutchins, J. Saltz
Sex-steroids comparable in both sexes across development in wild meerkats
C. Shearer, C. Davies, C. Drea
Post-oviposition behavior in the glass frog Espadarana prosoblepon and its implications for offspring survival
J. Goyes Vallejos, J. Sandoval, V. Calero-Loría
Vocal learning, chorusing seal pups and the evolution of rhythm
A. Ravignani, A. -
Observations of Dolphin and Whale Sexual Behaviors From An Aerial Perspective
D. Orbach, K. Hartman, J. Lerma, R. Baird, F. Rodríguez-González, E. Ramos
11:00The use of sounds in ecology and evolution of neotropical anurans
A. Mendoza-Henao
Social decision-making and collective pooling of foraging information in fission-fusion dynamics
S. Smith Aguilar, G. Ramos-Fernandez
Cadmium disrupts visually-guided behavior and reduces neural activity in Zebrafish (Danio rerio)
D. Shelton, C. Duffy, J. Lauderdale
Variation in maternal style does not predict post-weaning calf survival in bottlenose dolphins
E. Jacobs, T. Evans, V. Foroughirad, Q. Gibson, C. Karniski, E. Krzyszczyk, J. Mann
Group Vocal Composition Affects Coordination During Roost Finding
M. Sagot, G. Chaverri
The Evolution of Viviparity and Precopulatory Sexual Traits in Squamate Reptiles
B. Reinke, H. O'Connell, K. MacLeod
11:15Temporal dynamics of novel affiliative relationship formation in monk parakeets
C. O'Connell, A. van der Marel, E. Hobson
It’s what’s inside that counts: A wild songbird’s cloacal microbiome as a signal of health
M. Slevin, J. Houtz, D. Baldassarre, M. Vitousek, R. Anderson
Within-population laying hour in Eastern Bluebirds is related to maternal age and condition  
S. McRae
Vocal individuality in White-eared Ground-sparrow male calls
L. Sandoval
The evolution of female ornaments through social selection for increased survival
J. Watts, C. Fitzpatrick
11:20Relative Impacts of Four Spatial Scales of Movement on Social Grooming Networks in Vampire Bats
C. Hartman, G. Carter
11:30Exploring the Factors Underlying Social Competency in Foragers Using an Agent-Based Model
S. Prasher, E. Hobson
End of SessionAdjustment of parental care in waterbugs  in response to egg-pad size, egg development and temperature. 
R. Munguia-Steyer, L. Bucio
Early social experience alters responses to species songs in cross-fostered zebra finch fledglings
K. Schroeder, J. Podos, L. Remage-Healey
Sexual networks and the dynamics of traumatic inseminations in bed bugs  
J. Yan, R. Dukas
11:40Discussion/Questions
11:45Ant mimicry facilitates milk provision in a jumping spider
L. Yan, W. Guo, C. Jiang, Y. Wang, Z. Chen
The Effects of Warming-Up and Motivation on Adelaide’s Warblers’ Vocal Performance
J. Vazquez-Cardona, H. Jiskoot, T. Bonnell, P. Mower, D. Logue
Foraging strategies affect the evolution of sexual size dimorphism in crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae).
P. Zepp, F. Gawryszewski

  Friday, July 22
TimePergolaOutside Tent / Pool Terrace
12:00 pm - 1:30 pmWFAB Lunch Get-TogetherLunch Provided

  Friday, July 22
TimeGondolaOcarinaTempisque
12:30 pm - 1:30 pmConservation Committee MeetingEditorial Round Table MeetingGrad School Information Session
Moderator: Jen Hamel

  Friday, July 22
TimeOcarinaTempisqueChirripo / TobosiGondolaCahuita 1Cahuita 2
2:00 pm - 3:30 pmBioacoustics in Tropical Forests
Moderator: Hoover Esteban Pantoja Sanchez
Social Competency: An Integrative Approach to Understanding Connections Between Social Information, Decision-Making, and Cognition
Moderator: Marcela Benitez
Learning is the way, or is it? Cognition and Learning
Moderator: Cecilia Baldoni, Giulia Cimarelli
Influencing each other: Social Behavior
Moderator: Mary R Elson, Todd M Freeberg
Can't We All Just Get Along? Agonisms and Social Behavior
Moderator: Andrés Rojas, Jack C. Winans
Let me show you the way: Study Design
Moderator: Simone Dena, David E Gammon
2:00Acoustic monitoring in forest remnants with payment for environmental services in southern Costa Rica.  
M. Retamosa, J. Barrantes , R. Bedoya, J. Sanchez, A. Valerio
How individual recognition, status signals, and hormone responsiveness influence social competence
E. Tibbetts
Seasonal change in brain size affects associative learning skills in common shrews (Sorex araneus)
C. Baldoni, D. Dechmann
Oxytocin promotes social grooming in bonobo
J. Brooks, F. Kano, H. Yeow, N. Morimura, S. Yamamoto
The role of vocalizations in agonistic interactions during competition for roosts in a solitary bat
C. Castillo Salazar, M. Schöner, C. Schöner, G. Chaverri
The importance of scientific audiovisual collections for behavioral ecology studies
S. Dena, L. Toledo
2:15Do free-ranging dogs match human preferences?
G. Cimarelli, M. Juskaite, F. Range, S. Marshall-Pescini
Distinct mechanisms underlying fitness consequences of social and non-social personality traits
K. Chenard, A. Blanche, J. Kosters, R. Duckworth
Maintenance and Defense of Exclusive Roosting Areas in Spix´s Winged Bats
S. Chaves-Ramírez, M. Sagot, M. Sánchez, G. Chaverri
Sampling behavioral data from YouTube: a case study on how mockingbirds respond to nest predators
D. Gammon, C. Stracey, K. Savage
2:30Detection Range of Long-Distance Calls of Borneo’s Apes and Implications for Passive Acoustic Monitoring
D. Clink, A. Hingorani, G. Bohn, A. Ahmad, S. Maimunah, T. Setia, B. Capilla, E. Estrada, R. Charif, H. Klinck, W. Erb
Combining cognitive ecology and social neuroscience to yield new insights into cichlid social worlds
K. Wallace, K. Choudhary, L. Kutty, D. Le, M. Lee, K. Wu, H. Hofmann
No support for the causal cognition required to solve a balance task in Goffin’s cockatoos
P. Lambert, S. Beck, S. Tebbich, A. Auersperg
Social Experience Drives Female Zebra Finches' Patterns of Responses to Male Song
M. Elson, N. Prior, M. Goldstein
Monopolizability of mating opportunities promotes within-community killing in chimpanzees
A. Massaro, E. Wroblewski, D. Mjungu, J. Feldblum, E. Boehm, N. Desai, S. Foerster, R. Rudicell, B. Hahn, A. Pusey, M. Wilson
Using Dataloggers to Test the Function of Vocal Activity During Collective Departure in Wild Baboons
L. O'Bryan, A. King, G. Cowlishaw, S. Garnier
2:45 Social systems, cognition, and identity signaling can provide new insights into vocal communication  
G. Smith-Vidaurre
Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) Voluntarily Participate in Cognitive Test at Farmed Animal Sanctuary
S. Prasad-Shreckengast, L. Torgerson-White
Mixed-species flock variation and novel feeder tasks: experimental tests with chickadees and titmice
T. Freeberg, S. Eppert, B. Coppinger
Resource specialization structuring an ant-follower dominance network
A. Rojas, A. A. Assis, G. Bravo, P. Guimarães Jr.
End of Session
3:00Amphibian calling behavior under contrasting climates: lessons from a collaborative network in Brazil
L. Sugai, R. Bastos, A. Morais, J. Ulloa, J. Sugai, D. Llusia
Perturbations of key individuals affect individual rank and group-level dominance patterns
A. van der Marel, E. Hobson
Using eye tracking to study dogs’ (Canis familiaris) expectations about their physical environment
C. Völter, L. Huber
Social foraging behavior and information use linked to prey distribution in an insectivorous bat
J. Kohles, D. Dechmann
High Lactational Synchrony Decreases Survival Odds and Increases Infanticide Risk for Infant Baboons
J. Winans, S. Alberts, A. Markham
3:15Comparative development of social cognition in primates
A. Rosati
End of SessionGeneralist leader species maintain mixed-species flocks across habitat types with different complexity
P. Muñoz, L. Sandoval
End of Session

  Friday, July 22
TimeLobby / Pool Area
3:30 pm - 4:00 pmCoffee Break

  Friday, July 22
TimeOcarinaTempisqueChirripo / TobosiGondolaCahuita 1Cahuita 2
4:00 pm - 5:30 pmBioacoustics in Tropical Forests
Moderator: Hoover Esteban Pantoja Sanchez
Social Competency: An Integrative Approach to Understanding Connections Between Social Information, Decision-Making, and Cognition
Moderator: Marcela Benitez
Come what may: Ecological Effects
Moderator: Claudio Manuel Monteza-Moreno, Benjamin R. Sonnenberg
Feeling under the weather: Parasites and Disease
Moderator: Oliver M. Beckers, Carl N Keiser
The thrill of the hunt: Predators and their ecological effects
Moderator: Rachel A Page, Keith A. Tarvin
Long Live the Queen?: Insect Social Behavior
Moderator: Yun Kang, Maya Saar
4:00A new mobile audio annotation tool and its use in a tropical agroforestry landscape
Á. Vega-Hidalgo
Kin I get some help over here? How social decisions are shaped by relatedness (or lack thereof)  
L. Brent, A. Pereira, Z. Cheng, D. De Moor, E. Siracusa
Sublethal Effects of Low-dose Exposure to Imidacloprid on the American Lobster Homarus americanus
K. Boley, A. Harrington, M. Tudor, H. Hamlin
Multi-species host use of the eavesdropping parasitic fly Ormia lineifrons
O. Beckers, K. Rogers
Efficient Eavesdroppers, Evasive Advertisers, and Multimodal Cocktails
R. Page
Metabolic rate shapes differences in foraging efficiency in honeybee foragers 
J. Cassano, D. Naug
4:15Northern Olingo as recurrent visitor of the world’s only epiphytic gymnosperm: Zamia pseudoparasitica
C. Monteza-Moreno, L. Rodriguez-Castro, P. Castillo-Caballero, E. Toribio
The diverse and intricate interactions between flies and amphibians: a systematic review
L. Campos, G. Kvifte, S. Neckel-Oliveira, X. Bernal
Squirrels eavesdrop on titmouse alarm calls, but do not discriminate squirrel-relevant information
K. Tarvin
How may social interaction and task swithcing generate spatial heterogeneity in social insect colonies?
Y. Kang, J. Chen, X. Guo, J. Fewell
4:30Soundscape and wildlife sound archives: preserving the natural acoustic legacy of the planet
H. Pantoja-Sánchez, J. Ulloa
Behavioral responses to calls can provide insight into the importance and relevance of social connections
C. Estien, A. van der Marel, E. Hobson
Winter feeder supplementation has negligible impact on the reproductive success of a resident bird  
V. Pravosudov, B. Sonnenberg, J. Welklin, C. Branch, A. Pitera, D. Kozlovsky, L. Benedict, V. Heinen, E. Bridge
Behavioral parasitology: Studying tick host-seeking behavior from individuals to populations
C. Keiser, E. Richardson
Defining the olfactory landscape to better understand animal movement and decision-making
P. Finnerty, C. McArthur, C. Price, P. Banks, A. Shrader
Social partner choice in Paper wasps
E. Laub, N. Pinter-Wollman, E. Tibbetts
4:35Novel method for studying cognition in wild capuchin monkeys  
J. Ordoñes Jimenez, A. Fuentes, M. Benítez
4:45Behavioral and social plasticity can tell us how individuals and groups recover from social instability.
C. Carminito, A. van der Marel, E. Hobson
Reproductive investment and its impact on post-breeding allostatic load in a resident songbird
B. Sonnenberg, C. Branch, A. Pitera, L. Benedict, V. Heinen, V. Pravosudov
Assessment of Amphibian Physiological and Behavioral Responses to Chytridiomycosis
S. Shablin, S. Valencia-Osorio, A. Longo, N. Keiser
Home ranges and effects of moon phases on the movement ecology of Indian flying fox males 
B. Murugavel, S. Kandula, A. Kelber, H. Somanathan
Honey Bees Shift Their Nest Building Techniques to Compensate for Repeated Structural Disruption
P. Marting, B. Koger, M. Smith
4:50Time Dependent Aggressive Decision-Making in Monk Parakeets
X. Francis, . van der Marel, E. Hobson
5:00Synthesis / DiscussionFuel deposition and stopover duration strategy of autumn migrating passerines at a desert edge
N. Sapir, D. Zinssmesiter
Behavioral and Neurophysiological Responses of a Parasitoid to Novel Host Signals
N. Lee, A. Wikle, J. Gallagher, D. Broder, I. Abdulkarim, M. Carlson, F. Ortega, R. Tinghitella
Sex-specific predation risk of signaling and searching in a multimodally duetting katydid
K. Saha, K. Joshi, R. Balakrishnan
Comparative morphology of an extended phenotype: A meta-analysis of ant nest architecture
S. O'Fallon, A. Zhao, N. Pinter-Wollman
5:15Environmental Predictors of Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Behavior in Chincoteague, VA
A. Parker, K. Tarvin
Is the Streak-backed oriole using fungus in the nest to repel aggressive acacia ants?
R. Cortes-Romay, S. Amador-Vargas
Fear generalization across a broad spectrum of dangers
A. Sih, H. Chung, I. Neylan, C. Ortiz-Jimenez, O. Sakai, R. Szeligowski
Behavior may indicate on spread and social structure in the little fire ant (Wasmannia auropunctata) ​
M. Saar, V. Seagal, A. Nguyen, H. Yan, A. Lucky

  Friday, July 22
TimeChirripo / Tobosi
5:30 pm - 6:30 pmPlenary - Noa Pinter-Wollman
Moderator: Ted Stankowich
5:30The causes and consequences of social interactions
N. Pinter-Wollman

  Friday, July 22
TimeCorcovados (Poster Hall)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmPoster Session 2