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Wednesday, July 9, 2025 8:00 PM Wednesday, July 9, 2025 9:30 PM America/New_York POSTER SESSION 1 Constellation C-F aYaMRExkLzQZmPlsLmNx65599
POSTER SESSION 1
Poster Session
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM     Constellation C-F
Founders Memorial Poster Paper Award
101

BEHAVIORAL CONTEXT OF MALE NORTH ATLANTIC FIN WHALE (BALAENOPTERA PHYSALUS) ACOUSTICS
Dana L. Adcock, Douglas P. Nowacek, Susan E. Parks
102

CONSIDERATIONS AND SUGGESTED RESEARCH METHODS FOR STUDYING FEMALE BIRDS
Cristina M. Barros, Lauryn Benedict, Christopher A. Tarango, Natalie A. Wright
103

BEHAVIORAL AND HORMONAL VARIATION IN URBAN AND RURAL COYOTE POPULATIONS
Nolan Burdett, Amberleigh Henschen, Elizabeth Peterson
104

THE IMPACTS OF LAB-REARING ON BEHAVIOR AND STRESS IN THE SWORDTAIL XIPHOPHORUS MULTILINEATUS
Ryan Cross, Oscar Rios-Cardenas, Molly R Morris
105

THE EFFECTS OF ANOGENITAL DISTANCE ON MATE PREFERENCE IN SOUTHERN FLYING SQUIRRELS
Katie Ekholm, Angela Freeman
106

BEHAVIORAL FLEXIBILITY IN BATS: ADJUSTING NAVIGATION STRATEGIES WITH VISION AND ECHOLOCATION
Nikita M Finger, Shivam Chitnis, Grace Capshaw, Alara Kaplanoglu, Anand Krishnan, Cynthia F Moss
107

ENERGY ALLOCATION ALTERS SEXUAL SIGNALING IN MALE COPE'S GRAY TREEFROG (HYLA CHRYSOSCELIS).
Rachel Jacks, Matias Munoz Sandoval, Michael Reichert
108

THE DEVELOPMENT OF DIVING BEHAVIOR IN JUVENILE GREY SEALS
Briley L. Krouse, Michelle Shero, Michelle Rivard, Cornelia den Heyer, Damian Lidgard, Priyanka Varkey, Greg Breed, Jennifer Burns
109

MUTUALISTIC DEFENSE? RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS NESTING NEAR YELLOW WARBLERS EXPERIENCE LESS BROOD PARASITISM
Shelby L Lawson, Janice K Enos, Sharon A Gill, Mark E Hauber
110

UNGENERALIZABLE GENERALIZATIONS? THE INFLUENCE OF TAXONOMIC BIAS ON META-ANALYTICAL INFERENCES IN BEHAVIOR.
Sekhar M A, Ned Dochtermann
111

VICTORIA'S RIFLEBIRD MALES CREATE OPTICAL 'BLACK HOLES' TO ATTRACT FEMALES
Thomas MacGillavry, Leonida Fusani, Yseult Héjja-Brichard
112

UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL INTRODUCTIONS AND WELFARE IN ZOOS: A SCOPING REVIEW
Claudia Martinez, Valerie James-Aldridge, Todd J. McWhorter, Eduardo J. Fernandez
113

OXYTOCIN AND FAMILIARITY INTERACT TO INFLUENCE AGGREGATION AND OTHER SOCIAL BEHAVIORS IN FLYING SQUIRRELS
Kelly Mitzel, Gabriela Maroto, Elisabeth Parsells, Abigaelle Pierre, Jessica Stevens, Angela Freeman
114

FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF HUMPBACK WHALES ON STELLWAGEN BANK IN THE FACE OF RISING TEMPERATURES
Maya E Philipp, Alex Shorter, Ari Friedlaender, David Wiley, Susan Parks
115

MICE LIVING WITH A MATE SUPPRESS RESPONSES TO SOCIAL STIMULI
Nicholas C. Roland, Michael Sheehan
116

ASSESSING INDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN A HUMPBACK WHALE (MEGAPTERA NOVAEANGLIAE) CONTACT CALL
Melanie A Smith, Rebecca King, Davis Hood, Morgan Knoll, Dana A Cusano, Susan E Parks
117

COMPARING TWO CRITICAL HABITAT AREAS OF ENDANGERED COOK INLET BELUGA WHALES (DELPHINAPTERUS LEUCAS)
Sara R. Wilhelm, Deborah D. Boege Tobin, Douglas Causey, Bruce A. Schulte, Orca Jimmy Peniston
Genesis Award
118

PLUMAGE AND SIZE DIMORPHISM ARE EVOLUTIONARILY UNLINKED AND DRIVEN BY DISPARATE FACTORS ACROSS BIRDS
Catherine E. Alverson, Gavin M. Leighton
119

MECHANISMS OF PREY-DELIVERY-RATE REGULATION IN COOPERATIVELY TRANSPORTING ANTS
Ariel B. Aslan, Jessica D. Ebie, Theodore P. Pavlic
120

FIRE ANT COLONIES OPTIMIZE TOOL-USE THROUGH COLLECTIVE LEARNING
Luke Bowles, Horace Zeng, Takao Sasaki
121

AN IMMEDIATE FLEXIBILITY EXPERIMENT: TIMING, SAMPLE SIZE AND RATE AFFECTS SONG FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS
Juliane A. Calvert, Erin Naman, Anna E. Williams, Ethan Dray, Jackson Vickers, Eriberto Osorio, Dana L. Moseley
122

ZEBRA RISK PERCEPTION IN A LANDSCAPE OF FEAR
Yuchen Chen, Daniel T. Blumstein, Diana M. Boyle, Natasha Bartolotta, Jessica Brown, Bernard Kissui, Matthias Waltert, Christian Kiffner
123

SONG AMPLITUDE COVARIES WITH TIMING CHARACTERISTICS IN ONE OF THE WORLD'S LOUDEST BIRDS
Alexander DuToit, Joao Menezes, Jeff Podos
124

DEVELOPMENT OF VISUAL ACUITY IN RANITOMEYA POISON FROG TADPOLES
Tyler W. Gmitter, Rey D. Cohen, Charlee C. Cyr, Yu-San Yang
125

INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF PREDATOR EXPOSURE ON SHOALING BEHAVIOR IN JUVENILE CONVICT CICHLIDS
Hannah Graham, Sarah Oliver, Natalie A. van Breukelen
126

TEMPERAMENT, STRESS HORMONE REGULATION, AND THE GUT MICROBIOME
Biyanka Hati, Elyse McMahon, Deepa Kadidahl, Sonia Cavigelli
127

COLLATERAL DAMAGE: CALLING BEHAVIOR NEAR RISKY NEIGHBORS
Jeyssi J Huaycochea, Tiana J Norris, Cristian J Perez, Ciara E Kernan, Hannah Ter Hofstede, Rachel A Page, Micheal S Caldwell, Paula A Trillo
128

FITNESS EFFECTS OF ALTERNATIVE REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGIES AND RESOURCE LIMITATION IN FEMALE BEAN BEETLES
Thalia Leon Rodriguez, Katina Lucas, Teo Sega Sumic, Flavia Barbosa
129

MATING BEHAVIORS OF THE SOUTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL UNDER NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING CONDITIONS
Gabriela Maroto, Abigaelle Pierre, Angela Freeman
130

THERMAL LIMIT FOR FORAGING BEHAVIOR IN CAATINGA'S WILD MARMOSETS (CALLITHRIX JACCHUS)
João P. Nascimento, Marcella M. Vilela, Igor Eloi, Gustavo S. Xavier, Arrilton Araújo
131

THIS IS SPARTA! THE INFLUENCE OF PREDATOR PERSONALITY TYPE AND HABITAT COMPLEXITY ON ATTACK STYLE.
Lauren Park, Kangle You, Andrew Sih, Richard Szeligowski
132

FISHING SPIDER (DOLOMEDES TRITON) SILK AFFECTS WHIRLIGIG (DINEUTUS ASSIMILIS) BEHAVIOR AND PREDATION
Kelsey S. Persons, Matthew H. Persons
133

ACOUSTIC REPERTOIRE OF SPOTTED SANDPIPERS ACROSS A BREEDING SEASON
Olivia R. Rodriguez, Jessica L. Schaefer, Alice J. Michel, Gail L. Patricelli
134

BEHAVIORAL PLASTICITY AND FITNESS OF DARK-EYED JUNCOS IN POST-WILDFIRE CONIFEROUS FORESTS
Ryann Y. Su, Jacob R. Johnson, Thomas P. Hahn, Andrew Sih
135

INVESTIGATING ESCAPE BEHAVIOR AND REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN BLACK PHOEBES ALONG AN URBANIZATION GRADIENT
Alia M. Tu, Sage A. Madden, Ian Haliburton, Jacob Johnson, Thomas P. Coombs-Hahn, Gail L. Patricelli
136

CONSEQUENCES OF EXPERIMENTAL POWER VACUUMS IN THE RISE AND FALL OF RANK IN BOBWHITE QUAIL
Mia Wang, Ashley V. Staab, Elizabeth A. Hobson
Agonism
137

A NOVEL APPROACH TO INVESTIGATING AGGRESSION IN BETTA SPLENDENS
sofyan alyan, Areej Jaradat, Dawlat Ben Amer
Applied animal behavior
138

INTERDOG AGGRESSION TRIGGERED BY SEIZURES IN LITTERMATE GOLDEN RETRIEVERS: A CASE STUDY
Cari B. Cannon
139

BRIDGING THE GAP: DEVELOPING VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR ANIMAL SHELTER BEHAVIOR PRACTITIONERS
Laura K. Davis, Katherine A. Miller
140

CASE STUDY: AN ERRORLESS LEARNING PARADIGM APPLIED TO A FEARFUL AND DEFENSIVE WORKING DOG IN TRAINING
Mary Huntsberry
141

SPATIAL UTILIZATION BY DOMESTIC HORSES USING GPS TRACKING
Daniel Milliken, Erica Feuerbacher, Robin L. Foster
142

EFFECTS OF BODY CONDITION OF HUMPBACK WHALES ON ACTIVITY BUDGET ON A FORAGING GROUND
Valeria Perez-Marrufo, Ari S Friedlaender, Chris Zadra, David N Wiley, Jooke Robbins, Jennifer E Tackaberry, K Alex Shorter, Mason Weinrich, Susan E Parks
143

COUNTERCONDITIONING AND SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION FOR THE REDUCTION OF INTER-DOG AGGRESSION IN SHELTER DOGS
Kathryn A. Sweeney, Alan D. Poling
144

TRAINING WORKING DOGS TO ASSIST IN "REACTIVE DOG" BEHAVIOR CASES
Nancy Williams
Behavior genetics/genomics
145

CHANGES IN MICROBIOME COMPOSITION DURING DAY/NIGHT CYCLES IN THE BAT CAROLLIA PERSPICILLATA
Inaky Marin, Kiersten Oderman, Jarrad T. Hampton-Marcell, Angeles Salles
Behavioral plasticity
146

USING OPTOMOTOR RESPONSE TO CHARACTERIZE VISUAL ACUITY IN RANITOMEYA POISON FROG TADPOLES
Rey D. Cohen, Tyler Gmitter, Charlee Cyr, Yu-San Yang
147

RUNNING SCARED: DO WINNER-LOSER EFFECTS SHAPE AVERSIVE RESOONSES TO ENIRONMENTAL STRESSORS?
Richard V. Szeligowski, Lauren Park, Kangle You, Malik Seljuk, Andrew Sih
Cognition & learning
148

BEHAVIORAL ASYMMETRIES IN DOGS ARE CONTEXT DEPENDENT
Daniel J. Horschler, Jessica N. McAlpin
149

SEX PHEROMONES GAIN NEW FUNCTIONS THROUGH ASSOCIATIVE CONDITIONING IN THE GOLDFISH
Hangkyo Lim, Peter W. Sorensen
Communication
150

ORANGE IS THE NEW GRAY: ECTOPARASITES AND FEMALE SIGNALS
H. E. Abercrombie, Anthony Tarlip, Emília P. Martins
151

CLOSED-ENDED LEARNING SPECIES RETAINS PLASTIC ELEMENTS IN ABNORMAL CRYSTALLIZED SONG
SaraJane Domerchie, Rebecca / A Glisson, Bernard Lohr
152

DISCRIMINATION OF COMPLEX SYLLABLE-LIKE SOUNDS BY ZEBRA FINCHES
Anna K. Magnaterra, Marjorie R. Leek, Robert J. Dooling
Conservation
153

HARBOR PORPOISE BEHAVIOR, PHOTO ID MATCHING & HABITAT CHARACTERIZATION IN KACHEMAK BAY, AK HOTSPOTS
Deborah D. Boege Tobin, PhD, Marc A. Webber, Bruce A. Schulte, PhD, Sara R. Wilhelm, Teresa M. Becher, Carleigh N. Frino, Ash E. VanNorwick, Javin E. Schroeder, Siobhan D. Duffy, Rebecca A. Nowlin
154

ALL HANDS ON DECK! LET'S PRESERVE BEHAVIORAL DATA FOR FUTURE USE!
Anne B. Clark, Peter E. Midford
155

DIFFERENTIAL REPRODUCTIVE OUTCOMES IN ADULT AND DEVELOPMENTAL SUBLETHAL LEAD EXPOSED ZEBRA FINCHES
Cara J Hall, Alexandra S Mendelsohn, John P Swaddle
156

GENERATING SYNTHETIC ETHOGRAMS WITH LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS: A COMPARISON
Peter E Midford, Anne B Clark
157

CONSERVATION BEHAVIOR & ELEPHANTS (CB&E): OFT, MVT, GT, LOF, CSA, HEC
Bruce A. Schulte, Matthew J. Bowers, Sophia C. Corde, Lynn Von Hagen, Simon Kasaine, Bernard Amakobe, Mwangi Githiru, Geoffrey M. Wambugu, Urbanus N. Mutwiwa
158

INVESTIGATING THE IMPACT OF MICROPLASTIC EXPOSURE ON OLFACTORY-DRIVEN BEHAVIOR IN FATHEAD MINNOWS
Levi Storks, Rachelle M. Belanger
Ecological effects
159

TEMPERATURE TARGETS FLOW RESPONSE MORE THAN LIGHT POLLUTION
Alyssa R. Ayan, Kimberly D. Lapidario, Benjamin Harvey, Sean S. Snyder, Piyumika S. Suriyampola, Emília P. Martins
160

BEHAVIORAL IMPACT OF AN INTRODUCED LAND SNAIL SPECIES ON A NATIVE COMPETITOR
Joseph B. Goudy, Isaac Y. Ligocki
161

WHAT WAS THAT?! ZOO GORILLAS REACT TO A NEARBY SPACECRAFT LAUNCH
Valerie James-Aldridge
Education
162

CONTROVERSIAL NO MORE! TEACHING MULTILEVEL SELECTION IN UNDERGRADUATE BIOLOGY
Charlotte A. Greene, Sarah McPeek, Liza Mitchem, Anne B. Clark, Vincent A. Formica, Conner S. Philson, Robin A. Costello
163

'UNDERSTANDING ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR', THE *FREE* GRAPHIC TEXTBOOK
Terry Ord
Genetics & evolution
164

TRANSCRIPTOMIC ANALYSIS OF PHYLLOSTOMUS HASTATUS REVEALS UNIQUE AGING SIGNATURES DRIVEN BY IMMUNOSENESCENCE
Ana S.G. Cunningham, Jack G. Rayner, Danielle M. Adams, Gerald S. Wilkinson
Host-parasite interactions
165

SPIDER PARASITE DIGITAL RESEARCH (SPDR) COLLECTION: A RESOURCE TO STUDY PARASITE MANIPULATION OF HOST BEHAVIOR
Nick Keiser
Mating/breeding systems
166

BODY SIZE PLASTICITY IN DIVERGING ECOTYPES OF THREESPINE STICKLEBACK FISH
Patel Devarshi, Matthew A. Wund
167

BODY SIZE PLASTICITY AND ASSORTATIVE MATING IN THREESPINE STICKLEBACK FISH
Katie C McGee, Isha Patwardhan, Brianna Daley, Eden Levi, Kelsey Luis, Matthew A Wund
Parental care
168

MONITORING BEGGING AND FOOD ACQUISITION BEHAVIORS IN BIRDS BY MEANS OF ACCELEROMETRY
Monserrat Del Caño, Flavio Quintana, Giacomo Dell' Omo, Andrea Benvenuti, Agustina Gomez-Laich
Predation & foraging
169

DRIVERS OF FEAR BEHAVIOR IN A MUTUALISTIC GOBY
Christian J. Deneka, Kelsey M. Vaughn, Craig W. Osenberg
170

UNRAVELING BEHAVIORAL VARIATIONS IN THE PREDATORY STRATEGIES OF MALAGASY PELICAN SPIDERS
Mariela Oviedo-Diego, Hannah Wood
Sexual selection & sexual conflict
171

EVIDENCE FOR PARASITE-MEDIATED SEXUAL SELECTION: FEMALE PREFERENCE FOR PARASITE-FREE MALES
Payton A. Schaefer, Caroline Gallagher, Michal Polak
Social behavior
172

COURTSHIP DISPLAY MODULATION OF ACOUSTIC SIGNAL QUALITY
Christina / I Bardjis, Eric Tao, Kate Swett, Doha Gassem, Marc / F Schmidt
173

"FEEDING COMPETITION AND PLAY: BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSES TO SOCIAL TENSION IN CAPTIVE HAMADRYAS BABOONS"
Andrea M. Coleman, Antoni Nowacki, Regina Paxton Gazes
174

DO HELPERS HELP LESS UNDER LOW VISIBILITY?
Ian M Hamilton, R Layne Gaynor, Olivia Kalczynski
175

PREFERENCE FOR CONSPECIFIC FEMALE ODOR IS MODULATED BY HORMONE TREATMENT IN A FEMALE CICHLID
Coltan G. Parker, Scott A. Juntti
176

DOES EMBRYONIC EXPOSURE TO CONSPECIFIC PREDATION CUES ALTER LATER-LIFE BEHAVIORS IN STICKLEBACKS?
Caitlin M. Weid, Sidney E. Ryan, Jennifer K Hellmann