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DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE REPORTS DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE REPORTS DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE & SCIENCE OF NATURE DENVER MUSEUM NUMBER 3, JULY 2, 2016 WWW.DMNS.ORG/SCIENCE/MUSEUM-PUBLICATIONS 2001 Colorado Boulevard Denver, CO 80205 Frank Krell, PhD, Editor and Production REPORTS • NUMBER 3 • JULY 2, 2016 2, • NUMBER 3 JULY Logo: A solifuge standing on top of South Table Mountain, one of the two table-top mountains anking the city of Golden, Colorado. South Table Mountain with the sun (or moon, for the solifuge) rising in the background is the logo for the city of Golden. The solifuge is in honor of the main focus of research by the host’s lab. Logo designed by Paula Cushing and Eric Parrish. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Reports (ISSN Program and Abstracts 2374-7730 [print], ISSN 2374-7749 [online]) is an open- access, non peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing 20th International Congress of papers about DMNS research, collections, or other Arachnology Museum related topics, generally authored or co-authored by Museum staff or associates. Peer review will only be July 2–9, 2016 arranged on request of the authors. Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado The journal is available online at www.dmns.org/Science/ Museum-Publications free of charge. Paper copies are Paula E. Cushing (Ed.) exchanged via the DMNS Library exchange program ([email protected]) or are available for purchase from our print-on-demand publisher Lulu (www.lulu.com). DMNS owns the copyright of the works published in the Schlinger Foundation Reports, which are published under the Creative Commons WWW.DMNS.ORG/SCIENCE/MUSEUM-PUBLICATIONS Attribution Non-Commercial license. For commercial use of published material contact the Alfred M. Bailey Library & Archives at [email protected]. DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE REPORTS NUMBER 3, JULY 2, 2016 Program and Abstracts 20th International Congress of Arachnology July 2–9, 2016, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado Edited by Preface 1 Paula E. Cushing Welcome to the 20th International Congress of Arachnology! This congress is jointly hosted by the International Society of Arachnology, the American Arachnological Society, and the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. A total of 375 participants are in attendance representing 39 different countries. An additional 36 accompanying participants are taking advantage of Colorado’s scenery and charms. Of the registered participants 154 are students. This book contains the schedule of events, the scientic program, and the abstracts. In total, there will be ve keynote addresses, nine formal sym- posia, 240 oral presentations (including symposium talks), and 129 poster presentations. The abstracts are arranged in alphabetical order by the surname of the presenting author. Above each abstract is an indication of the type of talk (i.e., keynote address, symposium talk, oral presentation, poster presentation. Student presentations that are part of the student competition are indicated with asterisks (*) in the abstract list and in the schedule. Speakers whose names are under- lined in the program are session moderators charged with keeping the session on time. Thanks to the following foundations and organizations for providing support for this meeting: ISA, AAS, DMNS, Kenneth King Foundation, Laudier Histology, Schlinger Foundation, Golden Chamber 1Department of Zoology of Commerce, Siri Publications, BioQuip, Cricket Science. Denver Museum of Nature & Science 2001 Colorado Boulevard On behalf of the Organizing Committee, Denver, Colorado 80205-5798, U.S.A. Welcome to Golden – Where the West Lives! [email protected] Paula E. Cushing Cushing CONTENTS Preface................................................................................................... 1 Emergency Contact Information & Wireless ................................................. 3 Organizers and Committee Chairs .............................................................. 3 Proceedings of the 20th International Congress of Arachnology (2016) and guest access to New Zealand Journal of Zoology ........................... 4 General Information ................................................................................ 5 Oral Presentations ....................................................................... 5 Poster Presentations ..................................................................... 5 Student Awards ............................................................................ 5 Venue and Town ........................................................................... 5 Golden Ticket ............................................................................... 5 Vendors & Special Book Signing Event............................................... 5 Group & Committee Meetings ......................................................... 5 Arachnid Collecting....................................................................... 5 Reprint Table ............................................................................... 6 Silent Auction .............................................................................. 6 Alcohol Rules & Laws .................................................................... 6 Marijuana Laws ........................................................................... 6 Smoking in Golden ....................................................................... 6 Tubing in Clear Creek .................................................................... 6 Hiking on South Table Mountain ..................................................... 6 Social Events & Drink Tickets ......................................................... 6 Russian Party .............................................................................. 7 Check-out Items for Dorm Residents ................................................ 7 Promotion for the Next ICA and AAS meetings ................................... 7 Daily Schedule ........................................................................................ 8 IUCN Workshop Thursday, June 30–Saturday, July 2 ........................... 8 Registration and Welcome, Saturday, July 2 ...................................... 9 Sunday, July 3 .............................................................................. 10 Monday, July 4 ............................................................................. 13 Tuesday, July 5 ............................................................................. 16 Wednesday, July 6, Mid-Congress Excursions ..................................... 18 Thursday, July 7 ........................................................................... 19 Friday, July 8 ............................................................................... 21 Poster Session I, Sunday, July 3: List of Participants ...................................... 23 Poster Session II, Tuesday, July 5: List of Participants .................................... 27 Arachnid FilmFest Program ....................................................................... 31 Accompanying People Agenda .................................................................... 31 Post-Congress Excursion Agenda ................................................................ 32 Abstracts (Alphabetical by Surname of Presenter) ........................................ 33 Attendees................................................................................................ 209 2 DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE REPORTS | No. 3, July 2, 2016 20th International Congress of Arachnology EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION & Student Competition Committee Chairs: WIRELESS Richard Bradley, The Ohio State University, USA Yael Lubin, Ben Gurion University, Israel Emergency Contact Information: Committee members: Police / Ambulance Emergency dial 911 J. Andrew Roberts, The Ohio State University – Newark, Meeting Host, Paula Cushing: USA (student travel grant) Mobile Phone: 303-246-8382 Sarah Stellwagen, postdoc Army Research Laboratory, Home Phone: 303-273-5707 USA (student travel grant) Courtney Scheskie, DMNS Office Manager and Assistant Rainer Foelix, Aarau, Switzerland (Laudier Grant) Meeting Coordinator: Peter Michalik, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Mobile Phone: 864-642-7468 Germany (Laudier Grant) Patrick Casto, DMNS Volunteer and ICA Meeting volunteer: Elizabeth Jakobs, University of Massachusetts Amherst Mobile Phone: 303-596-6382 (non-student travel grant) Wireless: Maggie Hodge, Louisiana School for Math, Science, and When on campus, open your browser. Choose CSM Guest the Arts, USA (non-student travel grant) (not CSM Wireless). Enter your personal email address. Al Cady, Miami University, USA (student research grant) This will serve as your password to connect to the internet. Bruce Cutler, University of Kansas, USA (student research grant) Eileen Hebets, University of Nebraska, USA (HLMFAR) ORGANIZERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS Paul Selden, University of Kansas, USA (HLMFAR) Todd Blackledge, University of Akron, USA (HLMFAR) Organizing Committee: Thanks also to numerous colleagues serving as Paula E. Cushing, Denver Museum of Nature & Science judges for the Student Awards! Courtney Scheskie, Denver Museum of Nature & Science Patrick Casto, Denver Museum of Nature & Science Post-Congress Excursion Guides: Paula Cushing, DMNS, USA Program Committee: Paul and Maura Selden, University of Kansas, USA Linda Rayor, Cornell University Courtney Scheskie, DMNS, USA Ingi Agnarsson, University of Vermont
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