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May 10-21, 2021 PROGRAMME VIRTUAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Graham Scott (Co-Chair) Grant McClelland (Co-Chair) Gary Anderson Oana Birceanu John Brubacher Dillon Chung Paul Craig Kyle Elliot Paul Faure Catie Ivy Barb Katzenback Sally Leys Gigi Lau Keegan Lutek Katie Marshall Matt Pamenter Matt Regan Cayleih Robertson Mike Sackville Jonathan Stone Andy Turko Mike Wilkie Joanna Wilson 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The virtual organizing committee would like to thank the sponsors below for their generous financial contributions and for supporting our conference in what has been a year like no other. We would also like to thank Mark Belan (www.artscistudios.com) and Amy Zhu for creating the wonderful conference and conference website images, and Nicolas Pichaud for assistance with French translations. 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome from the Virtual Organizing Committee 5 Welcome from the CSZ President and Past President 7 General Information 8 Conference Code of Conduct 12 Live Program 13 Monday May 17 14 Tuesday May 18 18 Wednesday May 19 21 Thursday May 20 30 Friday May 21 36 Education Workshop (pre-recorded) 39 NSERC Workshops (pre-recorded and live discussions) 40 List of Attendees 41 Abstracts 47 Symposium Presentations 47 Contributed Talks 53 Contributed Posters 133 4 WELCOME FROM THE VIRTUAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE We would like to welcome you to the 60th Annual (and first virtual) Meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists! It has been a year like no other. Up until last September, we were filled with naive optimism that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was near, and we were still hopeful that we could host an in-person meeting at McMaster University. It soon became clear that large in-person events would be impossible in May 2021, and we have since been busily preparing what we think will be an excellent programme full of great research in zoology. We are extremely excited about this year’s virtual meeting, and we hope it is just as informative, interactive, and inspiring as any other CSZ meeting. Thank you for joining us! Along with the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, the past year has brought into sharp focus the challenges to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) that many scientists and aspiring scientists still face. As a society, the CSZ strives to be a diverse and inclusive community that welcomes everyone, and has made a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion and to removing barriers to participation for all Canadian zoologists. In keeping with this commitment, this year’s meeting will feature two excellent EDI events. The EDI Workshop will provide an opportunity for panel presentations and discussions about “Combating racism in the lab and field: building an inclusive community with BIPOC colleagues”. The ZET Lecture will be presented by Dr. Andrea Reid, a citizen of the Nisga’a Nation and an Assistant Professor at the University of British Columbia, who will speak about Indigenous knowledge and science in a presentation entitled “Learning from the land as a pathway to pluralism”. These promise to be fantastic events that will be highlights of the programme. This year’s meeting will also feature the excellent programming you have come to expect of a CSZ annual meeting. The live program will include society award lectures from both 2020 and 2021 awardees, student and postdoc award competitions, five symposia, section meetings, and networking events, and will conclude with the annual general meeting and awards ceremony. Contributed oral and poster presentations will be pre-recorded and viewable on-demand, starting the week before the live program begins. Presenters of contributed talks will also have opportunities for live interactions and Q&A in live discussion sessions. We took this approach to maximize flexibility, helping accommodate busy schedules and the demands of having attendees spread across Canada’s six time zones. Although a virtual meeting makes it difficult to experience the usual social interactions of a normal in-person conference, we have attempted to replicate some of the social interactions that might occur during networking events, coffee breaks, and evening socials. The popular Trainee Networking Mixer will provide trainees with an opportunity to chat informally with faculty members and to discuss strategies for professional development. Coffee breaks and evening ‘Quarantinis’ will provide opportunities for casual interactions over a drink in a laid-back setting, using a fantastic online socialising platform (Wonder; https://www.wonder.me/r?id=29b70fea-0dcb-4056-a143- 06f093fc21e8). We encourage all attendees to make the most of these opportunities! 5 Organizing this year’s virtual meeting has been an immense team effort, and many members of the virtual organizing committee (VOC) put in a huge amount of work. Local organizing committees can usually rely heavily on resources and advice from past organizers to help guide their way, but this year was different. Few on the VOC had ever attended a virtual conference, let alone organized one. Virtual event management is a relatively new and growing industry, and platform providers are still learning about the various needs of academic conferences. It has been a fun and educational process to figure things out, but the uncertainty of hosting CSZ’s first ever virtual meeting will inevitably lead to a few bumps in the road. For that, we hope you will forgive us J We hope you enjoy this year’s CSZ conference, and we look forward to seeing you all in person in 2022. Graham R. Scott and Grant B. McClelland Co-Chairs, Virtual Organizing Committee of CSZ 2021 6 WELCOME FROM THE CSZ PRESIDENT AND PAST PRESIDENT It has been a difficult year in many ways, and we were unable to hold the 2020 CSZ meeting in Saskatoon (stay tuned for that one in 2023!). In 2020 there was neither a meeting programme nor a welcome address from last year’s President. Thus, this year’s welcome comes from both the Past President, Grant McClelland and the current President, Sally Leys. We both welcome you to this, our first ever virtual meeting of the Canadian Society of Zoologists. This has been a remarkable year leading up to this remarkable event that includes all the usual aspects of our in-person meeting, through a combination of many exciting live and on-demand components. A particular highlight for us is that both the 2020 and 2021 winners of major society awards will be honoured. This event would not have been possible without the immense efforts of co-Chairs Graham Scott & Grant McClelland and the Virtual Organizing Committee (VOC) team. Thank you to Graham and all the members of the VOC who have worked hard for months to make this conference happen. It is an unusual honour for Sally Leys to be the first CSZ President to oversee the Society during a completely ‘Online’ year – almost a virtual president – but after you see what the society has accomplished this year in research while in lockdown (through the many excellent presentations), and in engagement in society business, you will see that the society’s activities have been very real this year. A short list of things accomplished, some of which will come to you for discussion at the Annual General Meeting on Friday May 21 include: • The CSZ has established a vigorous committee engaged in ensuring we function with equity, we are diverse, and inclusive, and to this end they have been formulating a code of conduct for our society. • The CSZ has an active Communications Committee, which is keeping CSZ in the forefront on a range of social media platforms. • Council has begun a process of seeking feedback from members on a Science Communication Policy, which we hope to bring to you for discussion at the Annual General Meeting. • Our Society has joined with other sister Canadian Societies in giving feedback on the Federal Budget aimed towards science. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting, and celebrating with you at the awards ceremony after the Annual General Meeting. Enjoy CSZ-SCZ 2021! Sally Leys Grant McClelland President 2020-2021 President 2019-2020 Current Past-President 7 GENERAL INFORMATION The virtual conference will take place at https://csz-scz2021.showcare.io/, hosted by the virtual event platform Showcare. The conference begins for all attendees on May 10, when pre-recorded talks and posters from contributed abstracts will be available for viewing on demand, and attendees can start using the networking functionality of the website. The live program will take place from May 17-21, and will include society award lectures, student and postdoc award competitions, five symposia, section meetings, several networking events, and the Annual General Meeting and awards ceremony. Discussion Sessions in the live program (Wednesday May 19 and Thursday May 20) will provide presenters of contributed oral presentations a chance for live interactions and for fielding questions from other attendees. The event platform uses Zoom, setup as webinars (for lectures and symposia) or meetings (for workshops, discussions, and mixers), and should hopefully operate in a manner that is familiar to many attendees. For the best experience and to avoid connection issues, it is best to use a hardwired or a strong reliable internet connection to view the live and pre-recorded content. Please note that the virtual conference platform only supports Chrome, Firefox, or Safari. It is also recommended that you install the Zoom app; the conference platform can be viewed within a web browser but there may be some limited functionality during some sessions. In the sections below, we have included some general information for all attendees, for invited speakers and other live presenters, and for presenters of pre-recorded talks and posters from contributed abstracts. Attendees Once you receive your welcome email, the first step is to login and setup your profile.