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American Ornithologists’ Union 121st Stated Meeting 6–9 August 2003 Urbana-Champaign, Illinois 121st Stated Meeting 1 Local Organizing Committee Student Research Awards Committee Jeff Brawn (Co-Chair) Gary Ritchison (Chair ) Scott Robinson (Co-Chair) Reed Bowman Jeff Hoover Charles R. Brown Kevin Johnson Chris Hill Mike Ward Scott Lanyon Michael T. Murphy Brian Peer Scientific Program Scott Robinson Pat Weatherhead (Chair) Beth Slikas Charles F. Thompson Program Coordinator Peter Lowther AOU Student Travel Award Committee Peter Marra (Chair) Dan Cristol Field Trips and Morning Birdwalks Jason Jones Mike Ward (Chair) Fred Sheldon Steve Amundsem Greg Robertson Steve Bailey Jeff Walk Gabe Hamer Ostrich Run Doug James (Coordinator) Student Assistants Mike Ward (Coordinator) Courtney Blood Meeting Sponsors Karen Cavey University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Natalie Dussourd Jeff Foster The Environmental Council Gabe Hamer (www.environ.uiuc.edu) Brian Kapusta Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Kyle Kopatz (www.life.uiuc.edu/peeb) Nathan Lading Dylan Maddox School of Integrative Biology Pat O’Donnell (www.life.uiuc.edu/sib) Jean Eric Rakotoarisoa Illinois Natural History Survey Michael Retter (www.inhs.uiuc.edu) Matt Richardson Scott Schlossberg Christine Stracey Other Contributor Corey Tarwater U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Emily Wheeler Lab (www.cecer.army.mil) Sarah Yaremych Logo Design Karen Metz Program Design Studio 2D Conference Arrangements University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Office of Conferences & Institutes 2 American Ornithologists’ Union Table of Contents Welcome to Urbana-Champaign! . 4 General Conference Information . 4 Exhibits . 7 Meeting Overview. 8 Travel Award Winners . 10 Recipients of 2003 AOU Research Awards . 11 Thursday, 7 August, morning . 12 Thursday, 7 August, afternoon . 14 Thursday, 7 August, evening. 16 Friday, 8 August, morning . 20 Friday, 8 August, early afternoon. 22 Friday, 8 August, late afternoon . 23 Saturday, 9 August, morning . 26 Saturday, 9 August, early afternoon . 28 Saturday, 9 August, late afternoon . 30 Abstracts . 32 Author Index . 119 Guide to Restaurants within Walking Distance of the Illini Union . 122 Things to Do in Urbana-Champaign and Nearby . 123 121st Stated Meeting 3 Welcome to General Conference Urbana-Champaign! Information Urbana-Champaign is a classic midwestern college Registration Desk town located amidst some of the most fertile (and flattest) farmland on earth. The University is located The conference registration desk is located in the between the twin cities of Urbana (to the east) and South Lounge of the Illini Union. It will be open Champaign (to the west). The combined population according to the following schedule: is slightly over 100,000, not including students. The Tue, 5 Aug 16:00 to 19:00 towns were founded in 1833 and are notable for regular visits by Abraham Lincoln during the 1850s. Wed, 6 Aug 08:30 to 20:00 Thu, 7 Aug 07:00 to 17:00 About the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Fri, 8 Aug 07:30 to 17:00 Sat, 9 Aug 08:00 to 17:00 The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive, major public university that is Your registration includes the conference program, a ranked among the best in the world. As a land-grant continental breakfast each day of the conference, institution chartered in 1867, it provides undergradu- morning and afternoon breaks each day of the ate and graduate education in more than 150 fields of conference, a welcoming reception, poster session study, conducts both theoretical and applied re- reception, and a conference picnic. search, and provides public service to the state and Any tickets still available for field trips and social the nation. The campus includes 214 major buildings events will be available at the registration desk. on nearly 600 ha, with about 2,000 faculty members serving 28,000 undergraduates and 10,000 graduate Meals and professional students. A limited continental breakfast is included as part of your conference registration. Breakfast will be served each morning in Illini Room C of the Union from 07:00–09:00. Lunch is “on your own” unless you purchase the Illini Tower meal package in advance or at the Illini Tower cafeteria. The lunch will be served Thursday, Friday, and Saturday at Illini Tower from 12:00–13:00. Illini Tower is located at 409 East Chalmers Street approxi- mately three blocks west of the Illini Union. Dinner is “on your own” except for the Friday evening picnic. The picnic will be held at the University’s Arboretum near the corners of Lincoln and Florida Avenues. A “Guide to Restaurants” within walking distance of the Illini Union is included on page 122. The conference banquet will be held in Illini Rooms A, B, and C on the first floor of the Union on Sat, 9 Aug from 18:00 to 22:00. Purchase of banquet tickets was required in advance with your conference registra- tion. A very limited number of tickets may be avail- able for purchase at the registration desk during the conference. Parking Parking is very limited on campus on weekdays; do not plan to park close to the Illini Union or other 4 American Ornithologists’ Union campus buildings. A limited number of meters are NOTE TO SESSION CHAIRS, SPEAKERS, available at $0.75/hr. Some meters are enforced until AND POSTER PRESENTERS 21:00. Some campus parking lots are available after 17:00 and on the weekend. Session Chairs Picnic Plans If you are chair of a session, please arrive a few The Arboretum is a 20–30 minute walk from the Illini minutes early to insure that audio-visual equip- Union. On the night of the picnic (Fri, 8 Aug), a ment is in place and functional. At each session, continuous shuttle service will be provided between a student volunteer should be on hand to take the Arboretum and the Illini Union, Illini Tower, care of projection needs. Each room should also Illinois Street Residence Hall, Holiday Inn, Hampton be equipped with a timer and a laser pointer. Inn, Chancellor Hotel, and Hawthorne Suites. Bus And please, too, stay on time. If a speaker ends service begins at the circle driveway of the Illini early or if there is a cancellation, do not intro- Union at 17:30 to the listed accommodations and to duce the next speaker until the time designated the Arboretum. Bus service will end at 22:30. Free for that talk. parking is available near Arboretum. Come to the registration desk for a map. Speakers Message Board Please consult the program ahead of time to confirm the time and location of your talk. A message board will be located at the registration Arrive early at your session—if you are planning desk in the South Lounge of the Union. Messages can to use slides, bring a carousel already loaded. be left at 217-333-2865 during the times that the For PowerPoint presentations, speakers should meeting registration desk is open. After registration bring files on 100 Mb Zip disks or on CDs. Find hours, messages can be left on voice mail at 217-333- the session chair and identify yourself so that he 2880 and will be picked up the next morning. or she is aware that you are present. Please try to stay within your allotted time—it’s a courtesy to Computer Lab your audience and fellow speakers not only in A computer lab in room 425 Natural History Building your session but in concurrent sessions as well. (NHB) will be available to check your e-mail. The lab If you would like to preview your 35mm slides, will be open Thu, 7 Aug through Sat, 9 Aug from you may do so in the South Lounge of the Illini 08:00–17:00. Union when the registration desk is open. If you need to test a computer presentation, you can Copying do so in the following rooms: The nearest Kinko’s (copy, computer, and printing Wed, 6 Aug, 13:00–18:00, 100 Greg Hall services) is two blocks west of the Illini Union at 607 Thu, 7 Aug, 09:00–18:00, 213 Greg Hall South Sixth Street, Champaign (217-398-0003). Fri, 8 Aug, 09:00–18:00, 213 Greg Hall Emergency Numbers and Procedures Sat, 9 Aug, 09:00–12:00, 213 Greg Hall 911 or 9-911 (campus phone) for: Police, Fire, or Ambulance. 217-333-1216 or 3-1216 (campus phone) Poster Presenters for: Police, non-emergency All poster sessions will be held in Illini Rooms B Medical Assistance: and C of the Union. Numbered poster boards 217-366-1200: Christie Clinic corresponding to the poster titles listed in the 217-383-3311: Carle Foundation Hospital final program are available in these rooms. Each 217-337-2000: Provena Covenant Medical Center poster is assigned a space measuring 4 feet by 4 feet. Please put up your poster between 18:00– Tornado Preparedness: East-central Illinois is prone 22:00 on Wed, 6 Aug. The Poster Session will be to summer thunderstorms and tornadoes. If sirens go 19:00–22:00 on Thu, 7 Aug. Please stand by your off, a tornado warning is in effect. On campus, take poster during this time. Posters should remain cover immediately in the lowest level of a building; up until 16:30 on Fri, 8 Aug. Posters must be stay away from windows. removed by 18:00 on Fri, 8 Aug. Any posters Fire Procedure: Exit building in a calm and orderly remaining will be discarded. manner. If you on an upper level floor, exit by the Refreshments will be available at the scheduled nearest stairwell. Do not use elevators. poster-viewing session. 121st Stated Meeting 5 HOW TO RUN RAPID REVIEW Field Trips In January 2003, The Auk began processing fully electronic submission of manuscripts through a new website managed by Cadmus Professional All field trips are scheduled for Sun, 10 Aug.
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