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Friday, 13 July, Poster Session I Empire Hall South, Joseph A Friday, 13 July, Poster Session I Empire Hall South, Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center POSTER # Abstract # Presenter Title SSAR:PM-Arianne Messerman*, Manuel Latitudinal Desiccation Risk Among Juveniles of Five Ambystoma Salamander 1 512 Leal Species SSAR:PM-Howard Rainey*, Todd Pierson, Distinguishing Morphological Differences in the Head Shape of Male Eurycea 2 112 Jennifer Deitloff wilderae (Blue-Ridge Two-Lined Salamander) Comparing Population and Sex Differences in Head Shape for Two Populations of 3 144 SSAR:PM-Eva Miller*, Jennifer Deitloff Plethodon cinereus (Red-backed Salamanders) in Pennsylvania. Comparison of Foot Morphology in Plethodon ventralis and Plethodon websteri 4 252 SSAR:PM-John Loomis*, Jennifer Deitloff using Geometric Morphometrics SSAR:PM-Katie King*, Hayley Crowell, 5 332 The Metabolic Rates of Crotalus oreganus Determined via Respirometry Heather Liwanag, Emily Taylor SSAR:PM-James Whelan*, Hayley Preferred body temperature of inland and coastal Pacific Rattlesnakes (Crotalus 6 272 Crowell, Malory Harmel, Emily Taylor oreganus). SSAR:PM-Dustin Owen*, David 7 623 Ensminger, Michael Sheriff, Tracy Effects of Maternal Stress on Offspring of Lizards from High- and Low-stress Sites Langkilde SSAR:PM-Rebecca Jasulevicz*, Aaron 8 228 A Bolder Shoulder: Pectoral Girdle Morphology in Geckos Bauer SSAR:PM-Gabriella Zagorski*, James A Preliminary Examination of the Effects of Uranium Mining on Long-Lived Turtle 9 293 Trottier, Douglas Boreham, Jacqueline Species Litzgus SSAR:CM-Chelsea Kross*, John D. The Effects of Prescribed Fire on the Development of Larval Crawfish Frogs 10 263 Willson (Lithobates areolatus) SSAR:CM-Kenzie Pereira*, Damien Skin Peptides of Three-toed Amphiuma (A. tridactylum) Inhibit Growth of Chytrid 11 425 Wilburn, Sarah Woodley Fungal Pathogens Linked to Worldwide Amphibian Decline 12 SSAR:CM-Damien Mullin*, Rachel White, 13 110 Andrew Lentini, Jory Mullen, Ronald Evaluating Assumptions of Headstarting for Turtle Conservation Brooks, Jacqueline Litzgus The effects of Salinity on Growth and Calcium Retention in young Diamondback 14 83 SSAR:CM-Brian Kron*, Scott McRobert Terrapins SSAR:CM-Steven Kell*, Ronald J. Brooks, Quantifying Road Effects on Painted and Snapping Turtle Population 15 151 Jacqueline Litzgus Demographics in Algonquin Park, Canada SSAR:CM-Cory Kozmik*, Jacqueline D Using Spatial Ecology and Circuit Theory to Inform Age-class Appropriate Road 16 416 Litzgus Mortality Mitigation for Turtles SSAR:EGS & ASH:ISCS-Vicki Thill*, Mike 17 385 You Lose, Spidey! Untangling Venom Resistance in Reptiles Teglas, Chris Feldman SSAR:EGS & ASH:ISCS-Haley Moniz*, Vicki Thill, Robert del Carlo, Jessica Costs of Adaptation: Tradeoffs in Organismal Performance of Tetrodotoxin- 18 329 Reimche, Michael Hague, Edmund Brodie Resistant Garter Snakes (Thamnophis) Jr., Normand LeBlanc, Chris Feldman SSAR:EGS-Giovanni Fuentes*, Sean Comparative Morphology of Rattlesnake Cranial Diversity: Influence of Phylogeny, 19 376 Harrington, David Blackburn, Daniel Ecology, and Modularity Paluh SSAR:EGS-Brendan Pinto*, Daren Card, De novo transcriptome assembly and annotation of an emerging model lizard 20 104 Todd Castoe, Raul Diaz, Stuart Nielsen, species, the Veiled Chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus) Paul Trainor, Tony Gamble SSAR:EGS-Kiyomi Johnson, Marina 21 653 Speciation and Phylogeography of Anolis opalinus on Jamaica Carbi*, Edward Myers SSAR:EGS-Meaghan Clark*, Maria Orange to Purple: Evolutionary history of red-eyed treefrogs in a hotspot of color 22 320 Akopyan, Gideon Bradburd, Andres Vega, pattern diversity Jeanne Robertson *denotes presenter SSAR: PM = SSAR Victor Hutchision Student Poster Award: Physiology & Morphology SSAR: CM = SSAR Victor Hutchision Student Poster Award: Conservation & Management SSAR: CM = SSAR Victor Hutchision Student Poster Award: Evolution, Genetics, & Systematics ASIH: ISCS = ASIH Symposium: If Salamanders Could Speak 53 Friday, 13 July, Poster Session I Empire Hall South, Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center POSTER # Abstract # Presenter Title SSAR:ENHDB-Ethan Royal*, John Effects of forest management on habitat structure and upland pine-associated 23 245 Willson, Jessica Homyack herpetofaunal communities A New, Noninvasive Method of Batch-marking Amphibians Across Developmental 24 170 SSAR:ENHDB-A.Z. Andis* Stages SSAR:ENHDB-Sarah McGrath*, David Exploring the Microbiome: Diversity of the Microbial Community of Three Foam 25 285 McLeod, Morgan Steffen Nesting Frogs, Genus: Polypedates, Across a Developmental Gradient SSAR:ENHDB-Umilaela Arifin*, Julian A glimpse of interaction dynamics among torrent–frogs’ species in Sumatra, 26 594 Glos, Djoko Iskandar, Alexander Haas Indonesia SSAR:ENHDB-Rhiannon McGlone*, Territorial Behavior in Plethodon cinereus (Red-Backed Salamander) in Seven 27 143 Jennifer Deitloff, David Savage Populations from Pennsylvania SSAR:ENHDB-Alan Babineau*, David Testing the Utility of eDNA Detection for Species in Highly Turbid Coastal 28 254 Beamer Streams SSAR:ENHDB-Andrew Powers*, Tim J. 29 17 Habitat Fragmentation and Snakes in Southern California Karels SSAR:ENHDB-Sebastian Gonzales*, A Comparative Study of Home Range and Movement Patterns Between Coastal 30 517 Hayley Crowell, Emily Taylor and Inland Pacific Rattlesnakes SSAR:ENHDB-Neil Balchan*, Kevin Synchronous fall migratory movements in the red-sided garter snake 31 307 Fraser (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis) SSAR:ENHDB & ASH:ISCS-Erica Ely*, Feeding Behavior ofThamnophis(Colubridae) in the Sierra Nevada and Lower 32 546 Chris Feldman Cascade Mountain Ranges of California SSAR:ENHDB-Thomas Nhu*, Paul Maier, Gennesee Garcia, Sebastian Gonzales, Mallory Harmel, Miguel Jimenez, Katie Inglorious Baskers: Comparative Behavior of Pacific Rattlesnakes in Coastal and 33 155 King, John Thomas Nolan, James Inland Populations Whelan, Hayley Layne Crowell, Emily Taylor SSAR:ENHDB-Zachary Marcou*, Josh 34 386 Remote Photography Reveals the Diel Activity Cycle of a New World Elapid Pierce, Craig Rudolph, Stephen Mullin SSAR:ENHDB-Spencer Asperilla*, Katie A Survey of Parasites from AnolisLizards on Andros Island, Bahamas: Do 35 114 Brittain, Bridgette Ward, Gabriel Langford Ecomorphs Host Similar Parasite Assemblages? SSAR:ENHDB-Meredith Swartwout*, John 36 106 Effects of Leaf Litter Depth on Anolis humilis Egg Survival Willson SSAR:ENHDB-Kristen Martinet*, Leyna A Comparative Analysis of the Commensal Diversity of Two Gopher Tortoise 37 50 Stemle, Gabriel Langford (Gopherus polyphemus) Populations in Central Florida SSAR:ENHDB-Amanda Hipps*, Jon Filling in the Data Gaps: The Vertebrate and Invertebrate Gopher Tortoise Burrow 38 593 Moore Commensals in Southeast Florida SH & ASH:ISCS-Joshua M. Hallas*, Chris R. Feldman, Edmund D. Brodie III, Michael Adaptive variation in the Sierra garter snake (Thamnophis couchii): The influence 39 340 E. Pfrender, Edmund D. Brodie Jr, of biogeography and genetic structure on patterns of TTX-resistance Thomas L. Parchman SH-Gennesee Garcia*, John Nolan, Hayley It's a Snake-Eat-Snake World: Quantifying Pacific Rattlesnake (Crotalus 40 160 Crowell, Emily Taylor oreganus) Responses to Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae) Stimuli SH-Elizabeth Barron*, Brad Moon, David When Push Comes to Shove: The Effects of Tunnel Width on Predation 41 147 Penning Performance in Kingsnakes SH-Sky Button*, Adia Sovie, Cathryn Modelling Habitat Preferences, Detectability, and Movement of a Fossorial Upland 42 203 Greenberg, James Austin Snake SH-Gregor Hamilton, Alex Cameron*, Identification of whiptail lizards (Aspidoscelis) using multivariate analysis of a 43 542 Randy Jennings morphometric dataset. SH-Emmeleia Nix*, Luis Burgos, Megan Size Still Matters: Comparing Brain and Cloacal Heating Rates in the Western 44 146 Corn, Averil E. Royal, Kiley A. Rucker, Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) Sunny Vansdadia, Emily Taylor SH-Jonathan Bynum*, Zachary Nikolakis, 45 176 Phylogeography of the Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus) complex. Brian Crother, Kyle Piller *denotes presenter SSAR: ENHDB = SSAR Victor Hutchison Student Poster Award: Ecology, Natural History, Distribution, & Behavior SH = ASIH Storer Herpetology 54 Friday, 13 July, Poster Session I Empire Hall South, Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center POSTER # Abstract # Presenter Title SH-Cody Godwin*, Chris Murray, J. Sean 46 246 Observation on Australia’s Largest Lizard, The Perentie (Varanus giganteus) Doody, Simon Clulow, Dave Rhind Turn Up The Heat: Thermal Ecology of the Endangered Blunt-nosed Leopard 47 336 SH-Kathleen Ivey*, Emily Taylor Lizard (Gambelia sila) Elucidating Cryptic Diversity in Burmese Lygosoma Skinks via Integrative 48 134 SH-Aryeh Miller*, Graham Reynolds Taxonomy SH-Alejandro Grajal-Puche*, Christopher The Structure and Function of Microbial Communities within Alligator Nesting 49 214 Murray, Donald Walker, Tania Datta Ecosystems: A Comparative Approach Across Ecological Scales Ecologically Relevant Levels of an Organophosphorous Pesticide Causes 50 427 SH-Sara McClelland*, Sarah Woodley Changes in Stress Levels and Brain Structures in Amphibians SH-Kyle Jaynes*, David Blackburn, Raffael Ernst, Matthew Fujita, Eli Greenbaum, Vaclav Gvozdik, Greg Diversification of Giant Treefrogs (Arthroleptidae: Leptopelis) in West and Central 51 137 Jongsma, Adam Leaché, Patrick Africa McLaughlin, Daniel Portik, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Bryan Stuart, Ange Ghislain Zassi- Boulou, Rayna Bell Plaster models provide insight into the conditions of
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