Display Presentations: Systematics, Evolution, and Biodiversity

Wednesday, December 16, 2009: 7:00 AM-6:00 PM
Hall D, First Floor (Convention Center)
Springtails of the superfamily Entomobryoidea Womersley, 1934, sensu Soto-Adamés FN et al., 2008, in a Puerto Rican’s forests
C. Marcela Ospina-Sanchez, University of Puerto Rico; Felipe N. Soto-Adames, University of Illinois
A molecular phylogeny of Naucoridae (Heteroptera)
Robert W. Sites, University of Missouri; J. C. Pires, University of Missouri; Michael H. Steinlage, University of Missouri
Aggressive behavior and colony recognition in Cryptocercus punctulatus wood roaches
Adam Woll, The Ohio State University; John Wenzel, Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Modeling the range expansion of butterflies into the southern US
Ruth Rodriguez, The University of Texas-Pan American; Marysol Trujano-Ortega, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Armando Luis, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Jorge Llorente, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Jon Dale, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Teresa Feria, University of Texas, Pan American
A strategy for detection of subsampled areas for Biblidinae (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in Mexico by means of species richness estimation
Marysol Trujano-Ortega, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Omar Ávalos-Hernández, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico; Armando Luis, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Screening of the mitochondrial DNA variability of Brazilian populations of Heliothis virescens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
Karina Lucas Silva-Brandão, ESALQ-USP; Karina Cordeiro Albernaz, ESALQ-USP; Felipe Antonio Domingues, University of Sao Paulo/ESALQ; Fernando Luis Cônsoli, ESALQ-USP; Celso Omoto, ESALQ-USP
LepTree - A genomics-inspired community collaboration
Jennifer M. Zaspel, University of Minnesota; Susan J. Weller, University of Minnesota; Jae-Cheon Sohn, University of Maryland; Dana Campbell, University of Maryland
Distribution of Xami Hairstreak (Callophrys xami) in southern Texas, US
Jessica Murph, The University of Texas-Pan American; Jon Dale, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Teresa Feria, University of Texas, Pan American
From paper monographs to knowledge systems: a new paradigm for taxonomic research
Norman Johnson, The Ohio State University; Joseph Cora, The Ohio State University; Luciana Musetti, The Ohio State University
Nine new records of Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae (Scarabaeinae) from northern areas of Pakistan
Muhammad Abbas, Pakistan Museum of Natural History; Ming Bai, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Abdul Hakeem, Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center; Xing-Ke Yang, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Syed Azhar Hassan, Pakistan Museum of Natural History
Dynamics of aggregation formation in Japanese beetles, Popillia japonica
Katelyn A. Kowles, Eastern Illinois University; Paul V. Switzer, Eastern Illinois University
Comparison of ladybug occurrences in southeast Missouri agricultural systems between 1966-present
Kent Fothergill, Conservation Seeding and Restoration; Kelly V. Tindall, University of Missouri
The Lost Ladybug Project
John Losey, Cornell University; Leslie Allee, Cornell University; Rebecca R. Smyth, Cornell University
Carabids of northeastern Iowa roadsides
Kirk Larsen, Luther College
Microsatellite analysis of Chlaenius platyderus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) populations in western Illinois and eastern Iowa
Jamie M. Palmer, Western Illinois University; Michael A. Romano, Western Illinois University; Brian L. Sloss, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Kenneth W. McCravy, Western Illinois University
Patterns of endemism and richness in carabid beetles of a tropical dry forest in Mexico: thirty-nine new species for science
Teresa Feria, University of Texas, Pan American; Terry Erwin, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History; Jon Dale, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Ma. Magdalena Ordóñez-Reséndiz, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
New species of Leptusa Kraatz (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Aleocharinae) from Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U.S.A
Jong-Seok Park, Louisiana State University; Michael L. Ferro, Louisiana State University; Christopher E. Carlton, Louisiana State University
The gut microbial fauna of the hardwood stump borer, Mallodon dasystomus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)
Ellen S. Green, Delta State University; Tanya K. McKinney, Delta State University; Paul Hamel, USDA Forest Service; Nathan M. Schiff, USDA - Forest Service
Psyllids in Texas citrus groves
Donald B. Thomas, USDA-ARS
Phylogeny and biogeography of the leafhopper subfamily Iassinae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
Wu Dai, Northwest A&F University; Christopher H. Dietrich, University of Illinois
Phylogeny of the leafhopper subfamily Megophthalminae (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
Ana C. Gonçalves, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Christopher H. Dietrich, University of Illinois
Cybertaxonomy of microleafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
Dmitry A. Dmitriev, Illinois Natural History Survey; Christopher H. Dietrich, University of Illinois
Cybertaxonomy of microleafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae: Typhlocybinae)
Dmitry A. Dmitriev, Illinois Natural History Survey; Christopher H. Dietrich, University of Illinois
Geographic distribution of mtDNA clades in the tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) in North America
Richard L. Roehrdanz, USDA, Agricultural Research Service; Prasad Burange, North Dakota State University; Mark A. Boetel, North Dakota State University; Sheila Sears, USDA - ARS
Presence of a red morph in adult populations of Mecidea minor (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) in New Mexico
C. Scott Bundy, New Mexico State University; JE. McPherson, Southern Illinois University
Short-term impacts of land management techniques on prairie ant communities
Russell L. Friedrich, University of Toledo; Stacy M. Philpott, University of Toledo
Foraging and nesting ecology of the giant queenless ant Dinoponera australis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)
Chadwick Tillberg, Linfield College; Benjamin Edmonds, Linfield College; Alex Freauff, Linfield College; Chris R. Smith, Earlham College; Sarah Wittman, University of Vermont; Neil Tsutsui, University of California; Andrew V. Suarez, University of Illinois
Colony foundation of Tetramorium caespitum
Jacob Stadiem, The Ohio State University; Joseph Raczkowski, The Ohio State University
Macroinvertebrate community assemblages of agricultural drainage ditches on Maryland's Eastern Shore
Alan Leslie, University of Maryland; William Lamp, University of Maryland
Benthic invertebrate metrics associated with Buruli ulcer disease and its etiologic agent in Ghana, West Africa
Ryan Kimbirauskas, Michigan State University; M. Eric Benbow, University of Dayton; Mollie McIntosh, Michigan State University; Heather Williamson, University of Tennessee; Charles Quaye, Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research; Daniel Boakye, Noguchi Memorial Institute of Medical Research; Pamela Small, University of Tennessee; Megan Shoda, University of Dayton; Richard Merritt, Michigan State University
Aquatic invertebrate inventory and monitoring at six large springs at Ozark National Scenic Riverways, Missouri
David E. Bowles, US National Park Service; Hope R. Dodd, US National Park Service; Jan A. Hinsey, US National Park Service
Untangling tropical diversity: a phylogenetic analysis of tritrophic interactions
Marty A. Condon, Cornell College; Sonja Scheffer, USDA - ARS; Matthew L. Lewis, USDA-ARS; Robert Wharton, Texas A&M University
Vertical distribution of epigeic spiders (Araneae) in mountain
Seung Tae Kim, Seoul National University; Soo-Yeon Lee, Seoul National University; Jong-Kook Jung, Seoul National University; Joon-Ho Lee, Seoul National University
Coleoptera diversity in a rare and unique habitat
Mindy Mayon, Southeastern Louisiana University; Janice Bossart, Southeastern Louisiana University
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