Student Competition for the President's Prize, SEB: Ecology and Evolution

Monday, December 14, 2009: 8:00 AM-11:00 AM
Room 116-117, First Floor (Convention Center)
Moderators:
Jerry L. Cook
Julie M. Urban
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
Host associated differentiation in insects feeding on native tree species
Aaron M. Dickey, Texas A&M University; Raul F. Medina, Texas A&M University
8:17 AM
Research efforts toward the management of the raspberry crazy ant (Paratrechina sp. nr. pubens) in southeastern Texas
Danny L. McDonald, Texas A&M University; Bart Drees, Texas A&M University; Roger Gold, Texas A&M University
8:29 AM
Obligate asexuality in fungus-growing ants
Christian Rabeling, The University of Texas-Austin; Ulrich G. Mueller, The University of Texas
8:41 AM
Utility of fluctuating asymmetry in caddisflies (Trichoptera) as an indicator of coastal wetland health in Lake Erie
Jennifer R. Milligan, Cleveland State University; Joe B. Keiper, Virginia Museum of Natural History
8:53 AM
Invertebrate signature indicating body movement from urban to rural areas in northeastern Ohio
Krystal R. Hans, Cleveland State University; Joe B. Keiper, Virginia Museum of Natural History
9:05 AM
Break
9:17 AM
The role of eastern hemlock on headwater stream processes: benthic and riparian consequences of hemlock woolly adelgid invasion
Joshua K. Adkins, University of Kentucky; Lynne K. Rieske-Kinney, University of Kentucky
9:29 AM
Differences in prey recognition and eye allometry in three species of praying mantis
Justin Komito, Northeastern Illinois University; Salina Dominguez, Northeastern Illinois University; Leolin López, Northeastern Illinois University; Frederick Prete, Northeastern Illinois University
9:53 AM
Influence of container type on larval mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) communities: significance of detritus, microorganisms, and habitat parameters
David W. Allgood, University of Southern Mississippi; Kevin A. Kuehn, University of Southern Mississippi; Jamie M. Kneitel, California State University, Sacramento; Donald A. Yee, University of Southern Mississippi
10:05 AM
Exclusion of forensically important flies by the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) in southeastern Texas
Natalie K. Lindgren, Sam Houston State University; Alan D. Archambeault, Sam Houston State University; Jeff D. Kelly, Sam Houston State University; Melissa S. Sisson, Sam Houston State University; Brent C. Rahlwes, Sam Houston State University; Sibyl R. Bucheli, Sam Houston State University; Joan A. Bytheway, Sam Houston State University
10:17 AM
Insect succession model for human decomposition in southeast Texas in the early spring
Alan D. Archambeault, Sam Houston State University; Natalie K. Lindgren, Sam Houston State University; Jeff D. Kelly, Sam Houston State University; Brent C. Rahlwes, Sam Houston State University; Melissa S. Sisson, Sam Houston State University; Sibyl R. Bucheli, Sam Houston State University; Joan A. Bytheway, Sam Houston State University
10:29 AM
Concluding Remarks