Ten-Minute Papers, SysEB Section: Ecology and Behavior

Wednesday, November 13, 2013: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Meeting Room 5 ABC (Austin Convention Center)
Moderators:
Stephen Yanoviak
Clint Penick


1:42 PM
Extended immunity emerging from the fecal nest of a subterranean termite
Thomas Chouvenc, University of Florida ; Nan-Yao Su, University of Florida ; Caroline Efstathion, University of Florida ; Monica Elliott, University of Florida
1:54 PM
Death recognition and undertaking behavior in termites
Qian Sun, University of Kentucky ; Kenneth Haynes, University of Kentucky ; Xuguo Zhou, University of Kentucky
2:06 PM
Theft of prey cicadas from Pacific cicada killers (Sphecius convallis Patton) by birds
Joseph R. Coelho, Quincy University ; Charles W. Holliday, Lafayette College ; Jon M. Hastings, Northern Kentucky University
2:18 PM
Mandibular gland pheromone of black dwarf honeybee, Apis andreniformis Smith, (1858) workers and its olfaction
Guntima Suwannapong, Burapha University ; M. Eric Benbow, University of Dayton ; Megan Shoda, University of Dayton
2:30 PM
Surface swimming in tropical ants
Dana Frederick, University of Arkansas at Little Rock ; Stephen Yanoviak, University of Louisville ; Marilyn Feil, University of Louisville
2:42 PM
Comparative nesting ecology and behavior of Camponotus rufipes and C. renggeri (Formicidae: Formicinae) in two physiognomies of Cerrado savanna
Mariane U. V. Ronque, Universidade Estadual de Campinas ; Vincent Fourcassié, Université de Toulouse III ; Paulo S. Oliveira, Universidade Estadual de Campinas
3:06 PM
A simple field-ready method for collecting cuticular hydrocarbons reveals tradeoffs in hydrocarbon compound production in ants (Formicidae)
Virginia Emery, University of California ; Neil Tsutsui, University of California ; Benjamin Rubin, Field Museum of Natural History
3:18 PM
Nutritional ecology of ant communities in New York City
Clint Penick, North Carolina State University ; Amy Savage, North Carolina State University ; Rob R. Dunn, North Carolina State University
3:30 PM
Withdrawn
4:06 PM
Exploring prey size and diet breadth of Rafinesque's big-eared bat, a lepidopteran specialist
Luke E. Dodd, University of Kentucky ; Lynne K. Rieske-Kinney, University of Kentucky ; Michael J. Lacki, University of Kentucky
4:18 PM
Use of microsatellites to genotype crosses of Spodoptera frugiperda and to distinguish isofamilies
Renee Arias, USDA-ARS ; Maribel Portilla, ARS-USDA National Biological Control Laboratory ; Carlos A. Blanco, USDA-ARS
4:30 PM
The Temporal Occurrence of Morpho helenor achillides and M. menelaus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): The Influence of Weather and Food Resources
Geraldo Freire, Universidade de Brasília - UnB ; Ivan Malinov, Universidade de Brasília - UnB ; André Nascimento, Universidade Federal de São Carlos-UFSCar ; Juliano Carregaro, Universidade de Brasilia - UnB ; Ivone Diniz, Universidade de Brasília - UnB