Session: Program Symposium: Arthropods and Wildlife Conservation: Synergy in Complex Biological Systems (Entomology 2015)

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Program Symposium: Arthropods and Wildlife Conservation: Synergy in Complex Biological Systems

Wednesday, November 18, 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM

Auditorium 1 (Convention Center)

Organizers:

David Taylor
Roger D. Moon

8:00 AM

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Introduction

David Taylor, USDA-ARS

8:05 AM

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Stomoxys flies, distemper and/or babesia: what killed the lions?

Craig Packer, University of Minnesota

8:30 AM

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Premier Presentation: Dynamics and impacts of sarcoptic mange in Yellowstone's wolves

Emily Almberg, Penn State University ; Paul Cross, US Geological Survey ; Andrew Dobson, Princeton University ; Douglas Smith, National Park Service ; Peter Hudson, Penn State University

8:55 AM

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Role of parasites in Minnesota’s moose decline

Michelle Carstensen, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

9:20 AM

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Impact of imported fire ants on native wildlife

Craig Allen, University of Nebraska � Lincoln

9:45 AM

Break

9:55 AM

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Premier Presentation: Introduced parasite causes significant mortality in Darwin’s finches: Is there an immediate solution?

Sarah Knutie, University of South Florida ; Dale H. Clayton, University of Utah

10:20 AM

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Prospects for biological control of the avian nest parasite Philornis downsi in the Galápagos Islands

Mariana Bulgarella, University of Minnesota ; George Heimpel, University of Minnesota ; Gabriel Brito Vera, Universidad de Guayaquil ; Martin Quiroga, Universidad Nacional del Litoral

10:45 AM

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Premier Presentation: From island to subarctic populations: What role do vectors play in the transmission of avian malaria in a naive avifauna?

Jenny S. Carlson, University of California

11:10 AM

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Transmission of West Nile virus in a colony of American white pelicans

Kristina Friesen, USDA-ARS

11:35 AM

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Panel discussion

Roger D. Moon, University of Minnesota