Program for
30th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL
September 27-30, 2000

Wednesday, September 27, 2000

9:00 a. m. - 7:00 p. m.  Vendor/Exhibitor Setup - BayView Ballroom

4:00 - 8:00 p. m. Registration - PreReception Lobby

5:30-7:00 p. m. Board of Directors Meeting - Clipper/Schooner Room

7:00-10:00 p. m. No-Host Reception (everyone welcome) - Upper Terrace

Thursday, September 28, 2000

8:00 - 11:00 a. m. Registration for Late Arrivals - Pre-Reception Lobby of Grand Ballroom
 

7:50 a. m.  Opening Ceremonies - Grand Ballroom
   Call to Order: Ted Fleming, Host
   Welcome: Dr. Charles Mallery, Associate Dean, College of Arts and Science, Univ. of Miami
   Announcements: Tom Griffiths, Program Director

Student Competition, Roy Horst, Chair

8:00 a. m. Growth and Development of Myotis lucifugus in Poland, Indiana.
  Dale W. Sparks* and Aaron R. Krochmal, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

8:15 a. m. Population Genetics of the Brazilian Free-tailed Bat as Determined by Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing.
  Amy L. Russell*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

8:30 a. m. Social Behavior and Kinship in the Grey-headed Flying Fox, Pteropus poliocephalus.
  Jennifer L. Holmes*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

8:45 a. m. Identification of Lepidopteran Prey Species.
  Sunitha Vege*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

9:00 a. m. Echolocation and Wingbeat Coupling during Approach flight in Soprano Pipistrelles (Pipistrellus pygmaeus).
  Josephine Wong* and Dean Waters, Leeds University, Leeds, U.K.
BAT RESEARCH NEWS AWARD-WINNING PAPER

9:15 a. m. Bat Diversity and Distribution in Orange County, California.
  Stephanie Remington*, California Polytechnic University, Pomona

9:30 a. m. Evaluation of Monophyly of Nataloidea based on Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Sequences.
  Steven R. Hoofer*, Ronald A. Van Den Bussche, Serena Reeder, and Eric W. Hansen, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

9:45 a. m. A Comparison of Bat Activity Among Thinned and Unthinned Second Growth and Old-growth Redwood Forests in Northwest California.
  Mary Jo Mazurek* and Cynthia J. Zabel, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA; USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station, Redwood Sciences Laboratory, Arcata, CA

10:00-10:30 Break

Student Competition (cont.), Trish Freeman, Chair

10:30 a. m. Evidence of Migration of Leptonycteris curasoae in the Mexican Tropics.
  Guillermo Tellez*, Rodrigo A. Medellín, Claudia Mora, and Gary McCracken, Instituto de Ecología, UNAM, México, D.F., University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN

10:45 a. m. Phylogenetic Relationships and Biogeography of Short-faced Stenodermatine Bats:  Preliminary Results and Hypotheses.
  Valeria C. Tavares* and Nancy B, Simmons, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY; City University of New York, New York, NY

11:00 a. m. Habitat use by Bats in Logged Forests in Northern Alberta.
  Krista Patriquin*, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta

11:15 a. m.  Development of Echolocation Calls in Big Brown Bats, Eptesicus fuscus.
  Karry A. Kazial* and W. Mitchell Masters, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

11:30 a. m. Additional Support for the Monophyletic Origin of Bats.
  Camila Papini Sibata*, Michael D. Sorenson, and Thomas H. Kunz, Boston University

11:45 a. m. Phylogeography of the Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus) Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA.
  Amy S. Turmelle*, Michael D. Sorenson, and Thomas H. Kunz, Boston University

12:00 p. m. Assessment of Nightly Dispersal and Foraging Behavior of Mexican Free-tailed Bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) Using NEXRAD Doppler Radar.
  Jason W. Horn*, Cutler L. Cleveland, and Thomas H. Kunz, Boston University

12:15 p. m.  The Effects of Hummingbird Feeders on Nectar-feeding Bats and Their Resource Plants in Southeastern Arizona.
  Katharine E. Hinman*, State University of New York at Stony Brook

12:30 - 1:30 p. m. Lunch

Student Competition (cont.), Tim Strickler, Chair

1:30 p. m. Vertical Distribution of Bats in Tropical Forest and its Relationship with Environmental Variables.
  Hugo Mantilla Meluk*, Organization for Tropical Studies

1:45 p. m. Do Frugivorous Bats Provide Directed Dispersal for a Large-seeded Tropical Tree?
  Rachel T. King*, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

2:00 p. m. Genetic Variability of Nyctimene vizcaccia, the Bismarck Tube-nosed Bat, from West New Britain (Papua New Guinea).
  Deanna G. P. Byrnes*, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

2:15 p. m. Ontogeny of Torpor Use by Big Brown Bats, Eptesicus fuscus.
  Lydia Hollis*, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

2:30 p. m. Roost Selection and Thermoregulation in Rock-roosting Eptesicus fuscus.
  Cori L. Lausen*, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

2:45 p. m. In situ Hybridization of the Chromosomal Distribution of LINEs in Phyllostomid Bats.
  Deidre A. Parish*, Robert J. Baker, Holly A. Wichman, and Michael A. Cantrell, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; University of Idaho, Moscow, ID

3:00 p. m. Nutrient Preferences of Glossophage soricina.
  Sylvie Bouchard*, Michel Delorme and M. Brock Fenton, Biodôme de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada; York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

3:15 p. m. Strategies of Roost Use: Implications for the Biogeography and Assemblage Structure of Temperate Bats.
  Katherine M. Thibault*, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

3:30-4:00  p. m. Break

Student Competition (cont.), Nancy Simmons, Chair

4:00 p.m. Population Genetics of Schreibersí Long-fingered Bat, Miniopterus schreibersii, in South Africa.
  Cassandra M. Miller-Butterworth*, David S. Jacobs, and Eric H. Harley, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
KARL F. KOOPMAN AWARD-WINNING PAPER

4:15 p.m. Conditioned Taste Aversion in Two Species of Phyllostomid Bat.
  John M. Ratcliffe*, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

4:30 p. m. Flower Visitation by Bats in Cloud Forests of Western Ecuador.
  Nathan Muchhala*, and Pablo Jarrin-V, University of Miami, Miami, FL; Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
LUBEE FOUNDATION AWARD-WINNING PAPER

4:45 p.m. Is Myotis lucifugus the Mosquito Hunter of the Night?
  Daniela Rambaldini*, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada

5:00 p. m. Differences in Roost Fidelity Between Reproductive Classes of Female Eastern Pipistrelles, Pipistrellus subflavus, in Southwest Indiana.
  Jacques Pierre Veilleux*, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN
BAT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING PAPER

5:15 p. m. The Basisphenoid Pits of Emballonurid and Molossid Bats (Chiroptera).
  Karrianne R. DeBaeremaeker*, York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

5:30 p. m. Clumping Behaviour in Roost Emergences of Myotis lucifugus.
  Joanna S. Lister*, York University, Toronto, Ontario

5:45 p.m. Effects of Thinning Red Pine Forests on Bat Activity.
  Annie E. Tibbels*, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI

6:00 p.m. Phylogenetic affinities of the Nycteridae:  Further results from DNA-hybridization Studies of Bat Systematics.
  James M. Hutcheon* and John A.W. Kirsch, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

6:15 p.m. Preliminary Work on Maternity Colonies of Indiana Bats (Myotis sodalis) in Illinois.
  Timothy C. Carter*, Steve K. Carroll, and George A. Feldhamer, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

6:30 p.m. Systematic Revision of the Neotropical Fruit Bats Sturnira (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae):  A Molecular and Morphological Approach.
  Carlos A. Iudica*, W. Mark Whitten, Norris H. Williams, and John F. Eisenberg, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

6:45 p. m. Brief Business Meeting - Tom Griffiths

*Indicates author who will present paper.
 
 

Friday, September 29, 2000

Session on Anatomy/Development, Behavior, and Zoogeography, Don Wilson, Chair

8:00 a. m. Morphology, Phylogeny and Behavior of Cheiromeles, the Naked Bulldog Bat.
  William A. Schutt, Jr.* and Nancy Simmons, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY; Southampton College of Long Island University, Southampton, NY

8:15 a. m. Tooth Structure and Diet: Correlates of Chemical Environment.
  Elizabeth R. Dumont*, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH

8:30 a. m. Observations of Tongue Function and Feeding Behavior of Captive Macroglossus minimus and Syconycteris australis (Pteropodidae).
  John R. Winkelmann* and Elizabeth Goedeke, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA

8:45 a. m Comparative Analysis of Phylogenetic Relationships Among Island Populations of Pteropus samoensis and P. tonganus.
  Ruth CB Utzurrum*, Lisa B. Comeaux, Anne P. Brooke, Joshua O. Seamon, and Gary F. McCracken, Dept. of Marine and Wildlife Resources, American Samoa; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Newfields, NH

Session on Rabies in Bats, Don Wilson, Chair

9:00 a. m. Bats and Human Rabies in the United States.
  Charles E. Rupprecht*, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

9:15 a. m. Phylogenetic Evidence for Involvement of Lasionycteris noctivagans and Pipistrellus subflavus in Recent Human Rabies Infections.
  Jean Smith*, Sharon Messenger, Jennifer McQuiston, Lillian Orciari, and Pamela Yager, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

9:30 a. m. Human Rabies Attributable to Bat Rabies Variants:  Three Hypotheses and Reflections on Prophylaxis Guidelines.
  Robert V. Gibbons*, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

9:45 a. m. Rabies in Bats Encountered Indoors in New York State.
  Charles V. Trimarchi* and Charles E. Rupprecht, New York State Department of Health, Albany, NY; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
 

10:00-10:30  Break

Session on Natural History and Population Biology, John Winkelmann, Chair

10:30 a. m. Year-to-year Reuse of Tree Roosts by California Bats (Myotis californicus) in Southern British Columbia.
  Robert M. R. Barclay* and R. Mark Brigham, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

10:45 a. m. North Americaís Largest Bat in the Worldís Smallest Mountain Range: Roosting Ecology of the Western Mastiff Bat (Eumops perotis californicus) in Northern California.
  Heather L. Johnson* and Gene R. Trapp, California State University, Sacramento, CA

11:00 a. m. Bats of Wabash and Ohio River Basins of Southwestern Indiana.
  John O. Whitaker, Jr. and Sherry L. Gummer*, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana; Greenfield Central High School, Greenfield, IN

11:15 a. m. Bats of Prairie Creek Bottoms, Vigo County, Indiana:  Their Food Habits.
   John O. Whitaker, Jr.*, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

11:30 a. m.  Tree-Roosting by Reproductive Female Evening Bats, Nycticeius humeralis, in Southwest Indiana.
  Sherry L. Veilleux*, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

11:45 a. m. Sub-lethal Pathology Correlated with Volcanic Eruptions on Montserrat, BWI.
  Scott C. Pedersen*, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

12:00 p. m. Genetic Structuring among Hibernating Colonies of Indiana Bats (Myotis sodalis).
  Leslie R. Saidak*, Gary F. McCracken, and Robert R. Currie, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Asheville, NC

Special Session on Conservation, John Seyjagat, Chair

12:15 p. m.  AZA Captive Management and Regional Collection Plan in the Zoo Community
  John Seyjagat* and Steve Wing, Lubee Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL; River Banks Zoo

(meeting will continue into the lunch period, chaired by J. Seyjagat)

12:30-2:00 Lunch

Session on Ecology I, Chair, Robert Barclay

2:00 p. m.  Foraging and Roosting Behavior of Allen's Big-eared Bat (Idionycteris phyllotis) in the Arizona Desert.
  Patricia E. Brown*, Robert D. Berry, and Robert Hall, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Brown-Berry Biological Consulting, Bishop, CA; Bureau of Land Management, Kingman, AZ

2:15 p. m. An Improved Technique to Capture Bats Using Macro Mist Nets.
  Dave S. Johnston*, H. T. Harvey and Associates, San Jose, CA

2:30 p. m. Seeing in the Dark:  Recent Advances in Infrared Thermal Imaging.
  Thomas H. Kunz* and Jeff Frank, Boston University; Indigo Sysytems, Inc.

2:45 p. m. Debunking Ghosts of Seasons Past:  Emergence Counts of Brazilian Free-Tailed Bats.
  Jeff Frank*, Thomas H. Kunz, Cutler L. Cleveland, Susan Petronio, and Jason Horn, Indigo Systems, Inc.; Boston University

3:00 p. m. A Preliminary Assessment of the Pest Control Service Provided by the Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis) in South Central Texas.
  Cutler J. Cleveland*, Jennifer Flax, Jason Horn, Thomas H. Kunz and Chad Monfreda, Boston University

Special Session Meeting on Conservation, Chair, Brian Keeley

3:15 p. m. North American Bat Conservation Partnership Update and Steering Committee Meeting.
  Brian W. Keeley*, Bat Conservation International, Austin, TX

(meeting contines through break until 4:30 p. m., chaired by B. Keeley)

3:30-4:00 Break
 

4:30 - 6:30 Poster Session  -  Authors should be present to answer questions.
   (please see below for schedule of posters.)

7:30- 9:30 p. m.  Banquet - Grand Ballroom

9:00 - 12:00  Entertainment - "Tropical Dreams"

Poster Session
Thursday and Friday, September 28 and 29, 2000
Bayview Ballroom

Posters will be on display for two full days in the Bayview Ballroom.  Authors should set up their posters early morning on Thursday, September 28 and remove them at 7 p. m. on Friday, September 29.  Authors should be present to answer questions between 4:30 and 6:30 p. m. on Friday, September 29.

Student Poster Competition

Use of Cranberry Mines, NC as  Bat Hibernacula
Dan Barnwell*, Lees-Mcrae College, Appalachian State University

Field Discrimination Between Cynopterus brachyotis brachyotis and C. sphinx angulatus.
Sara  Bumrungsri* and P. A. Racey. University of Aberdeen, Scotland

A Computer-based System for Recording and Analysis of Bat Echolocation Calls.
Stephen C. Burnett* and W. Mitchell Masters, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Morphological Variations of Hipposideros armiger terasensis (Chiroptera: Hipposdieridae) Between Sex and Age.
Yi-ju (Roni) Chen*, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Seasonal Distribution of Male and Female Hoary Bats (Lasiurus cinereus) in Continental North America.
Paul Cryan*, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Habitat Use by the Evening Bat, Nycticeius humeralis, and the Big Brown Bat, Eptesicus fuscus, in Indiana.
Joseph Duchamp*, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN

Metabolic responses induced by fasting in the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus.
Mariella Freitas*, Alexis Welker, Sheyla Millan and Eliana Pinheiro, University of Brasília, Brasília, Distrito Federal, Brasil
SPELEOBOOKS AWARD-WINNING POSTER

A Pronounced Case of Inter-annual Variation in the Reproductive Phenology of a Little Brown Bat Colony.
Mickaël Henry*, Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Frequency and Intensity Effects on the Zone of Reception for the Anabat II Bat Detector.
Kimberly J. Livengood*, Ronald D. Drobney, Chris J. Corben, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Is Lonchorhina aurita a moth specialist ? Evidence from the Atlantic Forest of Southeastern Brazil.
Susan W. Murray*, Boston University, Boston, MA

Functional Morphology of the Mandibular Symphysis in Glossophagine Bats.
Christopher W. Nicolay*, Kent State University and Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine

Dietary Habits of Two Pairs of Sympatric Frugivorous Bats in the Dry Season in French Guiana.
Heather Peckham*, Yale Univeristy, The New York Botanical Garden; American Museum of Natural History

The Influence of Clutter on Echolocation Calls and the Role of Call Libraries.
Heidi K. Rice*, April K. Lange, and Annie E. Tibbels, Eastern Michigan University, Department of Biology, Ypsilanti, MI

Host Specificity in the Neotropical Tent-Roosting Bat, Rhinophylla pumilio.
Ben Rinehart*, Boston University, Boston, MA

Biogeographical Patterns of Caribbean Bats:  A Parsimony Analysis of Species Distributions.
J. Carlos Trejo-Torres and Bert Rivera-Marchand*, University of Puerto Rico, RÌo Piedras, Puerto Rico

A Natural History of the Comoros Rousette, Rousettus obliviosus.
Brent J. Sewall* and Elise Granek: University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN; Projet Conservation de la Biodiversite et le Developpement Durable aux Comores, Fomboni, Republique Federale Islamique des Comores

Temperature Selection of Bats in a Thermopreferendum Chamber.
J. Angel Soto-Centeno* and Armando RodrÌguez-Duran, Interamerican University, Bayamon, Puerto Rico

A Tale of Two Bats:  Ardops and Artibeus on Montserrat.
Vicki J. Swier*, Scott C. Pedersen, Jon Appino, and John Ratcliffe, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD; York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

A Maternity Colony of Partially Hairless Bridge-roosting Rafinesqueís Big-eared Bats in West-central Mississippi.
Monica S. Wolters* and Chester O. Martin, Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS
 

General Poster Session

Habitat Use and Roost Selection of Forest Bats on the Mark Twain National Forest, Missouri.
Sybill K. Amelon*, Frank R. Thompson, William D. Dijak, North Central Research Station, Columbia, MO

Bats of Antigua, West Indies.
Jon Appino, Vicki J. Swier, and Scott Pedersen, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD

A Case Study:  Bat Conservation through Partnership.
Kathleen Bander*, Bats Northwest, Seattle, WA

Effective Use of an Aircraft for Collection of Radio-Telemetry Data for a Bat Foraging Study in Roadless Terrain.
Robert D. Berry*, Brown-Berry Biological Consulting Bishop, CA

Habitat Use By Northern Long-eared Bats in Southern Illinois.
Steven K. Carroll*, Tim C. Carter, George Feldhamer, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL

Launching of a Network of Acoustic Bat Inventories in Quebec.
Michel Delorme* and Jacques Jutras, Biodôme de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada, Société de la faune et des parcs du Québec, Québec, Québec, Canada

Philopatry and Migration of Indiana Bats (Myotis sodalis).
Allen Kurta* and Susan W. Murray. Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI; Boston University, Boston, MA

The Influence of Habitat Type on The Ability to Detect Bats with Anabat II Detectors.
Krista Patriquin*, Laureen Hogberg, Bryan Chruszcz, and Robert Barclay, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Developing a Model for Long-lived Mammalian Sperm.
Michael G. Scott*, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO

The Atkinson Mine, Wisconsin, Bat Hibernaculum: A Non-standard Gate Design.
Joseph A. Senulis*, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison, WI

Phylogenetic Relationships of Extant Megadermatid Bats:  Preliminary Results Based on Morphology.
Nancy B. Simmons* and Eric O. Stiner, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY

Distribution and Habitat Associations of Bat Species in the Mountains of Southern California.
Diana Simons*, John Stephenson, Drew Stokes, Karen Miner, Patricia Brown, Lisa Underwood, Los Angeles; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Carlsbad; San Diego State University; Brown Berry Biological Consulting Services; U.S. Forest Service, San Bernardino

A Tethered Zip-line Method for Collecting Reliable Bat Echolocation Reference Calls.
Joseph M. Szewczak*, University of California White Mountain Research Station, Bishop, CA

Ecological Characterization of Bat Species Distribution in Michoacan, México, Using a Geographic Information System.
H. George Wang*, Robert D. Owen, Cornelio Sanchez-Hernandez, Maria de Lourdes Romero-Amaraz, and Ricardo Lopez-Wilchis, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México, México City, México; Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, México; Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, México City, México
 
 

Saturday, September 30, 2000

Session on Systematics/Taxonomy/Evolution, Mike Bogan, Chair

8:00 a. m. Conservation of Pteropus livingstonii Based on Bat Roost Sites Habitat Characteristics on Anjouan and Moheli, Comoros Islands.
  Elise Granek*, Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, New Haven, CT

8:15 a. m. Utility of Hair Structure for Taxonomic Discrimination in Bats With Examples from the Bats of Colorado.
  Brian R. Amman*, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

8:30 a. m. Implications of Molecular Studies for the Higher-level Classification of Bats.
  John A. W. Kirsch* and James M. Hutcheon, University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum, Madison, WI

8:45 a. m. Genetic Analysis of the Species Status of the Indiana Bat Myotis sodalis.
  Gary F. McCracken*, Leslie R. Saidak, and Robert R. Currie, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Asheville, NC

9:00 a. m. A Classification for the Family Phyllostomidae Based on the Ribosomal mtDNA and the RAG-2 Nuclear Genes.
  Robert J. Baker*, Calvin A. Porter, John C. Patton, Steven Hoofer, and Ronald A. VanDen Bussche, Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX; Texas A & M University, College Station, TX; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Session on Conservation, Mike Bogan, Chair

9:15 a. m. The Conservation of Megachiroptera in Madagascar.
  J. L. MacKinnon, C. E. Hawkins, E. Long, D. Andriafidison, P. A. Racey*, R. Andrianaivoarivelo, S. Fidiarisoavoninarino, C. Nirina, M. Raheririarisena, S. Rakamiarison, J. G. Rakotondratsimba, R. Ralisoamala, J. Ranivo, F. Ratrimomanarivo, N. Razadindrakoto, and V. Razakarivony, University of Aberdeen, Scotland; University of Antananarivo, Madagascar; University of Tulear, Madagascar
 

9:30 a. m. The United Kingdom National Bat Monitoring Programme:  Turning Conservation Goals into Tangible Results.
  Allyson L. Walsh*, Colin M. C. Catto, and Tony Hutson, The Bat Conservation Trust, London

9:45 a. m. Evaluation of Indiana Bat Hibernation Requirements as They Relate to Recovery Planning.
  Merlin D. Tuttle*, Bat Conservation International, Austin, TX

10:00-10:30 Break

Session on Conservation (continued), R. Mark Brigham, Chair

10:30 a. m. The Bats in Buildings Program.
  Laura S. Finn*, Bat Conservation International; Fly By Night, Inc.

10:45 a. m. An Assessment of Bat Inventory and Management Activities on Defense Installations.
  Chester O. Martin* and Monica S. Wolters, Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS

11:00 a. m. Common Vampire Bat Management in Nicaragua.
  William H. Kern, Jr.* and Mark E. Ludlow, University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl; Florida Caverns State Park, Marianna, FL

11:15 a. m. Use of Boxes Installed under Flat-bottomed Bridges by Roosting Bats in Western Oregon.
  Edward B. Arnett and J. P. Hayes, Weyerhaeuser Co., Springfield, OR, and Oregon State University, Corvallis.

11:30- a. m. - 12:30 p.m. Annual Busines Meeting
  Tom Griffiths, Program Director and ????? the Newly-elected Chair, Board of Directors

12:30 - 2:00 p.m. Lunch

Session on Conservation (continued), Michael Harvey, Chair

2:00 p. m. Ecological Management and Restoration of Bat Trees.
  Timothy K. Brown*, Bellevue, WA

2:15 p. m.  Reproductive Ecology of Sturnira  ludoviciin Subtropical Cloud Forest.
  Luis I. Iniguez, University of Guadalajara

Session on Echolocation, Michael Harvey, Chair

2:30 p. m.  Morphology of the Axial Skeleton in Relation to the Style of Biosonar.
  Winston C. Lancaster*, M. Brock Fenton and Judith Eger; Pikeville College, Pikeville, KY; York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

2:45 p. m. A Consistent Acoustic Feature to Discriminate Myotis Species.
  Joseph M. Szewczak*, University of California White Mountain Research Station, Bishop, CA

3:00 p. m. Community Level Support for the Allotonic Frequency Hypothesis.
  David S. Jacobs*, University of Cape Town

3:15 p. m. Picking the "Right" Bat Detector - Time Expansion versus Zero-crossing.
  M. Brock Fenton*, CBCB, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 

3:30-4:00 p. m. Break

Session on Ecology II, Al Kurta, Chair

4:00 p. m. Fruits and Insects as Sources of Protein in Neotropical Frugivorous Bats:  Evidence from Stable Isotope Analysis.
  L. Gerardo Herrera M.*, Keith A. Hobson, Daniel Estrada, Waldemar Díaz, Baldo Altube, Adriana Manzo, Elizabeth Gutierrez, Germán Méndez, and VÌctor Sánchez-Cordero, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F., México; Canadian Wildlife Service, Saskatchewan, Canada

4:15 p. m. Is Leptonycteris curasoae an Unreliable Pollinator?
  Theodore H. Fleming*, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

4:30 p. m.  Spatiotemporal Dependence on CAM Plants in Venezuelan Arid Zone Nectar-feeding Bats.
  Jafet M. Nassar*, Harald Beck, Leonel da S. L. Sternberg, and Theodore H. Fleming, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones CientÌficas, Caracas, Edo. Miranda, Venezuela;  University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL

4:45 p. m. An Assessment of a Snag Model for Roosting Bats in Douglas Fir Forests.
  J. Mark Perkins* and Michael J. Lacki, PNW Bat Research Team, Salt Lake City, UT; University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

5:00 p. m. More on the Complexities of Water Hole Use by a Coloradan Bat Community.
  Rick A. Adams*, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

5:15 p. m. CANCELLATION

5:30 p. m.  Influence of Availability of Snags and Roost Trees on Presence and Habitat Use of Bats in the Oregon Cascades.
  Edward B. Arnett* and John P. Hayes, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR

5:45 p. m. Can Skull Morphology Be Used to Predict Ecological Relationships Between Two Cryptic Species of Pipistrelles?  A test Using Three-dimensional Morphometrics.
  W. Bogdanowicz*, G. Jones, and K. E. Barlow, Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland; University of Bristol, Bristol, UK; British Antarctic Survey, High Cross, Cambridge, UK

6:00 p. m. Morphological Structure in Bat Communities of the Yucatan Peninsula.
  Hector T. Arita* and Leonor SolÌs, UNAM, Mexico

6:15 p. m. Feeding Ecology of the Naked-backed Bats, Pteronotus gymnonotus and P. davyi, in Venezuela.
  Jesús Molinari*, Antonio Antonio De Ascenção, and Elisabeth K. V. Kalko, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela; University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany

6:30 p. m.  Concluding Remarks
  Thomas  A. Griffiths, Program Director
 


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