Wednesday, October 8, 2003
Lower Level, Conference Center
2:00 - 9:00 p. m. Registration - Lower Level Lobby
6:00 p. m. Board of Directors Meeting (Directors only please) - Ivanhoe Room
8:00 p. m. No-Host Reception (Everyone welcome)
- Lancaster Room
Note: All meeting activities (platform sessions,
poster session, breaks, banquet, etc.) will be held in the Lower Level
of the Cornhusker Hotel Conference Center.
Thursday, October 9, 2003
7:30 - 11:00 a. m. Registration for Late Arrivals - Lower Level Lobby
7:30 a. m. Contintental Breakfast -- Muffins,
Pastries, Coffee, Tea, Decaffeinated Coffee
Note: Continental
Breakfast items will be available in the Lower Lobby beginning at 7:30
a. m. each morning.
Lancaster Room - IV/V/VI
8:00 a. m. -- Call to Order: Trish Freeman, Host
Welcome: Dr. John Owens, Vice President and Vice Chancellor
for Agriculture and Natural Resources,
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Announcements: Tom Griffiths, Program Director; Trish Freeman,
Host
Student Competition
Roy Horst, Chair
8:15 a. m. Identification and Distribution
of Myotis yumanensis in Oregon.
Shonene A. Scott*, Patricia C. Ormsbee, Jan M. Zinck, Deborah A. Duffield,
and Luis A. Ruedas, Portland State University, Portland, OR; USDA Forest
Service, Eugene, OR
Bat Conservation International
Award-winning Paper
8:30 a. m. Re-defining Our Understanding
of Myotis lucifugus Identity and Distribution.
Tanya A. Dewey*, Jan Zinck, and Maarten Vonhof, University of Michigan
Museum of Zoology, Ann Arbor, MI; Portland State University, Portland,
OR; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
8:45 a. m. Phylogeographic Structuring
and Volant Mammals: A Case Study Using the Pallid Bat (Antrozous
pallidus).
Sarah E. Weyandt* and Ronald A. Van Den Bussche, Oklahoma State University,
Stillwater, OK
9:00 a. m. Historical Biogeography
of the Bats of the West Indies.
Liliana M. Dávalos*, American Museum of Natural History and
Columbia University, New York
Karl F. Koopman Award-winning
Paper
9:15 a. m. Evolution of the Bare-backed
Fruit Bats, Dobsonia (Pteropodidae).
Deanna G. P. Byrnes*, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
9:30 a. m. Development of Thermoregulation
and Metabolic Savings Associated With Clustering in Big Brown Bats,
Eptesicus
fuscus.
Lydia Hollis*, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
9:45 a. m. Morphology and Thermoregulatory
Behaviour of Reproductive Female Western Long-eared Bats (Myotis evotis)
in the Mountains and Prairies of Alberta.
Donald I. Solick*, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Bat Research News
Award-winning
Paper
*Indicates author who will present paper.
10:00-10:30 Break -- All breaks will be held in the Lower Lobby of the Cornhusker Hotel Conference Center.
Student Competition (cont.)
Betsy Dumont, Chair
10:30 a. m. Insectivorous Bats as Predators
During an Outbreak of Western Spruce Budworm.
Joanna M. Wilson*, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
10:45 a. m. Life on the "Big Muddy"
Missouri: The Importance of Riparian Corridors as Habitat for Bats
in the Northern Great Plains.
Vicki J. Swier*, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD
11:00 a. m. Summer Roost Selection
of Eastern Red Bats (Lasiurus borealis) in the Pocomoke River
Watershed, Maryland.
Dana L. Limpert* and Dixie L. Birch, Maryland Department of Natural
Resources, Annapolis, MD; Maryland Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research
Unit, Princess Anne, MD
11:15 a. m. paper moved to Saturday,
10/11/03, at 2:15 p. m.
11:30 a. m. Censusing Brazilian Free-tailed
Bats Using Infrared Thermal Imaging and Computer Vision Methods.
Diane E. Hirsh*, Margrit Betke, Stephen Crampton, Jason Horn, and Thomas
H. Kunz, Boston University
Lubee Bat Conservancy Award-winning
Paper
11:45 a. m. Late-winter and Summer
Roosting Habits of the Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis).
Justin G. Boyles* and Lynn W. Robbins, Southwest Missouri State University,
Springfield, MO
*Indicates author who will present paper.
12 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)
Student Competition (cont.)
Tom Kunz, Chair
2:00 p. m. Bats of the Zona Reservada
Allpahuayo-Mishana: Comments on the Ecology, Biogeography, and
Conservation
of a Peruvian Hotspot of Biodiversity.
Christine L. Hice*, Paul M. Velazco, and Michael R. Willig, Texas Tech
University, Lubbock, TX; Field Museum of Natural History and University
of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2:15 p. m. Influence of Landscape
Characteristics
on Presence and Relative Abundance of Bats in Managed Forests in Western
Oregon.
Edward B. Arnett* and John P. Hayes. Oregon State University, Corvallis,
OR
Student Papers (Not Judged)
2:30 p. m. A Comparison of the Effective
Region of Maximum Bite Force Production in Bats.
Natasha D. Korobov* and Elizabeth R. Dumont, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst MA
2:45 p. m. Morphological Differentiation
Among Large Species of Genus Lophostoma (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae),
with Comments on the Centers of Speciation for Phyllostominae Bats in the
Neotropics.
René M. Fonseca* and Robert J. Baker, Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, TX
3:00 p. m. A New Carollia
(Phyllostomidae)
from Peru and Bolivia, with a Cladistic Hypothesis of Its Relationships.
Victor Pacheco, Sergio Solari*, and Paul M. Velazco, UNMSM, Lima, Peru;
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; The Field Museum, Chicago, IL; University
of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
3:15 p. m. Comparative Phylogeography
of Short-tailed Bats (Carollia: Phyllostomidae).
Federico G. Hoffmann* and Robert J. Baker, Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
TX
*Indicates author who will present paper.
3:30 - 4:00 p. m. Break
Special Sessions
Population Biology and Behavior
Robert Barclay, Chair
4:00 p. m. Defining the Molecular Landscape
of Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) from
Central Nevada: Spatial and Temporal Delineation of Genetic
Populations.
William L Gannon*, Richard E. Sherwin, and Jerry W. Dragoo, University
of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
4:15 p. m. Flocking Bats?
M. Brock Fenton*, University of Western Ontario, London, ON
Special Session
Rabies: Conservation and Public Health
Issues
4:30 p. m. Bats, People, and the Issue
of "Cryptic" Rabies Cases.
Charles E. Rupprecht* and Gary F. McCracken, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
4:45 p. m. Implications of Rabies for
Bat Conservation Efforts.
Gary F. McCracken* and Charles E. Rupprecht, University of Tennessee,
Knoxville, TN; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
5:00 p. m. Brief Business Meeting - Tom
Griffiths, Margaret Griffiths, and Robert Barclay
*Indicates author who will present paper.
Special Workshop on Rabies and Bats
Lancaster IV/V/VI
7:30 - 9:30 p. m. Rabies and Bats:
Concerns for Conservation and Public Health -- An Open
Discussion
Gary McCracken and Charles Rupprecht, Conveners
Friday, October 10, 2003
Lancaster IV/V/VI
Student Papers (Not Judged - cont.)
Gary McCracken, Chair
8:00 a. m. Offspring Sex Ratios Provide
Evidence for Local Mate Competition in Rhinophylla pumilio in Eastern
Ecuador.
J. Benjamin Rinehart*, Boston University, Boston, MA
8:15 a. m. Foraging Behavior of
Leptonycteris
curasoae on Agave palmeri and Hummingbird Feeders.
Katharine E. Hinman*, State University of New York at Stony Brook,
Stony Brook, NY
8:30 a. m. Acoustic Warfare in Space
and Time: 3D-Analysis of Bat-Tiger Moth Interactions.
Nickolay I. Hristov* and William E. Conner, Wake Forest University,
Winston-Salem, NC
8:45 a. m. Sound or Silence:
When Do Tiger Moths Answer Bats?
Jesse R. Barber* and William E. Conner, Wake Forest University,
Winston-Salem,
NC
9:00 a. m. Roosts as Information
Centers:
Social Transmission of Flavor Preferences in the Short-tailed Fruit Bat,
Carollia
perspicillata.
John M. Ratcliffe* and Hannah M. ter Hofstede, University of Toronto,
ON; York University, ON
9:15 a. m. The Role of the Hindlimbs
during Non-aerial Locomotion in Bats.
Daniel K. Riskin*, John W. Hermanson, and John E. A. Bertram, Cornell
University; Florida State University
9:30 a. m. The Five W's of Colour Patterns
in Bats: Who, What, Where, Why and When.
Jen Blasko*, York University, North York, ON
9:45 a. m. Does Feeding Time Constrain
Energy Intake for Neotropical Fruit Bats?
Francois Villeneuve* and Don W. Thomas, Université de Sherbrooke,
Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
*Indicates author who will present paper.
10:00-10:30 Break
Student Papers (Not Judged - cont.)
Brock Fenton, Chair
10:30 a. m. Does Reproductive State
Affect Echolocation Signals in Eptesicus fuscus: A
Preliminary Study?
Matthew E. Grilliot*, Stephen C. Burnett, and Mary T. Mendonça,
Auburn University, Auburn, AL; Clayton College & State University,
Morrow, GA
10:45 a. m. Phylogeography and the
Designation of Subspecies in the Brazilian Free-tailed Bat, Tadarida
brasiliensis.
Amy L. Russell*, Yale University, New Haven, CT
11:00 a. m. Behavioral Responses of
Bats to External and Dark Zone Cave and Mine Gates.
Genevieve R. Spanjer*, York University, ON
11:15 a. m. Conservation Planning for
an African Flagship Species: A Strategy for Livingstone's Flying
Fox and the Comorian Rainforest.
Brent J. Sewall* and Elise F. Granek, University of California at Davis,
Davis, CA; Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Special Conservation Session
North American Bat Conservation
Partnership
11:30 a. m. North American Bat Conservation
Partnership: Update and Steering Committee Report.
M. Brock Fenton, Chair
*Indicates author who will present paper.
12 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)
2:00 p. m. Niche Overlap Among Frugivorous
Phyllostomid Bats.
Heather A. York*, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
2:15 p. m. Reliability of the Lesser
Long-nosed Bat Leptonycteris curasoae for the Pollination
of the Columnar Cactus Stenocereus queretaroensis.
Carlos Ibarra-Cerdeña*, Luis I. Iñiguez, and Víctor
Sánchez-Cordero, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México,
México D.F.; Universidad de Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
2:30 p. m. Vertical Stratification
of Bats in the Neotropics and Its Relationship with Environmental
Variables.
Hugo Mantilla Meluk*, Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
2:45 p. m. Chiropteran Community
Composition
along a Sonoran Desert Riparian Corridor.
Debbie C. Buecher*, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
3:00 p. m. Roosting and Foraging Ecology
of the Eastern Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus subflavus).
Greg M. Quinn* and Hugh G. Broders, Saint Mary's University, Halifax,
NS
3:15 p. m. Evidence for the
Thermoregulatory
Function of Night-roosting in Little Brown Bats (Myotis
lucifugus).
Jason W Horn* and Thomas H Kunz, Boston University, Boston, MA
*Indicates author who will present paper.
3:30 p. m. - 4:00 p. m. Break
POSTER SESSION
(Friday afternoon)
Lower Level Lobby
Cornhusker Hotel, Conference Center
4:00 - 6:00 Poster Presentations - Authors
should be present to answer questions.
(please click here for schedule
of posters)
Saturday, October 11, 2003
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8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday Lancaster IV/V/VI Session on Physiology, Anatomy/Development, Systematics,
and Evolution
8:00 a. m. Baseline and Stress-induced
Glucocorticoid Hormone Levels in Free-ranging Little Brown Myotis (Myotis
lucifugus) During the Active Period.
8:15 a. m. Growth and Development of
Two Species of Florida Bats: Tadarida brasiliensis
and Myotis austroriparius.
8:30 a. m. Diversity and Constraint
in Cranial Shape Among Plant-visiting Bats.
8:45 a. m. The Extinct Pleistocene
Molossid Bat Tadarida constantinei from Slaughter Canyon
Cave, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico.
9:00 a. m. Phylogenetic Relationships Among Recent Chiropteran Families. Ronald A. Van Den Bussche* and Steven R. Hoofer, Oklahoma State University,
Stillwater, OK
9:15 a. m. Intrageneric Speciation and Diversification in Genera of Phyllostomid Bats. R.J. Baker*, F. G. Hoffmann, and A. D. Brown, Texas Tech University,
Lubbock, TX
9:30 a. m. Bats, Bones and Bayes:
A Complete, Interfamilial, Molecular Phylogenetic Investigation within
the Order Chiroptera.
9:45 a. m. Mimicry of Bats by Sphingid
and Saturnid
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8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday Lancaster I/II/III Session on Echolocation and Ecology Paul Racey, Chair 8:00 a. m. The Influence of Wing Morphology
and Echolocation on the Gleaning Ability of the Insectivorous Bat Myotis
tricolor.
8:15 a. m. On the Manipulation of Roost Temperatures by Maternity Colonies of Townsend's Big-eared Bat. Richard E. Sherwin* and J. Scott Altenbach, University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, NM
8:30 a. m. Bat Roosts in Forests:
An Empirical Synthesis Using Meta-Analysis.
8:45 a. m. Summer Roost Characteristics
of Eastern Red Bats (Lasiurus borealis) in the Ouachita Mountains
of Arkansas.
9:00 a. m. Inter- and Intra-specific
variation in the Roosting and Foraging Ecology of Myotis
septentrionalis
and M. lucifugus.
9:15 a. m. Seasonal Environments, Dynamic
Density Compensation and the Structure of Subtropical Frugivore Guilds.
9:30 a. m. Home Range and Feeding Behavior
Carollia
castanea and C. perspicillata (Phyllostomidae) in Amazonian
Rainforest: Exploitative Competition.
9:45 a. m. Community Assembly Rules
for Nectar- and Fruit-eating Vertebrates.
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*Indicates author who will present paper.
10:00-10:30 a. m. Break
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10:30 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday Lancaster - IV/V/VI Session on Zoogeography
10:30 a. m. Phylogeography and Population
Structure of the Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus).
10:45 a. m. Population Genetic Structure
of Wintering Populations of Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis).
Session on Behavior 11:00 a. m. Responses of Pipistrelle
Bats to Their Experimentally Modified Distress Calls.
11:15 a. m. The Relationship Between
Bat Activity, Insect Abundance, and Weather Conditions.
Tom Mudd* and Sam Hui, Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Stanford, CA;
Stanford University, Stanford, CA
11:30 a. m. Roost Exit and Entry Sequences,
Roost Fidelity and Transport of Young by Big Brown Bats.
11:45 a. m. Use of a Portable
Radiotelemetry
Tower and Vehicular System for Habitat Use Analysis of Forest Bats in
Missouri.
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10:30 a.m. to 12 noon Saturday Lancaster - I/II/III Session on Natural History
10:30 a. m. Capture and Detection of
Five Species Using Indiana Bat Protocol.
10:45 a. m. Radiotelemetry Techniques
for Tracking Bats at Night: How to Maximize Quality and Quantity
of Data.
Session on Conservation 11:00 a. m. The Ouachita Mountains Bat Blitz. D. Blake Sasse*, David A. Saugey, Shawn M. Cochran, Dan A. Miller, Clay
Vanhorn, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Little Rock, AR; U.S. Forest
Service, Jessieville, Mena, Glenwood, Mt. Ida, AR
11:15 a. m. Low Disturbance Monitoring,
Gate Removal, and Cave Protection Have Yielded Dramatic Increases in Population
Size of Leptonycteris curasoae,
Choeronycteris mexicana,
and Myotis velifer at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
11:30 a. m. Baseline Surveys and the
Developing of Monitoring Protocol for Lower Colorado River Bats.
11:45 a. m. Protected Areas and the
Conservation of India's Threatened and Endangered Bat Species.
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*Indicates author who will present paper.
12:00 Noon -2:00 p. m. Lunch
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2:00 p. m. to 3:30 p. m. Saturday Lancaster - IV/V/VI Session on Behavior (cont.)
2:00 p. m. Effects of Temperature on
Mating
Mary T. Mendonça*, Auburn University, AL
2:15 p. m. Geographical and Interspecific
Variation of Highland and Lowland Species of the Genus
Sturnira
(Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Ecuador: A Morphometric Approach.
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2:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. Saturday Lancaster -I/II/III Session on Conservation (cont.)
2:00 p. m. The Malaysian Bat Conservation
Research Unit: Research, Capacity Building and Education in an Old
World Hotspot.
2:15 p. m. The Effect of Post-logging Forest
Recovery on a Neotropical Bat Community.
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*Indicates author who will present paper.
2:30 p. m. NASBR Business meeting -- Lancaster
IV/V/VI
Robert Barclay, Chair, Board of Directors; Margaret
Griffiths,
Associate Program Director; Tom Griffiths, Program Director
6:00 p. m. Cash bar -- Lower Level
Lobby
6:30 p. m. Banquet -- Lancaster
Room