Friday, June 11

7:00 PM - 11:00 PM   Board of Directors Dinner: View Room, Plaza Grill Restaurant

Saturday, June 12

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM   Registration/Check In: University Center, Karshner Lounge

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM   Board of Directors Continental Breakfast: Nelson Hall East, Room 106

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM   Board of Directors Meeting: Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum

7:00 PM - 10:00 PM   Welcome Social: University Center, Kate Buchanan Room

Sunday, June 13

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM   Housing Check In: Jolly Giant Commons 1st Floor

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM   Registration/Check In: University Center, Karshner Lounge

8:00 AM - 10:15 AM   Plenary Session 1: Van Duzer Theater

 
Welcome

Anna M. Jackson Awardee

8:30 AM.   1.   TWO NEW SPECIES OF POCKET GOPHERS (CRATOGEOMYS) IN MEXICO. Jessica E Light ^*,1. ¹ Louisiana State University Department of Biological Sciences and Museum of Natural Science 119 Foster Hall Baton Rouge, LA, USA. 

A. Brazier Howell Awardee

8:45 AM.   2.   NATAL PHILOPATRY, DISPERSAL, AND IMMIGRATION WITHIN CTENODACTYLUS GUNDI SOCIAL GROUPS: CONTEMPORARY PATTERNS OF GENE FLOW . Karen J Nutt ^{*,1, 2}. ¹ Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Department of Integrative Biology University of California at Berkeley Berkeley, CA, USA, ² Large Animal Research Group and Molecular Ecology Group Department of Zoology University of Cambridge Cambridge , UK. 

Elmer C. Birney Awardee

9:00 AM.   3.   SURVIVING THE ICE: NORTHERN REFUGIA AND POST-GLACIAL COLONIZATION. Kevin C Rowe ^*,1. ¹ Department of Animal Biology University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois . 

2003 Shadle Fellowship Winner 

9:15 AM.   4.   DO MOLECULES MATCH MORPHOLOGY? CRYPTIC LINEAGES AND POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION IN THE NORTH AMERICAN LONG-EARED BATS (GENUS CORYNORHINUS) . Antoinette J Piaggio ^*,1. ¹ University of Colorado Boulder Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Box 334 Room 122 Ramaley Building Boulder, CO, USA. 

2003 ASM Fellowship Awardee

9:45 AM.   5.   FAMILY MATTERS: THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILIARITY FOR TRANSLOCATION SUCCESS IN BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS. Debra M Shier ^*,1. ¹ University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA, USA. 

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM   Technical Session 1

 
Marine Mammals 1 -- Session Chair: Dawn Goley-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room

10:30 AM.   6.   WHALES AS ISLANDS: BIOGEOGRAPHY OF THE EPIBIOTIC FAUNA OF GRAY WHALES. Christopher M Callahan ^*,1, Brian S Arbogast ¹, P. Dawn Goley ¹ and J W Demastes ². ¹ Dept.of Biological Sciences Humboldt State University Arcata, CA , ² Dept. of Biology University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA . 

10:45 AM.   7.   ANNUAL AND SEASONAL VARIATION IN PACIFIC HARBOR SEAL (PHOCA VITULINA) ABUNDANCE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Cynthia Christman ^*,1, Dawn Goley ¹, Andrea Gemmer ², Sonya Schuh ³, Misty Niemeyer ¹, Amber Rushton ¹ and Kim Bigham ¹. ¹ Marine Mammal Education and Research Program, Humboldt State University Arcata, CA , ² 17600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, WA , ³ Biology Department, University of Washington WA . 

11:00 AM.   8.   ECOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF FORAGING BEHAVIOR: BENTHIC VS MIDWATER FORAGING IN DIVING MAMMALS. Daniel P Costa ^*,1. ¹ Dept Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA . 

11:15 AM.   9.   THE STATUS OF GRAY WHALES IN THE FEEDING GROUNDS OFF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON. D Goley ^*,1, J Calambokidis ², R Jenkinson ³, M Niemeyer ¹, A Mallo ¹, K Bigham ¹ and S Deutsch ¹. ¹ Humboldt State University Marine Mammal Education and Research Program 1 Harpst Street Arcata, CA , ² Cascadia Research 218 1/2 W Fourth Ave. Olympia, WA , ³ Santa Barbara City College 721 Cliff Dr. Santa Barbara, CA . 

11:30 AM.   10.   CALIFORNIA SEA LION FORAGING ECOLOGY: HABITAT UTILIZATION, DIVING BEHAVIOR AND FORAGING SUCCESS . Carey Kuhn ^*,1, David Aurioles-Gamboa ² and Daniel P Costa ¹. ¹ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA , ² Departamento de Pesquerias y Biologia Marina CICIMAR-IPN La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico. 

11:45 AM.   11.   COMPARISON OF THE DIVING PHYSIOLOGY OF ADULT FEMALE CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS IN CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO. Michael J Weise ^*,1, Daniel P Costa ¹ and David Aurioles-Gamboa ². ¹ University of California Santa Cruz Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Center for Ocean Health 100 Shaffer Rd Santa Cruz, CA , ² Departamento de Pesquerias y Biologia Marina Centro Interdiscilinario de Ciencias Marinas Apartado postal 592 La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico. 

Behavior 1 -- Session Chair: Eileen Lacey-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum

10:30 AM.   12.   BEHAVIOURAL TRAIT ASSESSMENT AS A RELEASE CRITERION FOR REINTRODUCTION OF CAPTIVE-BRED SWIFT FOX (VULPES VELOX). Samantha Bremner-Harrison ^{*,1, 2}, Robert Elwood ¹ and Paulo Prodohl ¹. ¹ School of Biology & Biochemistry The Queen's University of Belfast 97 Lisburn Road Belfast , UK, ² CSUS Endangered Species Recovery Program PO Box 9622 Bakersfield, CA, USA. 

10:45 AM.   13.   ROAD CROSSING BEHAVIOR IN SMALL NOCTURNAL AND DIURNAL MAMMALS. Adrian S Chesh ^*,1 and Kelly Losito ^*,1. ¹ Biology Department Albright College Reading, PA . 

11:00 AM.   14.   CONE CACHING STRATEGY AND ITS IMPACT ON THE MT. GRAHAM RED SQUIRREL POPULATION. Sarah R B King ^*,1, John L Koprowski ¹ and Sadie R Bertelsen ¹. ¹ 325 Bio. Sci. East. Bldg. School of Renewable Natural Resources The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ, USA. 

11:15 AM.   15.   SPACE USE AND SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF ENDANGERED MT. GRAHAM RED SQUIRRELS: IT'S LONELY AT THE TOP. John L Koprowski ^*,1 and Sarah R King ¹. ¹ Wildlife and Fisheries Science School of Natural Resources University of Arizona Tucson, AZ, USA. 

11:30 AM.   16.   TESTING THE HABITAT SATURATION MODEL: EFFECTS OF POPULATION DENSITY ON SOCIAL ORGANIZATION. Kirk Lin ^{*,1, 2}, Loren Hayes ¹ and Nancy Solomon ¹. ¹ Dept. of Zoology, Miami University Oxford, OH , ² Dept. of Biological Sciences, California State Univ. Sacramento, CA . 

11:45 AM.   17.   SEX DIFFERENCES IN SPACE USE OF CHIRICAHUA FOX SQUIRRELS . Bret S Pasch ^*,1 and John L Koprowski ¹. ¹ The University of Arizona School of Renewable Natural Resources Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Science Tucson, AZ, USA. 

Community Ecology 1 -- Session Chair: Luke George-- Van Duzer Theater

10:30 AM.   18.   SMALL MAMMAL ECOLOGY AFTER EL NIÑO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) IN THE SELVA LACANDONA, CHIAPAS, MÉXICO. Alejandro Gómez-Nísino ^*,1, Rodrigo A Medellín ¹ and Heliot Zarza ¹. ¹ Laboratorio de Ecología y Conservación de Vertebrados Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F., México. 

10:45 AM.   19.   BAT SPECIES COEXISTENCE: WATER HOLES ACT AS CONFLUENCE OF SPECIES INTERACTIONS. Rick A Adams ^*,1. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences University of Northern Colorado Greeley , CO, USA. 

11:00 AM.   20.   A RE-SURVEY OF THE MAMMAL FAUNA OF YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK: INITIAL OBSERVATIONS. Chris J Conroy ^*,1, James L Patton ¹, Hanna E Shohfi ¹, Dou-Shuan Yang ¹ and Robert Hijmans ¹. ¹ Museum of Vertebrate Zoology 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA, USA. 

11:15 AM.   21.   DISPERSAL OF PONDEROSA PINE SEEDS BY SHADOW CHIPMUNKS IN A MANAGED FOREST. Craig M Fiehler ^*,1 and T. Luke George ¹. ¹ Department of Wildlife Humboldt State University Arcata, CA . 

11:30 AM.   22.   IS THERE INTRAGUILD COMPETITION BETWEEN COYOTES AND RACCOONS?. Stanley D Gehrt ^*,1 and Suzanne Prange ^{1, 2}. ¹ School of Natural Resources Ohio State University 2021 Coffey Rd. Columbus, Ohio, USA, ² Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation P.O. Box 9 Dundee, Illinois, USA. 

11:45 AM.   23.   RESPONSE OF SMALL MAMMALS TO THINNING AND PRESCRIBED FIRE IN PINE FORESTS IN NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. T. Luke George ^*,1 and Steve Zack ². ¹ Department of Wildlife Humboldt State University Arcata, CA , ² Wildlife Conservation Society 219 SW Stark Street, Suite 200 Portland, OR . 

11:45 AM - 1:30 PM   Plenary Speaker's Luncheon: TBA

1:30 PM - 3:30 PM   Technical Session 2
 

Conservation 1 -- Session Chair: Brian Cypher-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room

1:30 PM.   24.   DEVELOPMENT OF A MONITORING PROTOCOL FOR MESO-MAMMALS ON CAPE COD, MASSACHUSETTS. Allan F O'Connell ^*,, Neil W Talancy ² and Andrew T Gilbert ³. ² Univeristy of Rhode Island Department of Natural Resources Science 105 Coastal Institute Kingston , Rhode Island, USA, ³ USGS-Patuxent Wildlife Research Center 196 Whitten Rd. Augusta, Maine, USA. 

1:45 PM.   25.   PUBLIC OPINION TOWARDS THE SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOX POPULATION IN METRO BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA. Curtis D Bjurlin ^*,1 and Brian L Cypher ¹. ¹ Endangered Species Recovery Program P.O. Box 9622 Bakersfield, Ca . 

2:00 PM.   26.   INTERACTIONS BETWEEN BODY WEIGHT, PARASITISM, AND STRESS OF PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS ON FLOODPLAIN AND DRY SITES. Timothy T Brown ^*,1 and Claire A Fuller ¹. ¹ Department of Biology Murray State University 334 Blackburn Hall Murray, KY, USA. 

2:15 PM.   27.   QUANTIFYING THE IMPACTS OF COYOTES AND SNOWMOBILES ON LYNX CONSERVATION IN UTAH AND THE WEST. Kevin D Bunnell ^{*,1, 2}, Jerran T Flinders ², Michael L Wolfe ¹ and John A Bissonette ¹. ¹ Department of Forest Range and Wildlife Sciences 5230 Old Main Hill Utah Sate Univeristy Logan, Utah , ² Department of Integrative Biology 401 WIDB Brigham Young University Provo, Utah . 

2:30 PM.   28.   SIERRAN CARNIVORE ASSEMBLAGES: DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS OF SPECIES CO-OCCURRING WITH FISHERS (MARTES PENNANTI) . Lori A Campbell ^*,1, Douglas A Kelt ² and William J Zielinski ³. ¹ Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service Davis, CA , ² Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology, University of California, Davis Davis, CA, USA, ³ Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service Arcata, CA, USA. 

2:45 PM.   29.   INTERSPECIFIC COMPETITIVE INTERACTIONS BETWEEN ENDANGERED SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOXES AND NON-NATIVE RED FOXES . Howard Clark ^{*,1, 2}. ¹ California State University, Stanislaus Endangered Species Recovery Program Stanislaus, CA , ² H. T. HARVEY & ASSOCIATES 423 W Fallbrook Ave, Suite 202 Fresno, CA . 

3:00 PM.   30.   EFFECTS OF ROADS ON ENDANGERED SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOXES IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. Brian L Cypher ^*,1, Julia L Nelson ¹ and Curtis D Bjurlin ¹. ¹ CSUS Endangered Species Recovery Program P.O. Box 9622 Bakersfield, CA, USA. 

3:15 PM.   31.   LIVESTOCK PREDATION BY LIONS (PANTHERA LEO) AND OTHER CARNIVORES ON RANCHES NEIGHBORING THE TSAVO NATIONAL PARKS, KENYA. Bruce D Patterson ^*,1, Samuel M Kasiki ², Edwin Selempo ³ and Roland W Kays ⁴. ¹ Dept. Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, IL , ² Tsavo Research Centre Tsavo East National Park Voi, Kenya, CO , ³ Taita Discovery Centre Voi, Kenya, CO , ⁴ New York State Museum Albany, NY . 

Systematics/Zoogeography 1 -- Session Chair: Link Olson-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum

1:30 PM.   32.   PHYLOGENETIC AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS OF THE MOUSE OPOSSUM THYLAMYS (DIDELPHIDAE) IN SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA. Janet K Braun ^*,1, Ronald A Van Den Bussche ³, MIchael A Mares ^{1, 2} and Philip K Morton ³. ¹ Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 2401 Chautauqua Avenue University of Oklahoma Norman, OK, United States, ³ Department of Zoology and Collection of Vertebrates Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK , ² Department of Zoology University of Oklahoma Norman, OK, United States. 

1:45 PM.   33.   PEROMYSCUS FROM SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, SEA OF CORTEZ, MEXICO: TAXONOMIC IDENTITIES AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC IMPLICATIONS. Michael D Carleton ¹ and Timothy E Lawlor ^*,2. ¹ Division of Mammals National Museum of Natural History Washington DC , ² Department of Biological Sciences Humboldt State University Arcata, CA . 

2:00 PM.   34.   PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE DESERT POCKET MOUSE (CHAETODIPUS PENICILLATUS) WITH EMPHASIS ON THE CONSERVATION OF C. P. SOBRINUS . Zane L Marshall ^*,1, Brett R Riddle ¹ and Jef Jaeger ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences University of Nevada, Las Vegas 4505 S. Maryland Parkway Las Vegas, NV, USA. 

2:15 PM.   35.   GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN TREESHREWS: MORE NEW INSIGHTS FROM OLD DATA. Link Olson ^{*,1, 2} and Eric Sargis ³. ¹ University of Alaska Museum & Institute of Arctic Biology Fairbanks, AK, USA, ² Dept. Zoology The Field Museum Chicago, IL, USA, ³ Dept. Anthropology Yale University New Haven, CT, USA. 
 

NOTE: PAPER 36 HAS BEEN MOVED TO TECH. SESSION 6, SYSTEMATICS/ ZOOGEOGRAPHY 3

2:45 PM.   37.   POST-GLACIAL EXPANSION OF THE SOUTHERN RED-BACKED VOLE (CLETHRIONOMYS GAPPERI) . Amy M Runck ^*,1 and Joseph A Cook ^{1, 2}. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Idaho State University Pocatello, ID, USA, ² Biology Department and Museum of Southwestern Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM, USA. 

3:00 PM.   38.   PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND SYSTEMATICS OF SHORT-TAILED OPOSSUMS (MONODELPHIS: DIDELPHIDAE) ON THE EASTERN SLOPE OF THE ANDES. Sergio A Solari ^*,1. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas . 

3:15 PM.   39.   A NEW SPECIES OF CONGOSOREX FROM THE EASTERN ARC MOUNTAINS, TANZANIA, WITH SIGNIFICANT BIOGEOGRAPHICAL IMPLICATIONS. William T Stanley ^*,1, Mary Anne Rogers ¹ and Rainer Hutterer ². ¹ Department of Zoology, Field Museum, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Illinois, USA, ² Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113, Bonn, Germany , . 

Population Ecology 1 -- Session Chair: Ronald Barry-- Van Duzer Theater

1:30 PM.   40.   DOES MICROCLIMATE EXPLAIN PATTERNS OF VARIATION IN LIFE HISTORY TRAITS OF UINTA GROUND SQUIRRELS (SPERMOPHILUS ARMATUS)?. Kim B O'Keefe ^*,1 and Elizabeth A Hadly ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Stanford University 371 Serra Mall Stanford, California . 

1:45 PM.   41.   EXTREME POPULATION FLUCTUATION OF THE NORTHERN PYGMY MOUSE (BAIOMYS TAYLORI) IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS. Alisa A Abuzeineh ^*,1 and Nancy McIntyre ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX, USA. 

2:00 PM.   42.   HYRAX PROJECT TURNS 12: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?. Ronald E Barry ^*,1, Ngone Chiweshe ² and Peter J Mundy ³. ¹ Department of Biology Frostburg State University Frostburg, MD, USA, ² BirdLife Zimbabwe P.O. Box RV100 Runiville Harare, Zimbabwe , ³ National University of Science and Technology P.O. Box AC 939 Ascot Bulawayo, Zimbabwe . 

2:15 PM.   43.   SMALL MAMMAL RESPONSES TO FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION AT CHAPARRAL EDGE. Jennifer M Duggan ^*,1 and James E Diffendorfer ¹. ¹ San Diego State University 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA, USA. 

2:30 PM.   44.   SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF MATERNAL HAPLOTYPES OF NEOTOMA MICROPUS: A GIS PERSPECTIVE. Nevin D Durish ^*,1, Francisca Mendez-Harclerode ¹, Charles Fulhorst ¹ and Robert D Bradley ¹. ¹ Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX . 

2:45 PM.   45.   MOUNTAIN LION HABITAT USE RELATIVE TO HUMAN ACTIVITIES IN THE REDWOOD CREEK BASIN OF NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA. Cara W Meinke ¹, Richard T Golightly ^*,1, Howard B Quigley ², Jennifer Ellingson ³ and Terry Hofstra ⁴. ¹ Wildlife Dept. Humboldt State University Arcata, CA , ² Beringia South Kelly, WY , ³ University of Idaho Moscow, ID , ⁴ Redwood National and State Parks Orick, CA .

3:00 PM.   46.   RAPID CHANGES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF PEROMYSCUS SPECIES IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN. Susan M G Hoffman ^*,1, Philip Myers ², Barbara L Lundrigan ³, Caitlin Bean ¹, Sean Maher ² and Katie K Wright ¹. ¹ Department of Zoology Miami University Oxford, Ohio, USA, ² Museum of Zoology and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, ³ Michigan State University Museum and Department of Zoology Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan, USA. 

3:15 PM.   47.   MULTI-RESOLUTION ASSESSMENT OF STRIPED SKUNK DEN SITES SELECTION IN THE CANADIAN PRAIRIE PARKLAND REGION. Yeen Ten Hwang ^*,1, Serge Larivière ² and François Messier ¹. ¹ Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan 112 Science Place Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, ² Federation des Trappeurs Gestionnaires du Quebec 1737 rue Champigny Est Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada. 

3:45 PM - 5:45 PM   Technical Session 3
 

Behavior 2 -- Session Chair: Dave Johnston-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum

3:45 PM.   48.   THE EFFECTS OF BOT FLY PARASITISM ON AGGRESSION IN WHITE-FOOTED MICE (PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS). Michael J Cramer ^*,1 and Guy N Cameron ¹. ¹ University of Cincinnati Department of Biological Sciences Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. 

4:00 PM.   49.   ECOLOGICAL COMPARISON OF GRASSHOPPER MOUSE VOCALIZATIONS . Tommy G Finley ^*,1 and Robert S Sikes ¹. ¹ University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Biology 2801 South University Avenue Little Rock, AR, USA. 

4:15 PM.   50.   BEHAVIORAL EVIDENCE AND PHYSICAL FINDS IN SUPPORT OF THE UNVERIFIED PRIMATE HYPOTHESIS FOR THE SASQUATCH. J. Richard Greenwell ^*,1 and Angelo P Capparella ^*,2. ¹ Department of Zoological Collections, International Wildlife Museum, Tucson, Arizona, U.S.A., ² Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, U.S.A.

4:30 PM.   51.   MECHANISMS OF MATERNAL INVESTMENT BY COMMUNAL PRAIRIE VOLES (MICROTUS OCHROGASTER). Loren D Hayes ^*,1 and Nancy G Solomon ¹. ¹ Department of Zoology 212 Pearson Hall Miami University Oxford , Ohio, USA. 

4:45 PM.   52.   THE EFFECT OF WEATHER ON DEER MOUSE ACTIVITY IN ENCLOSURES AND IN THE WILD. Emily J Herdman ^*,1 and John S Millar ¹. ¹ Department of Biology The University of Western Ontario London , Ontario , Canada. 

5:00 PM.   53.   EFFECT OF MICROHABITAT ON THE FORAGING BEHAVIOR OF COTTON MICE. Travis Hinkelman ^*,1, John L Orrock ² and Susan C Loeb ³. ¹ SC Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Clemson University Clemson, SC , ² Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Interdepartmental Program Iowa State University Ames, Iowa , ³ Southern Research Station USDA Forest Service Clemson, SC . 

5:15 PM.   54.   DIFFERENCES IN FORAGING BEHAVIOR IN THE PALLID BAT (ANTROZOUS PALLIDUS). Dave S Johnston ^{*,1, 2}. ¹ 3150 Almaden Expressway, Suite 145 San Jose, CA, USA, ² Biology Department Santa Clara University 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA, USA. 

5:30 PM.   55.   FEMALE PREFERENCES FOR UNRELATED INBRED VERSUS NON-INBRED MALE PRAIRIE VOLES, MICROTUS OCHROGASTER. Brian Keane ^*,1, Mark D Spritzer ² and Kimberly R Saunders ². ¹ Miami University - Hamilton Hamilton , Ohio , ² Miami University Oxford , Ohio . 

Community Ecology 2 -- Session Chair: Kathleen Lyons-- Van Duzer Theater

3:45 PM.   56.   DUSKY-FOOTED WOODRAT HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS IN MANAGED DOUGLAS-FIR / HARDWOOD FORESTS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Kevin D Hughes ^*,1. ¹ Montana Tech Department of Biology 1300 W. Park St. Butte, MT, USA. 

4:00 PM.   57.   COMMUNITY CHARACTERISTICS OF TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATES IN THE ASPEN PARKLAND-MIXED GRASS PRAIRIE HABITAT COMPLEX AT J. CLARK SALYER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, NORTH DAKOTA. Neil J Kadrmas ^*,1 and Rick A Sweitzer ¹. ¹ University of North Dakota Department of Biology P.O. Box 9019 Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA. 

4:15 PM.   58.   SCALE AND INTERACTIONS IN PREDICTIVE DISTRIBUTION MODELS FOR THE ADIRONDACK CARNIVORE COMMUNITY. Roland W Kays ^*,1, Justina C Ray ² and Matthew E Gompper ³. ¹ New York State Museum 3140 CEC Albany, NY , ² Wildlife Conservation Society Toronto, ON, Canada M5S 3B3 , ³ University of Missouri Dept. Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Columbia, MO . 

4:30 PM.   59.   RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN TOPOGRAPHY, VEGETATION AND SMALL MAMMALS IN PALO DURO CANYON. Greg T Lewellen ^*,1, Raymond S Matlack ¹, Karah L Gallagher ¹, Rachel A Spruance ¹ and Daniel P Walker ¹. ¹ Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences West Texas A&M University Box 60808 Canyon, TX, US. 

4:45 PM.   60.   COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO URBANIZATION: SMALL MAMMALS IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST FORESTS. Nathanel I Lichti ^*,1, Michael T Murphy ¹, David C Bailey ¹ and Laura Roberts . ¹ Department of Biology Portland State University Portland, Oregon, USA. 

5:00 PM.   61.   ECTOPARASITES OF A NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI BAT COMMUNITY. Peggy Luensmann ^*,1. ¹ Truman State University Department of Biology Kirksville, MO . 

5:15 PM.   62.   WAS A "HYPERDISEASE" RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LATE PLEISTOCENE MEGAFAUNAL EXTINCTION?. Kathleen Lyons ^*,1, Felisa A Smith ², Ethan P White ² and James H Brown ². ¹ 735 State St. Suite 300 National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis University of California - Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA , ² Department of Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM . 

5:30 PM.   63.   SMALL MAMMAL ABUNDANCE IN PONDEROSA PINE FORESTS MANAGED FOR SIMPLE AND COMPLEX STRUCTURAL DIVERSITY. Chris C Maguire ^*,1, Doug A Maguire ¹ and Tom Manning ¹. ¹ Department of Forest Science Oregon State University Corvallis, OR . 

Genetics/Evolution 1 -- Session Chair: Hopi Hoekstra-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room

3:45 PM.   64.   THE EVOLUTION OF MAMMALIAN BODY SIZE ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. Victoria J Bakker ^*,1, Dirk H Van Vuren ¹, David K Garcelon ², Erik T Aschehoug ³, Kevin R Crooks ⁴ and Rosie Woodroffe ¹. ¹ University of California Davis, CA , ² Institute for Wildlife Studies Arcata, CA , ³ The Nature Conservancy Ventura, CA , ⁴ Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO . 

4:00 PM.   65.   EVOLUTION WITHIN THE BARE-BACKED FRUIT BATS, DOBSONIA (PTEROPODIDAE). Deanna G Byrnes ^*,1. ¹ University of Wisconsin - Madison 412 Birge Hall 430 Lincoln Drive Madison, Wisconsin, USA. 

4:15 PM.   66.   PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF ERMINE (MUSTELA ERMINEA) AND MINK (MUSTELA VISON) OF THE ALEXANDER ARCHIPELAGO OF SOUTHEAST ALASKA. Natalie G Dawson ^*,1, Melissa A Fleming ¹ and Joseph A Cook ¹. ¹ Museum of Southwestern Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM . 

4:30 PM.   67.   PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND SYSTEMATICS OF KANGAROO MICE, MICRODIPODOPS MEGACEPHALUS, FROM THE MONO BASIN. John C Hafner ¹, Emily Reddington ^*,1, Matthew T Craig ² and Jens P C Franck ³. ¹ Moore Laboratory of Zoology and Department of Biology Occidental College Los Angeles, California , ² Scripps Institution of Oceanography University of California, San Diego La Jolla , California , ³ Department of Biology Occidental College Los Angeles, California . 

4:45 PM.   68.   THE GENETIC BASIS OF COMPLEX COLOR ADAPTATION IN ISLAND POPULATIONS OF PEROMYSCUS. Hopi E Hoekstra ^*,1, Catherine Yamada ¹ and Rachel J Hirschmann ¹. ¹ Ecology, Behavior and Evolution Section Division of Biological Sciences9500 Gilman Drive University of California at San Diego La Jolla, CA, United States. 

5:00 PM.   69.   HARMONIC-HOPPING DRIVES DIVERGENCE IN WALLACEA'S BATS. Tigga Kingston ¹ and Stephen J Rossiter ². ¹ Boston University 675 Commonwealth Ave Boston, MA, USA, ² Queen Mary University of London School of Biological Sciences Mile End Road London, London, UK. 

5:15 PM.   70.   DOES HABITAT HETEROGENEITY RESTRICT GENE-FLOW? FINE SCALE GENETIC STRUCTURE IN THE PACIFIC JUMPING MOUSE (ZAPUS TRINOTATUS). Sacha N Vignieri ^{*,1, 2} and G J Kenagy ^{1, 2}. ¹ Department of Biology University of Washington Seattle, WA, USA, ² Burke Museum University of Washington Seattle, WA . 

5:30 PM.   71.   GENETIC STRUCTURE AND GENE FLOW IN THE CAROLINA NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL (GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS COLORATUS). Arlena M Wartell ^*,1. ¹ Institute of Ecology University of Georgia Athens, GA, USA. 

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM   Poster Session 1: University Center, The Depot

309.   TAXONOMIC STATUS OF THE GENUS STURNIRA (CHIROPTERA: PHYLLOSTOMIDAE) IN VENEZUELA. Cornelio Sánchez-Hernández ^*,1, M. Lourdes Romero-Almaraz ² and José Antonio Guerrero-Enríquez ³. ¹ Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México A. P. 70-153 , México, ² Escuinapa No. 92 bis. Col. Pedregal de Santo Domingo C. P. 04360 México, D. F. , ³ Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa Cuernavaca, Morelos . 
NOTE: PAPER 309 HAS BEEN MOVED TO THIS POSTER SESSION

72.   DOES HABITAT FRAGMENTATION ALTER SPACE USE PATTERNS IN DEER MICE (PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS)?. Sarah Webster ^*,1 and Erika L Barthelmess ¹. ¹ Biology Department St. Lawrence University Canton, NY, USA. 

73.   BEHAVIOR AND HABITAT USE IN BIGHORN SHEEP: DOES PERCEIVED PREDATION RISK REFLECT ACTUAL RISK?. Regan Berkley ^*,1 and Janet L Rachlow ¹. ¹ University of Idaho Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources P.O. Box 441136 Moscow, ID, USA. 

74.   ECOLOGICAL AND EVOLUTIONARY CONTEXT OF MAMMALIAN RESISTANCE TO SNAKE VENOMS. James Biardi ^*,1. ¹ PROF Postdoctoral Program UC Davis/San Francisco State University 1 Shields Avenue Davis, CA, USA. 

75.   LONG-TERM SPATIAL DYNAMICS OF AN ASSEMBLAGE OF GRASSLAND RODENTS. Matthew J Brady ^*,1 and Norman A Slade ². ¹ Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Lewis-Clark State College Lewiston, ID , ² Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Kansas Lawrence, KS . 

76.   HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RODENTS BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER AN ENSO EVENT. Jessica D Braswell ^*,1 and Douglas A Kelt ². ¹ San Diego State University Department of Biology 5500 Campanile Dr San Diego, CA , ² University of California Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology One Shields Ave Davis, CA . 

77.   A STUDY OF RARE AND ENDANGERED MAMMALS IN NORTHWEST INDIANA - PRELIMINARY RESULTS. Heather S Brookhart ^*,1. ¹ Department of Life Sciences Indiana State University Terre Haute , IN , USA. 

78.   THE EFFECTS OF WHITE-TAILED DEER EXCLUSION ON WHITE-FOOTED MOUSE POPULATIONS IN TWO FOREST HABITATS. David H Byman ^*,1. ¹ Penn State Worthington Scranton 120 Ridge View Drive Dunmore, Pennsylvania , U.S.A. 

79.   MAMMAL SPECIES DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE AT THE URBAN-FOREST INTERFACE IN THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN. Patricia N Manley ¹, Lori A Campbell ^*,1, Susan Meredith ^*,2 and Dennis D Murphy ³. ¹ Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service Davis, CA, USA, ² Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV, USA, ³ Department of Biology University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV . 

80.   TRACING OF BOTTLENECK: COMPARATIVE PHYLOCHRONOLOGY OF C. SOCIABILIS AND C. HAIGI THOUGH 8000 YEARS. Yvonne L Chan ^*,1, Uma Ramakrishnan ¹, Oliver P Pearson ² and Elizabeth A Hadly ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Stanford University Stanford, CA , ² (deceased) Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Integrative Biology University of California Berkeley, CA . 

81.   EFFECTS OF FOREST REGENERATION ON SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITIES IN WESTERN MARYLAND. Laura N Cincotti ^*,1 and Ronald E Barry ¹. ¹ Department of Biology Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland, USA. 

82.   COYOTE AND DIURNAL RAPTOR PRESENCE IN RELATION TO MILITARY TRAINING AND SMALL MAMMAL ABUNDANCE. Philip S Gipson ¹, Jonathan M Conard ^*,1 and Jeremy A Baumgardt ¹. ¹ 205 Leasure Hall Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas , United States. 

83.   HABITAT SELECTION BY SMALL MAMMALS IN THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA, CALIFORNIA. Stephanie A Coppeto ^*,1, Douglas A Kelt ¹, James A Wilson ¹, Dirk H VanVuren ¹ and Michael Johnson ². ¹ Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology U.C. Davis One Shields Ave Davis, CA, USA, ² John Muir Institute for the Environment U.C. Davis One Shields Ave Davis, CA, USA. 

84.   INTESTINAL PARASITES OF SWIFT FOX (VULPES VELOX) IN WESTERN OKLAHOMA. Marc A Criffield ^*,1, Mason V Reichard ², Kimberly Freel ¹, Eric C Hellgren ¹ and David M Leslie Jr. ³. ¹ 430 LSW Department of Zoology Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA, ² 108 McElroy Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA, ³ 404 LSW Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. 

85.   PATERNITY IN COMMUNALLY NESTING GROUPS OF PRAIRIE VOLES, MICROTUS OCHROGASTER. Charety R Crowe ^*,1, Kirk Y Lin ¹, Loren D Hayes ¹, Brian Keane ² and Nancy G Solomon ¹. ¹ Department of Zoology Miami University Oxford, Ohio, USA, ² Miami University- Hamilton Hamilton, Ohio . 

86.   SPERM AGGREGATION IN PEROMYSCUS SPECIES: A MATTER OF COOPERATION? . Nicole Garrett ^*,1 and Michael J Dewey ^*,1. ¹ Peromyscus Genetic Stock Center, Dept Biol Sci, U of So Carolina, 700 Sumter Str Columbia, SC, USA. 

NOTE: PAPER 87 HAS BEEN MOVED TO TECH SESSION 6, COMMUNITY ECOLOGY 4

88.   MESOCARNIVORE ABUNDANCE IN OAK FOREST PATCHES: A COMPARISON OF SCENT STATION AND LIVE-TRAPPING TECHNIQUES. Michael R Disney ^*,1, Eric C Hellgren ¹, Craig A Davis ¹ and David M Leslie Jr. ². ¹ 430 LSW Department of Zoology Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA, ² 404 LSW Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Oklahoma State University, Department of Zoology Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. 

89.   SURVEYS OF THE MAMMALS OF NATIONAL PARKS IN COASTAL REGIONS OF MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA. Tressa L Dolbeare ^*,1, Heather P Warchalowski ^*,1, Dana T Strang ^*,1 and Ronald E Barry ^*,1. ¹ Frostburg State University Department of Biology 101 Braddock Road Frostburg, MD, USA. 

90.   USING MICROSATELLITE DNA TO DETERMINE THE MATING SYSTEM OF WOODCHUCKS (MARMOTA MONAX). Melissa Duron ^*,1, Christine R Maher ¹ and Mandi Greenleaf ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences, 96 Falmouth Street, University of Southern Maine, Portland, Maine . 

91.   COMMUNAL NESTING AND KINSHIP AMONG DEGUS (OCTODON DEGUS). María José Hurtado ¹, Mauricio Soto-Gamboa ^{1, 2}, Eileen A Lacey ³, Ann T Chang ³ and Luis A Ebensperger ^{*,1, 2}. ¹ P. Universidad Católica de Chile Departamento de Ecología Casilla 114-D Santiago, RM, Chile, ² Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ecología & Biodiversidad Casilla 114-D Santiago, RM, Chile, ³ University of California Department of Integrative Biology Museum of Vertebrate Zoology Berkeley, California, United States. 

92.   COSTS AND BENEFITS OF COMMUNAL NESTING TO FEMALE DEGUS (OCTODON DEGUS). María José Hurtado ² and Luis A Ebensperger ^{*,1, 2}. ² Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Departamento de Ecología Casilla 114-D Santiago, RM, Chile, ¹ Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ecología and Biodiversidad Santiago, RM, Chile. 

93.   COMPARISON OF CAPTURE SUCCESS BETWEEN SHERMAN FOLDING TRAPS AND MUSEUM SPECIAL SNAP TRAPS. Kevin G Eulinger ^*,1 and Scott Burt ¹. ¹ Truman State University 100 E. Normal St. Kirksville, MO . 

94.   LOCOMOTOR PERFORMANCE AND COST OF TRANSPORT IN THE SQUIRREL GLIDER AND SUGAR GLIDER. Elizabeth A Flaherty ^*,1, John S Scheibe ² and Ross Goldingay ³. ¹ Dept. of Zoology and Physiology University of Wyoming Laramie, WY, USA, ² Dept. of Biology Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO, USA, ³ Dept. of Environmental Studies and Management Southern Cross University Lismore, NSW, Australia. 

95.   INTRODUCTION OF A LOW-COST REMOTE WILDLIFE CAMERA AND NOVEL TECHNIQUES FOR OPERATION. Mourad W Gabriel ^*,1 and Greta M Wengert ¹. ¹ MGW Biological Surveys 2037 Golf Course Road Bayside, CA, USA. 

96.   AGE SPECIFIC TIME BUDGETS OF THE ENDANGERED MOUNT GRAHAM RED SQUIRREL. Vicki L Greer ^*,1 and John L Koprowski ¹. ¹ University of Arizona - School of Renewable Natural Resources 325 Biological Sciences East Building Tucson, Arizona, USA. 

97.   HOME RANGE AND HABITAT USE OF A TRANSLOCATED POPULATION OF RIPARIAN BRUSH RABBITS. Laurissa P Hamilton ^{*,1, 2}, Daniel F Williams ¹, Patrick A Kelly ¹ and Douglas A Kelt ². ¹ Endangered Species Recovery Program California State University Stanislaus 1900 N. Gateway Blvd., Suite 101 Fresno, CA, USA, ² Department of Wildlife, Fish,  Conservation Biology University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA, USA. 

98.   RELATIVE CAPTURE EFFICIENCY OF STANDARD AND LONG SHERMAN LIVE TRAPS. Dana H Hogan ^*,1, Jennifer M Duggan ¹, Cheryl Brehme ² and James E Diffendorfer ¹. ¹ SDSU Department of Biology 5500 Campanile Drive San Diego, CA, USA, ² U. S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center 5745 Kearny Villa Road, Suite M San Diego, CA, USA. 

99.   EFFECTS OF PRIOR LIVE TRAP OCCUPANCY ON SUBSEQUENT CAPTURE OF MEADOW VOLES. Joe Jacquot ^*,1 and Jessica Dutzy ¹. ¹ Biology Dept. Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI . 

100.   LONG TERM EFFECTS OF BOTFLY PARASITISM ON PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS, P. LEUCOPUS, AND TAMIAS STRIATUS. Glory J Jaffe ^*,1, David A Zegers ¹, Michael A Steele ² and Joseph F Merritt ³. ¹ Department of Biology Millersville University Millersville, PA , ² Department of Biology Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre , PA , ³ Powdermill Biological Station Carnegie Museum of Natural History Rector, PA . 

101.   LONG-TERM STUDIES OF SMALL MAMMALS: PATTERNS AND POSSIBLE CAUSES. Donald W Kaufman ^*,1, Dawn M Kaufman ¹ and Glennis A Kaufman ¹. ¹ Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas, USA. 

102.   HABITAT USE AND SPATIAL DYNAMICS OF TAKHI INTRODUCED TO HUSTAI NATIONAL PARK, MONGOLIA. Sarah R B King ^*,1 and John Gurnell ². ¹ Mount Graham Biology Programs, University of Arizona, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Biosciences East, Rm. 325, Tucson, AZ, USA, ² Queen Mary, University of London, School of Biological Sciences, Mile End Road, London , UK. 

103.   RECONSIDERING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF OPTIMAL HABITAT FOR THE ENDANGERED RIPARIAN BRUSH RABBIT. Matthew R Lloyd ^*,1, Daniel F Williams ¹ and Patrick A Kelly ¹. ¹ Endangered Species Recovery Program, California State University, Stanislaus, 801 W. Monte Vista Ave. Turlock, CA, USA. 

104.   EFFECTS OF SITE FAMILIARITY ON MOVEMENT PATTERNS OF BRUSH MICE (PEROMYSCUS BOYLII). Karen E Mabry ^*,1 and Manuel Breuer ². ¹ Section of Evolution and Ecology University of California, Davis Davis, California, USA, ² Institut für Zoomorphologie, Zellbiologie und Parasitologie Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Düsseldorf , Germany, Germany. 

105.   HETEROGENEITY ON TRAPPING WEBS: ASSESSMENTS OF EFFECT AND METHOD. Thomas J Maier ^*,1, Jay B Hestbeck ², Richard M DeGraaf ¹ and John T Finn ³. ¹ Northeastern Research Station, USDA Forest Service Holdsworth NRC, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA , ² USGS Biological Resources Division, Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Ctr. 8711 37th Street, SE Jamestown, ND , ³ Dept. of Natural Resources Conservation, University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA . 

106.   SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN THE CLOUD FORESTS OF LA FRATERNIDAD BIOSPHERE RESERVE, GUATEMALA. Nicte Ordonez ^{*,1, 2} and John O Matson ^*,2. ¹ Centro de Estudios Conservacionistas Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala Guatemala City, Guatemala , ² Department of Biological Sciences San Jose State University San Jose, California, USA. 

107.   SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITIES FROM THREE HABITATS IN THE WARNER MOUNTAINS, MODOC COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Jesse West ¹, Stephanie A MacDonald ^*,1, Jenna Patton ¹, Devony Hebbert ¹ and John O Matson ^*,1. ¹ San Jose State University Department of Biological Sciences One Washington Square San Jose, CA, US. 

108.   SMALL MAMMAL DIVERSITY OF THE GAMBA COMPLEX, GABON. Carrie J OBrien ^{1, 2}, William J McShea ^*,1, Michael D Carleton ³, Patrick Barriere ⁴ and Sylvain Guimondou ⁵. ¹ Conservation and Research Center National Zoo 1500 Reomunt Rd Front Royal, VA, USA, ² Ecology Center Utah State University Logan, UT, USA, ³ Department of Systematic Biology Smithsonsian Institution Washington, D.C., USA, ⁴ University of Remmes Station Bioloigue Paimpont, France, France, ⁵ Direction de la Fauna et de la Chasse Libreville, Gabon, Gabon. 

109.   DEMOGRAPHICS OF SMALL MAMMAL POPULATIONS ON RETIRED AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. Steve R Messer ^*,1, Curtis E Uptain ¹, Patrick A Kelly ¹, Darren P Newman ¹, Adam C Harpster ¹ and Patrick L Morrison ¹. ¹ California State University, Stanislaus Endangered Species Recovery Program 1900 N. Gateway Ste. 101 Fresno, CA, USA. 

110.   BARKING SEQUENCES IN SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOXES (VULPES MACROTIS MUTICA). James D Murdoch ¹, Katherine Ralls ² and Brian L Cypher ³. ¹ University of Denver Denver, CO , ² Smithsonian's National Zoological Park Washington, DC , ³ Endangered Species Recovery Program Bakersfield, CA . 

111.   POPULATION DECLINE OF ENDANGERED TIPTON KANGAROO RATS IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA: RESULTS OF AN 11-YEAR STUDY. Darren P Newman ^*,1, Curtis E Uptain ¹, Patrick A Kelly ¹ and Daniel F Williams ¹. ¹ California State University, Stanislaus Endangered Species Recovery Program 1900 N. Gateway Ste. 101 Fresno, California, USA. 

112.   THE INFLUENCE OF RODENT POPULATION DENSITIES ON FORAGING HABITS OF COASTAL COYOTES IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. Richard M Davis ^*,1 and M. Paloma Nieto ¹. ¹ SRS Technologies 105 North H Street Lompoc, CA, USA. 

113.   DIET SELECTION BY GIANT PANDAS IN RELATION TO BAMBOO CHARACTERISTICS. Heidi A Bissell ¹, Meghan Carr ¹, Julie Sims ², Jennifer L Parsons ^*,3, Robert S Sikes ³, Brian J Rude ² and John R Ouellette ¹. ¹ Memphis Zoological Society Department of Research and Conservation 2000 Prentiss Place Memphis, TN , ² Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences Mississippi State University Box 9815 Mississippi State, MS , ³ Department of Biology University of Arkansas at Little Rock 2801 S. University Ave. Little Rock, AR . 

114.   MULTIVARIATE MORPHOLOGICAL APPROACHES TO THE ECOLOGICAL NICHE CONCEPT OF AN N-DIMMENSIONAL HYPERVOLUME. Lorelei E Patrick ^*,1 and Luis A Ruedas ¹. ¹ Portland State University P. O. Box 751 1719 SW 10th Avenue, SB2 Room 246 Portland, OR, USA. 

115.   BAT COMMUNITY COMPOSITION IN SELECTIVELY LOGGED AND UNLOGGED FORESTS IN SOUTHEASTERN AMAZONIA, BRAZIL. Sandra L Peters ^*,1, Jay R Malcolm ¹ and Barbara L Zimmerman ². ¹ Faculty of Forestry University of Toronto 33 Willcocks St. Toronto, ON, Canada, ² Conservation International Washington, D.C. 

116.   VARIATION IN MOVEMENT PATTERNS: IMPLICATIONS FOR ANALYSIS OF HABITAT SELECTION IN BIGHORN SHEEP. Leona K Svancara ^{*,1, 2}, Janet L Rachlow ² and E. F Cassirer ³. ¹ Inventory and Monitoring Program National Park Service Moscow, Idaho, USA, ² Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho, USA, ³ Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game Lewiston, Idaho, USA. 

117.   DETERMINANT FACTORS OF REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS IN FEMALE VOLES, REVEALED BY A MICROSATELLITE DNA ANALYSIS. Takashi Saitoh ^*,1 and Yasuyuki Ishibashi ². ¹ Field Scicence Center, Hokkaido University Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, ² Forestry & Forest Products Reseach Institute Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. 

118.   INVENTORIES OF THE MAMMALS OF NATIONAL PARKS IN THE PIEDMONT (MID-ATLANTIC) REGION OF VIRGINIA. Avinash M Sareen ^*,1, Janet M Mulligan ^*,1, Cheryl L Tanner ^*,1 and Ronald E Barry ^*,1. ¹ Frostburg State University Biology Department 101 Braddock Road Frostburg, Maryland, USA. 

119.   ANNUAL ACTIVITY AND REPRODUCTIVE PATTERNS IN MEXICAN GROUND SQUIRRELS (SPERMOPHILUS MEXICANUS). Lisa E Schwanz ^*,1. ¹ Department of Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM . 

120.   AVAILABILITY AND SELECTION OF BURROW SITES BY THE ALABAMA BEACH MOUSE (PEROMYSCUS POLIONOTUS AMMOBATES). Sandra I Sneckenberger ^*,1, William J Lynn ^*,2 and Michael C Wooten ^*,3. ¹ USFWS/ South Florida Ecological Services Office 1339 20th Street Vero Beach, FL , ² USFWS/ Panama City Ecological Services Office 1601 Balboa Avenue Panama City, FL , ³ Auburn University/ Department of Biological Sciences 331 Funchess Hall Auburn, Alabama . 

121.   ASSESSING THE INFLUENCE OF SMALL MAMMALS ON OAK REGENERATION: SEED DISPERSAL VS. SEEDLING ESTABLISHMENT . Michael A Steele ^*,1, Amy McEuen ¹, John Carlson ², Thomas Contreras ^{1, 3}, Peter D Smallwood ⁴ and William Terzaghi ¹. ¹ Department of Biology Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA, ² School of Forest Resources and the Huck Institute for Life Sciences Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA, USA, ³ Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation University of Florida Gainesville, FLA, USA, ⁴ Department of Biology University of Richmond Richmond, VA, USA. 

122.   GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION OF MARTENS (MARTES AMERICANA) IN OREGON AND CALIFORNIA  DOES THE HUMBOLDT MARTEN EXIST?. Karen D Stone ^*,1, Keith M Slauson ² and William J Zielinski ². ¹ Southern Oregon University Department of Biology 1250 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR, USA, ² Pacific Southwest Research Station US Forest Service, Redwood Sciences Lab 1700 Bayview Drive Arcata, CA, USA. 

123.   THE EFFECT OF INTERSTATE-5 AND ASSOCIATED NOISE POLLUTION ON CARNIVORE RICHNESS IN THE KLAMATH-SISKIYOU REGION. Sara Paroulek ^*,1, Jennifer White ¹, Karen Stone ¹ and Jeff Stephens ². ¹ Southern Oregon University Department of Biology 1250 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR, USA, ² Bureau of Land Management Medford District 3040 Biddle Road Medford, OR, USA. 

124.   SOUTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL (GLAUCOMYS VOLANS) WINTER AGGREGATIONS: COMPANY IS WELCOME, BUT KIN ARE BETTER. Katherine K Thorington ^*,1 and Peter D Weigl ¹. ¹ Department of Biology Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC, USA. 

125.   RESPONSES OF BIGHORN SHEEP TO RISK OF PREDATION BY MOUNTAIN LIONS: EVALUATION AT MULTIPLE SCALES. Jeffrey T Villepique ^{*,1, 2}, Becky M Pierce ^{1, 2}, R. T Bowyer ³, Vernon C Bleich ^{1, 2} and Thomas R Stephenson ^{1, 2}. ¹ Sierra Nevada Bighorn Sheep Recovery Program California Department of Fish and Game 407 West Line St. Bishop, CA, USA, ² Department of Biology and Wildlife University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK, USA, ³ Department of Biological Sciences Idaho State University Pocatello, ID, USA. 

126.   NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRRELS (GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS) AND SCENIC HIGHWAYS: THE ROAD TO EXTINCTION. Peter D Weigl ^*,1, Ronald S Hughes ² and David C Battle ³. ¹ Department of Biology Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC, USA, ² Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries 1320 Belman Road Fredericksburg, VA , ³ 6137 Chevigny Street Anchorage, AK . 

127.   REPRODUCTION, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A CONFINED POPULATION OF ENDANGERED RIPARIAN BRUSH RABBITS . Elizabeth A Williams ^*,1, Laurissa P Hamilton ¹, Daniel F Williams ¹ and Patrick A Kelly . ¹ Endangered Species Recovery Program Dept. of Biological Sciences California State University, Stanislaus Turlock, CA, USA. 

128.   SURVIVORSHIP OF TRANSLOCATED AND REPATRIATED RIPARIAN BRUSH RABBITS. Daniel F Williams ^*,1, Matthew R Lloyd ¹, Laurissa P Hamilton and Patrick A Kelly . ¹ Endangered Species Recovery Program, Department of Biological Sciences, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA, USA. 

129.   HABITAT SELECTION AND SPATIAL OVERLAP OF SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOX DENS AND BURROWING OWL BURROWS IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT. Carie Wingert ¹, Brian Cypher ², Christine Van Horn Job ³ and Curtis Bjurlin ⁴. ¹ Endangered Species Recovery Program P.O. Box 9622 Bakersfield, CA , ² Endangered Species Recovery Program P.O. Box 9622 Bakersfield, CA , ³ Endangered Species Recovery Program P.O. Box 9622 Bakersfield, CA , ⁴ Endangered Species Recovery Program P.O. Box 9622 Bakersfield, CA . 

130.   SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN BODY MASS AMONG COLONIAL TUCO-TUCOS (CTENOMYS SOCIABILIS). Julie A Woodruff ^*,1, Rachel Casamina ^*,1, Adrian Young ¹ and Eileen A Lacey ¹. ¹ Museum of Vertebrate Zoology University of California at Berkeley 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building Berkeley , CA, USA. 

131.   THE IMPACT OF HUMAN CONSTRUCTED PATHWAYS ON THE MOVEMENTS OF WHITE-FOOTED MICE, PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS. David A Zegers ^*,1, Bryan A Beichler ¹ and Joseph F Merritt ². ¹ Department of Biology Millersville University Millersville, PA, USA, ² Powdermill Biological Station Carnegie Museum of Natural History Rector, PA . 

7:00 PM - 11:00 PM   No Host Social: University Center, Kate Buchanan Room

Monday, June 14

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM   Housing Check In: Jolly Giant Commons 1st Floor

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM   Registration/Check In: University Center, Karshner Lounge

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM   Break/Refreshments/Vendors: University Center, Karshner Lounge

8:00 AM - 9:45 AM   Plenary Session 2: Van Duzer Theater

 
Grinnell Awardee (Dr. David Schmidly)

8:00 AM.   132.   NATURAL HISTORY AT AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES - EXTINCT, DECLINING, OR A WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY?: PERSPECTIVES OF A MAMMALOGIST AND COLLEGE PRESIDENT. David J Schmidly ^*,1. ¹ Oklahoma State University System, System CEO and President 107 Whitehurst Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. 

Merriam Awardee (Dr. Terry Bowyer)

8:55 AM.   133.   SEXUAL SEGREGATION IN RUMINANTS: DEFINITIONS, HYPOTHESES, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR CONSERVATION. R. Terry Bowyer ^{*,1, 2}. ¹ Institute of Arctic Biology University of Alaska Fairbanks Faribanks, AK, USA, ² Present address: Department of Biological Sciences Idaho State University Pocatello, ID . 

11:45 AM - 1:30 PM   Lunch: Jolly Giant Cafeteria

1:30 PM - 3:15 PM   Technical Session 4

 
Physiology 1 -- Session Chair: Thomas Tomasi-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room

1:30 PM.   134.   DOES ANTHROPOGENIC DISTURBANCE ACT AS AN ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSOR ON WHITE-FOOTED MICE ( PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS )?. Terry L Derting ^*,1. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences 16th St., BL 334 Murray State University Murray, KY, USA. 

1:45 PM.   135.   GROWTH IN ARCTIC UNGULATES: POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT AND ORGAN MATURATION IN REINDEER, CARIBOU AND MUSKOXEN . Katrina K Knott ^*,1, Perry S Barboza ¹ and R. Terry Bowyer ¹. ¹ Institute of Arctic Biology University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska . 

2:00 PM.   136.   SEASONAL COMFORT ZONES FOR SIBERIAN TIGERS (PANTHERA TIGRIS ALTAICA). Vaughan A Langman ^{*,1, 2} and Ray Flynn ¹. ¹ USDA, ANIMAL CARE 1333 Coates Bluff, #611 Shreveport, LA, USA, ² Megafauna Research Unit, LSU 1 University Place Shreveport, LA, USA. 

2:15 PM.   137.   BEHAVIORAL THERMOREGULATION AND ACTIVITY PATTERNS IN FREE-LIVING ARCTIC GROUND SQUIRRELS. Ryan A Long ^*,1, Timothy J Martin ¹ and Brian M Barnes ¹. ¹ Institute of Arctic Biology and Department of Biology and Wildlife, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK . 

2:30 PM.   138.   MANIPULATING LITTER SIZE IN MAMMALS. Robert S Sikes ^*,1, David W Clark ¹, Tommy G Finley ¹ and Jennifer L Parsons . ¹ University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR . 

2:45 PM.   139.   PESTICIDE EFFECTS ON BODY TEMPERATURE OF TORPID/HIBERNATING RODENTS (PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS & SPERMOPHILUS TRIDECEMLINEATUS). Thomas E Tomasi ^*,1, Peta Elsken-Lacy ¹, Jean A Perry ¹ and Kerry Withers ². ¹ Department of Biology Southwest Missouri State University Springfield, MO , ² Department of Biological & Physical Sciences University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. 

3:00 PM.   140.   NUTRITION OF SOUTHERN PLAINS SMALL MAMMALS: IMMUNE RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN MATERNAL AND OFFSPRING DIETARY PROTEIN. James A Wilson ^*,1 and Jennifer L Parsons ². ¹ Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation BIology University of California Davis, CA, USA, ² Department of BIology University of Arkansas Little Rock, AR, USA. 

Systematics/Zoogeography 2 -- Session Chair: Robert Anderson-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum

1:30 PM.   141.   SYSTEMATICS OF THE PEROMYSCUS BOYLII SPECIES GROUP BASED ON INTRON II OF THE ADH GENE. Brian R Amman ^*,1 and Robert D Bradley ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas, USA. 

1:45 PM.   142.   SYSTEMATICS OF THE BAT FAMILY MOLOSSIDAE USING NUCLEAR DNA SEQUENCES. Loren K Ammerman ^*,1 and Lisa G Smith ¹. ¹ Department of Biology Angelo State University San Angelo, TX . 

2:00 PM.   143.   BOOTSTRAPPING ANALYSES IN HETEROMYS ANOMALUS (RODENTIA: HETEROMYIDAE): A MODERN APPROACH TO ASSESSING NONGEOGRAPHIC VARIATION. Robert P Anderson ^*,1 and Norman A Slade ². ¹ Dept. of Biology, City College of the City University of New York, New York, NY, USA, ² Natural History Museum and Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA. 

2:15 PM.   144.   WHY ARE THE MOLECULAR AND MORPHOLOGICAL TREES SO DIFFERENT FOR PHYLLOSTOMID BATS? IMPLICATIONS TO SYSTEMATICS. Robert J Baker ^*,1 and S. R Hoofer ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences and the Museum Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX . 

2:30 PM.   145.   PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC RELATIONSHIPS OF ENDEMIC RODENT SPECIES OF THE GALAPAGOS ISLANDS. Scott A Clement ^*,1, Robert C Dowler ¹ and Loren K Ammerman ¹. ¹ Department of Biology, Angelo State University San Angelo, TX . 

2:45 PM.   146.   EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS AMONG NORTH AMERICAN MYOTIS (VESPERTILIONIDAE) SPECIES AND EVIDENCE OF CRYPTIC VARIATION. Tanya A Dewey ^*,1. ¹ University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Mammal Division 1109 Geddes Avenue Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. 

3:00 PM.   147.   GENETIC VARIATION IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WOODRAT (NEOTOMA MICROPUS). J. Delton Hanson ^*,1 and Robert D Bradley ¹. ¹ Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX . 

Population Ecology 2 -- Session Chair: Brock McMillan-- Van Duzer Theater

1:30 PM.   148.   SURVIVAL AND CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY OF RIVER OTTERS IN THE UPPER-MISSISSIPPI RIVER WATERSHED. Thomas A Gorman ¹, Brock R McMillan ^*,1, John D Erb ², Daniel J Martin ¹ and John D Krenz ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, MN, USA, ² Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 1201 East Highway 2 Grand Rapids, MN, USA. 

1:45 PM.   149.   GENETIC STRUCTURE OF MICHIGAN'S BOBCAT POPULATIONS. Devin G Millions ^*,1 and Bradley J Swanson ¹. ¹ Department of Biology Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, USA. 

2:00 PM.   150.   AN ECOLOGICAL AND BIOACOUSTICAL STUDY OF EASTERN COYOTES (CANIS LATRANS) IN NORTHWEST GEORGIA. Justin L Edge ^*,1, Christopher B Mowry ¹, Steven M Benzel ² and Jessica Foley ¹. ¹ Berry College Department of Biology Box 430 Mt. Berry, GA, USA, ² Berry College Department of Mathematical Sciences Box 5014 Mt. Berry , GA, USA. 

2:15 PM.   151.   A MODEL FOR ESTIMATING BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG COLONY POPULATION SIZES. Alison L Pruett ^*,1, Clint W Boal ², Mark C Wallace ¹ and Heather Whitlaw ³. ¹ Department of Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas, USA, ² USGS - Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas, USA, ³ Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Texas Tech University Box 42125, Goddard Lubbock, Texas, USA. 

2:30 PM.   152.   GENETIC DETERMINATION OF THE NUMBER OF BADGER POPULATIONS IN MICHIGAN. Robin A Ray ^*,1 and Bradley J Swanson ¹. ¹ Central Michigan University Biology Department Brooks Hall 217 Mt. Pleasant, MI, United States. 

2:45 PM.   153.   MONITORING A REESTABLISHED POPULATION OF MUSKOXEN IN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, ALASKA. Patricia E Reynolds ^*,1. ¹ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 101 12th Ave. Box 20 Room 236 Fairbanks, Alaska, USA. 

3:00 PM.   154.   PRAIRIE VOLES IN TALLGRASS PRAIRIE: EFFECTS OF RUNWAYS ON SOIL NITROGEN AND VEGETATION. Beth E Ross ^*,1. ¹ Div. of Biol., Kansas St. Univ. Manhattan, KS . 

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM   Technical Session 5
 

Community Ecology 3 -- Session Chair: Catherin Schwemm-- Van Duzer Theater

3:30 PM.   155.   ECOLOGY OF SMALL MAMMALS IN THE CANYONLANDS OF THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. Raymond S Matlack ^*,1, Greg T Lewellen ¹, Karah L Gallagher ¹, Dan P Walker ¹ and Rachel A Spruance ¹. ¹ Department of Life, Earth, and Environmental Sciences West Texas A&M University Box 60808 Canyon, TX, USA. 

3:45 PM.   156.   ELEVATIONAL RANGE SIZE ABUNDANCE PATTERNS OF COSTA RICAN RODENTS AT LOCAL AND REGIONAL SCALES. Christy M McCain ^*,1. ¹ National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA . 

4:00 PM.   157.   EFFECTS OF LANDSCAPE PATTERN ON OCCUPANCY OF FOREST PATCHES BY GRANIVOROUS RODENTS IN FRAGMENTED LANDSCAPES. Jeffrey E Moore ^*,1 and Robert K Swihart ¹. ¹ Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Purdue University 195 Marsteller St. West Lafayette, IN, USA. 

4:15 PM.   158.   CHANGES IN MESOPREDATOR COMMUNITY STRUCTURE IN RESPONSE TO URBANIZATION. Suzanne Prange ^{*,1, 2} and Stanley D Gehrt ^{1, 2}. ¹ Max McGraw Wildlife Foundation P.O. Box 9 Dundee, IL, USA, ² Ohio State University School of Natural Resources 2021 Coffey Road Columbus, OH, USA. 

4:30 PM.   159.   SPECIES RICHNESS-PRODUCTIVITY RELATIONSHIP IN GRASSLAND SMALL MAMMALS: DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE OF FUNCTIONAL GROUPS. Aaron W Reed ^*,1, Glennis A Kaufman ¹ and Donald W Kaufman ¹. ¹ Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan, KS, USA. 

4:45 PM.   160.   CHANGES IN SMALL MAMMAL POPULATION DYNAMICS IN RESPONSE TO TOP PREDATOR REMOVAL. Catherin A Schwemm ^*,1, Charles A Drost ² and Timothy J Coonan ¹. ¹ Channel Islands National Park 1901 Spinnaker Drive Ventura, CA, USA, ² USGS Southwest Biological Science Center Colorado Plateau Research Station 2255 N. Gemini Drive Flagstaff, AZ, USA. 

5:00 PM.   161.   DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF SMALL MAMMALS RELATIVE TO URBAN HABITAT FRAGMENTATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. Regan N Schutte ^{*,1, 2}, Seth PD Riley ¹ and Alan E Muchlinski ². ¹ National Park Service Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area 401 W Hillcrest Drive Thousand Oaks, CA , ² Department of Biological Sciences California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA . 

5:15 PM.   162.   SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITY ASSEMBLY: INSIGHTS FROM PALEONTOLOGICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL DATA. Paula A Spaeth ^*,1 and Elizabeth A Hadly ¹. ¹ Stanford University Department of Biological Sciences Stanford, CA . 

Conservation 2 -- Session Chair: Bill Gannon-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room

3:30 PM.   163.   ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF CRITICAL MAMMALIAN SPECIES ON COMMERCIAL TIMBERLANDS IN COASTAL NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. Lowell V Diller ^*,1, Keith A Hamm ¹ and Joel L Thompson ¹. ¹ Simpson Resource Company PO Box 68 Korbel, CA, USA. 

3:45 PM.   164.   THE LINK BETWEEN DIVERSITY AND DISEASE. Laurie J Dizney ^{*,1, 2}, Phil D Jones ¹ and Luis A Ruedas ¹. ¹ Department of Biology Portland State University PO Box 751 Portland, OR, USA, ² Oregon State Public Health Laboratory 1717 SW 10th Portland, OR . 

4:00 PM.   165.   HOW LONG CAN FLORIDA MOUSE, PODOMYS FLORIDANUS, POPULATIONS SURVIVE WITHOUT GOPHER TORTOISES?. Terry J Doonan ^*,1. ¹ Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 3377 East Hwy. 90 Lake City, FL, USA. 

4:15 PM.   166.   EFFECTS OF AN INVASIVE SPECIES, SOLENOPSIS INVICTA, ON SURVIVORSHIP OF SMALL MAMMALS IN NATIVE TALLGRASS PRAIRIE . Cathleen N Early ^*,1 and Kenneth T Wilkins ¹. ¹ Department of Biology Baylor University PO Box 97388 Waco, Texas, USA. 

4:30 PM.   167.   DEFINING THE MOLECULAR LANDSCAPE OF CORYNORHINUS TOWNSENDII IN CENTRAL NEVADA: SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL PATTERNS. William L Gannon ^*,1, Richard E Sherwin ¹ and Jerry W Dragoo ¹. ¹ Division of Mammals Museum of Southwestern Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. 

4:45 PM.   168.   WINTER HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS OF AMERICAN MARTEN IN GREAT LAKES-ST. LAWRENCE FORESTS. Paul Gelok ^*,1, Jay Malcolm ¹, Justina Ray ² and Brian Naylor ³. ¹ Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto 33 Willcocks Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ² Wildlife Conservation Society, Faculty of Forestry, University of Toronto 33 Willcocks Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ³ Northeast and Southern Science and Information Sections, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources 3301 Trout Lake Road North Bay, Ontario, Canada. 

5:00 PM.   169.   MICROSATELLITE ANALYSIS OF GENETIC VARIATION WITHIN MICHIGAN RIVER OTTERS . Jennifer M Gregory ^*,1. ¹ Central Michigan University Biology Department Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA. 

5:15 PM.   170.   SOURCES, SINKS, AND SNOWSHOE HARES IN MONTANA. Paul C Griffin ^*,1 and Scott Mills ¹. ¹ Fish and Wildlife Biology Program University of Montana Missoula, MT, USA. 

Genetics/Evolution 2 -- Session Chair: Jay Storz-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum

3:30 PM.   171.   DO GOLF COURSES SUSTAIN GENETICALLY DIVERSE DEER MOUSE (PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS) POPULATIONS?. Erika L Barthelmess ^*,1 and Jolaine Roycewicz ¹. ¹ Biology Department St. Lawrence University Canton, NY, USA. 

3:45 PM.   172.   MIDDENS, FAMILY UNITS, AND RELATEDNESS IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WOODRAT: A GENETIC PERSPECTIVE . Dnate' Baxter ^*,1, Charles F Fulhorst ² and Robert D Bradley ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas , ² Department of Pathology University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas . 

4:00 PM.   173.   PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND GENETIC DIVERSITY OF THE FISHER (MARTES PENNANTI) IN A PENINSULAR AND PERIPHERAL METAPOPULATION. Steven W Buskirk ^*,1, Samantha M Wisely ², Gregory A Russell ¹, Keith B Aubry ³ and William J Zielinski ⁴. ¹ Department of Zoology and Physiology University of Wyoming Laramie, WY, USA, ² Genetics Program Smithsonian Institution 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW Washington, DC, USA, ³ Pacific Northwest Research Station U. S. Forest Service 3625 93rd Ave. SW Olympia, WA, USA, ⁴ Pacific Southwest Research Station U. S. Forest Service 1700 Bayview Drive Arcata, CA, USA. 

4:15 PM.   174.   RAPID DIVERSIFICATION OF TUCO-TUCOS (CTENOMYS): CONTRASTING MITOCHONDRIAL AND NUCLEAR INTRON SEQUENCES. Anibal Castillo ¹, Maria N Cortinas ^{1, 2} and Enrique P Lessa ^*,1. ¹ Laboratorio de Evolucion, Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de la Republica Igua 4225 Montevideo , Uruguay, ² Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute University of Pretoria Pretoria , South Africa. 

4:30 PM.   306.   POPULATION GENETICS OF NEOTOMA MICROPUS IN SOUTH TEXAS. Francisca M Mendez-Harclerode ^*,1, John D Hanson ¹, Charles F Fulhorst ² and Robert D Bradley ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Flint and Main Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas, US, ² Department of Pathology University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston , Texas . 

NOTE: PAPER 306 HAS BEEN INSERTED HERE (MOVED FROM TECH SESSION 8, GENETICS/EVOLUTION 3)

4:45 PM.   175.   ECOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION OF OLIGORYZOMYS LONGICAUDATUS, THE MAJOR CHILEAN RESERVOIR FOR HANTAVIRUS. Eduardo Palma ^*,1, Pablo A Marquet ^*,1, Marcela Ferres ^*,2 and Terry L Yates ^*,3. ¹ Center for Advanced Studies in Ecology and Biodiversity and Departamento de Ecologia, Universidad Catolica de Chile Alameda 340 Santiago, Santiago, Chile, ² Centro de Investigaciones Medicas, Facultad de Medicina Universidad Catolica de Chile Alameda 340 Santiago, Santiago, Chile, ³ Museum of Southwestern Biology and Department of Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. 

5:00 PM.   176.   GENETIC ANALYSIS OF HUMAN PARASITES SUPPORTS DIRECT CONTACT BETWEEN MODERN AND ARCHAIC HUMANS. David L Reed ^*,1. ¹ Florida Museum of Natural History Dickinson Hall Museum Rd and Newell Dr Gainesville, FL, USA. 

5:15 PM.   177.   NATURAL SELECTION DRIVES ALTITUDINAL DIVERGENCE AT THE ALBUMIN LOCUS IN DEER MICE, PEROMYSCUS MANICULATUS. Jay F Storz ^*,1 and Jean M Dubach ². ¹ Department of Biology San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA, USA, ² Department of Conservation Biology Brookfield Zoo Brookfield, IL, USA. 

Tuesday, June 15

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM   Breakfast: Jolly Giant Cafeteria

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM   Housing Check In: Jolly Giant Commons 1st Floor

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM   Registrtation/Check In: University Center, Karshner Lounge

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM   Break/Refreshments/Vendors: University Center, Karshner Lounge

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM   Technical Session 6

Community Ecology 4 -- Session Chair: Marianna Wood-- Van Duzer Theater
 

8:00 AM.   87.   CO-OCCURRENCE OF BAT FLIES ON NEOTROPICAL BATS: A NULL MODEL ANALYSIS. Carl W Dick ^*,1. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX, USA. 

8:15 AM.   179.   GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN C AND N STABLE ISOTOPE SIGNATURES IN THE BIG BROWN BAT, EPTESICUS FUSCUS . James C Sullivan ^*,1, Kendra Buscetta ¹, Robert Michener ¹, John O Whittaker ¹ and Thomas H Kunz ¹. ¹ Biology Department Boston University 5 Cummington Street Boston, MA, USA. 

8:30 AM.   180.   RESPONSES OF HANTAVIRUS HOST COMMUNITIES IN PANAMA TO SPECIES REMOVAL. Gerardo Suzan ^*,1, Erika Marce ¹, Robert Parmenter ¹, Tomasz Giermakowsky ¹, Blas Armien ², Anibal Armien ², Juan M Pascale ² and Terry Yates ¹. ¹ Museum of Sothwestern Biology. Dept. of Biol. Univ. of New Mexico. Albuquerque, NM, USA, ² Instituto Conmemorativo GORGAS. Ave. Justo Arosemena y Calle 35. PO Box 6991, Panama, Panama, Panama. 

8:45 AM.   181.   TEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF A DESERT RODENT COMMUNITY: EFFECTS OF EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS AND SPECIES INVASION. Katherine M Thibault ^*,1 and James H Brown ¹. ¹ Department of Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM . 

9:00 AM.   182.   DYNAMICS OF PLAGUE IN SMALL RODENTS AND THEIR ECTOPARASITES ASSOCIATED WITH BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS . T. Bala ^*,1 and Jack F Cully ¹. ¹ Kansas Co-Operative Fish And Wildlife Research Unit Division Of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan, KS, USA. 

9:15 AM.   183.   SEASONAL PATTERNS IN VERTICAL STRATIFICATION OF BATS IN A NEOTROPICAL LOWLAND RAINFOREST. Christa D Weise ^*,1 and Elisabeth K Kalko ^{2, 3}. ¹ University of New Mexico Department of Biology Albuquerque, New Mexico , ² University of Ulm Ulm , Germany , ³ Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Panama , Panama. 

9:30 AM.   184.   TAXONOMIC, FUNCTIONAL, AND BIOGEOGRAPHIC PERSPECTIVES ON THE COMMUNITY ECOLOGY OF BATS FROM THE SEMIARID TROPICS. Michael R Willig ^*,1 and Richard D Stevens ². ¹ Department of Biological Sciences and The Museum Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX , ² National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA . 

9:45 AM.   185.   EFFECT OF CHRISTMAS TREE FARMING ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITY. Marianna D Wood ^*,1. ¹ Biological and Allied Health Sciences Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg, PA, USA. 

Conservation 3 -- Session Chair: Patrick Kelly-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room

8:00 AM.   186.   THE DECLINE OF THE OLYMPIC MARMOT: EVALUATING THE SPATIAL EXTENT AND CAUSES. Suzanne C Griffin ^*,1, L. Scott Mills ¹ and Mark L Taper ². ¹ Wildlife Biology Program University of Montana Missoula, MT, USA, ² Department of Ecology Montana State University Bozeman, MT . 

8:15 AM.   187.   REINTRODUCTION OF ARABIAN ORYX (ORYX LEUCORYX) IN JORDAN. Lee E Harding ^*,1 and Omar F Abu Eid ². ¹ SciWrite Environmental Sciences Ltd. 2339 Sumpter Drive Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada, ² Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature P.O. Box 6354 Amman, Jordan, Jordan. 

8:30 AM.   188.   DNA CONTENT VARIATION IN HISPID COTTON RATS (SIGMODON HISPIDUS) FROM ABANDONED COLLIERY STRIP MINES. Kimberly A Hays ^*,1, Maria A Harrington ¹ and Karen McBee ¹. ¹ Department of Zoology and Collection of Vertebrates Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK, USA. 

8:45 AM.   189.   DRAINAGES AS POTENTIAL CORRIDORS FOR THE SPREAD OF SYLVATIC PLAGUE IN BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS . Tammi L Johnson ^*,1 and Jack F Cully ^{1, 2}. ¹ Division of Biology, Kansas State University, 204 Leasure Hall, Manhattan, KS, United States, ² United States Geological Service, Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, United States. 

9:00 AM.   190.   HABITAT ASSOCIATIONS AND MODEL EVALUATION FOR AMERICAN MARTEN IN SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS. Rebecca E Green ¹ and Matthew D Johnson ^*,1. ¹ Dept Wildlife Humboldt State University 1 Harpst Street Arcata, CA, USA. 

9:15 AM.   191.   ENDANGERED GIANT KANGAROO RATS AND STOCHASTIC CLIMATIC EVENTS: DOCUMENTING THE IMPACT OF FLASH FLOODING. Patrick A Kelly ^*,1, Daniel F Williams ¹, Steve Messer ¹, Darren P Newman ¹ and Patrick L Morrison ¹. ¹ California State University, Stanislaus Endangered Species Recovery Program 1900 N. Gateway Blvd., Suite 101 Fresno, CA, USA. 

9:30 AM.   192.   POPULATION DYNAMICS AND RECENT EXPANSION OF WILD PIGS IN CALIFORNIA. Ron E Loggins ^*,1 and Rick A Sweitzer ¹. ¹ University of North Dakota Department of Biology Grand Forks, ND, USA. 

9:45 AM.   193.   GENETIC EVALUATION OF BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS FOR REINTRODUCTION PURPOSES. Cynthia K Maddox ^*,1 and Bradley J Swanson ¹. ¹ Brooks Hall Mt. Pleasant , MI, USA. 

Systematics/Zoogeography 3 -- Session Chair: Phil Sudman-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum

8:00 AM.   194.   A COMPARISON OF THE RODENT FAUNAS IN SANDHILL HABITATS FROM THE NORTHERN CHIHUAHUAN DESERT IN TEXAS. Joel G Brant ^*,1 and Clyde Jones ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences and Museum Texas Tech University Lubock, Texas, USA. 

8:15 AM.   195.   COMPARATIVE PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF CYNOPTERUS FRUIT-BATS ON THE SUNDA SHELF: RAINFOREST REFUGIA OR OPEN HABITAT OPPORTUNITY?. Polly Campbell ^*,1, Christopher J Schneider ¹ and Thomas H Kunz ¹. ¹ Boston University, Department of Biology, 5 Cummington Street, Boston, MA, U.S.A.

8:30 AM.   196.   DIVERSITY OF BATS ALONG AN ELEVATION GRADIENT IN THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE ECUADORIAN ANDES. Juan P Carrera ^{*,1, 2} and René M Fonseca ^{*,1, 2}. ¹ Museo de Zoología (QCAZ)  Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador, ² Department of Biological Sciences and the Museum of Texas Tech University Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas, USA. 

8:45 AM.   36.   REDUCED MTDNA DIVERSITY IN ENDEMIC PHILIPPINE FRUIT BATS ON SMALL, ISOLATED ISLANDS. Trina E Roberts ^{*,1, 2}. ¹ Committee on Evolutionary Biology University of Chicago Chicago, IL , ² Field Museum of Natural History Chicago, IL . 

9:00 AM.   197.   CLADISTIC BIOGEOGRAPHY, CENTERS OF ORIGIN, AND BIOTIC DIVERSIFICATION ALONG LATITUDINAL GRADIENTS. Richard D Stevens ^*,1. ¹ National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis University of California Santa Barbara 735 State Street Suite 300 Santa Barbara, CA, USA. 

9:15 AM.   198.   GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN GEOMYS ARENARIUS AND G. KNOXJONESI: SEPARATE SPECIES DIVERGED FROM A SOUTHERN REFUGIUM. Philip D Sudman ^*,1 and David J Hafner ². ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX , ² New Mexico Museum of Natural History 1801 Mountain Rd. NW Albuquerque, NM . 

9:30 AM.   199.   PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE BERINGIAN MEMBERS OF THE SOREX CINEREUS COMPLEX . Eric Waltari ^*,1 and Joseph A Cook ². ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Idaho State University Pocatello, ID , ² Museum of Southwestern Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM . 

9:45 AM.   200.   PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC STRUCTURING AND VOLANT MAMMALS: A CASE STUDY USING THE PALLID BAT (ANTROZOUS PALLIDUS). Sarah E Weyandt ^*,1 and Ronald A Van Den Bussche ¹. ¹ 430 Life Sciences West Department of Zoology Oklahoma State University Stillwater , OK . 

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM   Members Meeting 2: Van Duzer Theater

11:45 AM - 1:30 PM   Lunch: Jolly Giant Cafeteria

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM   Board of Directors Meeting/Lunch: Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM   Poster Session 2: University Center, The Depot

201.   MOUNTING EVIDENCE FOR ACQUIRED IMMUNITY TO RABIES IN BATS. Thomas J O'Shea ^*,1, Vidya Shankar ^{2, 3}, Richard A Bowen ², Charles E Rupprecht ³ and Jeffrey H Wimsatt ⁴. ¹ U.S. Geological Survey, 2150 Centre Ave Bldg C, Fort Collins, CO , ² Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO , ³ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road MS G-33, Atlanta, GA , ⁴ Center for Comparative Medicine, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, VA . 

202.   DIETARY COMPOSITION OF COASTAL COYOTES (CANIS LATRANS) ON VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA. Alice J Abela ^*,1. ¹ SRS Technologies, 105 North "H" Street Lompoc, CA, USA. 

203.   HOUSE MOUSE DEMOGRAPHY: A CONTROLLED EXPERIMENT?. Paul K Anderson ¹. ¹ Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 

204.   THE INFLUENCE OF TRAP DENSITY ON ESTIMATES OF SMALL MAMMAL ABUNDANCE, DIVERSITY, AND SPECIES RICHNESS. Jeremy A Baumgardt ¹, Jonathan M Conard ¹ and Philip S Gipson ¹. ¹ Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan, KS . 

205.   MITOCHONDRIAL SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND POPULATION STRUCTURE IN THE MOJAVE GROUND SQUIRREL (SPERMOPHILUS MOHAVENSIS) . Kayce C Bell ^*,1, Philip Leitner ² and Marjorie D Matocq ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Campus Box 8007 Idaho State University Pocatello, ID, USA, ² School of Sciences Saint Mary's College of California P.O. Box 4507 Moraga, CA . 

206.   SKELETAL ADAPTATIONS FOR DIGGING IN THE LIMBS OF TWO SPECIES OF SHORT-TAILED SHREWS (BLARINA). Adam Swisher ^*,1 and Russ Benedict ¹. ¹ Department of Biology Central College 812 University St. Pella, IA . 

207.   SURVIVORSHIP AND HABITAT SELECTION BY YOUNG SITKA BLACK-TAILED DEER: EFFECTS OF LOGGING AND SOCIAL FACTORS. Todd J Brinkman ^*,1, David K Person ², R. T Bowyer ¹ and F. S Chapin ¹. ¹ Institute of Arctic Biology and Department of Biology University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK , ² Alaska Department of Fish and Game 2030 Sea Level Dr. #205 Ketchikan, AK . 

208.   MONODELPHIS DOMESTICA BREEDING COLONY, A GENETIC RESOURCE. Jim M Bridges ^*,1 and John L VandeBerg ¹. ¹ Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research 7620 W. Loop 410 San Antonio, Texas, USA. 

209.   SKELETAL DEVELOPMENT AND SEXUAL DIMORPHISM OF THE ATLANTIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN (LAGENORHYNCHUS ACUTUS) IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC. Miranda J Buck ^*,1 and Gwilym S Jones . ¹ Center for Vertebrate Studies, Northeastern University 134 Mugar Hall, Biology Department Boston, MA . 

210.   EMPIRICAL EVALUATION OF THE M-RATIO USING KNOWN BOTTLENECKS IN THE BANNER-TAILED KANGAROO RAT (DIPODOMYS SPECTABILIS). Joseph D Busch ^*,1, Cory R McCormick ¹, Peter M Waser ² and J. Andrew DeWoody ¹. ¹ Purdue University Department of Forestry & Natural Resources 195 Marsteller St. W. Lafayette, IN, USA, ² Purdue University Department of Biology W. Lafayette, IN, USA. 

211.   DYNAMICS OF SPACE UTILIZATION BY EASTERN CHIPMUNKS (TAMIAS STRIATUS). Samantha K Carpenter ^*,1, Amanda J Celesnik ¹, James Busch ¹ and Joseph F Merritt ¹. ¹ Powdermill Biological Station, CMNH 1847 Route 381 Rector, PA, USA. 

212.   LEAST SHREW (CRYPTOTIS PARVA) SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND FINE STRUCTURE. Keith A Carson ^*,1 and Robert K Rose ¹. ¹ Dept. of Biological Sciences Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA, USA. 

213.   STRUCTURE AND USE OF BURROWS BY GIANT ARMADILLOS (PRIODONTES MAXIMUS) IN THE ARGENTINEAN GRAN CHACO. Natalia Ceresoli ^{1, 2} and Eduardo Fernandez-Duque ^{2, 3}. ¹ Fundación E.C.O. Formosa, Formosa, Argentina, ² CECOAL- CONICET Corrientes, Corrientes, Argentina, ³ Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species Zoological Society of San Diego San Diego, Ca, United State. 

214.   GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE LONGEVITY OF COLONIAL TUCO-TUCOS (CTENOMYS SOCIABILIS): IMPLICATIONS FOR AGING. Ann T Chang ^*,1 and Eileen A Lacey ¹. ¹ Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Department of Intergrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California . 

215.   MICROSCALE HABITAT CHOICE OF A CENTRAL PLACE FORAGING MAMMAL: THE NORTH AMERICAN PIKA. Yair Chaver ^*,1. ¹ EECB mail stop 314 University of Nevada Reno 1664 N. Virginia St Reno, NV . 

216.   AN ANALYSIS OF GENETIC STRUCTURE IN WHITE-TAILED DEER AND POTENTIAL SIGNIFICANCE FOR MANAGEMENT. Christopher E Comer ^*,1, John C Kilgo ², Gino J D'Angelo ¹, Travis C Glenn ³ and Karl V Miller ¹. ¹ D.B. Warnell School of Forest Resources University of Georgia Athens, GA, USA, ² USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station P.O. Box 700 New Ellenton, SC, USA, ³ Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Drawer E Aiken, SC, USA. 

217.   DETERMINATION OF HANTAVIRUS DISTRIBUTION WITHIN SMALL MAMMAL COMMUNITIES OF NORTHEAST MISSOURI, A HUMAN RISK ASSESSMENT. Shawna A Cooper ^*,1 and Scott Burt ¹. ¹ Truman State University Division of Science 100 East Normal Street Kirksville, MO, USA. 

218.   SPATIAL PATTERNS OF GENETIC RELATEDNESS IN TWO POPULATIONS OF THE SUBTERRANEAN RODENT CTENOMYS TALARUM. Ana Paula Cutrera ^*,1 and Eileen Lacey ². ¹ Laboratory of Ecophysiology, University of Mar del Plata Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ² Museum of Vertebrate Zoology , UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA, USA. 

219.   ASSESSING DISTRIBUTIONS OF POCKET GOPHERS (GEOMYIDAE) IN THE DAVIS MOUNTAINS, TX. Robert S DeBaca ^{*,1, 2}. ¹ Texas Tech University Department of Biological Sciences Lubbock, TX , ² Texas Tech University The Museum, Natural Science Research Laboratory Lubbock, TX . 

220.   CHROMOSOMES OF SYLVILAGUS BRASILIENSIS FROM THE PENINSULA DEL AZUERO, PANAMA. Jonathan L Dunnum ^*,1 and Jorge Salazar-Bravo ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX . 

221.   THE GIANT TREE SQUIRREL, RATUFA BICOLOR, ONE OR SEVERAL SPECIES?. Katherine E Ferrell ^*,1 and Richard W Thorington ¹. ¹ Smithsonian Institution Washington, DC, USA. 

222.   PHYLOGENY OF PINWORMS (SYPHACIA) WITH A BPA OF MURIDS AND OTHER PARASITES FROM THE NEOTROPICS. Scott L Gardner ¹ and F. Agustín Jiménez-Ruiz ¹. ¹ Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology The University of Nebraska State Museum and School of Biological Sciences The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE . 

223.   A MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF THE MATING SYSTEM OF THE PATAGONIAN TUCO-TUCO (CTENOMYS HAIGI). Rachel N Graziani ^*,1 and Eileen A Lacey ¹. ¹ Museum of Vertebrate Zoology and Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA. 

224.   A REMOTE BIOPSY SYSTEM TO SAMPLE STELLER SEA LION BLUBBER. L K Hoberecht ^*,1, D J Vos ² and G R VanBlaricom ¹. ¹ WACFWRU School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences University of Washington Seattle, WA , ² National Marine Fisheries Services NOAA . 

225.   ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABLES AND PATTERNS OF MAMMAL SPECIES RICHNESS AT THREE MESOSCALES. Matthew E Hopton ^*,1 and Guy N Cameron ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH . 

226.   FACTORS AFFECTING THE DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF DUSKY-FOOTED WOODRAT (NEOTOMA FUSCIPES) HOUSES. Robin J Innes ^*,1, James A Wilson ¹, Dirk H Van Vuren ¹, Douglas A Kelt ¹ and Michael B Johnson ². ¹ Wildlife, Fish and Conservation Biology Department University of California Davis, CA, USA, ² John Muir Institute of the Environment University of California Davis, CA, USA. 

227.   IRRUPTION OF A COLONIZING SIKA DEER POPULATION. Koichi Kaji ^*,1, Hideaki Okada ², Masami Yamanaka ², Hiroyuki Matsuda ³ and Tsuneaki Yabe ⁴. ¹ Hokkaido Institute of Environmental Sciences Sapporo, Hokakido , ² Shiretoko Nature Foundation Shari-cho, Hokkadio, Japan, ³ Ocean Research Institute Tokyo University Minamidai, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴ Kyushu Research Center Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute Kurokami, Kumamoto, Japan. 

228.   SMALL MAMMALS AND SEASONAL FIRES: SPECIES RESPONSES TO POST-FIRE CONDITIONS. Glennis A Kaufman ^*,1, Donald W Kaufman ¹, Ryan L Rehmeier ¹, Aaron W Reed ¹, Brock R McMillan ² and Raymond S Matlack ³. ¹ Division of Biology Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas , ² Department of Biological Sciences Minnesota State University Mankato, Minnesota , ³ Department of Life, Earth, & Environmental Sciences West Texas A&M University Canyon, Texas . 

229.   EFFECTS OF TOPOGRAPHY ON MOVEMENTS OF NORTH AMERICAN ELK. John G Kie ^{*,1, 2}, Alan A Ager ¹ and R. T Bowyer ^{2, 3}. ¹ United States Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station 1401 Gekeler Lane La Grande, Oregon, USA, ² Institute of Arctic Biology Department of Biology and Wildlife University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, ³ Department of Biological Sciences Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho, USA. 

230.   USING MUSEUM RECORDS TO CREATE A PREDICTIVE GIS MODEL OF POTENTIAL NEOTOMA CINEREA HABITAT. Tracey A King ^*,1, Thomas Windholz ² and Marjorie D Matocq ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho , ² GIS Center Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho . 

231.   THE NEW GUINEA SINGING (WILD) DOG. Janice A Koler-Matznick ^*,1, Bonnie C Yates ², I. L Brisbin ³, Susan Bulmer ⁴ and Mark Feinstein ⁵. ¹ The New Guinea Singing Dog Conservation Society, USA 5265 Old Stage Road Central Point, OR, USA, ² USFWS National Wildlife Forensic Laboratory 1490 East Main Street Ashland, OR, USA, ³ Savannah River Ecology Laboratory P.O. Drawer E Aiken, SC, USA, ⁴ Bulmer and Associates 10 Tansley Avenue Epson, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁵ Hampshire College Dept. of Cognitive Science Amherst, MA, USA. 

232.   PATTERNS OF RELATEDNESS AMONG TERRITORIAL ADULT MALE NORTHERN FUR SEALS. Tom Rogers ^*,1, Courtney Zecher ¹, Stephen J Insley ², Masashi Kiyota ³ and Stacey L Lance ¹. ¹ Department of Biology Colby College Waterville, ME , ² Long Marine Laboratory Institute of Marine Sciences University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA , ³ National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries Fisheries Research Agency Shimizu-Orido, Shizuoka, Japan. 

233.   RIB MORPHOLOGY OF BATS IN RELATION TO THE POWER OF BIOSONAR VOCALIZATIONS. Winston C Lancaster ^*,1, M. Brock Fenton ², Judith Eger ³ and Matina Kalcounis-Rüppell ⁴. ¹ California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, CA , ² University of Western Ontario London , ³ Royal Ontario Museum Toronto , ⁴ University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC . 

234.   PRELIMINARY RESULTS FOR USE OF NEWLY CREATED HABITAT BY SMALL MAMMALS. Lyndsay L Madden ^*,1, Dorothy M Hargis ^*,1 and Joseph C Whittaker ¹. ¹ Pikeville College Department of Biology 147 Sycamore St. Pikeville, Kentucky . 

235.   THE ENIGMATIC LITTLE BROWN SQUIRRELS OF SUNDALAND (SUNDASCIURUS). Jennifer Leonard ¹, Jesus E Maldonado ^*,1, Illar Muul ², Katherine E Ferrell ^*,3 and Richard W Thorington ^*,3. ¹ Genetics Program, Department of Zoology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington , DC , ² Integrated Conservation Research, Inc., 5627 Woodlyn Road, Frederick, MD , ³ The Division of Mammals, Department of Zoology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington , DC . 

236.   DIFFERENTIAL ENERGETIC DEMANDS OF CHIROPTERAN MATERNITY ROOSTS AS DETERMINED BY DIET. Shauna R Marquardt ^*,1 and Jerry R Choate ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences, Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Fort Hays State University 600 Park Street Hays, KS, USA. 

237.   PATTERNS OF GENETIC DIVERSITY AND ECTOPARASITE LOAD WITHIN THE NEOTOMA FUSCIPES -COMPLEX. Marjorie D Matocq ^*,1, Amy M Runck ¹ and Matthew Larsen ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho . 

238.   ASSESSMENT OF SEXUAL DIMORPHISM IN SHREWS (SORICIDAE). Timothy S McCay ^*,1 and Howard P Whidden ². ¹ Department of Biology Colgate University Hamilton, NY, USA, ² Department of Biological Sciences East Stroudsburg University East Stroudsburg, PA, USA. 

239.   ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCE ON REGIONAL (GAMMA) SHREW DIVERSITY IN NORTH AMERICA. Jesse D Berman ^*,1, Peter Scull ² and Timothy S McCay ¹. ¹ Department of Biology Colgate University Hamilton, NY, USA, ² Department of Geography Colgate University Hamilton, NY, USA. 

240.   RESPONSE OF BAILEY'S WOODRAT TO A FIRE MANAGEMENT REGIME. David A McCullough ^*,1. ¹ Wartburg College 100 Wartburg Blvd Waverly, IA . 

241.   NUCLEAR BETA-FIBRINOGEN INTRON 7 IN HETEROMYIDS AND OTHER RODENTS: A ROLE IN PHYLOGENETIC STUDIES AT SEVERAL LEVELS?. Mark L McKnight ^*,1 and John M Pugh ¹. ¹ Department of Biology, Southwest Missouri State University, 901 South National Avenue, Springfield, Missouri, USA. 

242.   LIVING IN CHORNOBYL: EFFECTS OF MULTIGENERATIONAL EXPOSURE TO ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION ON MICROSATELLITE AND MINISATELLITE VARIATION IN NATIVE RODENTS. Heather Meeks ^*,1, Genevieve Kendall ¹, Jeff Wickliffe ², Mary Maltbie ³, Steve Hoofer ¹, Brenda Rodgers ⁴, Ron Chesser ¹ and Robert Baker ¹. ¹ Department of Biology and the Museum Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX , ² Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston , TX , ³ Therion International Saratoga Springs, NY , ⁴ Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences West Texas A&M University Canyon, TX . 

243.   CLIMATE CHANGE AND SPRING BREEDING BY DEER MICE IN THE KANANASKIS VALLEY, 1985-2003. John S Millar ^*,1 and Emily J Herdman ². ¹ Department of Biology University of Western Ontario London , Ontario, Canada, ² Department of Biology University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada. 

244.   PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF RACCOONS (PROCYON LOTOR) ON THE VIRGINIA BARRIER ISLANDS. Nancy D Moncrief ^*,1, Ronald A Van Den Bussche ² and Raymond D Dueser ^{1, 3}. ¹ Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, VA, USA, ² Department of Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA, ³ Department of Forest, Range, and Wildlife Sciences, Utah State University, Logan, Utah . 

245.   FOX SQUIRRELS IN THE LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA METROPOLITAN AREA. Julie L King ¹ and Alan E Muchlinski ^*,1. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, USA. 

246.   SIGHTABILITY, HABITAT SELECTION, AND SEXUAL SEGREGATION OF MOOSE: IMPLICATIONS FOR MANAGEMENT. Susan A Oehlers ^*,1, R. Terry Bowyer ¹ and David K Person ². ¹ Institute of Arctic Biology Department of Biology and Wildlife University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK, USA, ² Alaska Department of Fish and Game 2030 Sea Level Drive Ketchikan, AK, USA. 

247.   FOOD HABITS OF RED FOX, MARTEN AND COYOTE IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. John D Perrine ^*,1 and Reginald H Barrett ¹. ¹ Department of Environmental Science, Policy and Management 151 Hilgard Hall Berkeley, CA . 

248.   IDENTIFICATION OF NORTH AMERICAN BATS FROM FRAGMENTARY EVIDENCE RECOVERED FROM BAT/AIRCRAFT COLLISIONS. Suzanne C Peurach ^*,1. ¹ USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution PO Box 37012, Room 378 MRC 111 Washington, DC . 

249.   IMPROVEMENTS TO SCAT ANALYSIS: A CAPTIVE FEEDING STUDY WITH PACIFIC HARBOR SEALS. Elizabeth M Phillips ^*,1 and James T Harvey ¹. ¹ Moss Landing Marine Laboratories 8272 Moss Landing Road Moss Landing, CA, USA. 

250.   LIMITED DENSITY-DEPENDENCE IN YELLOW-BELLIED MARMOTS. Orlando A Schwartz ^*,1 and Kenneth B Armitage ². ¹ Department of Biology University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA, USA, ² Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Kansas Lawrence, KS, USA. 

251.   HOME RANGE ESTIMATION FROM GPS COLLARS: HOW MANY LOCATIONS ARE ENOUGH? . Krysten L Schuler ^*,1, Jonathan A Jenks ¹ and Daniel E Roddy ². ¹ South Dakota State University Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Box 2140B Brookings, SD, USA, ² Wind Cave National Park RR1, Box 190 Hot Springs, SD, USA. 

252.   EFFICACY OF THERMOCHRON IBUTTONS FOR ASSESSMENT OF NEST BOX OCCUPANCY BY SCIURIDS. Joanna Lee ¹, Sarah Booth ¹, John S Scheibe ^*,1, Jonathon Freezer ^*,1 and Kathleen Meere ¹. ¹ Department of Biology Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. 

253.   THE KINETICS OF LAUNCHING AND LANDING IN NORTHERN FLYING SQUIRRELS (GLAUCOMYS SABRINUS). Shobnom Ferdous ^*,1, Danielle Birdsill ¹ and John S Scheibe ¹. ¹ Department of Biology Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA. 

254.   THE IMPLICATIONS OF PELVIC DIMORPHISM IN THE CARNIVORA. Heidi Schutz ^*,1. ¹ CB 334 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of Colorado, Boulder Boulder, CO . 

255.   MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION AND PHYLOGENY OF SOREX SHREWS FROM CALIFORNIA. Hanna E Shohfi ^*,1, Chris J Conroy ^*,1, James L Patton ¹ and Craig Moritz ¹. ¹ Museum of Vertebrate Zoology University of California 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building Berkeley, CA, USA. 

256.   PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE GENUS NEOTOMA: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EVOLUTION OF VARIATION IN EXTERNAL GENITALIA. Quinn R Shurtliff ^*,1 and Marjorie D Matocq ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Idaho State University Pocatello, ID, USA. 

257.   THE SOUTH ADVANCES, THE NORTH RETREATS: CHANGES IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF MICHIGAN'S FLYING SQUIRRELS. Robert R Skillen ^*,1, Barbara L Lundrigan ¹, Philip Myers ² and Kelly F Millenbah ¹. ¹ Michigan State University East Lansing, MI , ² University of Michigan Museum of Zoology Ann Arbor, MI . 

258.   SAN DIEGO COUNTY MAMMAL ATLAS. Wayne D Spencer ^*,1, Jay Diffendorfer ², Scott Tremor ³ and Greg Nichols ⁴. ¹ Conservation Biology Institute 815 Madison Ave. San Diego, CA, USA, ² Department of Biology San Diego State University San Diego, CA, USA, ³ San Diego Museum of Natural History P.O. Box 121390 San Diego, CA , USA, ⁴ Technology Associates International Corporation 3655 Ruffin Road, Suite 200 San Diego, CA, USA. 

259.   THE EFFECT OF TAIL MORPHOLOGICAL VARIATION ON CHIROPTERAN FLIGHT CAPABILITY. Maryalice H Walker ^*,1 and Virginia Hayssen ¹. ¹ Smith College Northampton, Massachusetts . 

178.   THE TINY GIANT: DISJUNCTION IN EVOLUTIONARY SIZE CHANGE OF A CENTRAL AMERICAN SHREW . Neal Woodman ^*,1. ¹ USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center National Museum of Natural History, MRC 111 Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012 Washington, DC, USA. 

260.   HARBOR SEAL MOVEMENTS IN THE ALSEA ESTUARY, OREGON. Bryan E Wright ^*,1, Robin F Brown ¹, Susan D Riemer ² and Aicha M Ougzin ³. ¹ Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife 7118 NE Vandenberg Ave Corvallis, OR , ² Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife P. O. Box 642 Gold Beach, OR , ³ 820 Canary Drive Suisun City, CA . 

261.   GENETIC DIVERSITY AND PHYLOGENETIC STRUCTURE OF PEROMYSCUS MICE IN YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK. Dou-Shuan Yang ^*,1, Christopher J Conroy ¹, James L Patton ¹ and Craig Moritz ¹. ¹ Museum of Vertebrate Zoology 3101 Valley Life Sciences Building University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA . 

3:15 PM - 5:30 PM   Technical Session 7
 

Conservation 4 -- Session Chair: Dave Onorato-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room

3:15 PM.   262.   ASSESING CONSERVATION STATUS OF MEXICAN ENDEMIC MAMMALS USING ECOLOGICAL NICHE MODELING. Víctor Sánchez-Cordero ^*,1, Patricia Illoldi ², Miguel Linaje ³, Town Peterson ⁴ and Sahotra Sarkar ⁵. ¹ Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, UNAM. Aptdo. Postal 70.153, México DF. 04510 Mexico. Mexico City, DF, Mexico, ² Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, UNAM. Aptdo. Postal 70.153, México DF. 04510 Mexico Mexico City, DF, Mexico, ³ Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, UNAM. Aptdo. Postal 70.153, México DF. 04510 Mexico Mexico City, DF, Mexico, ⁴ 2Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center, The University of Kansas. Lawrence, KS, USA, ⁵ Section of Integrative Biology and Department of Philosophy, University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX . 

3:30 PM.   263.   CAMERA-TRAPPING AS A TOOL FOR MONITORING LARGE MAMMALS IN LACANDONA TROPICAL FOREST, CHIAPAS, MEXICO. Danae Azuara-Santiago ^*,1 and Rodrigo A Medellín ¹. ¹ Chiapas Mexico . 

3:45 PM.   264.   THE EFFECT OF HUMAN DISTURBANCE ON CONDITION MEASURES IN NEOTOMA MICROPUS. Jill D Miller ^*,1 and Diane M Post ¹. ¹ Department of Science and Mathematics, University of Texas - Permian Basin, 4901 E Univeristy Odessa, TX, USA. 

4:00 PM.   265.   INTEGRATING ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIOECONOMIC DATA FOR SPECIES AND HABITAT CONSERVATION. Anita T Morzillo ^*,1 and Jianguo Liu ¹. ¹ Department of Fisheries and Wildlife 13 Natural Resources Building Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan, USA. 

4:15 PM.   266.   EFFECTS OF HABITAT ATTRIBUTES ON COMPETITION BETWEEN ENDANGERED SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOXES AND COYOTES IN CALIFORNIA. Julia L Nelson ^*,1, Brian L Cypher ² and Curtis D Bjurlin ³. ¹ Endangered Species Recovery Program P.O. Box 9622 Bakersfield, CA , ² Endangered Species Recovery Program P.O. Box 9622 Bakersfield, CA , ³ Endangered Species Recovery Program P.O. Box 9622 Bakersfield, CA . 

4:30 PM.   267.   PATERNITY ASSIGNMENT AND RELATEDNESS IN A POPULATION OF COUGARS IMPACTED BY HEAVY HUNTING PRESSURE. Dave P Onorato ^*,1, Rich DeSimone ² and Lisette P Waits ¹. ¹ Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources P.O. Box 441136 University of Idaho Moscow, ID, USA, ² Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks Department Helena, MT, USA. 

4:45 PM.   268.   PATCH SHAPE, POPULATION DYNAMICS, AND THE FIXATION OF ALLELES. John L Orrock ^*,1 and Brent J Danielson ². ¹ Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Interdepartmental Program Iowa State University Ames, IA, USA, ² Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology Department Iowa State University Ames, IA . 

5:00 PM.   269.   FLAWED INFERENCES ABOUT THE FLORIDA PANTHER: THE IMPORTANCE OF SOUND SCIENCE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES MANAGEMENT. Howard Quigley ^{*,1, 2}, Paul Beier ³, Michael J Conroy ⁴ and Michael R Vaughan ⁵. ¹ Global Carnivore Program Wildlife Conservation Society 2300 Southern Boulevard Bronx, New York , ² current address: Beringia South P.O. Box 160 Kelly, WY , ³ School of Forestry Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ , ⁴ US Geological Survey Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Warnell School of Forest Resources University of Georgia Athens, GA , ⁵ US Geological Survey Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA . 

5:15 PM.   270.   SURVEYING APPROACH FOR RARE SPECIES: HABITAT PRIORITY MODELING FOR PYGMY RABBITS. Janet L Rachlow ^*,1 and Leona K Svancara ^{1, 2}. ¹ Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho, USA, ² Inventory and Monitoring Program National Park Service Moscow, Idaho, USA. 

Systematics/Zoogeography 4 -- Session Chair: Ronald Van Den Bussche-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum

3:15 PM.   271.   DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS OF THE SMALL NON-VOLANT MAMMALS FROM THE BRAZILIAN CERRADO. Ana Paula Carmignotto ^*,1. ¹ Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de Sao Paulo Avenida Nazare, 481 - Ipiranga Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil. 

3:30 PM.   272.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF MUSTELA FRENATA ACROSS ITS RANGE, USING MITOCHONDRIAL DNA SEQUENCES. Larisa E Harding ^*,1. ¹ Museum of Southwestern Biology UNM Biology Department, MSC03 2020 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. 

3:45 PM.   273.   USE OF THE VICARIANCE MODEL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY AS A HEURISTIC TOOL. Lawrence R Heaney ^*,1. ¹ Field Museum of Natural History 1400 S Lake Shore Drive Chicago, IL, USA. 

4:00 PM.   274.   LANDSCAPE FACTORS AFFECTING THE DISPERSAL OF POCKET GOPHERS IN KANSAS. Justin D Hoffman ^*,1 and Jerry R Choate ². ¹ Department of Biology Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas , ² Sternberg Museum of Natural History Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas . 

4:15 PM.   275.   RANGE EXTENSIONS OF MAMMALIAN SPECIES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA. Frederick J Jannett ^*,1, Michael R Broschart ^{2, 3}, Leland H Grim ² and James P Schaberl ^{2, 4}. ¹ Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology 200 Hodson Hall University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN, USA, ² Voyageurs National Park 3131 Highway 53 International Falls, MN , ³ present address U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 420 S. Garfield Avenue Pierre, SD , ⁴ present address Mount Rainier National Park Tahoma Woods, Star Route Ashford, WA . 

4:30 PM.   276.   WINTER ENERGETICS AND NORTHERN DISTRIBUTION OF VIRGINIA OPOSSUMS. L. Leann Kanda ^*,1. ¹ Organismic and Evolutionary Biology Graduate Program University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA . 

4:45 PM.   277.   GENETIC STRUCTURE AND HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY OF DISJUNCT AND DECLINING POPULATIONS OF WESTERN GRAY SQUIRRELS IN WASHINGTON. G J Kenagy ^*,1, Xiaoguang Zheng ¹, Brian S Arbogast ¹, Janie Booth ¹, Jeff Bradley ¹, Mary Linders ² and Kenneth Warheit ². ¹ Burke Museum and Department of Biology University of Washington Seattle, WA, USA, ² Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife 600 Capitol Way N Olympia, WA, USA. 

5:00 PM.   278.   SELECTION OF SETTLEMENT LOCATION BY DISPERSING WASHINGTON GROUND SQUIRRELS. Kimberly J Klein ^{*,1, 2}, Robert G Anthony ^{1, 2} and Gail S Olson ^{1, 2}. ¹ Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit 104 Nash Hall Oregon State University Corvallis , Oregon, USA, ² Department of Fisheries and Wildlife 104 Nash Hall Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon, USA. 

5:15 PM.   279.   MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF BIG-EARED BATS, GENUS HISTIOTUS (CHIROPTERA: VESPERTILIONIDAE) IN ARGENTINA, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS ON HISTIOTUS MACROTUS. Ronald A Van Den Bussche ^*,1, Jay Roop ¹, Sarah E Weyandt ¹, Janet K Braun ² and Michael A Mares ^{2, 3}. ¹ 430 Life Sciences West Department of Zoology Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK, USA, ² Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History 2401 Chautauqua Ave Norman, OK, USA, ³ Department of Zoology University of Oklahoma Norman, OK . 

Population Ecology 3 -- Session Chair: Winston Smith-- Van Duzer Theater

3:15 PM.   280.   SURVIVAL AND CAUSE-SPECIFIC MORTALITY IN PRONGHORN FAWNS IN WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. Christopher N Jacques ¹ and Jonathan A Jenks ^*,1. ¹ Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences South Dakota State University Box 2140B, NPB Room 138 Brookings, South Dakota , USA. 

3:30 PM.   281.   GENETIC MATERNAL EFFECTS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR INTERNALLY DRIVEN POPULATION CYCLES. Andrew G McAdam ^*,1. ¹ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA, United States. 

3:45 PM.   282.   ECOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF MICROHABITAT USE AND DENSITY OF CLETHRIONOMYS GAPPERI WRANGELI AND PEROMYSCUS KEENI MACRORHINUS IN SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA. Winston P Smith ^*,1, Scott M Gende ² and Jeffrey V Nichols ¹. ¹ USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Forestry Sciences Laboratory, 2770 Sherwood Lane - Suite 2A Juneau, Alaska, United States, ² National Park Service, Glacier Bay Field Station, 3100 National Park Road Juneau, Alaska, United States. 

4:00 PM.   283.   PATTERNS OF EXTINCTION IN PRAIRIE-DOG METAPOPULATIONS: PLAGUE OUTBREAKS FOLLOW EL NI O EVENTS. Paul Stapp ¹, Michael F Antolin ² and Mark Ball ³. ¹ 1Department of Biological Science California State University Fullerton, CA, USA, ² Department of Biology Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO , USA, ³ USDA Forest Service Pawnee National Grasslands Greeley, CO . 

4:15 PM.   284.   HOME RANGE CHARACTERISTICS OF COUGARS IN THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA AND WYOMING. Daniel J Thompson ^*,1, Jonathan A Jenks ¹ and Dorothy M Fecske ¹. ¹ Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, South Dakota State University Brookings, SD, USA. 

4:30 PM.   285.   CONTRASTING GROUPING PATTERNS OF A COLONIZING POPULATION OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN ELK (CERVUS ELAPHUS) IN A HETEROGENEOUS LANDSCAPE. David Walter ^*,1, David M Leslie ² and Jonathan A Jenks ³. ¹ Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit 404 Life Sciences West Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma , USA, ² USGS Biological Resources Division Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit 404 Life Sciences West, Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma , USA, ³ Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences South Dakota State University Brookings, SD, USA. 

4:45 PM.   286.   FACTORS INFLUENCING THE ABUNDANCE OF TWO SYMPATRIC VOLES IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS, NEW MEXICO. James P Ward ^*,1 and William M Block ². ¹ Rocky Mountain Research Station c/o 1101 New York Ave. Alamogordo, NM , ² Rocky Mountain Research Station SW Forestry Sciences Complex 2500 South Pine Knoll Dr. Flagstaff, AZ . 

5:00 PM.   287.   LONG-TERM SPATIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF COYOTES IN SOUTH TEXAS. Julie K Young ^*,1, William F Andelt ² and John A Shivik ^{1, 3}. ¹ Department of Forestry, Range, and Wildlife Sciences Utah State University Logan, UT, USA, ² Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO, USA, ³ National Wildlife Research Center Wildlife Services-APHIS-USDA Room 163 BNR Building Logan, UT, USA. 

5:15 PM.   288.   MICROCLIMATIC CHARACTERISTICS OF ENDANGERED MT. GRAHAM RED SQUIRREL MIDDENS AND THEIR EFFECT ON CONE STORAGE. Meghan A Yurenka ^*,1 and John L Koprowski ¹. ¹ University of Arizona Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Tucson, AZ . 

9:00 PM - 11:00 PM   Auction: Arcata Community Center

Wednesday, June 16

8:00 AM - 11:00 PM   Housing Check In/Check Out: Jolly Giant Commons 1st Floor

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM   Break/Refreshments/Vendors: University Center, Karshner Lounge

8:00 AM - 10:00 AM   Symposium -- Session Chair: John Yunger: Van Duzer Theater
 

Habitat Loss and Fragmentation

8:00 AM.   289.   FROM UNDERSTANDING FRAGMENTATION TO ACTING AGAINST THE BIODIVERSITY CRISIS: FOREST RODENTS AS A MODEL. Éric Le Boulengé ^*,1. ¹ Biodiversity Research Centre Université catholique de Louvain Belgium . 

8:30 AM.   290.   POPULATION AND COMMUNITY ECOLOGY OF SQUIRRELS ON AN URBAN-RURAL GRADIENT. Michael A Bowers ^*,1. ¹ Department of Environmental Sciences University of Virginia 400 Blandy Farm Road Boyce, VA . 

9:00 AM.   291.   BEHAVIORAL AND DIETARY ADAPTABILITY AND THE FATE OF MAMMALIAN CARNIVORES IN URBAN AREAS. Seth P D Riley ^*,1. ¹ Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area National Park Service 401 W. Hillcrest Drive Thousand Oaks, CA . 

9:30 AM.   292.   VARIATION IN MAMMALIAN ABUNDANCE ALONG AN URBAN-RURAL GRADIENT. John A Yunger ^*,1. ¹ Environmental Biology Program Governors State University University Park, IL, USA. 

Behavior 3 -- Session Chair: Sacha Vignieri-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum

8:00 AM.   293.   ACTIVITY PATTERNS OF LACTATING SILVER-HAIRED BATS ON ROOST-SHIFT NIGHTS AND NON-SHIFT NIGHTS. Burr J Betts ^*,1 and Maarten J Vonhof ². ¹ Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR, USA, ² York University Toronto, ON, Canada. 

8:15 AM.   294.   WAPITI BUGLES: FORM, SIGNATURE AND HONEST SIGNALING. Jennifer Johnson ¹ and Jennifer Clarke ^*,1. ¹ Dept. of Biological Sciences University of Northern Colorado Greeley, CO, USA. 

8:30 AM.   295.   IMPACT OF ECOLOGY ON OLFACTORY SENSITIVITY IN MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS. Jennifer Hammock ^*,1, Kenneth Lytwyn ², John Dacey ¹ and Darlene R Ketten ¹. ¹ Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Woods Hole, MA , ² Oregon Coast Aquarium 2820 S.E. Ferry Slip Rd. Newport, OR . 

8:45 AM.   296.   NATAL PHILOPATRY AND KIN GROUPS IN WOODCHUCKS (MARMOTA MONAX). Christine R Maher ^*,1. ¹ Dept. of Biological Sciences, 96 Falmouth St., University of Southern Maine, Portland, ME, USA. 

9:00 AM.   297.   ARE RICHARDSON'S GROUND SQUIRRELS PREDATORS OF BIRD EGGS?. Gail R Michener ^*,1. ¹ Biological Sciences University of Lethbridge Lethbridge, AB, Canada. 

9:15 AM.   298.   VARIATION IN MORPHOLOGY AND NUTRIENT INTAKE RELATIVE TO ALLOMETRY AND SEXUAL SEGREGATION OF WHITE-TAILED DEER. Kevin L Monteith ^*,1, Jonathan A Jenks ¹, Lowell E Schmitz ², Perry S Barboza ³ and R. Terry Bowyer ³. ¹ Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences South Dakota State University Box 2140B Brookings, SD, USA, ² South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks Rapid City, SD, USA, ³ Institute of Arctic Biology and Department of Biology and Wildlife University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, SD, USA. 

9:30 AM.   299.   ECOLOGY OF AN UNEXPLOITED POPULATION OF COYOTES IN CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. M. Paloma Nieto ^*,1, Nancy Francine ² and Jon Francine ¹. ¹ SRS Technologies 105 North H Street Lompoc, CA , ² Vandenberg Air Force Base 30 CES/CEVPN 806 13th Street, Suite 116 Vandenberg AFB, CA . 

9:45 AM.   300.   WAPITI BUGLE COMPLEXITY: DIFFERENT MESSAGES TO DIFFERENT GENDERS?. Lisa A Rinker ^*,1 and Jennifer A Clarke ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado . 

Genetics/Evolution 3 -- Session Chair: Karen McBee-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room

8:00 AM.   301.   MOLECULAR ECOTOXICOLOGY AND THE DISCOVERY THAT APODEMUS SYLVATICUS IS COMPOSED OF AT LEAST TWO WIDE SPREAD SPECIES. Yelena V Dunina-Barkovskaya ^*,1, Jeffrey K Wickliffe ², Brenda E Rodgers ³, Carleton J Phillips ¹, Ronald K Chesser ¹, Mitsuhiko Asakawa ⁴, Sergey Gaschak ⁴ and Robert J Baker ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Science Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX, USA, ² Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston Galveston, TX, USA, ³ Department of Life, Earth & Environmental Sciences West Texas A&M University Canyon, TX, USA, ⁴ Dept. of Parasitology School of Veterinary Medicine Rakuno Gakuen University Ebetsu, Hokkaido, Japan. 

8:15 AM.   302.   SLOTH, ANTEATER, AND ARMADILLO BIOMECHANICS: ANALYZING XENARTHRAN EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH MODALITY. Barbara J Edmunds ^*,1 and Luis A Ruedas ^{1, 2}. ¹ Department of Biology Portland State University PO Box 751 Portland, OR, USA, ² Museum of Vertebrate Biology, Portland State University 1719 SW 10th PO Box 751 Portland, OR . 

8:30 AM.   303.   MICROSATELLITE ANALYSIS OF REGIONAL AND LOCAL GENE DYNAMICS ACROSS ELK POPULATIONS IN THE WEST . Jason Hicks ^*,1, Janet L Rachlow ¹, Olin E Rhodes ², Lisette P Waits ¹ and Christen L Williams ³. ¹ Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources University of Idaho Moscow , ID, USA, ² Department of Forestry and Natural Resources Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, USA , ³ USDA, Wildlife Services National Wildlife Research Center 4101 LaPorte Ave Fort Collins, CO, USA. 

8:45 AM.   304.   HISTORICAL RANGE EXPANSION AND DEMOGRAPHICS OF MOOSE: A ROLE FOR HOLOCENE CLIMATE REVERSALS?. Kris J Hundertmark ^{*,1, 2}, R. Terry Bowyer ^{1, 3} and Gerald F Shields ^{1, 4}. ¹ Institute of Arctic Biology and Department of Biology and Wildlife University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK, USA, ² Present address: Zoological Society of London King Khalid Wildlife Research Centre Riyadh , Saudi Arabia, ³ Present address: Dept. of Biological Sciences Idaho State University Pocatello, ID, USA, ⁴ Present address: Department of Natural Sciences Carroll College Helena, MT, USA. 

9:00 AM.   305.   GENOME SIZE IN SCIUROGNATH RODENTS: SOME SURPRISES. Karen McBee ^*,1, Kimberly A Hays ¹, Russell S Pfau ² and Greg M Wilson ³. ¹ Department of Zoology and Collection of Vertebrates Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK , ² Department of Biological Sciences Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX , ³ Department of Biology University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK . 

NOTE: PAPER 306 HAS BEEN MOVED TO TECH SESSION 5, GENETICS/EVOLUTION 2

9:15 AM.   307.   THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE OF PIKAS (OCHOTONA PRINCEPS). Susan Merideth ^*,1, Mary M Peacock ¹ and Peter F Brussard ¹. ¹ University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada . 

9:30 AM.   308.   PHYLOGEOGRAPHY AND POPULATION GENETICS OF CANIS LUPUS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. Byron V Weckworth ^*,1, Sandra L Talbot ², George K Sage ² and Joseph A Cook ². ¹ Department of Fisheries and Wildlife 13 Natural Resources Building Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USA, ² Alaska Science Center US Geological Survey 1011 E. Tudor Road MS701 Anchorage, AK, USA. 

NOTE: PAPER 309 HAS BEEN MOVED TO POSTER SESSION 1

Morphology -- Session Chair: Stuart Landry-- Van Duzer Theater

10:15 AM.   310.   ORIGIN OF THE SUPERFICIAL MASSETER IN GLIRES; DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SIMPLICIDENTATA AND DUPLICIDENTATA. Stuart O Landry ¹. ¹ Department of Biology SUNY State University of New York Binghamton, NY, USA. 

10:30 AM.   311.   FORELIMB MORPHOLOGY AND FUNCTION IN THE BLACK-FOOTED FERRET, MUSTELA NIGRIPES. Virginia Naples ^{*,1, 2}. ¹ Division of Vertebrate Zoology Osteoprep Laboratory National Museum of Natural History Washington, D. C. , ² Department of Biological Sciences Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois . 

10:45 AM.   312.   MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES TO BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS (MUSTELA NIGRIPES) RESULTING FROM CAPTIVITY. John J Ososky ^*,1, Samantha M Wisely ^*,2 and Steven W Buskirk ^*,3. ¹ Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC , ² Department of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS , ³ Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY . 

11:00 AM.   313.    NIVIVENTER CONFUCIANUS AND N. FLAVESCENS - CRANIOMETRIC CONSIDERATIONS ON A COLLECTION FROM THE LATE 1930S. Clara Stefen ^*,1. ¹ Museum für Tierkunde Staatliche Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden Königsbrücker Landstr. 159 01109 Dresden , Germany. 

11:15 AM.   314.   FROM CAPTIVITY TO THE WILD: FURTHER CHANGES IN BLACK-FOOTED FERRET MORPHOLOGY. Samantha M Wisely ^*,1, Rachel M Santymire ², Paul Marinari ³, Julie Kreeger ³, Travis M Livieri ⁴, David E Wildt ² and JoGayle Howard ². ¹ Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA, ² Department of Reproductive Sciences, National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC, USA, ³ National Black-Footed Ferret Conservation Center, 410 E. Grand Ave. Suite 315, Laramie, WY, USA, ⁴ Prairie Wildlife Research, P.O. Box 515, Wall, SD, USA. 

11:30 AM.   315.   VARIATION IN GASTROINTESTINAL MORPHOLOGY OF DEER: EFFECTS OF FIRE, YEAR, AND SEASON. Teresa J Zimmerman ^*,1, Jonathan A Jenks ¹ and David M Leslie ². ¹ Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences South Dakota State University Box 2140B Brookings, SD, USA, ² Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK, USA. 

Marine Mammals 2 -- Session Chair: Daniel Odell-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room

10:15 AM.   316.   POPULATION ASSESSMENT OF WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC GRAY WHALES (ESCHRICHTIUS ROBUSTUS). Amanda L Bradford ^{*,1, 4}, Paul R Wade ², David W Weller ^{3, 4}, Alexander M Burdin ^{5, 6}, Glenn R VanBlaricom ¹ and Robert L Brownell ⁷. ¹ Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences University of Washington Box 355020 Seattle, Washington, USA, ⁴ Marine Mammal Research Program Texas A&M University at Galveston 4700 Avenue U, Building 303 Galveston, TX, USA, ² National Marine Mammal Laboratory, Alaska Fisheries Science Center NMFS, NOAA 7600 Sand Point Way NE Seattle, Washington, USA, ³ Southwest Fisheries Science Center NMFS, NOAA 8604 La Jolla Shores Drive La Jolla, California, USA, ⁵ Kamchatka Branch of Pacific Institute of Geography Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Kamchatka , Russia, Russia, ⁶ Alaska SeaLife Center 301 Railway Avenue Seward, Alaska, USA, ⁷ Southwest Fisheries Science Center NMFS, NOAA 216 1st Street Pacific Grove, California, USA. 

10:30 AM.   317.   MAMMALIAN RESPONSES TO A CHANGING ENVIRONMENT: AN ISOTOPIC STUDY OF STELLER SEA LIONS. Pieter A P deHart ^*,1 and Matthew J Wooller ^{1, 2}. ¹ Institute of Marine Science School of Fisheries & Ocean Sciences University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK , ² Alaska Stable Isotope Facility Water & Environmental Research Center University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK . 

10:45 AM.   318.   SCIENCE BY LITIGATION: A DISCUSSION OF CURRENT ISSUES AFFECTING FLORIDA MANATEE RESEARCH. Sara L McDonald ^*,1 and Elsa M Haubold ¹. ¹ Florida Marine Research Institute, 100 Eighth Avenue Southeast, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. 

11:00 AM.   319.   INDICATION OF WINTER FORAGING SUCCESS IN CRABEATER SEALS (LOBODON CARCINOPHSGUS) USING MEASURES OF BODY COMPOSITION . Birgitte McDonald ^*,1, Daniel Costa ¹, Daniel Crocker ² and Jenn Burns ³. ¹ Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA , ² Biology Department Sonoma State University Santa Rosa, CA , ³ Department of Biological Sciences University of Alaska, Anchorage Anchorage, AK . 

11:15 AM.   320.   DWARF AND PYGMY SPERM WHALE (GENUS KOGIA) STRANDING PATTERNS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. Daniel K Odell ^*,1, Nelio B Barros ² and Megan K Stolen ¹. ¹ Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute 6295 Sea Harbor Drive Orlando, FL, USA, ² Mote Marine Laboratory 1600 Thompson Parkway Sarasota, FL, USA. 

11:30 AM.   321.   OCEANOGRAPHIC FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH NORTHERN FUR SEAL MIGRATIONS IN THE NORTH PACIFIC. Rolf R Ream ^*,1, Jeremy T Sterling ¹ and Thomas R Loughlin ¹. ¹ National Marine Mammal Laboratory Alaska Fisheries Science Center, NMFS 7600 Sand Point Way, NE Seattle, WA, USA. 

Behavior 4 -- Session Chair: John Koprowski-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum

10:15 AM.   322.   USE OF CHEMOSENSORY CUES BY THE HISPID POCKET MOUSE, CHAETODIPUS HISPIDUS, TO RECOGNIZE SNAKE PREDATORS. Emily N Ackland ^*,1 and Karen McBee ². ¹ 430 LSW Dept. of Zoology, Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK, USA, ² 430 LSW Dept. of Zoology, Oklahoma State University Stillwater, OK, USA. 

10:30 AM.   323.   SOCIALITY FACILITATES SURVIVAL DURING ENVIRONMENTAL EXTREMES: DATA FROM COLONIAL TUCO-TUCOS. Eileen A Lacey ^{*,1, 2} and John R Wieczorek ¹. ¹ Museum of Vertebrate Zoology University of California Berkeley, CA, USA, ² Department of Integrative Biology University of California Berkeley, California . 

10:45 AM.   324.   PARENTAGE, BREEDING AND KINSHIP IN THE GREATER HORSESHOE BAT: INSIGHTS FROM A 10 YEAR STUDY. Stephen Rossiter ^{*,1, 2}, Chris Faulkes ¹, Roger Ransome ² and Gareth Jones ². ¹ School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road LONDON , UK, ² School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Woodland Road BRISTOL , UK. 

11:00 AM.   325.   THE EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD ON MOVEMENTS OF COTTON RATS, SIGMODON HISPIDUS, IN NORTHEASTERN KANSAS. Norman A Slade ^*,1, Melissa Sulok ¹ and Terry J Doonan ². ¹ Natural History Museum and Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS, USA, ² Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Route 7 Box 440 Lake City, FL . 

11:15 AM.   326.   PRAIRIE VOLES IN EASTERN KANSAS: ARE THEY ALSO MONOGAMOUS?. Nancy G Solomon ¹ and Paula Hogan ¹. ¹ Department of Zoology, Miami University Oxford, OH, USA. 

11:30 AM.   327.   TEST OF THE FIRST COHORT ADVANTAGE HYPOTHESIS WITH FEATHERTAIL GLIDERS (MARSUPIALIA). Simon J Ward ^*,1. ¹ Department of Zoology University of Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 

11:45 AM.   328.   SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCES IN NURSING BEHAVIOR BY ROOSEVELT ELK. Greta M Wengert ^*,1. ¹ MGW Biological Surveys 2037 Golf Course Road Bayside, CA, USA. 

11:45 AM - 1:30 PM   Lunch: Jolly Giant Cafeteria

1:30 PM - 4:00 PM   Technical Session 10
 

Conservation 5 -- Session Chair: William Zielinski-- University Center, Kate Buchanan Room

1:30 PM.   329.   DISTRIBUTION AND PREVALENCE OF FACIAL TUMOR DISEASE IN TASMANIAN DEVILS. Marco Restani ^*,1 and Nick Mooney ². ¹ Department of Biological Sciences St. Cloud State University St. Cloud, MN, USA, ² Nature Conservation Brannch - DPIWE GPO Box 44 134 Macquarie Street Hobart, Tasmania, AUSTRALIA. 

1:45 PM.   330.   WHAT DO INDIANA MYOTIS DO WHEN THEY LOSE A ROOST?. Dale W Sparks ^*,1, Christopher M Ritzi ¹ and John O Whitaker ¹. ¹ Department of Life Sciences Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana . 

2:00 PM.   331.   CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY OF THE RIPARIAN WOODRAT UNDER PRESSURE FROM AN EXOTIC COMPETITOR, THE BLACK RAT. Karen L Sproull ^{*,1, 2} and Patrick A Kelly ¹. ¹ California State Univeristy,Stanislaus, Endangered Species Recovery Program 1900 N.Gateway Blvd. Suite 101 Fresno, CA , ² California State University, Fresno Biology Department 2555 East San Ramon Ave. Fresno, CA . 

2:15 PM.   332.   COUGAR-HUMAN INTERACTIONS: MOVEMENT PATTERNS AND BEHAVIOR ALONG THE URBAN-WILDLAND INTERFACE . Michael L Wolfe ^*,1 and David C Stoner ¹. ¹ Dept. of Forest, Range, & Wildlife Sciences, Utah State University, 5230 Old Main Hill Logan, UT, USA. 

2:30 PM.   333.   GENETIC EVALUATION OF AN AMERICAN MARTEN REINTRODUCTION. L. Robert Peters ¹ and Bradley J Swanson ^*,1. ¹ Department of Biology Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI, United States. 

2:45 PM.   334.   CONSERVATION AND CONTROVERSY WITH INTRODUCED BISON ON SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA. Rick A Sweitzer ^*,1, Juanita M Constible ² and Dirk H Van Vuren ³. ¹ Department of Biology University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA, ² School of Renewable Natural Resources Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, ³ Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology University of California Davis, California . 

3:00 PM.   335.   SELENIUM ACCUMULATION IN SMALL MAMMALS ON RETIRED AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA. Curtis E Uptain ^*,1, Stephen L Lee ², Steve R Messer ¹, Darren P Newman ¹ and Patrick A Kelly ¹. ¹ California State University Stanislaus Endangered Species Recovery Program 1900 Gateway Blvd. Fresno, Ca., USA, ² United States Bureau of Reclamation 1243 N. Street Fresno, Ca., USA. 

3:15 PM.   336.   HUMAN INTERACTIONS WITH ENDANGERED SAN JOAQUIN KIT FOXES IN BAKERSFIELD: CONSERVATION NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES. Christine L Van Horn Job ^*,1, Brian L Cypher ¹, Carie M Wingert ¹ and Curtis D Bjurlin ¹. ¹ CSUS, Endangered Species Recovery Program PO Box 9622 Bakersfield, CA . 

3:30 PM.   337.   COMPARING HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY DISTRIBUTIONS OF MESOCARNIVORES IN THE SIERRA NEVADA OF CALIFORNIA. William J Zielinski ^*,1, Richard L Truex ², Fredrick V Schlexer ¹ and Lori A Campbell ³. ¹ Pacific Southwest Research Station USDA Forest Service Arcata, CA, USA, ² Pacific Southwest Region USDA Forest Service Porterville, CA, USA, ³ Pacific Southwest Research Station USDA Forest Service Davis, CA, USA. 

Natural History 1 -- Session Chair: Patrick Zollner-- Nelson Hall East, Goodwin Forum

1:30 PM.   338.   SEROSURVEY OF WILD RODENTS FOR HANTAVIRUSES IN PANAMA, 2000  2003. Blas Armién ^*,1, Jorge Salazar Bravo ², Anibal Armién ^{1, 4}, Gerardo Suzán ³, Luis A Ruedas ⁵, Juan M Pascale ¹, Fernando Gracia ⁶ and Terry L Yates ⁷. ¹ Instituto Conmemorativo Gorgas de Estudios en Salud Rep. de Panamá , ² Department of Biological Sciences Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas, USA, ⁴ Medical School Department of Surgery University of Minnesota Minnesota , USA, ³ Museum of Southwestern Biology University of New Mexico New Mexico , USA, ⁵ Department of Biology Portland State University Portland, OR, USA, ⁶ Ministry of Health Ancon , Rep. of Panama, ⁷ Vice-Provost for Research University of New Mexico New Mexico , USA. 

1:45 PM.   339.   CHARACTERISTICS OF NEST SITES USED BY ENDANGERED MOUNT GRAHAM RED SQUIRRELS (TAMIASCIURUS HUDSONICUS GRAHAMENSIS). Sadie R Bertelsen ^*,1 and John L Koprowski ¹. ¹ 325 Bio. Sci. East. Bldg. School of Renewable Natural Resources The University of Arizona Tucson, AZ . 

2:00 PM.   340.   INFLUENCE OF SEX ON SEASONAL SPACE USE IN ABERT'S SQUIRRELS. Andrew J Edelman ^*,1 and John L Koprowski ¹. ¹ School of Renewable Natural Resources University of Arizona Tucson, AZ . 

2:15 PM.   341.   WISCONSIN WOLVES AND FREQUENT FRACTURES: CONTRIBUTIONS OF OSTEOPATHOLOGY TO NECROPSY AND NATURAL HISTORY DATA. Paula M Holahan ^*,1, E. Elizabeth Pillaert ¹, Nancy J Thomas ² and Adrian P Wydeven ³. ¹ University of Wisconsin Zoological Museum Madison, WI , ² National Wildlife Health Center Madison, WI , ³ Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Park Falls, WI . 

2:30 PM.   342.   CROWNED EAGLE (STEPHANOAETES CORONATUS) PREDATION ON VERVETS (CHLOROCEBUS AETHIOPS) IN SOUTH AFRICA. Julian Kerbis Peterhans ^{*,1, 2}, Graham Avery ³ and Elizabeth Webb ². ¹ Roosevelt University Chicago, IL , ² Division of Mammals Field Museum Chicago, IL , ³ Iziko Museums Capetown, South Africa . 

2:45 PM.   343.   VARIATION IN SMALL MAMMAL RICHNESS BY TRAP HEIGHT AND TRAP TYPE AT A SOUTH EASTERN AMAZONIAN SITE, WITH NOTES ON A NEW METHOD OF CANOPY TRAPPING. Thomas D Lambert ^*,1, Jay R Malcolm ¹ and Barbara L Zimmerman ². ¹ Faculty of Forestry University of Toronto 33 Willcocks Street Toronto, ON, Canada, ² Brazil Program Conservation International 1919 M St. NW Washington, DC, USA. 

3:00 PM.   344.   ACTIVITY PATTERNS AND SPATIAL ORGANIZATION OF WESTERN SPOTTED SKUNK AND STRIPED SKUNK IN WEST-CENTRAL TEXAS. Sean A Neiswenter ^*,1 and Robert C Dowler ¹. ¹ Dept. of Bioogy, Angelo State University San Angelo, TX, USA. 

3:15 PM.   345.   ADVANCES IN THE ACOUSTIC MONITIORING OF BATS. Joseph M Szewczak ^*,1. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Humboldt State University 1 Harpst Street Arcata, CA . 

3:30 PM.   346.   SHIFTS IN DIET OF THE BIG BROWN BAT (EPTESICUS FUSCUS) . Ernest W Valdez ^*,1 and Thomas J O'Shea ^*,2. ¹ US Geological Survey Dept of Biology, MSC03 2020 1 Univeristy of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM , ² US Geological Survey Fort Collins Science Center 2150 Centre Avenue, Bldg C Fort Collins, CO . 

3:45 PM.   347.   SPATIAL SCALE OF HABITAT SELECTION BY SMALL MAMMALS IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN. Patrick A Zollner ^*,1, Jonathan H Gilbert ² and John L Wright ¹. ¹ North Central Research Station U.S. Forest Service Forestry Sciences Lab 5985 Hwy K Rhinelander, WI, USA, ² Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission P.O. Box 9 Odanah, WI, USA. 

Systematics/Zoogeography 5 -- Session Chair: Theresa Spradling-- Van Duzer Theater

1:30 PM.   348.   SYSTEMATICS OF THE PETER'S TENT-MAKING BAT, URODERMA BILOBATUM (CHIROPTERA: PHYLLOSTOMIDAE), BASED ON MORPHOLOGICAL ANALYSES. Rene Fonseca ^{*,1, 2} and Robert J Baker ^{1, 2}. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX , ² Natural Science Research Laboratory, The Museum of Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX . 

1:45 PM.   349.   BIOGEOGRAPHY OF ARTIBEUS JAMAICENSIS IN THE CARIBBEAN: BASED ON VARIATION IN THE CYTOCHROME-B GENE. Peter A Larsen ^*,1, Scott C Pedersen ², Hugh H Genoways ³, Steven R Hoofer ¹, Matt C Bozeman ¹, Bryan C Carstens ⁴ and Robert J Baker ¹. ¹ Department of Biological Sciences Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX , ² Department of Biology and Microbiology South Dakota State University Brookings, SD , ³ University of Nebraska State Museum University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE , ⁴ Department of Biology University of Idaho Moscow, ID . 

2:00  PM.   350.   PHYLOGENETIC POSITION OF THE ENIGMATIC GENUS RHAGOMYS (RODENTIA: SIGMODONTINAE). Guillermo D'Elía ¹, Lucía Luna ^*,2 and Bruce D Patterson ³. ¹ Laboratorio de Evolución, Facultad de ciencias, Universidad de la República, Igua 4225 Montevideo , Uruguay, ² University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 1109 Geddes Ann Arbor , MI, USA, ³ Field Museum of Natural History, Department of Zoology, 1400 S. Lake Shore Dr. Chicago, IL, USA. 

2:15 PM.   351.   THE PHYLOGENETIC POSITION OF THE ZOKORS (MYOSPALACINAE) AND COMMENTS ON THE FAMILIES OF MUROIDS (RODENTIA). Ryan W Norris ^*,1, Kaiya Zhou ², Caiquan Zhou ², Guang Yang ², C. William Kilpatrick ¹ and Rodney L Honeycutt ³. ¹ Department of Biology University of Vermont Burlington , VT , ² College of Life Sciences Nanjing Normal University Nanjing , China , ³ Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences Texas A&M University College Station, TX . 

2:30 PM.   352.   EVOLUTIONARY RELATIONSHIPS AMONG PHALANGERIDS, (DIPROTODONTIA: PHALANGERIDAE), INFERRED FROM MITOCHONDRIAL DNA (12S RRNA) SEQUENCE DATA. Luis A Ruedas ^{*,1, 2} and Juan Carlos Morales ³. ¹ Department of Biology Portland State University 1719 SW 10th Avenue Portland, Oregon, USA, ² Museum of Vertebrate Biology Portland State University 1719 SW 10th Avenue Portland, Oregon, USA, ³ Center for Environmental Research and Conservation Columbia University -- MC 5557 Schermerhorn Ext., 10th floor; 1200 Amsterdam Avenue New York, New York, USA. 

2:45 PM.   353.   HOW "HERITABLE" IS THE BODY SIZE OF THE VERY LARGEST MAMMALIAN TAXA?. Felisa A Smith ^*,1, S. Kathleen Lyons ² and S.K. Morgan Ernest ¹. ¹ Department of Biology University of New Mexico Albquerque, NM, USA, ² National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) Santa Barbara, CA, USA. 

3:00 PM.   354.   DNA DATA SUPPORT A RAPID RADIATION OF POCKET GOPHER GENERA (RODENTIA: GEOMYIDAE). Theresa A Spradling ^*,, Sara V Brant ^{2, 3}, Mark S Hafner ² and Christopher J Dickerson ¹. ² Museum of Natural Science Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA , ³ Department of Biology University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM , ¹ Department of Biology University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA . 

3:15 PM.   355.   SYSTEMATICS OF THE LITTLE BIG-EARED BATS (PHYLLOSTOMIDAE: MICRONYCTERIS) WITH COMMENTS ON A POSSIBLE UNDESCRIBED SPECIES. Steven R Hoofer ^*,1, Chrissy A Cline ¹, Rene M Fonseca ¹, Calvin A Porter ² and Robert J Baker ¹. ¹ Dept. Biol. Sci, Texas Tech Univ. Lubbock, TX, USA, ² Dept. Biol., Xavier Univ. New Orleans, LA, USA. 

3:30 PM.   356.   BATS OF THE GENUS LAEPHOTIS THOMAS, 1901 (CHIROPTERA: VESPERTILIONIDAE). R G Trujillo ^*,1, J W Bickham ¹, L L Janecek ², J C Patton ¹, I L Rautenbach ³ and D A Schlitter ¹. ¹ Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Texas A&M University College Station, TX, USA, ² Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Drawer E Aiken, SC, USA, ³ Xenocor Bioformulas (Pty) Ltd. CSIR Building 23 PO Box 2608,Brooklyn Square Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. 

3:45 PM.   357.   MTDNA ANALYSIS OF THE SPECIFIC STATUS AND SYSTEMATIC AFFINITIES OF THE SANTA CRUZ ISLAND MOUSE. Mindy L Walker ^*,1, Scott E Chirhart ², Rodney L Honeycutt ³ and Ira F Greenbaum ¹. ¹ Biology Department Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, ² Wildlife and Fisheries Department Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, ³ Biology Department Centenary College, Shreveport, LA . 

4:30 PM - 5:30 PM   Capstone Speaker (Dr. Jim Estes): Van Duzer Theater

4:30 PM.   358.   FROM KILLER WHALES TO KELP FORESTS: INDUSTRIAL WHALING AND THE REORGANIZATION OF OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS. James A Estes ^*,1. ¹ US Geological Survey Long Marine Laboratory 100 Shaffer Road Santa Cruz, California . 

Thursday, June 17