January 13, 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Dr. Mark GalatowitschAssistant Professor of BiologyCentre College |
There and Back Again: Life HistoryTrade-offs & Dispersal AcrossDynamic Freshwater Environments
ASSOCIATED PAPERS:Developmental constraints control generalist invertebrate distributions accross a gradient of unpredictable disturbanceTrait flexibility of generalist invertebrates exposed to contrasting predation and drying stressors |
January 20, 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Dr. Amy BoydProfessor of BiologyWarren Wilson College |
Death Watch in the Desert and Other Adventures
ASSOCIATED PAPER:Growth and demography of a declining, endangered cactus in the Sonoran Desert
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January 27, 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Dr. Shea TubertyProfessorAppalachian State University |
The Role of Adventure, Exploration, and Discovery in the Environmental Sciences: Why We Do It and Why It’s Good for You Too!ASSOCIATED PAPER:Belize's Ecosystems: Threats and Challenges to Conservation in Belize
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February 3, 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Dr. Steven L. StephensonResearch ProfessorUniversity of Arkansas, Fayetteville |
Subantarctic Macquarie Island: A Scientific Adventure of aLifetime
ASSOCIATED PAPERS:Myxomycetes of subantartic Macquarie IslandMyxomycetes Of Norfolk Island, South Pacific Ocean
Assemblages of myxomycetes on subantartic Macquarie Island and tropical Christmas Island
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February 10 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Dr. Justin WrightAssociate Professor of BiologyDuke University |
From the Arctic to the Tropics, from the Desert toWetlands, Disturbance is Everywhere. Lessons from aGlobe-Trotting Ecologist
Intraspecific trait variability shapes leaf trait response to altered fire regimes
An ecosystem engineer, the beaver, increases species richness at the landscape scale
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February 17, 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Dr. Marielle Postava-DavignonAssistant Professor of BiologyVirginia Wesleyan University |
Adventures of a Termite Ecologist: Learning to Make theMost of What Nature Gives YouASSOCIATED PAPER:Termites like it hot and humid: the ability of aboreal tropical termites to mediate their nest environment against ambient conditions
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February 24, 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Dr. Noel CawleyAssociate Professor of BiologyLincoln Memorial University |
Changes in Gopherus polyphemus Colony Population Structure in Response to Relocation
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March 3, 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PM Dr. Joseph D'SilvaAssociate Professor of BiologyNorfolk State University |
Parasites, Hosts & Pursuits
ASSOCIATED PAPERS:Distribution Of Helminth Parasites In Size Groups And Organs Of Hilsa Shad, Tenualosa IlishaExperimental transmission of proliferative kidney disease in rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri Richardson
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March 10, 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Dr. Rachel GoodmanAssociate Professor & Chair of BiologyHampden-Sydney College |
Hunting for Wildlife Pathogens in Virginia and Hawaii
ASSOCIATED PAPERS:Survey of Ranavirus and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis in Introduced Frogs in Hawaii.
Prevalence of Ranavirus in Virginia Turtles as Detected by Tissue Sampling Versus Oral-Cloacal Swabbing
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March 17, 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Dr. Stephen NowickiProfessor of Biology, Psychology, Neuroscience, & NeurobiologyDuke University & Duke University Medical Center |
Adventures with a Robotic Bird in a Marsh
ASSOCIATED PAPER:Receiver response to an aggressive visual signal, the wing-wave display, in swamp sparrows.
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March 31, 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Derrick LindsayAWB, Stewardship CoordinatorKentucky Natural Lands Trust |
Grasslands to Wildlands: Adventures in Stewardship
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April 7, 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Dr. Christopher ParadiseProfessor of Biology & Environmental SciencesDavidson College |
Local Adventures in the Field: Student-Driven Ecological Research at a Liberal Arts College
ASSOCIATED PAPERS:Accumulation of Non-Targe Arthropods on Sticky Tree Brands
Assessment of Beetle and Bug Diversity in Extensively Managed Cattle Farms of Varying Cattle Density, Sward Height, and Surrounding Land UseUsing Digital Macrophotography to Measure Biodiversity, Identify Insects and Enhance Outreach and Education.
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April 14, 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Dr. Andrew SteenAsssitant Professor, Environmental GeologyUniversity of Tennessee Knoxville |
What to Eat When You’re 100,000 Years Late for dinner:
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April 21, 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PM |
Close Encounters: Field Adventures of a Wildlife BiologistASSOCIATED PAPER:Anthropogenic influences on the spatial genetic structure of black bears
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April 28, 20213:00 PM to 4:00 PMDr. Carlos Rojas
Professor of Biosystems EngineeringUniversity of Costa Risa |
A Scientific Career in a Blue Zone of Happiness: Adventures, Friends, and Fun
ASSOCIATED PAPERS:The Singularity of Latin American Patterns of Happiness. In: Rojas M. (eds) Handbook of Happiness Research in Latin America
The Blue Zones of Happiness: Lessons from the World's Happiest People.
The paradigm of forests and the survival of the fittest.
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