PROGRAM
3rd Ohio Amphibian Research & Conservation Conference
March 12, 2016. Columbus, Ohio
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Time
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8:30 AM
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Registration and Setup
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9:00
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Welcoming Remarks
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9:20
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Keynote Address: Charles and Rodger Who? Ohio Naturalists in the 21st Century Ralph Pfingsten
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10:00
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Morning Break
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10:25
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Unisexual Salamanders:The Ecology of Strange Reproduction
Rob Denton, Katherine Greenwald, and H. Lisle Gibbs |
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10:45
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An Opportunity for a New Look at Cave Salamanders in Ohio
Jeffrey Davis |
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11:05
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Evaluating the Science in Citizen Science Programs
Nicholas Smeenk and Gregory Lipps |
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11:25
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‘Round-the-Room
Updates: 1-2 min. to share herp news and happenings in your area.
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11:45
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Lunch & Poster Viewing
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1:20 PM
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Toxic Environment Syndrome: Are We Decreasing Amphibians' Ability to Resist Disease?
Katherine Krynak, Michael F. Benard, and David J.
Burke |
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1:40
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Phenology, Fecundity, and Dispersal: Predicting the Effects of Climate Change on Amphibian Metapopulations
Michael F. Benard |
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2:00
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Examining How Land Use Changes, Contaminants, and Natural Factors Influence Blanchard’s Cricket Frog Distribution in the Midwestern US
Michelle D. Boone |
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2:20
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Afternoon Break
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2:40
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Invasive Asian Earthworms Negatively Impact Keystone Terrestrial Salamanders
Julie Ziemba, Cari Hickerson, and Carl Anthony |
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3:00
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A Captive Head-Starting and Stream Conservation Program to Recover Eastern Hellbender Populations in Ohio
Gregory Lipps and Nicholas Smeenk |
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3:20
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Amphibians on the Road: Potential Impacts of Roadway Mortality and Ecopassage Utilization on Amphibian Populations Along a Two-lane Highway
Charlene H. Hopkins, Shawn R. Kutcha, and Willem M.
Roosenburg |
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3:40
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Announcing Ohio PARC
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4:00
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Adjourn
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Go to Abstracts
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