7:00am • Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors
10:00am • Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
3:00pm • Refreshment Break with Exhibitors
6:00pm • (P82) Recovery of Bigeye Chub (Hybopsis amblops) Populations in Illinois
6:00pm • (P34) Diagnostic Findings and Clinical Management of Capillaria aerophilus – Associated Bronchopneumonia and Tracheitis in Captive Black Bear Cubs (Ursus americanus)
6:00pm • (P84) True Metabolizable Energy of Submersed Aquatic Vegetation for Gadwall
6:00pm • (P73) Habitat Selection of Michigan Bog Grasshoppers in Huron National Forest
6:00pm • (STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER 6) Predicting Seasonal Growth of Yellow Perch in the Western Basin of Lake Erie
6:00pm • (P60) Structural Differences in Two Techniques for Snag Creation in the Huron-Manistee National Forest
6:00pm • (P46) Precision of Age Estimates Obtained from Sectioned and Whole Bluegill Otoliths
6:00pm • (P25) Enhancing Management of Post-Stocked Alligator Gar by Investigating Habitat Selection
6:00pm • (P61) Butterfly Response to Barrens Management at Crex Meadows Wildlife Area, Grantsburg, WI
6:00pm • (STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER 10) Influence of Round Goby Invasion on Lake Erie Walleye Diets and Growth Rates
6:00pm • (P30) Characterizing the Effects of White Grub (Pothodiplostomum minimum) on the Immune and Circulatory Systems of Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus)
6:00pm • (P74) Volunteer Stream Quality Monitoring: Fostering Community Engagement in Ohio’s Scenic Rivers
6:00pm • (CANCELLED) (P41) Cheese vs. Worms: A Comparison of Minnow Trap Bait Types for Assessing Nearshore Fish Communities
6:00pm • (P32) Movement Patterns of Escaped Captive Cervids in Ohio
6:00pm • (P86) Using Plasma-lipid Metabolites to Index Mass Changes in Birds: Are Triglycerides More Indicative of Energy Income Than Deposition?
6:00pm • (P36) Evaluating the Fish Communities of Riffles/runs with Three Different Substrate Types in Preparation for Changes Post Lowhead Dam Removal
6:00pm • (P16) Grass Carp Thermal Maturation and Proximal Cues for Spawning in Ponds
6:00pm • (STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER 1) Diet and Growth Rates of the Tubenose Goby (Proterorhinus Semilunaris)
6:00pm • (P31) Know Where It Should Go: Compliantly Disposing Infectious Waste
6:00pm • (P75) Functional Diversity of Macroinvertebrates in Coastal Wetlands Along the St. Marys River
6:00pm • (P85) Using a Plasma Lipid Metabolite Index to Evaluate Spring Migration Stopover Habitat for Wild Canvasbacks (Aythya valisineria) in Illinois
6:00pm • (P55) Distribution and Abundance of Larval Yellow Perch in Lake St. Clair and Adjoining Waters
6:00pm • (P48) Smallmouth Bass Habitat Use in the Upper Mississippi River
6:00pm • (P07) Agricultural Neonicotinoid Use and Common Grackle Decline in Central Illinois
6:00pm • (P56) Evaluation of Sampling Gears and Population Characteristics of Catfish in the Monongahela River, WV
6:00pm • (CANCELLED) (P45) Influence of Physical Processes on Transport and Persistence of eDNA from the Invasive Round Goby (Neogobious melanostomus)
6:00pm • (P88) Supplementing Traditional Songbird Nest Box Monitoring with Trail and FLIR Camera Technology
6:00pm • (P81) Paddlefish Movement and Habitat Use Using Acoustic Telemetry in the Upper Mississippi River (Pools 14-19)
6:00pm • (P71) Genetic Analysis and Germination Trials of an Invasive Weed (Gypsophila paniculata) Found in Two Distinct Ecosystems
6:00pm • (P66) Investigating Burbot Diets in Lake Michigan Through Stomach Contents, Fatty Acids, and Stable Isotope Ratios
6:00pm • (CANCELLED) (P27) Testing of a Respiration Model for Hybridized Coregonines
6:00pm • (P57) Movements and Habitat Use of Muskellunge in Green Bay, Lake Michigan
6:00pm • (P11) Determining the Sizes of Cerulean Warbler (Setophaga cerulea) Home Range and Territory with Radio Telemetry
6:00pm • (CANCELLED) (P58) White Bass Population Dynamics in a South Central Missouri Reservoir
6:00pm • (STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER 4) Harvest Distribution of Minnesota Produced Wood Ducks
6:00pm • (P53) Bluegill Habitat Use in the Upper Mississippi River
6:00pm • (P76) Toxic Effects of the Biological Pesticide, Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, on North American Frog Larvae
6:00pm • (P64) Using Citizen Science to Assess the In-stream Response of Watershed Conservation Practices
6:00pm • (P15) Foraging Behavior of Breeding Songbirds in Urban Columbus, Ohio
6:00pm • (P20) Exposure to Harmful Algal Blooms Impairs Sensorimotor
6:00pm • (P63) Water Uptake Capabilities of Sphagnum Moss
6:00pm • Trade Show & Poster Social and Student Research-in-Progress Posters
6:00pm • (P77) Navigation Dams and Larval Fish Dynamics
6:00pm • (CANCELLED) (P70) Abundance of Invasive Rusty Crayfish by eDNA and Traditional Survey in View of Fish Assemblages and Habitat Quality
6:00pm • (STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER 9) Using Geographic Data from Angler Apps to Map Aquatic Connectivity from Angler Movement as a Vector of Invasive Species
6:00pm • (STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER 7) Size Selectivity of Gill Nets Used to Target Silver and Bighead Carp in the Upper Mississippi
6:00pm • (P17) Roundup Exposure and Warm Temperatures Reduce Activity of Orconectes rusticus Crayfish
6:00pm • (P05) Monitoring Spotted Turtles in an Ohio Fen: Do Decoys Increase Capture Rates?
6:00pm • (P33) Prevalence of Hantavirus in Wild Populations of Mice in the Greater Muncie Area
6:00pm • (P18) Role of the Lateral Line in Male-Male Territorial Competition in the Fathead Minnow, Pimephales Promelas
6:00pm • (STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER 5) Invasive Rusty Crayfish Control on Critical Native Fish Spawning Reefs in Northern Lake Michigan
6:00pm • (P50) Fisheries and Macroinvertebrate Rebound Downstream of Passive AMD Treatment Sites
6:00pm • (CANCELLED) (P83) Routine Respiration Rates of Larval and Juvenile Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)
6:00pm • (P51) A Comparative Analysis of Small Tributaries of Green Bay, Wisconsin: The Intersection of Water Quality, Habitat, and Fish Communities
6:00pm • (P39) An Evaluation of Angler Use of Fish Attractors in Ohio Reservoirs
6:00pm • (CANCELLED) (P72) Introducing the electrified dozer trawl for sampling Silver Carp and fish communities in a lotic system
6:00pm • (P12) Energetic Carrying Capacity of Submersed Aquatic Vegetation in Semi-Permanent Marshes in the Upper Midwest
6:00pm • (P06) Timber Rattlesnake Home Range Estimates and Habitat Use on Forestry Lands in Ohio
6:00pm • (CANCELLED) (P44) Effects of Sedation Techniques on Stress Responses in Bluegill Sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus)
6:00pm • (P14) Evaluating Sub-lethal Infections of Sphaeridiotrema Spp. and Cyathocotyle Bushiensis Trematodes in Captive Lesser Scaup
6:00pm • (P19) Harmful Algal Blooms Impair Innate Predator-Evasion Behavior in a Freshwater Fish
6:00pm • (P68) Sensory Development and Navigation in Larval Grass Carp
6:00pm • (P52) Assessing Upstream Fish Migration Patterns Using a Prototype Fish Ladder Around a Low-Head Dam in Northern Indiana
6:00pm • (P21) Evaluating Nest-switching Behavior and Microhabitat Partitioning of Southern Flying Squirrels in West-central Illinois
6:00pm • (P13) Estimating Abundance of Marshbirds in Wetlands Managed for Waterfowl
6:00pm • (P26) Scent Marking in Sunda Clouded Leopards (Neofelis diardi): Novel Observations Close a Key Gap in Understanding Felid Communication Behaviours
6:00pm • (P80) Summary of a Long Term Study Leading to Population Augmentation for the Endangered Blanding’s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii) in an Urbanized Landscape
6:00pm • (P78) Assessment of Thermal Discharge on Downstream Fish and Macroinvertebrate Communities in the Wabash River, Indiana
6:00pm • (STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER 2) Habitat Preferences of Asian Carp on the Upper Illinois River an Acoustic Telemetry Study
6:00pm • (P28) Monitoring Efforts and Demographic Data on a Kirtland’s Snake Population in Clark County, Ohio
6:00pm • (P29) Assessing Eastern Iowa Rodents and Ticks and Ecological Influences on the Prevalence of Borrelia Burgdorferi
6:00pm • (P40) Assessment of Thermal Discharge on Reservoir Fish Community on Turtle Creek Reservoir in Sullivan County, Indiana
6:00pm • (P65) Student Organizations as Professional Development Vehicles for Applied Learning Experiences: The MWSU Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society Example
6:00pm • (P09) Breeding Ecology of Waterbirds in a Restored Floodplain of the Illinois River Valley
6:00pm • (P42) Comparison of Three Age-estimation Methods Using Scales and Otoliths for Bloater (Coregonus hoyi) in Lake Michigan
6:00pm • (NEW) (STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER 11) Testing Michigan Rocky Mountain Elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) for Genetic Bottlenecking
6:00pm • (P38) Validating Daily Otolith Increment Deposition in Aquarium-Reared Juvenile Walleye, Sander Vitreus
6:00pm • (STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER 3) Habitat Use of Larval Fish in Backwater Reaches of the Upper Mississippi River
6:00pm • (P02) Estimating Occupancy and Detection Probabilities of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus)
6:00pm • (P03) Home Range and Movements of Eastern Box Turtles at Two Urban Parks in Clark County, OH
6:00pm • (P22) Barotrauma in Lake Erie Yellow Perch: Take Pride in Your Perch!
6:00pm • (P37) Assessing the Impact of Mussel Bed Presence on Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Communities and Stream Function
6:00pm • (P01) Can Diet Affect Coloration in Tiger Salamanders?
6:00pm • (P67) Monitoring Invasive Goby Populations of Lake Michigan Using eDNA Metabarcoding
6:00pm • (STUDENT RESEARCH POSTER 8) The Seasonal Migration of Round Goby in Lake Michigan near Milwaukee, Wisconsin
6:00pm • (P43) Effectiveness of Zote Soap Baited Trotlines in Assessing Channel Catfish and Aquatic Turtle Bycatch
6:00pm • (P10) Determining Acoustic Components to Drumming Log Selection in Male Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)
6:00pm • (P87) Influence of Spatial Alignment on Photographic Detection Rates at Remotely Triggered Camera Stations
6:00pm • (P62) Effects of Prescribed Fire on Small Mammal Community of Schmeekle Reserve, Wisconsin
6:00pm • (P59) Preliminary Genetic Evidence of Predation on an Imperiled Minnow from an Intentionally Introduced Apex Predator in a Western Ohio Stream
6:00pm • (CANCELLED) (P69) Validation of the Modeling Methodology for Projecting the Spawning Location of Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon Idella in the Sandusky River
6:00pm • (P04) Impact of Bait on Trap Success for Turtles in Pool 12 in the Upper Mississippi River
6:00pm • (P24) Enhancing Management of Post-stocked Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula) by Investigating Gear Detection
6:00pm • (P35) Ecology of Box-nesting Waterfowl in Central WI: Biological versus Societal Benefits
6:00pm • (CANCELLED) (P23) Conserving Yukon Caribou: Use of Genetics to Inform Herd Assignment and Conservation Designations
6:00pm • (P08) Analyzing the Potential Change in Behavior of Cerulean Warblers (Setophaga cerulea) in Response to an Avian Nest Predator
6:00pm • (P49) Three-Tier Assessment of Vegetation Communities in Dunkirk Harbor, New York and Presque Isle Bay, Pennsylvania
6:00pm • (CANCELLED) (P47) Pre-Restoration Fishery and Macroinvertebrate Assessment of the River Rouge Area of Concern
6:00pm • (P79) Assessment of Thermal Discharge on Downstream Fish Community in the White River, Indiana
6:00pm • (P54) Characterizing Wisconsin Angler Preferences for Inland Lake Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, and Walleye Fisheries
10:20am • (HUMAN DIMENSIONS: POLICY & ENGAGEMENT) Something Fishy or Something Wild? Comparing the Progression, Status, and Needs of Social Science Integration in Fisheries and Wildlife Sides of Conservation
10:40am • (HUMAN DIMENSIONS: POLICY & ENGAGEMENT) What Should a Baccalaureate Program in Conservation Law Enforcement Emphasize?
11:00am • (HUMAN DIMENSIONS: POLICY & ENGAGEMENT) Volunteer Stream Quality Monitoring: Fostering Community Engagement in Ohio’s Scenic Rivers
11:20am • (HUMAN DIMENSIONS: POLICY & ENGAGEMENT) Investigating Perceptions of Wildlife and Vegetation in Urban Vacant Lots
1:20pm • (SYMPOSIA-13) Connecting Communities to Applied Science Across the Great Lakes Sea Grant Network
1:40pm • (SYMPOSIA-13) Strengthening Ohio’s Lake Erie Fisheries Through Research, Education, and Extension
2:00pm • (SYMPOSIA-13) Conserving and Enhancing Pennsylvania’s Fisheries Through Conservation, Education, and Research
2:20pm • (SYMPOSIA-13) New York Sea Grant and Great Lakes Fisheries: Past, Present, and Future
2:40pm • (SYMPOSIA-13) Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant-Funded Research to Support the Lake Michigan Fishery
3:20pm • (SYMPOSIA-13) Fisheries Extension in Southern Lake Michigan
3:40pm • (SYMPOSIA-13) A Professional Development Program for Community-Engaged Research
4:00pm • (SYMPOSIA-13) Communication and Outreach Lessons from a Unique Fish Spawning Habitat Restoration Project
4:20pm • (SYMPOSIA-13) Michigan EnviroImpact Tool: Collaboration, Cultivation, and Communication to Support Farmers in Forecasting Manure Nutrient Runoff Risk