SOUTHEASTERN BIOLOGY Volume 62 April, 2015 Number 2 ASB 76 th Annual Meeting ASB April 1-4, 2015 ASB University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ASB ASB Meeting Site: Convention Center at the ASB Marriott, Chattanooga, Tennessee See Page 103 and Consult Website http://www.sebiologists.org ASB Entrance to the University The Official Publication of The Association of Southeastern Biologists, Inc. http ://www.sebiologists.org SOUTHEASTERN BIOLOGY (ISSN 1533-8436) SOUTHEASTERN BIOLOGY ( ISSN 1 533-8436) is published online quarterly in January, April, July, and October by the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Inc., Department of Biology, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA 22812. Please send address changes to the Treasurer, Edgar Lickey. All contributions, inquiries about missing back numbers and other matters should be addressed to the Journal Editor. Send books to be reviewed to the Book Review Editor. Journal Editor James D. Caponetti, Division of Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-0830; (865) 974-6841 ; Fax (865) 974-4057; jcaponet@utk.edu . Associate Editor Sarah Noble, PO Box 640, Mobile, Alabama 36601; (251) 295-4267; noble.sarahal@qmail.com . . Web Editor Ashley B. Morris, Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 371 32; (61 5) 494-7621 ; amorris.mtsu@gmail.com ; ashley.morris@mtsu.edu . Book Review Co-Eds Christopher G. Brown, School of Science and Technology, Georgia Gwinnett College, 1000 University Center Lane, Lawrenceville, GA 30043; (678) 713-1483; cbrown37@ggc.edu . Jennifer Mandel, Dept, of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152; (901) 678-5130; jmandel@memphis.edu . ASB Officers President Zack Murrell, Dept, of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608; 828-262-2674; murrellze@appstate.edu . President-Elect Joey Shaw, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN 37403; (423) 425-4341 ; Fax (423) 425-2285; Joev-Shaw@utc.edu . Vice President Ashley B. Morris, Department of Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN 37132; (61 5) 494-7621 ; amorris.mtsu@gmail.com ; ashley.morris@mtsu.edu . Past President Donald H. Roush, Dept, of Biology, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL 35632; (256) 765-4435; Fax (256) 765-4430; dhroush@una.edu . Secretary Sarah Noble, PO Box 640, Mobile, Alabama 36601; (251) 295-4267; noble.sarahal@gmail.com . Treasurer Edgar B. Lickey, Department of Biology, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA 22812; (502) 828-5426; elickey@bridgewater.edu . Membership Officer Sarah Noble, PO Box 640, Mobile, Alabama 36601; (251) 295-4267; noble.sarahal@gmail.com . Database Manager Chris Fleming, BDY Environmental, LLC, 2607 Westwood Drive, Nashville, TN 37204; (615) 460-9797; cfleming@bdy-inc.com . Archivist John Herr, Dept, of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208; (803) 777-8110; Fax (803) 777-4002; herrjr@mailbox.sc.edu . Executive Committee Members-at-Large 2015: JudyAwong-Taylor, School of Science and Technology, Georgia Gwinnett College, 1000 University Center Lane, Lawrenceville, GA 30043; (912) 441-4610; jawongta@ggc.edu . William Ensign, Dept, of Biology and Physics, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA30144; (470) 578-3505; bensign@kennesaw.edu . 2016: Edgar B. Lickey, Department of Biology, Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA 22812; (502) 828-5426; elickey@bridgewater.edu . Conley K. McMullen, Dept, of Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 22807; (540) 568-3805; Fax (540) 568-3333; mcmullck@imu.edu . 2017: Riccardo Fiorillo, School of Science and Technology, Georgia Gwinnett College, 1000 University Center Lane, Lawrenceville, GA 30043; (678) 464-9918; rfiorill@ggc.edu . Margaret J. Kovach, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN 37403; (423) 425-4397; Fax (423) 425-2285; Margaret-Kovach@utc.edu . Purpose The purpose of this association shall be to promote the advancement of biology as a science by encouraging research, the imparting of knowledge, the application of knowledge to the solution of biological problems, and the preservation of biological resources. The ASB has representation in Section G Committee of the AAAS. Varying types of membership are available to individuals and institutions. See inside back cover. Time and Place of Future Meetings 2015 April 1-4: Hosted by the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and by the Tennessee Aquarium. Meeting site is the Convention Center at the Marriott. A Message from the President 97 The View from Here A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ZACK MURRELL I come to the close of my two-year presidency with a bittersweet sense of accomplishment, sadness, confidence and concern. Many people have stood with me through some tough moments, worked with me through stressful and challenging efforts, and shared the joys of camaraderie, success and a sense of a job well done. I would particularly like to thank Joey Shaw, our incoming President, for being a friend, listening to my deepest fears and always being there when I needed assistance. The Officers and Executive Committee have sustained tremendous efforts to keep our Association strong. Several past Presidents spent countless hours hearing me out, offering advice and wisdom and sometimes a shoulder to cry on. John Herr, truly a giant in the history of this organization, provided a strong back and a laser focus to help me fully grasp and understand the importance of ASB in the past, present and future and how critical it was for us to make the necessary changes to move forward. Jim Caponetti, the quiet brains behind the organization, has toiled to keep us on track with a phenomenal institutional memory of what needs to be accomplished to keep ASB sound. Most people will never know the extent of the challenges faced by the leadership of ASB during the past two years and I will never be able to adequately thank those many people who stood by my side. Finally, my dear friends and family, supervisors and co-workers recognized the challenges we were facing as an organization and have graciously supported me when, due to the amount of effort needed to help ASB survive and grow, I was unable to give attention to my family, friends and my job due to the demands of leading ASB into a new day. The most important thing I have learned about ASB during the past two years is that we are a sturdy and resilient organization that was built by volunteer efforts, sustained by volunteer efforts and can only survive into the future through young people stepping up to provide continuing volunteer support to this wonderful organization. The past two years have had the unexpected consequence of forging, as heat does to steel, a new generation of leaders in our organization who are tough, solid and well prepared to move us forward. I can report with confidence that the state of the Association of Southeastern Biologists is sound. We have a group of volunteers, officers and former officers, Executive Committee members, committee chairs and members, patrons and exhibitors, and an enthusiastic and loyal membership who understand the role of the Association apd who have a pretty good understanding of what we need to do to move forward effectively, with a sense of history and an appreciation of our role in the future. This solid organizational foundation is a tremendous platform for building synergies and accomplishing great things. We have significant challenges facing us as we move into the future. As the largest regional organization of life scientists, educators and state and federal biologists in the nation, we have a responsibility to the citizenry and the planet to uphold high professional standards and to help the public understand the importance of science, science education and conservation on our own health and on the health and wellbeing of our world. This is a critical role for the organization as we, as a community, try to understand how to support science and science education in the 21 st century. As long as we remember that the strength of our organization comes from the volunteer efforts of many and as long as we empower those volunteers to work toward the greater good of the group, we can look forward to a healthy and vibrant Association for another 76 years. We need to be welcoming of students and new members coming into our Association and we need to help them understand that our professional wellbeing is dependent upon a healthy and durable professional organization. I thank you all for your support, friendship and good will. I challenge you to recognize the role ASB has had in your own professional development, the development of your students and your colleagues, and to commit to supporting this organization over the course of your careers. The Association of Southeastern Biologists is a strong and vibrant organization and with your help we can accomplish great things regionally and nationally to make this world a better place.c# 98 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 ASB Candidates for Office— 2015 The Nominating Committee composed of Donald H. Roush (Chair), Joey T. Shaw, and Ray S. Williams has selected the following slate of nominees for the ASB offices to be filled in 2015. Voting will take place at the annual business meeting which begins on Thursday, April 2, at 5:15 PM. Additional nominations will be accepted from the floor before voting is conducted. Please plan to attend and vote. Elections can sometimes be close. Therefore, your vote could make a difference on who gets elected to office. Vice President Judy Awong-Taylor Georgia Gwinnett College Lawrenceville, Georgia Treasurer Edgar B. Lickey Bridgewater College Bridgewater, Virginia Associate Treasurer Tracy L. Deem Bridgewater College Bridgewater, Virginia Executive Committee Members-at-Large Emily L. Gillespie Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia J. Christopher Havran Campbell University Buies Creek, North Carolina Heather Dawn Wilkins University of Tennessee Martin, Tennessee Dr. Judy Awong-Taylor Dr. Edgar B. Lickey ASB Candidates for Office 99 Dr. J. Christopher Havran Dr. Heather Dawn Wilkins 100 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Vice President Judy Awong-Taylor - Dr. Judy Awong-Taylor is Associate Dean and Professor of Biology at Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville, Georgia. She received her bachelor’s degree in Zoology and Botany from the University of the West Indies, Trinidad, and her master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Florida in the area of Environmental Microbiology. Prior to joining GGC, Dr. Awong was a Professor of Biology and Interim Department Head at Armstrong Atlantic State University and also served as Director of the University System of Georgia’s STEM Initiative. She is also a PULSE Leadership Fellow. During her tenure at AASU, she was actively involved in undergraduate research, student- centered learning, and K-16 collaborative activities. Her current interests center on STEM Education and as a PULSE Leadership Fellow she is actively involved in efforts focused on departmental and institutional change. She is passionate about teaching and is the recipient of AASU’s Kristina Brockmeier Faculty Teaching and Service Award, the H. Dean Propst Teaching Excellence Award, and the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regent’s Teaching Excellence Award. She has authored and co-authored several lab manuals, is the recipient of multiple grants, and has presented with her students at numerous professional conferences including ASB. Dr. Awong also served as a Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society advisor for fourteen years and has actively participated in numerous regional TriBeta Meetings. She has been an active member of ASB for many years, served on the Microbiology Awards Committee as both a member and Chair, and is currently serving as Member-at-Large. Treasurer Edgar B. Lickey - Dr. Edgar B. Lickey earned his B.S. in Biology from St. Andrews Presbyterian College, M.S. in Biology from Appalachian State University, and Ph.D. in Botany from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Since fall of 2007, he has been at Bridgewater College where he is an Associate Professor, herbarium (BDWR) curator, and TriBeta advisor. The courses he teaches are general biology, botany, plant taxonomy, biogeography, summer flora, and winter ecology. His current research interests include taxonomy, systematics, and biogeography of both vascular plants and basidiomycete fungi and everything from species inventories of natural areas to molecular analysis. Ed first attended ASB in 1991 as a TriBeta student and has been a member of both ASB and SABS since 1994 and the SHC since 2007. He was elected ASB Executive Committee Member-at-Large in 2013 and has served as Interim Treasurer since January 2014. He is an executive council member at large for SHC, serving on the Student Research Grant Committee, and has previously served as executive council member at large for SABS and as chair of the SABS student presentation awards committee. Other past service includes the SABS Nominations Committee, Southeastern Section BSA Student Presentation Award Committee, and chair of the ASB Graduate Student Support Award Committee. ASB Candidates for Office 101 Associate Treasurer Tracy L. Deem - Dr. Tracy L. Deem earned her B.S. in biochemistry from Marietta College, Marietta OH, and her PhD in Pathobiology and Molecular Medicine from the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. Following her graduate work, she completed a post-doctoral position at the University of Virginia, where she continued her research in white blood cell trafficking. Tracy is currently an Assistant Professor of Biology at Bridgewater College, Bridgewater, VA where she teaches courses in immunology, histology, and introductory biology. Tracy’s current area of research is in identifying white blood cell subsets involved in pathogenesis of malaria in collaboration with James Madison University. Other research interests include the scholarship of teaching and learning. As a transplant to the southeastern region of the United States, Tracy is a more recent member of ASB. Executive Committee Members-at-Large Emily L. Gillespie - Dr. Emily L. Gillespie has been an assistant professor of biology at Marshall University in Huntington, WV, since fall 2012. Emily holds a B.A. in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Asheville (2000), an M.S. in Biology from Appalachian State University (2005) and a Ph.D. in Biology from Wake Forest University (2010). Since discovering ASB as a Master’s student, Emily has participated actively as a student and faculty presenter, facilitated student participation, and served on multiple committees. She served on the ASB 2013 Annual Meeting Arrangements Committee. She is currently the Botanical Society of America Southeastern Section chairperson and oversees the BSA-SE student award program at ASB. She also serves on the ASB Conservation Committee. As an undergraduate, Emily focused primarily on parasitology and vertebrate ecology, but shifted toward plant taxonomy as a graduate student. She has most recently taught formal courses in introductory cell / genetics / molecular biology, introductory evolution / diversity / ecology, plant taxonomy, and phylogenetic biology. Emily curates the 50,000-specimen Marshall University herbarium and she also maintains an active molecular phylogenetics lab. Emily has been active in the national and regional effort to digitize natural history collections since 2005, including organizational roles. Emily’s current research interests include deep-time phylogenetics, species boundaries puzzles, and herbarium informatics, all somewhat loosely focused on the Ericaceae (Rhododendron family). J. Christopher Havran - Dr. J. Christopher Havran is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. Chris received a B.S. in Biology with a focus in Botany from Lebanon Valley College (Annville, PA) in 2002, a M.S. in Biology from The University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2004, and a Ph.D. in Environmental and Plant Biology from Ohio University in 2008. Chris has taught courses in Introductory Biology, Botany, Plant Physiology, Tree and Shrub Identification, and Hawaiian Natural History and Culture. The latter is a program taught for three weeks across Hawaii. Students in his Hawaiian field program have the opportunity to collaborate on original research. His research efforts focus on 102 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 southeastern floristics and the evolutionary history of endemic Hawaiian flowering plants. Since joining the faculty of Campbell University in 2008 Chris has mentored 13 undergraduate students. His students have presented their research at the ASB annual meeting since 201 1 and three of his students have been recognized with the Young Botanist Award from the Botanical Society of America. He has received the Dean’s Excellence in Research Award (2012) and the Walter S. Jones Sr. Alumni Award for Research Excellence (2013) from Campbell University. Chris is the founder and current curator of the Campbell University Herbarium (CAU). Chris has served on the ASB Education Committee for three years. In 2013 he became co-chair of the Committee with Kirk Stowe. He worked with Kirk to organize a symposium entitled: “Educational Opportunities at Biological Field Stations in the Southeastern United States” held at the 2014 annual meeting of the ASB in Spartanburg, SC. He thoroughly enjoys the annual ASB meetings and has fond memories of presenting his first research presentation at the 2004 meeting of the ASB in Memphis. Heather Dawn Wilkins - Dr. H. Dawn Wilkins is a Professor of Biology in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Tennessee at Martin. Dawn received a B.S. in Natural Resources Management with a concentration in Wildlife Biology from the University of Tennessee at Martin (1993). She continued her education under the direction of Dr. Gary Ritchison at Eastern Kentucky University where she earned a M.S. in Biology with a concentration in Applied Ecology (1996). Dr. Wilkins then earned a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from Mississippi State University under the direction of Dr. Ronn Altig (2001). Dawn was an Assistant Professor of Biology at Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois for three years prior to obtaining her current position in 2004. Dawn has mentored and co-mentored over thirty undergraduate research projects, many of which have been presented at the ASB annual meetings. Dawn’s undergraduate research program investigates different aspects of the life history and ecology of common birds in northwest Tennessee. She is primarily interested in woodpecker community structure in bottomland hardwood forests, but she has often been convinced to expand her research to include other species such as chickadees, titmice, owls, herons/egrets, osprey, and owls. In addition to field work, Dawn works in collaboration with a microbiologist, Dr. Linda Husmann, Professor of Biology at the University of Tennessee at Martin, on the possibility that Yellow- bellied Sapsuckers have bacteria in their gut that are cellulolytic and may help contribute to the overall nutrition of wintering birds. Dr. Wilkins teaches a number of classes including Animal Ecology, Ecological Methodology, Field Investigations in Biology, Conservation Biology, and Ornithology. During the summer she teaches Field Ornithology at the Reelfoot Lake Environmental Field Station located in Samburg, Tennessee. Dawn is a member of several scientific organizations and is a life member of ASB, the Tennessee Academy of Sciences, and the Tennessee Ornithological Society. In addition she serves as the Scientific Advisor to the Tennessee Bluebird Society and has served as Chair of the ASB Senior Research Award Committee, os 2015 Meeting Information 103 76 th Annual Meeting Program Association of Southeastern Biologists Hosted by University of Tennessee - Chattanooga and Tennessee Aquarium Chattanooga Marriott and Chattanooga Convention Center April 1-4, 2015 Celebrating 77 Years of Serving the Southeast! 104 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 To Better Serve You An Experiment on the Annual Meeting Time Next year (2016), ASB will shift its traditional meeting time of Wednesday - Saturday to Thursday - Sunday. The traditional meeting time originated to provide schools with a convenient time to meet without interfering too much with classes. However, today, spring breaks occur earlier and a shift to later in the week will hopefully reduce the impact on classes for many people. ASB will try out this new arrangement for one year, and then assess the suitability of this change with the ASB membership. If a majority favor this new schedule, ASB will make it routine each year. If not, ASB will go back to the original schedule in 2017. Establishing a HARD Deadline for Abstracts Beginning in the spring of 2016, there will be a hard deadline for the submission of abstracts. Late submissions put pressure on the program committee members and make it difficult to finalize the program before it has to be sent to the printers. Therefore, we will strictly enforce a firm deadline next year and there will not be any deadline extensions. Late abstracts can still be submitted, but will not appear in the formal, printed program. Instead, they will be added to a late submission file that will be available online for download. M orton Publishing would like to thank the ASB community for your continued support. For almost 40 years, Morton has been publishing high-quality books at sensible prices to help students succeed in their college studies and careers. M We tyj/Meeia/e t/out diuviau Please stop by our booth to see our lab manuals, photographic atlases, and study guides, and give us your thoughts on our books. Please call us at 1.800.348.3777 or visit us at www.morton-pub.com 2015 Meeting Information 105 UPLOAD YOUR POSTERS AND SLIDES ASB 2015 IS USING THE OPEN SCIENCE FRAMEWORK AS A POSTER AND SLIDE REPOSITORY. UPLOAD YOUR POSTER TO MAKE IT CITABLE AND INCREASE THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF YOUR WORK! / \ IT’S AS EASY AS SENDING AN EMAIL: EMAIL YOUR POSTERS TO ASB2015-POSTER@OSF.IO EMAIL YOUR TALKS TO ASB2015-TALK@OSF.IO THE FORMAT OF THIS EMAIL MUST BE AS FOLLOWS: SUBJECT: PRESENTATION TITLE MESSAGE BODY: PRESENTATION ABSTRACT (IF ANY) ATTACHMENT: YOUR PRESENTATION FILE (PDF PREFERED) FIND ALL OF THE PRESENTATIONS AT: HTTP://0SF.I0/ASB2015 OPEN SCIENCE FRAMEWORK I HTTP://OSF.IO 106 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Live Animals Ready To Roll Talk about convenience. At Carolina, we ship our living materials 5 days a week - to make sure they arrive alive on the day you need them. The Carolina Experience CAR0UNA www.carolina.com 2015 Meeting Information Affiliate Organizations Meeting With ASB in 2015 107 Beta Beta Beta Southeastern District I Dr. Lee Sutton Department of Biology S1 19 Howell Science Complex East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina 27858 Phone: 252-328-5745; Fax: 252-328-4178 Email: suttonle@ecu.edu Beta Beta Beta Southeastern District II Dr. Christi Magrath Dept, of Biological & Environmental Sci. Troy University Troy, AL 36082 Phone: 334-670-3622 Email: cmagrath@troy.edu Botanical Society of America Southeastern Section Dr. Emily Gillespie Department of Biological Sciences Marshall University Huntington, WV 25755 Phone: 304-696-6467 Email: gillespiee@marshall.edu Ecological Society of America Southeastern Chapter Dr. David Vandermast Department of Biology Elon University Elon, NC 27244 Phone: 336-278-6171 Email: dvandermast@elon.edu Society of Herbarium Curators Andrea Weeks, President Associate Professor and Director, Ted R. Bradley Herbarium George Mason University Department of Biology Fairfax, VA 22030 Phone: 703-993-3488; Fax: 703-993-1046 Email: aweeks3@gmu.edu Southern Appalachian Botanical Society Dr. Katherine Mathews Associate Professor Director ofWCU Herbarium Department of Biology Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC 28723 Phone; 828-227-3659 Email: kmathews@email.wcu.edu 108 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 artin op icrosc djjjfe ASB PATRON Serving the Southeast since 1946 21st Century Technology for Classroom Microscopy 207 South Pendleton Street / Easley, SC 29640 / 864-242-3424 sales@martinmicroscope.com 2015 Meeting Information 109 Patrons of ASB Associated Microscope, Inc. (800-476-3893) Elon, NC www.associatedmicroscope.com BDY Environmental (615-460-9797) Nashville, TN www.bdy-inc.com Breedlove, Dennis & Associates, Inc. (407-677-1882) Winter Park, FL www.bda-inc.com Carolina Biological Supply Company (800-334-5551) Burlington, NC www.carolina.com Dwayne Wise, PhD (662-325-7579) Starkville, MS daw1@ra.msstate.edu Martin Microscope Company (864-242-3424) Easley, SC www.martinmicroscope.com Marilyn Pendley (828-612-4573) Marion, NC marilyngar@hotmail.com Southeastern Naturalist & Eagle Hill Foundation (207-546-2821) Stueben, ME www.eaglehill.us/programs/journals/sena/southeastern- naturalist.shtml 110 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Program Committee for 2015 ASB Meetings Chair Howard S. Neufeld Appalachian State University Members Riccardo Fiorillo Georgia Gwinnett College Christopher Brown Georgia Gwinnett College The program committee wishes to thank Mark Suggs, abiG RAPHICS, for his help in creating the abstract submission form and for formatting the program and list of abstracts. We also thank Chris Fleming for creating the Mobile App that enables you to search the program on your mobile device. Finally, we express our sincere appreciation to Ashley Morris, Middle Tennessee State University, for her excellent maintenance of the ASB webpage. 2015 Meeting Information 111 Welcome from the ASB President Dear ASB Community, Welcome to the 76 th annual meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists (ASB) at the Chattanooga Marriott in Chattanooga, Tennessee. ASB is dedicated to supporting science and science education in the region. We will have over 570 posters and presentations, making it one of our largest meetings in recent history. There will also be two symposia and five field trips, providing our community with a grand opportunity to learn, exchange ideas, and form collaborations. We are excited to have the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and the Tennessee Aquarium supporting our meeting this year. Our Exhibitors and Patrons also have booths and I encourage you to visit with them and learn about their products and services. The Association of Southeastern Biologists is a volunteer organization. The ASB Officers, Executive Committee, Committee Chairs, Committee Members, Editorial Boards and our members all work very hard to make our meetings, our journals (Southeastern Naturalist and Eastern Biologist) and our information packed bulletin (Southeastern Biology) successful. Please take the time to visit the ASB booth in the Exhibit Hall to learn more about your organization and to consider volunteering. We hope you will enjoy the meeting, our Wednesday evening plenary speaker and welcoming social, our Thursday evening social and our Awards Banquet on Friday evening. The ASB meeting is a great time to renew acquaintances and friendships, form new friendships and discover new opportunities. I hope you enjoy your meeting and thanks for helping make our Association successful. 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However, on a finer scale there are many examples of climatically or edaphically extreme habitats, including those that are xeric, acidic, hypersaline, nutrient-poor, high-elevation, or found on bare rock. This symposium will include contributions exploring the botany of extreme habitats in the southeast from a variety of perspectives, including physiology, ecology, systematics, and evolution. By looking at a range of habitat types and research approaches, we hope to reveal common themes that transcend traditional specialized disciplinary boundaries. Ecology and Evolution of Glade Systems of the Southeast 8:30 am - noon • Friday, April 3 • Room 14 Organizer Ashley B. Morris (amorris.mtsu@gmail.com) The purpose of this symposium is to highlight research in both plant and animal systems within glade habitats of the Southeast. There is growing interest in these unique habitats, particularly as it relates to conservation and climate change. Additionally, the location of the ASB 2015 meeting is within a one-two hour drive of the cedar glades of Middle Tennessee. Finally, with the recent passing of Dr. Elsie Quarterman, who was a pioneer of cedar glades research, as well as a Fellow of ASB, we feel the time is right to highlight the important work ongoing in this field of research at our annual meeting. Speakers will be discussing different glade systems, from Tennessee to Texas, and the Ozarks, with organismal foci from plants to reptiles and amphibians. PULSE: Transforming Undergraduate Life Sciences Organizers: Southeast Regional PULSE Fellows Ellen Goldey (GoldeyES@wofford.edu) Judy Awong-Taylor (jawongta@ggc.edu) April Hill (ahill2@richmond.edu) Jung Choi (jung.choi@biology.gatech.edu) Melanie Lee-Brown (mleebro@guilford.edu) Alix Fink (finkad@longwood.edu) Mary Smith (smithma@ncat.edu) Chris Finelli (finellic@uncw.edu) Nitya Jacobs (njacob@emory.edu) 118 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Southeast PULSE Poster Discussion: Progress Reports From 20 Institutions Engaged in Departmental Transformation 9:00 am - noon • Friday, April 3 • Room 5 (morning session by invitation only) The Partnership for Undergraduate Life Sciences Education (PULSE) is a national initiative developed by leaders at NSF, HHMI, and NIGMS designed to inspire whole departments to undertake the types of reforms called for in Vision and Change in Undergraduate Biology Education: A Call to Action. This region's PULSE Leadership Fellows organized the first summer Southeast Regional PULSE (SERP) Institute in June, 2015, which was held on the University of Richmond campus. Representing a diverse spectrum of institution types, teams from twenty institutions participated in the three-day Institute. Participants attended a diversity of workshops and sessions and developed a plan of action to target improvements to their programs. This morning's session is a poster discussion session in which the teams will share the progress, challenges, and insights from their work these past nine months. As part of our IRB for this work, this session is by invitation only in order to collect data on the project's progress and ensure frank and open discussion among teams. Crafting and Implementing a Shared Vision for Department- wide Improvement of Undergraduate Life Sciences Education: Lessons from 20 Southeast Departments Engaged in PULSE 1 :30 pm - 4:00 pm • Friday, April 3 • Room 5 (afternoon session open to all ASB attendees) This session is open to all ASB attendees interested in learning more about PULSE, hearing practical advice from twenty teams engaged in department-level reform, and sharing the good work in your own department to improve undergraduate biology education. During the first hour of the session participants will work with the same rubric that was used at the SERP Institute (see description of PULSE morning session) to identify the current strengths of your department, other areas that may receive little attention, and determine possible priorities for improvement. The remaining time will be devoted to dynamic discussion among ASB participants, members of the teams that attended the SERP Institute, and the PULSE Fellows. 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(bottom image) E3 □ REALabl .» »M Preformed Scour Holes Associated with Road Building May Maintain Anuran Diversity in Urbanizing Areas Andrew J J3 Jennings ami Stanley H. Facili 132 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 The two official journals of ASB . . . The Southeaster Naturalist covers aspects of the biology and ecology of terrestrial, freshwater, and marine organisms and the environments of the southeast United States. Southeastern Naturalist www.sebiologists.org/publications ... www.eaglehill.us/sena The Eastern Biologist covers laboratory-based biological research including but not limited to biochemistry, biotechnology, cell biology, developmental biology, evolution, genetics and genomics, immunology, microbiology, neurobiology, parasitology, physiology, and toxicology. Eastern Biologist «. i :oi Identification and Localization of the Abelson Oncogene in Zcbrafish, Danio rerio Richard C. do Tru|uct. Brandon S. Carpenter. Ted Zcrucha, Susan L. Eduards Eastern Biologist N*. 2 2914 The Effects of Phenanthrene on the Benthic Macminveitcbrate Community of a Louisiana Swamp Tyler K lliigpcn. Andrew Y. Optima. ami Itnil I KkAs Eastern Biologist Impact of Nectarivorous Yeasts on Silene caroliniana's Scent www.sebiologists.org/publications ... www.eaglehill.us/ebio 2015 Meeting Information 133 Silent Auction The silent auction was established in 2006 to raise money to help defer travel costs for graduate student members presenting papers or posters at the ASB Annual Meeting. Since 2006, ASB has granted more than $35,000 to qualifying students. Of that, the silent auction has added over $11,000 (36%) to the graduate student travel fund. Donated items include books, handcrafts, memorabilia, nature photography, t-shirts, gift baskets, gift cards, jewelry, wine, fishing tackle, insect nets, and much more. For those that have items to donate to the silent auction, please bring your donation to the Silent Auction Area in the Exhibit Hall before 10:00 am on Thursday, April 2, and one of the committee members will be available to receive it. We want to thank you for participating in this worthwhile event. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact one of the Committee Members below. & Patricia Cox and the Fabulous Silent Auction Sisters Kim Marie Tolson Pat Parr Eloise Carter Bonnie Kelley Diane Nelson 134 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Field Trips P P p Field Trip Rock City and the Incline Railroad, Chattanooga Thursday, April 2 Open only to Tri-Beta Members. Cost: $1 0/student Trip leader: Lee Sutton (SUTTONLE@ecu.edu) Rock City will amaze you! Located atop Lookout Mountain, just 6 miles from downtown Chattanooga, Rock City is a true marvel of nature featuring massive ancient rock formations, gardens with over 400 native plant species, and breathtaking "See 7 States" panoramic views. Take an unforgettable journey along the Enchanted Trail where each step reveals natural beauty and wonders along the woodland path. The Incline’s trolley-style cars climb through the natural beauty surrounding historic Lookout Mountain at a breathtaking 72.7% grade - straight up! Sit back, and enjoy the scenic views of the mountains and valleys from the observation windows on the train as well as the panoramic views from the observation tower at the Incline’s top station. Meet at the Chattanooga Convention Center bus stop on W. 11th Street (near the corner of 11th and Chestnut Street) at 1:00 PM. We will return by 5:00 pm. Transportation provided. Limit 22 ASB Field Trips Saturday, April 4 Cost for each trip: $15 per regular member, nonmember or guest; $10 per student. Box lunches may be purchased separately. Trip 1: Ichthyological Explorations of South Chickamauga Creek just outside of Chattanooga, TN Trip Leader: Bernie Kuhajda (brk@tnaqua.org ; 423-785-3072) from the Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute Less than a half-hour from downtown Chattanooga, South Chickamauga Creek is home to over 40 species of fishes including Stargazing Minnows, 2015 Meeting Information 135 Mountain Madtoms, and Blueside Darters. Historically there were over 60 species of fishes that inhabited this watershed, including the now extinct Harelip Sucker. Fishes will have their best spring-time colors and male minnows and suckers will be all decked out in breeding tubercles. Seines, viewing tanks, and some chest waders will be provided, but please bring your own waders if you have them. Please purchase a box lunch or bring a lunch, snacks and water. Photos are welcome, but all fishes will be released. Meet at the Chattanooga Convention Center bus stop on W. 11th Street (near the corner of 11th and Chestnut Street) at 9:00 AM. We will return by 1:00 pm. Transportation provided. Limit 12 Trip 2: Sequatchie Cave State Natural Area & Town Creek Tour, Marion County, TN Trip Leaders: David Ian Withers (david.withers@tn.gov ; 615-532-0441) of the Tennessee Division of Natural Areas and Stephanie Chance (stephanie_chance@fws.gov) of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Enjoy this in-depth examination of two spring-fed stream systems, home to the only known populations of the federally endangered Royal snail (Marstonia ogmorhaphe) and including one of only two known locations for the federal candidate Sequatchie caddisfly ( Glyphopsyche Sequatchie). Examine the history of Sequatchie Cave (Owen Spring) and Town Creek (including the Blue Hole) and the life histories of the Royal snail, Sequatchie caddisfly, and other species. Learn simple techniques for diagnosing these taxa in the field. We will start by visiting Sequatchie Cave State Natural Area in Sequatchie, Tennessee. This biologically significant area is located where Owen Spring Branch flows from the mouth of Sequatchie Cave Park - the type of locality for both the snail and the caddisfly. At Sequatchie Cave we will discuss the restoration work that preceded its recognition as a State Natural Area in 2001, more restoration work to come, and then we will carefully examine the Royal snail and the caddisfly, their habitat, and sympatric species. We will break for lunch at Sequatchie Cave, so please purchase a box lunch or bring a bag lunch with you, as well as snacks and water. From Sequatchie we will travel south to the Blue Hole, the head of Town Creek in Jasper, home to the other known population of the royal snail. A recent cave dive expedition has revealed over 10,000 feet of submerged passage feeding the Blue Hole, which provides the majority of the drinking water for the residents of Jasper (http://nickajack- naturalist.typepad. com/files/jasper-blue-spring-1 6mar1 3.pdf). Wear shoes 136 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 and clothes you do not mind getting a bit dirty, and bring hand lenses to see Royal snail and Sequatchie caddisfly features up close. Meet in the parking area at Sequatchie Cave State Natural Area, immediately north of Sequatchie on Valley View Highway, approximately 3.8 road miles north of Jasper, TN, via U.S. 41 and Valley View Highway. Turn left onto Park Street to enter. Limit: 20 Trip 3: Lula Lake Land Trust, Lookout Mountain, GA. Trip Leaders: Austin Prater (Austin-Prater@mocs.utc.edu ; 423-667- 5424) and Hill Craddock (hill-craddock@utc.edu ; 423-290-8924) The Lula Lake Land Trust includes areas of striking natural beauty including high bluffs and steep canyons, waterfalls and deep, cold splash pools that harbor several very interesting and diverse plant communities. We will visit LLLT core property, starting at Rock Creek, hiking up to and along the Cumberland Escarpment (locally known as the East Brow) northbound to Eagle Point (offering spectacular vistas of the Escarpment itself and the adjacent ridges and valleys), then down through the talus slope and rich cove forest to the base of Lula Falls. Exposed sandstone glades along the Brow include Phemeranthus and Gelsemium , among the rare species. The upland river scour cobble bar community contains Spirea virginiana, and recently discovered populations of Calamovilfa arcuata and Solidago arenicola (new state records). The hike is moderate, along well marked trails with several steep ascents and possible creek crossings. Please purchase a box lunch or bring a lunch, snacks and water. Meet at the Chattanooga Convention Center bus stop on W. 11th Street (near the corner of 11th and Chestnut Street) at 9:00 AM. Return to Convention Center at 3:00 PM. Transportation provided. Limit 20 Trip 4: Exploring Ecological Communities of the Cumberland Plateau on the campus of the University of the South in Sewanee, TN Trip Leaders: Jon Evans Gevans@sewanee.edu ; 931-598-1304) and Kevin Hiers Gkhiers@sewanee.edu ; 931-598-1885) This tour will highlight the Cumberland Plateau and Sewanee's campus Domain, a 13,000 acre living laboratory that serves as a hub for biological 2015 Meeting Information 137 and conservation-related research and is home to over 1,100 species of vascular plants. We will lead at 3-4 hour hike that will visit a variety of communities including: an ephemeral pond, a sandstone rockhouse, a sandstone outcrop, chestnut oak woodlands and an old-growth, cove forest. After the hike, there will be an optional tour of the Sewanee Herbarium and lunch can be purchased at the self-operating McClurg dining hall -- serving locally grown produce. The hike will be moderately strenuous, so wear appropriate footwear. Please meet at the Bookstore on the Sewanee campus at 8:30 AM central time (note: Chattanooga is on Eastern Time). Limit 20 Trip 5: Visit the Tennessee River Gorge Trust Bird Observatory, Marion County, TN Trip Leaders: Rick Huffines (rickh@trgt.org ; 423-266-0314), John Diener (johndiener@yahoo.com) Lizzie Goodrick (lizziegoodrick@ hotmail.com) The Tennessee River Gorge Trust was established in 1981 as a community based non-profit organization devoted to protecting the unique biological diversity encompassed within the 27,000 acres that make up the Tennessee River Gorge. In addition to the Trust’s long-standing land acquisition and protection efforts, they also have a strong and active history in stewardship and research. The Trust is currently conducting two independent neo-tropical bird research projects; the first is a post fledgling foraging habitat study of Setophaga cerulean ; and the second is a long-term inventory of the avian species of the river gorge. The tour will highlight the bird banding laboratory, which serves as the hub for the Trust’s avian research activities. Visitors will travel to the remote lab facility and spend the morning with the bird banders as they collect spring migratory bird inventory data. Participants will be able to engage with the research team, observe the banding techniques and have an opportunity to walk about the property and bird watch on their own. Meet at the Chattanooga Convention Center bus stop on W. 11th Street (near the corner of 11th and Chestnut Street) at 9:00 AM. We will return by 1:00 pm. Transportation provided. There will be a one half mile non-strenuous hike to the lab. Ticks will be present and repellents will be available, or, you can provide your own measures accordingly. Limit 20 138 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Oral Presentations See the Presentation Abstracts published separately for complete authors listing with affiliations. Thursday am, April 2 Time SABS- Botany of Extreme Habitats Room 15 Ichthyology and Herpetology Room 14 Community & Population Ecology Room 13 Conservation Biology Room 12 Microbiology Rooms 9 & 10 Scholarship of Teaching Rooms 16 & 17 8:00 AM [1] Katherine G. Mathews • Introduction to Botany of Extreme Habitats Symposium 8:15 AM [2] Alan S. Weakley • Life on the Edge: Vascular Plant Speciation in Small Patch Communities in the Southeastern United States 8:30 AM [8] Kristin A. Bakkegard • The Yawning Behavior of the Red Hills Salamander (i Phaeognathus hubrichti) [17] Eric L. Margenau et al. • Breeding Bird Community Response to a Gradient of Forest Canopy Reduction in an Upland Hardwood Forest [27] Renee Fortner, Claudia L. Jolls • Insights into the Habitat and Reproductive Biology of the Federally Endangered, Cooleys Meadowrue (Thalictrum cooleyi ) [37] Bianca Garner etal. • Iron and Temperature Regulation of Bacillus cereus Group Microbes Physiology [46] Jennell Talley etal. • A Three-Tiered Approach to Improve Program Assessment for the Undergraduate Curriculum 8:45 AM [3] Bruce A. Sorrie, Janet B. Gray • Canebrakes of the Carolina Sandhills [9] James R. Kerfoot, Jr. et al. • Scaling the Feeding Mechanism of Captive Alligator mississippiensis from Hatchling to Juvenile [18]MaraeC. Lindquist, Ray S. Williams • The Role ofTerpenes in Aphid Colonization of Multiple Species and Genotypes of Solidago [28] Caryn D. Ross, Sujan M, Henkanaththegedara • The Effects of Urbanization on Birds of the Southeastern United States [38] Adrianna E. Eder et al. • Exogenous Fatty Acids from Lotion Affect Phospholipid Structure and Alter Permeability Characteristics in Acinetobacter baumannii [47] Christopher Brown et al. • What We Can Know About Our Students Without Really Trying: A Longitudinal Study of Student Progress Reveals Some Surprising Information 9:00 AM [10] Annalee M. Tutterow [19] Brian K. Bonville, Ray [29] Laura K. Marsh et al. • [39] Saba A. Munir et al. • [48] Christopher E. ASB Paper Presentations 139 Time SABS- Botany of Extreme Habitats Room 15 Ichthyology and Herpetology Room 14 Community & Population Ecology Room 13 Conservation Biology Room 12 Microbiology Rooms 9 & 10 Scholarship of Teaching Rooms 16 & 17 et al. • Factors Affecting Survivorship in North Carolina Bog Turtle ( Glyptemys muhlenbergii ) Populations S. Williams • Effect of Genotype and Environment on the Abundance of a Specialist Aphid in Solidago altissima Effects of Human Disturbance on Avian Body Mass: Do Recreationists Hinder Birds Ability to Aquire Fat During Migration? Exposure to Exogenous Fatty Acids Impacts Phospholipid Composition, Membrane Permeability, and Virulence Phenotypes in Acinetobacter baumannii Barton • Using DNA Barcoding to Supplement Classical Taxonomic Methods in Undergraduate Science Courses 9:15 AM [4] James T. Morris • Life and Death of the Salt Marsh Redux [11] Scott P. Jones, David R. Chalcraft • To What Extent Do Larval Predators Affect the Morphology and Performance of Juvenile Toads? [20] Julie A. Ragsdale, Ray S. Williams • Effects of Spatial Scale and Genotype on the Associated Pollinator Community of Solidago altissima [30] John A. Jones et al. • Ecological and Behavioral Consequences of Sympatry Between Golden-Winged and Chestnut-Sided Warblers in the Southern Appalachians [40] Mai H.Tran, Joong- Wook Park * Effect of Freshwater Exposure on Tarballs Bacterial Community [49] Victoria L. Turgeon • Inquiry-Based Teaching of Human Anatomy Moves Learning Beyond Memorization 9:30 AM [12] Matthew R. E. Erickson, David C. R. Rostal • Influence of Diet on Growth and Health of Captive Hatchling Gopher Tortoises ( Gopherus polyphemus) [21] Christopher J. Payne • Long-Term Forest Growth in a North Carolina Piedmont Forest: Species- Specific Patterns Influencing Stand-Level Biomass Trends pi] Adam K. Morgan et al. • Evaluation of Genetic Structure of Spiraea virginiana Using Microsatellite Markers [41] Benedict C. Okeke et al. • Biomass Conversion by a High Beta-Glucosidase Producing Trichoderma Species SG2 [50] James R. Rayburn • A Comparison of Student Response System Quizzes to Conventional Paper Tests (Multiple Choice) for General Biology Courses at Jacksonville State University 9:45 AM -10:45 AM BREAK - Please visit the Posters During This Time in Exhibit Hall C 10:45 AM [5] Jonathan L. Horton, Katherine E. Culatta • Influence of Cloud Immersion on High Elevation Rock Outcrop Plants [13] Anastacia Marcus • Frog Call Survey from Clay County, Alabama [22] Peter A. Wilfahrtet al. • Plant Community Assembly in an Experimental Old Field System: The Role of Soil Nutrients, Trophic Controls, and Priority Effects [32] Paige F. Phillips et al. • A Frightening Future Without Honey Bees; What Will We Do? [42] Kristin A. Keith, Amanda D. Williams • The Involvement of the JAK/STAT Pathway in the Regulation and Induction of Immunoproteasomes Following IFN-Stimulation [51] Amy M. Wiles • Figure Analysis: An Active Learning Technique Promoting Visual Literacy in Biology 11:00 [14] Lauren M. Bonee * [23] Dennis D. Tarasi • [33] Jaclyn N. Inkster, [43] Matthew J. Heard et [52] Kevin M. Drace • 140 SE Biology , Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Time SABS- Botany of Extreme Habitats Room 15 Ichthyology and Herpetology Room 14 Community & Population Ecology Room 13 Conservation Biology Room 12 Microbiology Rooms 9 & 10 Scholarship of Teaching Rooms 16 & 17 AM Effects of Various Basking Substrates on the Body Temperature of the Bonaire Whiptail Lizard ( Cnemidophorus murinus) Invaded Communities Differ in Composition and Structure from Uninvaded Communities Claudia L. Jolls • An Organic insect Deterrent Does Not Affect Visitation by Native Insects to a Threatened Great Lakes Dune Endemic Plant al. • Assessing the Abundance and Distribution of Escherichia coli on Oceanic Beaches in South Carolina Implementing Authentic Research as the Introductory Biology Laboratory 11:15 AM [6] A. Joseph Pollard • Heavy Metal Tolerance and Accumulation in Southeastern Plants [15] Barry P. Stephenson et al. * Assessing Temperature-Dependent Color Change in Eastern Fence Lizards ( Scelopoms undulatus) with Spectrophotometry: Implications for Badge Function and Color Production [24] Mercedes M. M. Bartkovich, Yong Wang • Determining Breeding Origins and Stopover Patterns of Four Migrant Songbird Species in Northern Alabama Using Stable Isotope and Molecular Methods [34] Kevin Trostel, Ashley B. Morris * Reproductive Ecology of the Rare Cedar Glade Endemic Astragalus bibutlatus [44] Blake W. Nelson et al. • Cricket Mummies in Caves and Identification of the Causative Entomopathogenic Fungus [53] Kunsiri Chaw Grubbs • Thinking Outside of the Book: Taking Biology Students Outside of Class 11:30 AM [16] Alyssa A. Hoekstra et al. • Timber Rattlesnake [Crotalus horridus) Movement Patterns in Middle Tennessee [25] Jacquelyn Fitzgerald et al. • Seasonal Effects of Climate Warming on Forest- Floor Arthropod Communities [35] Carlen Hussey et al. • Determining the Fire History for Pilot Mountain State Park, North Carolina [45] Anna R. Moravec et al. • Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Pufas) Affect Phospholipid Composition, Membrane Permeability, Stress Resistance and Biofilm Formation in Pathogenic Vibrio Species 11:45 AM [7] C. Theo Witsell et al. • Rare Plants with a Pinch of Salt: Extreme Botanizing in the Saline Barrens of the Arklatex [26] Christine A. Ricci et al. ‘The Effects of Fire and Other Habitat Characteristics on Habitat Selection of Exyra ridingsii , the Riding Pitcher Plant Looper Moth [36] Margaret Bliss, Kristen K. Cecala • Implications of Behavioral Plasticity on Habitat Use by Appalachian Stream Salamanders Following Riparian Disturbance ASB Paper Presentations 141 Thursday pm, April 2 Time Floristics and Plant Systematics Room 15 Ichthyology and Herpetology Room 14 Community & Population Ecology Room 13 Conservation Biology Room 12 Microbiology Rooms 9 & 10 Scholarship of Teaching Rooms 16 & 17 1:30 PM [54] C. Theo Witsell • The Breath of the South Blows Through This Valley: Southeastern and Coastal Plain Influence in the Interior Highlands Flora [64] Alexis B. King et al. • Re-Interpreting Geographic Variation in the Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica [72] Lori Tolley-Jordan et al. • The Distribution of Trematode Parasites of Freshwater Periwinkles (Pleuroceridae: Elimia) in Alabama Streams [82] Andre L. Lorenz et al. • Tree Hive Colonies as a New Approach to Beekeeping and Its Implications for Enhancing Beneficial Fungi [92] Victoria A. Roy, Kimberly A Hays • Antimicrobial Effects of Yarrow ( Achillea millefolium) Essential Oil [97] David A. Beamer • Undergraduate Research in a Community College Setting 1:45 PM [55] Kelly A. Anderson, Dwayne Estes • Floristics and Biogeography of Riverscour Communities on the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River, Blount County, Alabama [65] Ethan J. Royal et al. • The Effect of Prey Species on Caudal Luring in Pigmy Rattlesnakes ( Sistrurus miliarius) [73] G. Neil Douglas et al. • Differences Between Bam Owl (Tyto alba L.) Pellet Remains Collected in 1988 and 1996 from a Silo Roost in Claiborne County, Tennessee [83] Jessica L. Allen • High Elevation Endemics and Climate Change: The Future of Rare Lichens in the Southern Appalachians [93] Kimika Tsukide et al. * Evaluating Bioremediation Methods Efficacy for Degradation Rate of Hydrocarbons Using Bioaugmentation Among Various Soil Textures [98] Valarie A. Burnett • Enhancing Student Engagement and Active Learning in Face-to-Face and Online Classroom Settings 2:00 PM [56] Zach Irick, Joey Shaw • Preliminary Vascular Plant Flora of the Big Soddy Creek Gorge [66] Carlos D. Camp et al. • Genetic Divergence in Populations of Slimy Salamanders ( Plethodon glutinosus Species Complex) Across the Lower Piedmont and Coastal Plain of Georgia [74] Chelsea R. Hinton, Renee Yetter • Foraging Behaviors of the Bumble Bee (Bombus sp.) with the Lobelia siphiliticus Population: A Closer Look at Thieving Versus Legitimate Foraging Frequencies [84] Joshua F. Hashemi et al.* The Impact of Mycorrtiizal Colonization on the Growth of American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis ) and Black Willow (Salix nigra) Under Drought Conditions [94] Kaitlin Pearce et al. • Effects of Phytoremediation on Contaminated Soils from Urban Gardens [99] Marlee B. Marsh • Who Killed Yew? Development, Implementation and Assessment of a New Case Study to Teach Mitosis 142 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Time Floristics and Plant Systematics Room 15 Ichthyology and Herpetology Room 14 Community & Population Ecology Room 13 Conservation Biology Room 12 Microbiology Rooms 9 & 10 Scholarship of Teaching Rooms 16 & 17 2:15 pm [57] Austin Prater, Joey Shaw • The Vascular Flora of the Lula Lake Land Trust on Lookout Mountain in Walker County, GA and a Biogeographical Analysis of the Coastal Plain Element on the Cumberland Plateau [67] Caitlin T. Rumrill et al. • Chronic Effects of Larval Exposure to Multiple Stressors in Southern Toads, Anaxyrus terrestris [75] Christopher P. Randle et al. • Explaining Local Host Preference in Phoradendron leucarpum: Response to Host Cues in Leafy Mistletoe [85] Ismael Gomez et al. • Diversification of Seepage Salamanders (i Desmognathus aeneus) Across a Complex Geological Landscape [95] Kimika Tsukide et al. • Evaluating of the Efficacy of Different Bioremediation Methods for the Degradation of Waste Motor Oil Added to Soil [100] Erica R. Krimmel et al. • Connecting Students to Citizen Science and Curated Collections 2:30 PM [58] 0. Rayne Leonard, Ashley B. Morris • The Search for the Holy Grail: Comparative Plastomics of Noncoding Chloroplast Regions in Basal Angiosperms, With a Focus on lllicium [68] Stacey L. Lance et al. - Prevalence of Two Amphibian Diseases, Ranavirus and Chytridiocmyoosis, in Contaminated and Uncontaminated Wetlands on the Savannah River Site [76] Christopher Adams et al. • Donnancy-Breaking and Germination Requirements for Seeds of the Kentucky Endangered Yellow Gentian Gentiana fiavida A. Gray (Gentianaceae) [86] Eric Byrd et al. • Determination of Serum Amyloid a Ranges in Clinically Healthy Anesthetized Grevy Zebra {Equus grevyi) and Somali Wild Ass ( Equus africanus somaliensis) [96] Henry G. Spratt, Jr. et al. • Potential for Deep Tissue Bacterial Contamination as a Result of Dry Needling [101] Pratima C. Darr, Wendy A. Dustman • Engagement of High School and College Students in Authentic Research Through Investigation of a Deadly Pathogen of Hibernating Bats 2:45 PM -3:45 PM BREAK - Please visit the Posters During This Time in Exhibit Hall C ASB Paper Presentations 143 Time Floristics and Plant Systematics Room 15 Ichthyology and Herpetology Room 14 Community & Population Ecology Room 13 Conservation Biology Room 12 Microbiology Rooms 9 & 10 Scholarship of Teaching Rooms 16 & 17 3:45 PM [59] Rebecca A. Dellinger - Johnston, Bruce K. Kirchoff • Creating a Visually Based Plant Identification Key [69] Timothy E. Baldwin et al. • The Influence of Environmental Conditions and Land Cover on Pool Breeding Amphibian Diversity Within Northern Alabama [77] Kevin S. Burgess et al. • Determination of Grasshopper Diets Using DNA Barcoding [87] Angela K. Burrow, Melissa Caspary • Plant Pollinator Networks of the Coosa Valley Prairies [102] RebekahJ. Ward et al. • Implementation and Impacts of the Small World Initiative: Hypothesis-Driven Undergraduate Research to Crowdsource New Antibiotics 4:00 PM [60] Joshua Hamrick, Emily Gillespie • Using Herbarium Specimen Data; An Herbarium Informatics Study of the Order Ranunculales Within West Virginia with Emphasis on Plants of Key Ethnobotanical Importance [70] Joshua R. Ennen et al. * The Where and Why of North American Turtles: An Explanation of Species Richness Patterns [78] Zachary Masters, Kunsiri Grubbs • A Study of the Pollinators of Schweinitzs Sunflower (Helianthus schweinitzii), Asteraceae [88] Nathan M. Hoover, Eric Holzmueller ♦ Succession Over 34 Years in an Oak- Dominated Forest in Southern Illinois [ 103] Jeffery W. Bonner • Thinking Critically About Yellow Fever in West Tennessee: A Historical Case for Teaching Principles of Microbiology 4:15 PM [61] Daniel M. McNair et al. • Plant Fossils from the Miocene of Mississippi: Reconstructing a Deltaic Wetland [71 ] Sarah J. Kirkpatrick, Vincent A. Cobb • Digestive Thermoregulation in Free- Ranging Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) [79] Madelyn N. Woods, Daniel A. McCarthy • The Development of a Baseline for Spatiotemporal Variability in Planktonic Communities of the Lower St. Johns River Estuarine System [89] Richard 1 N. Nesslar et al. • Mowing as a Management Tool in Rehabilitating Giant Cane (Arundinaria gigantea) 4:30 PM [62] Charlie Williams et al. • Andre Michaux in Tennessee 1789-1796 [80] Michael E. Held et al. • Long-Term Recovery Dynamics of a Tornado- Damaged Forest in Boone County, Kentucky [90] Brent T. Baker, C. Theo Witsell • Arkansas Status Assessment and Monitohng Summary for the Federally Threatened Geocarpon minimum Mack. (Caryophyllaceae) 144 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Time Floristics and Plant Systematics Room 15 Ichthyology and Herpetology Room 14 Community & Population Ecology Room 13 Conservation Biology Room 12 4:45 PM [63] Charles N. Horn • Geographical Variation in Heteranthera multiflora (Pontederiaceae) [81] Bailey A. Hunter, Brian C. McCarthy • Challenges to American Chestnut Restoration: Allelopathic Effects of Three Invasive Plant Species [Ailanthus altissima, Alliaria petiolata, Lonicera maackii) [91] Robert H. Floyd et al. • Using GIS to Predict Habitat for Two Endangered Wetland Species at FortA.P. Hill, VA: Helonias bullata and Juncus caesariensis Microbiology Rooms 9 & 10 Scholarship of Teaching Rooms 16 & 17 ASB Paper Presentations 145 Friday am, April 3 Time Floristics and Plant Systematics Room 15 Freshwater & Aquatic Ecology Room 3 Physiological and Population Ecology Room 13 Conservation Biology Room 12 Genetics / Cell / Molecular Room 4 Ecology and Evolution of Glade Systems of the SE Room 14 8:20 AM [152] Ashley Morris • Brief Introduction to Symposium Including Comments on Dr. Elsie Quarterman 8:30 AM [104] J. Richard Carter* Contributions to the Southeastern Flora [114] Lacey M. Genard et al. • Ecoregion-Spedfic Patterns in the Distribution and Abundance of Introduced Redbreast Sunfish (Lepomis auritus) and Native Longear Sunfish (L megaldtis) (Centrarchidae) in Mainstem [124] Scott T. Coryetal. • Ecophysiological Responses of Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri) Christmas Trees Along an Elevational Gradient [132] Kesley J. Gibson etal. • Acute Toxicity Testing on Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) and Freshwater Snails (Gastropoda: Caenogastropoda) [143] Beshoy Fahmy et al. • Investigating Endothelial Cell Activation and Angiogenesis by Glutamate Carboxypeptidase II- Derived Peptides [153] Dwayne Estes • A Review of the Ecology, Flora, and Phytogeography of Southeastern US Glade Communities 8:45 AM [105] Ralph L. Thompson et al. • Orange-Eye Butterfly Bush [Buddleja davidii, Scrophulariaceae) Naturalized in Tennessee [115] Kaitlyn D. Peters, Kenneth Fortino * Terrestrial Leaf Litter Alters Nutrient and Oxygen Flux in the Sediments from a Small Man-Made Pond in Central Virginia [125] Taylor E. Spillman et al. • An Isotopic and Molecular Study of Mycoheterotrophy in the Southern Blue Thread (i Burmannia capitata ) [133] John Enz et al. • A Comparison of the Population Dynamics of the Gopher Tortoises at 2 Distinct Sites Within the Timucuan Ecological Historic Preserve in Northeast Florida [144] John M. Herr, Jr. etal.* A Method for Air-Drying Fresh Stem Sections of Plectranthus amboinicus( Lour.) Spreng and Coleus blumei Benth for Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) 8:50 am [154] Kimberly R. Taylor, Robert J. O'Kennon • Characteristic Flora of Walnut Limestone Glades: A Little Known Glade System in North Central Texas 9:00 AM [106] Jesse C. Harris, Joey Shaw • Phylogeographic Study of Castanea ozarkensis Ashe to Determine the Geographic Distribution of Genetic Variability Across the Ozarks [116] Jessica L Littlefield et al. • Implications of Freshwater Browning on Zooplankton: Using Superhume as an Artificial Source of Dissolved Organic Carbon for Experimentation [126] Kimberly C. Smith et al. • Redefining How Biologists Analyze Data: Augmenting the Two-Dimensional Proportional Contribution Model with a Three- Dimensional Approach to Enhance Analysis of Stable Isotope Data [134] Howards. Neufeld*Not Quite Like Making Sausage: How the EPA Sets National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone and Other Criteria Pollutants [145] Victor Hong, Benjamin J. Thornton • Differential Protein Expression During Tail Regeneration of Anolis carolinensis 9:10 am [155] Matthew A. Albrecht, Quinn G. Long • Effects of Habitat Structure and Herbivory on the Reintroduction of an Endangered Glade Plant: Astragalus Bibullatus (Pynes Ground-Plum) 146 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Time Floristics and Plant Systematics Room 15 Freshwater & Aquatic Ecology Room 3 Physiological and Population Ecology Room 13 Conservation Biology Room 12 Genetics / Cell / Molecular Room 4 Ecology and Evolution of Glade Systems of the SE Room 14 9:15 AM [107] Travis D. Marsico et al. • The Role of Small Natural History Collections in Contributing to Understanding Species Distributions: Case Studies from Arkansas and Michigan Herbaria [117] Raquel A. Fagundo et al. • The Tree of Broken Dreams: A Molecular Analysis o\ Elliptio [127] Leighanne R. Main et al. • Bioindicator of High Quality Water Based on Water Balance for Survival of the Parasitic Hairworm in Fresh Water Streams [135] Martin L. Cipollinietal. • Changes in Vegetative Structure After 10 Years of Restoration Management in an Old Growth Mountain Longleaf Pine Forest [146] Alexandra T. Barbour et al. • Exploring Corazonin Receptor Expression in the Fruit Fly and Its Relevance to Human Fertility 9:30 AM [108] Emily Gillespie et al. • Management of the Modern Herbarium: Building a Student- Centered Approach to Conducting Digitization Projects [118] Cook F. English etal. • Relationships Between Total Heterotrophic Bacteria, Stream Water Chemistry, and Land Cover in the Piedmont Region of SC [128] Jennifer L. Newbrey et al. * Seasonal Variation in Yolk Carotenoid Concentrations and Egg Metrics in Eastern Bluebirds Breeding in West-Central Georgia [136] JohnE. Quinn etal.* Determinants of Forest Biodiversity Value in a Rapidly Urbanizing Area of Upstate South Carolina [147] Roger A Sauterer, Linda A Major • Histone-Induced Cytochrome C Release from Mitochondria: A Broadly Conserved Process? [156] Jesse E. D. Miller, Ellen 1. Damschen • Long-Term Landscape Change in Ozark Dolomite Glades, 1939-2012 9:45 AM- 10:45 AM BREAK - Please visit the Posters During This Time in Exhibit Hall C 10:45 AM [109] Eunjee Lee, Benjamin J. Thornton • The Effect of Caffeine on the Dry Mass of Mung Bean (Phaseolus aureus) 17 Days Post Germination [119] Sarah Fishbume, John Ha ins • Metabolism of Bellamya japonica : Hypothesis, Experimental Design and Results [129] Glenn A. Marvin, Kayla Davis • Lower Temperature Limit for Feeding Behavior in the Semi-Aquatic Plethodontid Salamander Desmognathus conanti [137] Betsy Cuenca, Michael Erwin • Haplotype Frequency of Cytochrome Oxidase 1 (COI) Among Black Crappie Inhabiting Southeastern Lakes [148] Nicole L. Vanderbush et al. • Expression and Characterization of Cytochrome C6 from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Using a Designer Gene [157] Matthew L. Niemiller • The Amphibian and Reptiles of the Cedar Glades and Barrens of the Central Basin of Middle Tennessee 11:00 AM [110] Jay F. Bolin et al. *A Review of the Taxonomy and Phylogenetics of the Holoparasitic Hydnoraceae and Notes on a Potentially New Arabian Hydnora Species from the Sultanate of Oman [120] James L. Wood* Podostemum ceratophyllum: What Is a Torrenticolous Macrophyte and What Might We Leam from It? [130] Pieter A.P. deHart, Julie A. Lozier • Size May, in Fact, Matter: Breed-Specific and Ontogenetic Dietary Differences in Free-Ranging Dairy Goats [138] James B. McGraw et al. • The Importance of Conserving Mutualisls for Plant Conservation in a Changing Climate: A Case Study with Two Appalachian Icons [149] Tsu-YiSu, Wanda T. Schroeder • Effect of Exogenously Administered Estradiol and Progesterone on the Expression of Tgasel Protein in Immature Mouse Vaginal Epithelia 11:05 am [158] Christopher R. Herlihy, Jeremiah W. Busch • What Maintains the Flower Color Polymorphism in the Cedar Glade Endemic Leavenworthia stylosa ? ASB Paper Presentations 147 Time Floristics and Plant Systematics Room 15 Freshwater & Aquatic Ecology Room 3 Physiological and Population Ecology Room 13 Conservation Biology Room 12 Genetics / Cell / Molecular Room 4 Ecology and Evolution of Glade Systems of the SE Room 14 11:15 am [111] Scott D. Silvisotal. • Documenting the Biodiversity of a Local Sandhill Flora Using DNA Baroodes: An Investigation into the Patterns of Resolution in Polytypic Taxa [121] Amelia K. Atwell etal. * Environmental Correlates of Lotic Macroinvertebrate Diversity in the Lookout Creek Watershed (Tennessee River Drainage) [131] Eric C. Niederhauser, Glenn R. Matlack • Secondary Dispersal of Forest Herb Seeds from Raccoon Dung [139] Hana M. Henry • Reef Fish Populations and Coral Reef Health as Affected by Anthropogenic Impacts on Bonaire, Municipality of the Netherlands [150] Joseph A. Tierno et al. • Dynamics of Sup35 Amyloid Aggregations Under the Effects of Cinnamon Extract 11:25 am [159] Kim Cleary Sadler -Cedar Glades as Outdoor Classroom Experiences for Grade K-12 Students 11:30 AM [112] Andrew P. Hart et al. • Inferred Phylogenetic Relationships Within Rhododendron Subsection Ledum [122] Megan E. Gibbons • Six Years of Intensive Trapping and Removal of an Invasive Species of Crayfish from Roebuck Springs, Alabama: Impacts on Invasive and Native Crayfish Populations [140] Gil Nelson, Kevin Robertson * Mobilizing Dark Data: Bringing Biological Field Station Biodiversity Collections into the Light [151] Natalie J. Hargrave, Mijitaba Hamissou • Investigating Insulin-Like and Glucosidase Activities in Bitter Gourd ( Momordica charantia) and Cucumber ( Cucumis sativus) Extracts 11:45 AM [113] Ashley B. Morris et al. • The State of Plant Phylogeography: A Review of Methodological Approaches [123] Alexander U. Edwards et al. • Effects of Feeding Frequency on Alligator Gar Mortality [141] Ketaki Deshpande, DeEtta Mills • Major Histocompatibility Complex Genes as Additional Markers for Wildlife Conservation, as Modeled in Equus caballus 148 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Friday pm, April 3 Time Floristics and Plant Systematics Room 15 Freshwater & Aquatic Ecology Room 3 Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology Room 13 Conservation Biology Room 12 Evolutionary Biology Room 4 Entomology & Invertebrates Room 14 1:30 PM [160] Kunsiri Chaw Grubbs ♦ Eupatorium rotundifolium Complex: Investigating Its Origin [170] Neil Billington • A Review of the Frequency of Hybridization Between Walleye and Sauger in North America [181] J. Andrew Arnold et al. • Assessing Avian Use of Forested Stopover Habitat Along the Mid-Atlantic Flyway During Fall Migration [189] Robert E. Evans etal. • Differential Species Response to Severe Fire in a Carolina Bay Wetland in the Coastal Plain of North Carolina [198] Ruthie Barbas, Matthew R. Gilg • Tests of Reproductive Isolation Between Fundulus heteroclitus and F. grandis [210] Thomas M. Hart, Wade B. Worthen ♦ The Effect of Water Mite Parasitism on Fluctuating Asymmetry and Immune Response of Two Dragonfly Host Species, Argia fumipennis and Pachydiplax longipennis 1:45 PM [161] Randall L. Small, Jennifer L. Schilling • Genetic Diversity and DNA Barcoding in Invasive Chinese Privet ( Ligustrum sinense) [171] Todd A. Egerton et al. • Expansion and Toxicity of Cochlodinium polykrikoides and Alexandrium monilatum Harmful Algal Blooms in Chesapeake Bay [182] Margaret J. Pryatel et al. • Ecosystem Services Associated with Switchgrass Plantings in Agricultural Landscapes [190] Edward Schwartzman • Montane Red Cedar Glades of Western North Carolina [199] Whitaker M. Hoskins, Randall L. Small • The Role ofPolyploidization in the Spread of Hibiscus Section Furcaria [211] Joseph M. Taylor et al. • Stable-Isotope Analysis Reveals Trophic Differentiation of Lycosids Feeding in Fields and Forests 2:00 PM [162] Alexander Krings et al. - Image Sort Visual Learning for Field Botany Courses: Facilitating Higher- Level Active Learning in the Field Through First Exposure Pattern Recognition Exercises in the Classroom or at Home [172] Gabriel 1. Herrick • Response of Floating Aquatic Plant Communities to Nutrient Loading in Florida Waters [183] Chloe Connolly, David Vandermast • The Impacts of Ice Storm Damage to the Structure and Composition of Elon University Forest [191] Patrick A. Smallwood et al. • Investigation of Genetic Structure of Louisiana Bluestar [Amsonia ludoviciana) Populations in Georgia [200] Macy Key, Fengjie Sun • A Phylogenetic Study of Molecular Structures in Tmrna [212] Christopher J. Paradise • Effect of Sticky Tree Bands on Accumulation of Non-Target Arthropods and Reduction of Defoliation from Cankerworms ( Alsophila pometaria) 2:15 PM [163] Nathan D. Howell et al. • The Littoral Zone Flora of Carolina Bay Lakes in [173] StefaniaM. Ward, Lori Tolley-Jordan • Comparing Parasite Communities of the [184] Barry E. Edgar, Heather P. Griscom • The Effect of Controlled Bums on [192] Michael A. Erwin* Haplotype Diversity Analysis of Black Crappie, Pomoxis [201] Rebecca E. Hale etal.* Does Parental Care Alter Selection on Developmental [213] Andrew Bennett et al. • Flies and Butterflies Use Capillarity for Fluid Uptake ASB Paper Presentations 149 Time Floristics and Plant Systematics Room 15 Freshwater & Aquatic Ecology Room 3 Ecosystem and Landscape Ecology Room 13 Conservation Biology Room 12 Evolutionary Biology Room 4 Entomology & Invertebrates Room 14 Southeastern North Carolina Freshwater Snail, Elimia comma , Among Tributaries of the Upper Black Warrior River, AL Abundance of Woody Species at Buck Mountain, WV nigromaculatus (Family Centrarchidae), Inhabiting Lake Sydney Lanier, Georgia and Life History Traits? A Case Study in Two Ambystomatid Salamanders from Porous Surfaces: Evidence Supporting the Limiting-Pore Size Hypothesis 2:30 PM [164] Kipp P. Callahan et al. * The Vascular Flora of Pondberry Bay Preserve (Sampson County, North Carolina) [174] Ellen Winant, William Ensign • Conchological and Life History Differences in Three Species of Elimia from the Lower Etowah River Basin [185] Ryan Dorkoski, Jared L. DeForest • Does Phosphorus Luxury Uptake Occur in Soil Microbial Communities? [193] Sunny A. Fleming et al. • An Update on the Status of the Federally Endangered Xyris tennesseensis in the State of Tennessee [202] Curtis J. Hansen, Leslie R. Goertzen • Wildflower Genomics Within the Genus Marshalliai Asteraceae) [214] Valerie R. Kramer et al. • Studies of Allometry Among Structures of the Lepidopteran Proboscis in Relation to Fluid Uptake Abilities 2:45 PM [165] Gerald L. Smith etal. • An Intriguing Population of Hymenocallis in the Pittman Creek System in the Central Florida Panhandle [175] Troy R. Mutchleret al. * Nitrogen Cycling in Coastal Ecosystems: A Case of Too Much Recycling? [186] Richard R. Borthwick, Yong Wang * Bird Diversity and Abundance on Reclaimed Surface Coal Mines in Alabama: Temporal and Habitat Related Variations [194] John B. Taggart* Distribution and Management of Invasive Plant Populations in State Park Properties of the North Carolina Coastal [203] Eleanor Diamant et al. • Factors in the Ejection of Parasitic Eggs by Eastern Bluebirds ( Sialia sialis) [215] Ashley L. Lash, Matthew S. Lehnert • Feeding Abilties of Butterflies with Split Mouthparts EB BREAK - Please visit the Posters During This Time in Exhibit Hall C 150 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 3:30 PM [166] Karen P. Fawley etal. • The Taxonomic Status of Cardaminedissecta (Brassicaceae) in Arkansas [176] Natalia L. Traver, Dave Unger ‘Impact of a Small Woodlot on Biotic and Chemical Stream Quality [187] Victoria A. Peters et al. ♦ Influences of a Filled Valley and Deep Soil Water Saturation on Tree Growth in the Green River Floodplain [195] Jason R. O’Bryhim et al. ♦ Forensic Identification of Sharks and Rays Being Caught and Sold in Costa Rica [204] John B. Reese • Effect of Genome Duplication on Male Gametophyte (Pollen Tube) Development [216] Danielle D'Amato, John Enz • A Survey of Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata) in the Timucuan Ecological Historic Preserve of Northeast Florida with an Analysis of Mercury Levels in the Preserve Using Dragonfly Larvae as Indicators 3:45 PM [167] Wendy B. Zomleferet al. • Patterns of Biodiversity Documented by Four Herbaria in Georgia: Do Small Collections Data Make a Difference? [177] Dalisa R. Kendricks, Barry K. Rhoades • Effects of Lithium Chloride on Synaptic Efficacy in Procambarus clarkii [188] Thilina D. Surasinghe, Robert F. Baldwin • Historical Land Use Drives Community Composition of Stream- Associated Salamanders [196] Claudia L.Jolls- Panacea, Pandoras Box, Anna Karenina, and a Double-Edged Sword: Perceived Rewards and Risks of Biological Control [205] Alex T. Edwards -A Comparison of the External Microbial Assemblages Between Native Southern and Wild Northern Strain Brook Trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, of Hatchery Ancestry [217] Peter A. Van Zandtet al. • Night Movers: An Investigation of Moth Species for the Presence of Pollen as a Measure of Their Potential Role in Pollination 4:00 PM [168] Megan Scholer, Brad Ruhfel • Phylogenetic Placement of the Newly Described Clover Trifolium kentuckiense (Fabaceae) [178] Caitlin E. Elam • Tennessee Wetlands: Rapid Assessment and Future Directions [206] Li-Jun Yan et al. • Evaluating the Role of Asymmetric Introgression in Potential Hybrid Speciation Between Two Rhododendron Species in Yunnan, China [218] Matthew S. Lehnert et al. ‘The Architecture of the Butterfly Proboscis in Relation to Feeding Habits 4:15 PM [169] Justin Hendy etal. • Using Genetic Data to Distinguish Hibiscus dasycalyx from Its Closest Relatives, H. laevis and H. moscheutos , and to Assess Patterns of Interspecific Hybridization [179] Amelia K. Atwell et al. • Relationships Between Benthic Macroinvertebrate Assemblages, Stream Habitat, and Catchment Landscape Features in the Lookout Creek System (Tennessee River Drainage) [207] Victoria A. Burgess, James E. Russell • The Cost of Sex and Wolbachia Infection in Trichogramma Wasps 4:30 PM [180] Tatiana Tatum Parker, James Rayburn • Toxicity of [208] Loren D. Hayes, Luis A. Ebensperger • Mammalian Beta Beta Beta Paper Presentations 151 Cigarette Butts and Electronic Cigarette Cartridges, and Their Chemical Components, to Xenopus laevis Embryos Plural Breeding: Why Bother? 4:45 PM [209] Jennifer R. Mandel, David E. McCauley • Pervasive Mitochondrial Heteroplasmy in Natural Populations of Wild Carrot, Daucus carota spp. carota L P p p Paper Presentations • Friday pm, April 3 Time Session A Rooms 9 & 10 Session B Rooms 16 & 17 Session C Rooms 18 & 19 1:15 PM [219] Paul Frye, Costance Rogers-Lowery • The Effects of Increased Levels of CO 2 on Photosynthesis and Respiration of Faviafragum [227] Kathryn Gallman etal. • Cellular Organization of the Micro-Retina, and Projections to the Brain in the Brahminy Blindsnake, Ramphotyphlops braminus [235] Paige Van de Vuurst et al. • The Effects of Hiking and Mountain Bike Trails on Stream Ecosystems in Oak Mountain State Park in the Southern Appalachian Mountains 1:30 PM [220] Finn Fustenwerth et al. • Is the Southern Blue Thread ( Burmannia capitata) Partially Mycoheterotrophic? [228] Sean D. Clayton et al. « Drug and Sex Specific Alterations in Dopamine Receptor Expression Following Adolescent Exposure to Methylphenidate [236] Rosmely Hernandez, Tina Hubler • Techniques for the Rapid Detection of KPC Gene Isolated from Bacteria Found in Sputum Samples Using PCR Amplification 1:45 PM [221] Kimberly Smith et al. • Redefining How Biologists Analyze Data: Augmenting the Two-Dimensional Proportional Contribution Model with a Three-Dimensional Approach to Enhance Analysis of Stable Isotope Data [229] Louis Penrod • The Influence of Climate Change on Invasive and Native Fish Performance [237] Rebecca Moody • The Effects of Fluoxetine (Prozac) on the Growth and Viability of Rat ( Rattus norvegicus) Cardiomyoblasts 2:00 PM [222] Sarah Rooks et al. * Impact of Micronutrients on Tomato Spotted Wilt of Tobacco ( Nicotiama tabacum) and Superoxide Dismutase and NPR1 Genes [230] Sidney Nazerian et al. • An Exploratory Analysis of Methamphetamine-lnduced Breakdown of the Blood Brain Barrier in C57BI/6J [238] Brittany D. Harry etal. • Caterpillar Saliva Mediates Herbivore Defense Gene Expression in Maize 2:15 PM [223] Natalee Gordon etal. • Does Drinking Beer Influence [231] Annette Narzynski • Visual Ecology of Invasive Red [239] Michael Hamm • The Effect of lndole-3-Propionic Acid in Reduction of Reactive Oxygen Species Is a Frataxin- 152 SE Biology , Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Time Session A Rooms 9 & 10 Session B Rooms 16 & 17 Session C Rooms 18 & 19 Genes? Lionfish Deficient Mutant of Yeast, Saccharomyces Cerevisiae 2:30 PM [224] Ronnie C. Funk et al. • Search for a Novel Molecular Basis of Split Hand Foot Malformation [232] Robin White et al. • The Effects of Chronic Adolescent Methylphenidate Abuse on Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Expression [240] Haley Lane • Central Pivot Irrigation and Upper Lethal Temperature for Freshwater Mussels 2:45 PM [225] Stephanie Giangiuli, Kevin Drace * Comparison of Mera Isolated from Mercury Resistant Bacteria Isolated from Artisanal Gold Mining Sites in Mozambique and Ecuador [233] Nathaniel Zbasnik • Divergent Feeding Biomechanics Reflects Divergent Feeding Ecology in Sympatric Fishes [241] Alexus Rice • Removal of Microcystins Via Bioactive Sand Filtration Systems 3:00 PM [226] April Smith, Jennifer Cannon • The Effects of Perfluorooctanoic Acid on Cell Viability and Peroxisome P ro liferator-Acti vated Receptor Gene Expression in MCF-7 Cells [234] Ashley Bullard, Ashley Chang-Story • The Effects of Various Concentrations of Caffeinated and Alcoholic Dietary Additives/Beverages (Caffeine Tablets, Energy Drinks, Alcoholic Drinks, and Ethanol) on Gene Expression in Saccharomyces [242] Brittany D. Jones • Nighttime Inattentive Bouts by Incubating Female Caroline Chickadees ( Poecile carolinensis) ASB Poster Presentations 153 Posters - Exhibit Hall C TITLE AUTHORS PI Coyote Diet at Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge: Implications for Deer Tasha J. Stryker, Jennifer S. Borgo, Kelley Godbout, Kristen Oliver Recruitment Coker College, Hartsville, SC P2 Breeding Bird Populations of a Highly Fragmented Urban Habitat in Oxford, AL Robert Carter, Logan Miller, Chris Pellecchia Biology, Jacksonville State University, AL P3 Temperature Facilitates Longleaf Pine Persistence in Fire-Suppressed Montane Nicole Huie 1 , R. Malia Fincher 1 , Scot Duncan 2 , Dreshun Buford 2 , Kevin Willson 3 , Hannah Habitats Gousse 4 1 Biological and Environmental Sciences, Samford University, Birmingham, AL ; 2 Biology, Birmingham Southern College, AL ; 3 University of Maryland, College Park ; 4 University of Connecticut, Storrs P4 Developing an Effective Edna Field Protocol for the Detection of Bog T urtles Kaitlin A. Anstrom 1 , Leigh Anne Harden 1 , Malcolm A. Campbell 1 , Gabrielle J. Graeter 2 , Michael (' Glyptemys muhlenbergii) E. Dorcas 1 1 Biology, Davidson College, NC ; 2 North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission P5 Caribbean Spiny Lobster ( Panulirus argus) Dispersion Dynamics in the Miranda L. Camp 1 ’ 2 , Brandon O'Brien 1 ’ 3 , Torey Bowser 1,4 , Linda Amaral-Zettler 5 ’ 6 , Erik Zettler 1 , Sargasso Sea Amy Siuda 1 1 Sea Education Association, Woods Hole, MA; 2 Stetson University, DeLand, FL; 3 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY ; 4 University of Maine, Orono ; 5 Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and Evolution, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA ; 6 Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, Rl P6 Experimental Field and Greenhouse T rials on American Ginseng, Emily C. Thyroff, Heather P. Griscom Panax quinquefolius: Implications for Restoration in Appalachia Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA P7 Why Do Non-Native Pipevine Host Plants Have Different Impacts on Two Native Valentina Ochoa 1 , Katie McDermott 1 , Amanda Long 1 Butterfly Specialists? 1 Biology, Florida Southern College, Lakeland ; 2 Integrative Biology, University of South Florida 154 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 TITLE AUTHORS P8 Behavioral Response to a Novel Object Varies with Geographical Location in Tree Swallows Alexandria N. Albers 1 , Joshua T. Ackerman 2 , Frances Bonier 3 , David W. Bradley 4 , Russell D. Dawson 5 , C. Alex Hartman 2 , Robert W. Klaver 6 , Michael P. Lombardo 7 , Emma McIntyre 8 , Jim W. Rivers 9 , Dave Shutler 8 , Mark T. Stanback 10 , Carol M. Vleck 11 , Lynn Siefferman 1 1 Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC; 2 Westem Ecological Research Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Dixon Field Station, Dixon, CA; 3 Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, ON; 4 Bird Studies Canada, Port Rowan, ON ; 5 Ecosystem Science and Management, University of Northern British Columbia, Prinoe George ; 6 Iowa Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, U.S. Geological Survey, Iowa State University, Ames, IA ; 7 Biology, Grand Valley State University, Allen- dale, Ml ; 3 Biology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS ; 9 Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR ; 9 Biology, Davidson College, NC ; 9 Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA P9 Determining Genetic Variation Among Western North Carolina Ginseng ( Panax quinquefolius L.) Populations Marietta D. Shattelroe, Jennifer Rhode Ward Biology, University of North Carolina Asheville P10 Avian Dispersal of Invasive Plants in the Southeastern United States E. Natasha Vanderhoff, Jennifer R. Brehm Biology & Marine Science, Jacksonville University, FL P11 Avian Species Richness, Abundance, and Diversity of Langan Park, Botanical Gardens and Japanese Gardens in Mobile, Alabama Jared A. Elmore, Clinton S. Major, Joel Borden Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL P12 Do American Robins Have the Gut? The Role of Gut Passage on Seed Germination of Invasive Camphor Jennifer R. Brehm, E. Natasha Vanderhoff Biology & Marine Science, Jacksonville University, FL P13 Microsatellite Primer Design for Population Genetic Studies of Cuscuta rostrata (Beaked Dodder) Kendall S. Cooper, Gaius Augustus, Joel R. McNeal Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Kennesaw State University, GA P14 Genetic Structure of Populations of Mealybugs on Epiphytic Orchids of South Florida Aaron Schrey, Jennifer Zettler, Kyle Adams, Bridget Frederick, Amy Gutting, Nicholas Ingebretsen, Alexandria Ragsdale Biology, Armstrong State University, Savannah, GA P15 Does Colony Social Form of Invasive Fire Ants ( Solenopsis invicta) Affect Microhabitat Choice in Wetlands of North Carolina? Hay lee A. Trotter, Mycah Sewell, Lisa Kelly Biology, University of North Carolina at Pembroke P16 Determining Genetic Structure of Feral Pig Populations in Tennessee Using Microsatellite Markers Allison E. Griffin, Anthony D. Tata, II, Mary Sledge, John Lewis Biology, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN P17 Invasive Potential of the Invasive Plant Species Centaurea stoebe in Competition with the Native Species Lespideza capitata Sean G. Kellogg, Edward Lowry Hampden-Sydney College, VA ASB Poster Presentations 155 TITLE AUTHORS P18 How Well Does an Aggressive Invasive Plant Species, Centaurea stoebe (Asteraceae), Perform When Grown in Different Substrates Erik W. Kellogg, Edward Lowry Hampden-Sydney College, VA P19 Establishing a Web Presence for the Louisiana Environmental Research Center at McNeese State University Lyle J. Hardee 1 , William H. Dees 2 , Lacie C. Petticrew 1 , Caleb M. Ardizzone 2 , Omar E. Christian 3 , Ning Zhang 4 , Sandesh Thapa 4 , Hannah G. Fogg 1 , Janet R. Woolman 1 1 0ffice of Economic Development, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA; 2 Biology and Health Sciences, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA; 3 Chemistry and Physics, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA; 4 Chemical, Civil, and Mechanical Engineering, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA P20 Background Mercury Presence in Air, Soil, Duff, and Macro-Invertebrate Compartments of "Uncontaminated" Forest Ecosystems Located in Rockingham County, VA Gail M. Moruza, Gregory E. Mansour, Dean Cocking Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA P21 Relative Abundances of the Recently Introduced Barnacles, Megabalanus coccopoma, and an Unidentified Species of Megabalanus, in the Southeastern US Jennifer Tyson 1 , Alicia Reigel 1 , Daniel Gleason 2 , Scott Harrison 1 1 Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia; 2 Institute for Coastal Plain Science, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro P22 Determining the Level of Carotenoids in Herbivorous Grasshoppers as Food for Insectivorous Birds Caitlin M. Gallagher, Jennifer Newbrey Biology, Columbus State University, GA P23 Arthropod Communities in Various Successional Forest Habitats Calla L. Telzrow, Joshua W. Campbell Biology, High Point University, NC P24 Determining the Effects of Herbivory on an Herbaceous Plant, American Bellflower ( Campanulastrum americanum L.) Lauren E. Whitehurst 1 , Holly R. Prendeville 2 , Laura F. Galloway 2 , Kevin Burgess 1 1 Biology, Columbus State University, GA; 2 Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville P25 The Impacts of a Small Dam Removal on the Distribution of Parasitized Snails (Pleuroceridae: Elimia) in Choccolocco Creek, Alabama Annie Slayton, Lori Tolley-Jordan Biology, Jacksonville State University, AL P26 Investigation of Soil Seed Banks from Two Habitat Types in a Freshwater Wetland Luisa Santiesteban, Allison Armstrong, Jordan Hartman, Thomas Lee, Christy T. Carter Biology, Wingate University, NC P27 Colony Social Forms of Invasive Fire Ants ( Solenopsis invicta) in Wetlands of North Carolina Mycah Sewell, Hay lee A. Trotter, Lisa Kelly Biology, University of North Carolina at Pembroke 156 TITLE P28 Delayed Emergence Dynamics in Emydid Neonate Turtles of North America P29 Using Motion-Sensor Camera Technology to Infer Seasonal Activity and Thermal Niche of the Desert Tortoise {Gopherus agassizii) P30 Exploring the Spatial Dynamics of Tortoise Burrow Placement in an Industrial Landscape P31 Multi-Year Investigation of a T urtle Community in a Northwest Georgia Lake and Wetland Prior to Restoration P32 Understanding the Population-Level Consequences of Copper Toxicity and Climate Variability on Amphibians Inhabiting Contaminated Environments P33 Walleye Population T rends from 2002-201 2 in Lake Roosevelt, WA P34 Bacterial Growth Inhibition Ability of Uropygial Gland Secretions of Passerines Based on Foraging Behaviors P35 Activity Patterns of Nesting Male and Female Wood Storks During the Breeding Season SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 AUTHORS Waydon T. Yates 1 , Mickey Agha 1 , Joshua R. Ennen 2 , Jeffrey E. Lovich 3 , Carl H. Ernst 4 , Evelyn M. Ernst 4 , Steven J. Price 1 1 Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington; Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute, Chattanooga, TN; 3 Southwest Biological Science Center, US Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ; 4 Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC Mickey Agha 1 , Benjamin Augustine 2 , Jeffrey E. Lovich 3 , David Delaney 4 , Barry Sinervo 5 , Mason 0. Murphy 6 , Joshua R. Ennen 7 , Jessica R. Briggs 8 , Steven J. Price 1 1 Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington; 2 Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; 3 Southwest Biological Science Center, US Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ; 4 US Army Construction Engineering Laboratory, Champaign, IL; 5 Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA; 6 Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington; 7 Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute, Chattanooga, TN; 8 Warner College of Natural Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO Mickey Agha 1 , Jeffrey E. Lovich 2 , Joshua R. Ennen 3 , Benjamin Augustine 4 , Terrence R. Arundel 5 , Steven J. Price 1 1 Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington; 2 Southwest Biological Science Center, US Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ; 3 Tennessee Aquarium Conservation Institute, Chattanooga, TN; 4 Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; 5 Southwest Biological Science Center, US Geological Survey, Flagstaff, AZ Crispian F. Shelton, Christopher B. Manis, G. John Lugthart Biology, Dalton State College, GA Scott M. Weir 1 , David E. Scott 1 , Christopher J. Salice 2 , Stacey L. Lance 1 1 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia, Aiken, SC; 2 Environmental Science and Studies, Towson University, MD Justin Seibert, P. Brent Nichols Spokane Tribal Fisheries Kristen Oliver 1 , Jennifer S. Borgo 1 , Jennifer McCarthey Tyrrell 2 1 Coker College, Hartsville, SC; 2 The Center for Birds of Prey, Awendaw, SC A. Lawrence Bryan 1 , John R. Robinette 2 1 Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC; 2 Savannah Coastal Refuges, USFWS, Savannah, GA ASB Poster Presentations 157 TITLE AUTHORS P36 Morphologic and Genetic Data from a Northern Mississippi Population of Cricket Frogs Nathan R. Webb, Sydney Richards, Nicholas Spalsbury, Richard Phillips, James Welch, Jennifer L. Ison Biology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH P37 Population Genetic Analysis of Trichogramma kaykai Using Molecular Markers Amber M. Kincaid, James E. Russell School of Science and Technology, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville P38 How Ecological Variables Influence Social Network Structure and Fitness in Octodon degus Kathleen A. Carroll 1 , Loren Hayes 1 , Luis Ebensperger 2 1 Biological and Environmental Sciecne, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ; 2 Departamento de Ecologia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago P39 Water Relations and Tracheid Anatomy of Fraser Fir (Abies fraseri) Christmas Trees Along an Elevation Gradient Lauren K. Wood, Howard S. Neufeld, Scott T. Cory, Jessica N. Stevens Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC P40 Comparison of Newly Developed Microsatellite Markers to Previous Allozyme Diversity Analysis in Select Southern Populations of Thuja occidentalis Clay S. Crippen, Matt C. Estep, Gary L. Walker Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC P41 Investigating the Function of Leaf Inclination in the Sand Dune Herb Hydrocotyle bonariensis Joshua Grier, John Counts, Heather M. Joesting Biology, Armstrong State University, Savannah, GA P42 Temperature Ranges for Dormancy Loss and Germination Between Species Differing in Dispersal Strategies Ridma Bandara 1 , Jeffrey L. Walck 1 , Siti N. Hidayati 1 , Kayri Havens 2 1 Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro ; 2 Plant Biology and Conservation, Chicago Botanic Garden, Glencoe, IL P43 An Unusual Succulent in the Appalachian Understory: Leaf Morphology and Light Capture in Sedum tematum Catherine J. Cole, William Hutchinson, Howard S. Neufeld Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC P44 Using the Stress Response Along an Elevational Gradient to Understand Habitat Molly F. Nielsen, Rachel Manchester, Matthew T. Stewart, Eric Riddell, Michael Sears Suitability of the Southern Grey Cheeked Salamander ( Plethodon metcalfi) Biological Sciences, Clemson University, SC P45 Molecular Analysis of Gut Content in the Striped Bark Scorpion Centruroides vittatus Melissa Green 1 , Demetrius Geiger 1 , Paige Henley 1 , C. Neal McReynolds 2 , Eric A. Albrecht 1 , Thomas McElroy 1 1 Kennesaw State University; 2 Texas A&M International University P46 Methyl Jasmonate Applied to Host Plants Reduces Invasive Herbivore Growth Katie Nelson, John Kilmer, Travis D. Marsico Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, Joneboro P47 Potential Environmental Causes for Central Appalachia’s Thyroid Disorder Hotspot Maddison S. Couch, Walter H. Smith Natural Sciences, The University of Virginia's College at Wise 158 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 TITLE AUTHORS P48 Landscape Scale Plant Communities in Oak Mountain State Park, Alabama Robert Carter 1 , Thomas Warren 2 1 Biology, Jacksonville State University, AL ; 2 Snead State Community College, Boaz, AL P49 Quantifying the Impact of Avian Guano as a Nutrient Input to Cliff - Face Ecosystems in Western North Carolina Angela Langevin E., Michael Madritch, Gary L. Walker Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC P50 The Effect of Slope Position and Gap Size on Chestnut Hybrid Performance Relative to Tulip Poplar and Chestnut Oak: Implications for Reintroduction Olivia F. Vito, Ben T. Pisano, Megan E. Budnik, Anna E. Nordseth, Heather P. Griscom Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA P51 Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment of the Ecological Systems of the Tennessee River Gorge David Jacobs, Jim Graves Masters Science in Environmental Science, Green Mountain College, Poultney, VT P52 Relationships Between Water Quality, Rural Land Covers, and Watershed Topography in the South Carolina Piedmont Daniel T. Talley, Gregory P. Lewis, Cook F. English Biology, Furman University, Greenville, SC P53 Wetland Assessment of a Blackwater Swamp Along the Black River, Georgetown County, South Carolina Johnathan M. Overcash, Erik C. Usher, Joel M. Gramling Biology, The Citadel, Charleston, SC P54 Biological Illustration Anastacia L. Marcus Biology and Art, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL P55 Spatio-Temporal Analysis and Predictive Modeling of Rabies in Tennessee Nyssa R. Hunt University of Tennessee at Chattanooga P56 Using Social Media and Web-Based Platforms to Collect Scientific Data on Human-Coyote (Can/s latrans) Interactions in Metro Atlanta, GA, USA Jeremy W. Hooper 1 , Christopher B. Mowry 2 , Lawrence A. Wilson 3 , Randal J. Hale 4 1 Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ; 2 Biology, Berry College, Rome, GA; Environmental Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, GA ; 4 North River Geographic Systems, Athens, GA P57 Georgia Plant Conservation Alliance Safeguarding Database - Tracking and Reporting Conservation Activities for Rare Plant Species Carrie A. Radcliffe 1 , Jennifer M. Cruse-Sanders 1 , Lisa M. Kruse 2 , Joanne E. Baggs 3 1 Science and Conservation, Atlanta Botanical Garden, GA ; 2 Wildlife Resources Division (Nongame Conservation Section), Georgia Natural Resources, Social Circle, GA ; 3 Southern Region, USDA Forest Service, Atlanta, GA P58 Multivariate Analysis of Nematode Communities in Northern Gulf of Mexico Continental Shelf Sediments Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Ceil C. Martinec 1 , Jyotsna Sharma 2 , Jonathan M. Miller 1 , Paul M. Stewart 1 , Stephen C. Landers 1 1 Biological and Environmental Sciences, Troy University, AL ; 2 Biology, University of Texas at San Antonio ASB Poster Presentations 159 TITLE AUTHORS P59 Long-Term Population Dynamics and Trends of Common Wintering Birds in Central Virginia Kala J. Quinn, Caryn D. Ross, Mark L. Fink, Sujan M. Henkanaththegedara Biological & Environmental Sciences, Longwood University, Farmville, VA P60 Analysis of Wood Thrush ( Hylocichla mustelina) Movement Patterns to Explain the Spatial Structure of American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) Populations Michael C. Elza, James B. McGraw Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown P61 Diet Analysis of Wintering Waterfowl in Agricultural and Natural Wetlands Justin A. Walley Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga P62 Using Microscopy to Assess Embryo Development and Seed Viability in Thalictrum cooleyi Erika M. Dietrick, Renee Fortner, Claudia L. Jolls Biology, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC P63 Acidic Soils Benefit Seedling Growth in Two Perennial Plant Species Native to the Florida Sandhill Ecosystem Deja F. Rivera, Cynthia C. Bennington Stetson University P64 Annual Variation and Timing of Reproduction in Gopherus polyphemus from 1994 to 2014 John C. Levengood, Kaitlyn Hanley, David C. Rostal. Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro P65 Nest Site Characteristics and Spatial Dispersion of Osprey Nests at Reelfoot Lake, Tennessee Rachel E. Mowbray, H. Dawn Wilkins Biological Sciences, University of Tennessee at Martin P66 Drift Dynamics of Post-Hatch White Sturgeon and Estimation of Spawning in the Roosevelt Reach of the Columbia River During 2012-2014 Justin Seibert, Andy Miller, P. Brent Nichols Spokane Tribal Fisheries P67 Longleaf Pine Resources in South Carolina: Changes in Spatial Extent and Community Structure Over the Last Two Decades Anita K. Rose, James F, Rosson, Jr. USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Knoxville, TN P68 An Assessment of an Altered Soundscape Along an Urban-Rural Gradient Selimah Harmonm, John E. Quinn Biology, Furman University, Greenville, SC P69 American Marten (Maries americana) Prey Base Species Composition Within the Manistee National Forest of Michigan Mary F. Feely 1 , David U. Unger 1 , Paul K. Keenlance 2 , Joe J. Jacquot 2 1 Biology, Maryville College, Maryville, TN; 2 Biology, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Ml P70 Drivers of Land-Management Preferences in the Southeast Philip R. Gould 1 , Jordan D, Troisi 2 , Kristen K. Cecala 1 1 Biology, University of the South, Sewanee, TN; 2 Psychology, University of the South, Sewanee, TN P71 The Effect of Slope Aspect on the Efficiency of Treating Eastern Hemlock (' Tsuga canadensis) Trees with Imidacloprid for the Suppression of the Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid [Adelges tsugae) Katelyn C. Walters, Heather P. Griscom James Madison University 160 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 TITLE AUTHORS P72 Use of Nest Boxes Located at the Edge as Compared to Within a Tree Line on a Farm in Northwest Tennessee Gina L. Lowry, H. Dawn Wilkins Biological Sciences, University of Tennessee at Martin P73 Spectral Characteristics of Harmonics in the A-Call of Hatchling Chinese Blue- Breasted Quail ( Cotumix chinensis) Edward D. Mills Biology, Wingate University, NC P74 Rapid Body Shape Divergence of Endangered Mohave Tui Chub (Siphateles bicolor mohavensis) and Potential Conservation Implications Samuel P. Hull, Brady P. Donovan, Sujan M. Henkanaththegedara Biological & Environmental Sciences, Longwood University, Farmville, VA P75 Interactive Effects of Temperature and a Glyphosate-Based Herbicide on Stream Jaina S. Gandhi, Kristen K. Cecala Salamander Anti-Predator Behavior Biology, University of the South, Sewanee, TN P76 Identification of Polymorphic Loci for a Rare Plethodontid Salamander [Plethodon petraeus) by Cross-Species Amplification Kate C. Donlon 1 , John B. Jensen 2 , Glenn A. Marvin 3 , Thomas C. McElroy 1 1 Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Kennesaw State University, GA; 2 Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Natural Resources, Forsyth, GA ; 3 Biology, University of North Alabama, Florence P77 The Spatial Ecology of the Eastern Box Turtle in Urban and Fragmented Landscapes of Southeast Tennessee Mark J. Dillard, Thomas P. Wilson Biological and Environmental Sciences, Chattanooga, TN P78 Developing a Research Method to Evaluate the Effect of Drought on Two Riparian Tree Species, With and Without Mycorrhizae Reuben Hilliard, Chelsea Harris, Joshua F. Hashemi, Paula C. Jackson Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Kennesaw State University, GA P79 Effects of Pine Needles on Pine Rockland Grass Seed Germination Due to Altered pH and Light Levels Joshua G. Stonecipher, Lisa M. Krueger Biological Sciences, University of Tennessee at Martin P80 Identifying Chemosensory Cues Used During Oviposition by Bean Beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus Matthew M. Howell, Devon V. Wasche, John F. Moeller Biology, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC P81 Evaluating the Effect of Substrate Complexity on Cenchritis muricatus Size and Population Distribution in San Salvador, Bahamas Sieu K. Tran, Paul Guy Melvin Natural Sciences, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA P82 How Lepidopteran Pupal Spiracles are Really Made: The Lamellae Tom Fink, Alina Suedbeck 1 , Amelia Shore 1 , Kevin Adams 1 East Carolina University, Biology P83 Adult Mosquitoes in a Residential Park: A Four-Year Survey, Including Notes on Potential Mosquito-Borne Disease Risks Caleb M. Ardizzone, William H. Dees Biology and Health Sciences, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA P84 The Effect of Birmingham’s Urban Heat Island on Moth Phenology Benjamin C. Hunt 1 , Caroline L. Rowan 1 , Dylan E. Skipper 1 , Kiera A. Stevenson 1 , Will Hemminger 2 , Peter Van Zandt 1 1 Biology, Birmingham Southern College, Birmingham, AL ; 2 Biology, Elon University, NC ASB Poster Presentations TITLE P85 Hydrophobic Characterization of Butterfly Proboscises: Butterflies with Nectar Feeding Habits Have a More Hydrophobic Landscape P86 The Relationship Between the Color of Butterfly Mouthparts and Feeding Habits P87 Using Scanning Electron Microscopy to Aid in the Identification of Some of the Smallest Spiders in the World P88 Disease Vector Status of Mosquito Species from the Fred Stanback Jr. Ecological Preserve at Catawba College, Salisbury, North Carolina P89 Morphological and Molecular Identification of Mosquito Diversity in the Fred Stanback Jr. Ecological Preserve at Catawba College, Salisbury, NC P90 Immune Response to Acute Bacterial Infection in the American Lobster: Characterization by Organ Culture and Confocal Microscopy P91 A Preliminary Analysis of the Molecular Characterization and Quantification of Endemic Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin Populations Within Kudzu Soil P92 Screening Botanical Components for Potential Mosquito T oxicants P93 Vectormap - an Online Repository for Biosurveillance Data and Data Management Tools P94 Offspring Survival and Phenotype Depends on Resource Quality in the Dung Beetle Onthophagus taurus 161 AUTHORS Kristen E. Reiter, Matthew S. Lehnert Biological Sciences, Kent State University at Stark, North Canton, OH Bert Crawford, Catherine P. Mulvane, Shorook Attar, Matthew S. Lehnert Biological Sciences, Kent State University at Stark, North Canton, OH Gabrielle Madriz, Marc A. Milne Biology, University of Indianapolis, IN Joshua York 1 , Elizabeth Brown 1 , Hugh Smith 1 , Bruce Harrison 2 , Carmony Hartwig 1 1 Biology, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC; 2 Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC Elizabeth Brown 1 , Hugh Smith 1 , Joshua York 1 , Bruce Harrison 2 , Carmony Hartwig 1 1 Biology, Catawba College, Salisbury, NC; 2 Westem Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC Gabrielle Rivest, Angela Montalvo, Darwin Jorgensen Biology, Roanoke College, Salem, VA Erika Scocco 1 , Wayne Gardner 2 1 Biology, Wingate University, NC ; 2 Entomology, University of Georgia, Research Experiment Station, Griffin, GA Caleb M. Ardizzone 1 , Janie E. Theriot 1 , Kathryn M. Leonards 1 , Allison R. Fusilier 1 , Omar E. Christian 2 , Cecilia W. Richmond 3 , Jill Hightower 4 , William H. Dees 1 , Janet R, Woolman 3 1 Biology and Health Sciences, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA ; 2 Chemistry and Physics, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA ; 3 Louisiana Environmental Research Center, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA ; 4 Calcasieu Parish Mosquito and Rodent Control, Lake Charles, LA William H. Dees 1 , Desmond H. Foley 2 , David B. Pecor 2 , Douglas A. Burkett 2 , Leopoldo M. Rueda 2 , Richard C. Wilkerson 2 , Caleb M. Ardizzone 1 , Allison R. Fusilier 1 1 Biology and Health Sciences, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA ; 2 Walter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, and Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC Janee Muetterties, Patrice Ludwig Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA 162 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 TITLE AUTHORS P95 Do Naive Manduca sexta Use Chromatic Signals to Evaluate Nectar Sources? Jordan A. Weesner, William L. Kuenzinger, Joaquin Goyret Biological Sciences, University of Tennessee at Martin P96 Does Preservation Affect the Strength of Snail Shells? a Test of Three Methods Richard Yi, Riccardo Fiorillo, Sairam Tangirala, Joseph Ametepe, Christopher Brown Biology, Georgia Gwinnett College P97 Chemical Defenses of Opuntia humifusa in Response to Cactoblastis cactorum Herbivory John Kilmer, Travis D. Marsico Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, Joneboro P98 Electroretinograms in the Parasitoid Wasp Nasonia vitripennis Aahana Bajracharya, Sonakchhi Shrestha, Anika Tabassum, Barry K. Rhoades Neuroscience, Wesleyan College P99 Reconstruction of Phylogenetic Relationship in Antennaria (Asteraceae) Using Data from Hundreds of Loci Ramhari Thapa, Jennifer R. Mandel, Randall J. Bayer The University of Memphis P100 Cranial Osteology of Holmesina floridanus (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Cingulata, Pampatheriidae) from the Pliocene of Florida Lauren M. Lyon, Timothy J. Gaudin Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga P101 Compact Bone Cellularity of the First Metatarsal in a Mouse Model for Pedal Grasping Tin T. Nguyen, Thu Doan, Kendall D. Hyatt, Craig D. Byron Biology, Mercer University, Macon, GA P102 Comparing Mouse Hand and Foot Bones in Regards to the Morphomechanical Effects of Climbing Victor A. Garcia, Thu Doan, Tin Nguyen, Kendall Hyatt, Craig Byron Biology, Mercer University, Macon, GA P103 The Morphomechanical Effects of Climbing on Mouse Tarsal Bones Thu Doan, Tin T. Nguyen, Kendall D. Hyatt, Craig D. Byron Biology, Mercer University, Macon, GA PI 04 Habitat Specific Fitness Consequences of Sociality in Octodon degus Madeline K. Strom 1 , Luis A. Ebensperger 2 , Rodrigo Vasquez 3 , Enrique Bazin 3 , Megan R. Taig 1 , Loren D. Hayes 1 1 Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ; 2 Ecologia, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile; 3 Departmenta de Ciencias Ecologicas, Universidad de Chile, Santiago P105 Identification of Peromyscus maniculatus and P. leucopus Using Photo Analysis Algorithm Margo E. Morton 1 , Brian J. Shelburne 1 , Richard S. Phillips 2 1 Mathematics and Computer Science, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH ; 2 Biology, Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH ASB Poster Presentations 163 TITLE AUTHORS P106 The Genetic Structure of Populations, Conservation and Natural History of Geum radiatum and the Implications for Its Future Survival on a Changing Earth Nikolai M. Hay 1 , Christopher Ulrey 2 , Gary Kauffman 3 , Marshall Ellis 4 , Zack Murrell 1 , Matt C. Estep 1 Appalachian State University; 2 National Park Service; 3 US Forest Service; 4 North Carolina State Parks P107 Metal Tolerance and Accumulation in a Rare Plant Species, Pediomelum piedmontanum (Fabaoeae) Jessica Padgett, Stacy Taylor-Bennetts Biological Sciences, Georgia Regents University, Augusta P108 Divergence of Insect and Vertebrate Specific Toxin Genes Between Two Species of Widow Spider Latrodectus geometricus and Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Shannon Kahn, Scott Harrison Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia P109 A Phylogenetic Study of Small RNA Tpkel 1 Using Secondary Structures Samantha Reese 1 , Fengjie Sun 2 1 School of Science and Technology, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville; 2 Science and Technology, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville P110 Tail Use and Its Relationship to Arboreality in a Mouse Model System Davisha Patel, Kendall Hyatt, Craig Byron Biology, Mercer University, Macon, GA Pill Comparative Genetics of Parallel De-Domestication Events in Weedy Red Rice [Oryza sativa) Christopher Wagner, Gina Botsko, Cindy Vigueira Biology, High Point University, NC P1 12 Past, Present, Future: Hybridization Between Two Dusky Salamander Lineages C. Kabryn Mattison, David A. Beamer Natural Science, Nash Community College, Rocky Mount, NC. P1 1 3 Phylogenetic Perspective of a Contact Zone Between Desmognathus fuscus and Desmognathus carolinensis Kayla A. Gomez, C. Kabryn Mattison, David A. Beamer Natural Science, Nash Community College, Rocky Mount, NC P1 14 What Maintains the Strong Geographic Pattern of Flower Color Polymorphism in Leavenworthia stylosa ? M. Thilina R. Fernando, Chris Herlihy, Jeffrey Walck Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro P1 15 Examining Differences in Host Specificity Across Closely Related Parasitic Plant Species in the Genus Cuscuta Alejandra Garcia, Joel R. McNeal Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Kennesaw State University, GA P116 Lipid Production of Algae from Lake Lanier Waters for Biofuel Utilization Caitlyn R. McMullan, Courtney L. Vaeth, Melba D. Horton Biology, University of North Georgia, Dahlonega P1 17 Spatial Distribution, Size-Frequency, and Population Dynamics of Bellamya japonica in a North Alabama Pond Thomas E. Gordon, Joshua B. Jones, Terry D. Richardson Biology, University of North Alabama, Florence 164 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 TITLE AUTHORS P118 Genetic Associations of Freshwater Mussels in the Upper Tallapoosa River Drainage Jada M. Isenhower, Michael M. Gangloff Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC P119 Characterization of Algal Strains from the Class Eustigmatophyceae Isolated from Arkansas Marvin W. Fawley, Karen P. Fawley School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, University of Arkansas at Monticello P120 Environmental Variables Impacting the Presence and Growth of the Non-Native Bivalve, Corbicula fluminea Sarah G. MacDonald, Erin L. Quinlan School of Science and Technology, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville P121 Using Size Averaging to Evaluate Heavy Metal Accumulation in Shells of Asiatic Clams ( Corbicula fluminea ) as Biomarkers for Environmental Toxicity Trisha K. Cardillo, Erin L. Quinlan School of Science and Technology, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville P122 Competitive Effects of Native and Nonnative Fish on Larval Salamander Behavior and Growth Tiffany N. Lutz 1 , Jon M. Davenport 2 , Winsor H. Lowe 2 1 Biology, Rutgers the State University of New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey ; 2 Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula P123 Habitat Associations of Three Species of Pleurocerid Snail in an Etowah River Tributary David Haines, Ellen Winant, William Ensign Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Kennesaw State University, GA P124 Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent and Its Effects on Fish Diet Leah Davis, William Ensign Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Kennesaw State University, GA P125 Do Eastern Mosquitofish ( Gambusia holbrooki) Take Advantage of the "Cheerios Effect" to Consume Small Planktonic Prey? Nicole R. Lynch, Joseph M. Dirnberger Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Kennesaw State University, GA P126 Effect of Nutrient Concentrations on Growth and Competitive Interactions in the Floating Aquatic Plant Salvinia minima Rachel Schomaker, Gabriel Herrick Biology, Florida Southern College, Lakeland P127 Acute Toxicity Effects of Yarrow ( Achillea millifolium) Essential Oils on Daphnia magna Mary Ann McBrayer, Kimberly A. Hays Natural Sciences, Dalton State College, GA P128 Negative Effects of Rock Vane Installation on Local Macroinvertebrate Populations in Shades Creek, Jefferson County, AL Elizabeth G. Dobbins, Kristin A. Bakkegard Biological and Environmental Sciences, Samford University, Birmingham, AL P129 Possible Bisphenol a Contamination in Natural Water Systems Danielle Satre, Susan Scrivner Reinhardt University P130 Mercury Levels in Freshwater Fish in South Georgia (Tifton) Morgan Cato, Stephanie Unkles, Kingsley Dunkley Biology, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College P131 The Effect of Varying Nutrient Levels on the Growth of Lemna valdiviana Kimberly Couch, Molly Klinepeter, Gabriel Herrick Biology, Florida Southern College, Lakeland ASB Poster Presentations 165 TITLE AUTHORS P132 Life History of the Japanese Mystery Snail, Bellamys japonica in a North Alabama Pond Joshua B. Jones, Thomas E. Gordon, Terry D. Richardson Biology, University of North Alabama, Florence P133 A Preliminary Survey of Macroinvertebrate Assemblages in Streams With and Without Fish in the Bankhead National Forest, Alabama Thomas A. Hess, Lori Tolley-Jordan Biology, Jacksonville State University, AL P134 The Effects of Urbanization on Body Size of Larval Stream Salamanders Mason 0. Murphy 1 , Mickey Agha 2 , Thomas A. Maigret 1 , Michael E. Dorcas 3 , Steven J. Price 2 1 Biology, University of Kentucky, Lexington ; 2 Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington ; 3 Biology, Davidson College, NC P135 Differences in Stream Habitat Quality and Fish Population Parameters Across Rural Land Covers Within the South Carolina Piedmont Angel R. Gosnell, Brandi Windham, Lindsey Richardson, Daniel T. Talley, Greg P. Lewis, Dennis C. Haney Biology, Furman University, Greenville, SC P136 Teratogenic Effects of Three Phthalates to Developing Xenopus laevis Embryos James Rayburn 1 , Steven Gardner 1 , Donna Perygin 2 biology Department; Physical and Earth Sciences Department, Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, AL P137 Monitoring of a Largemouth Bass Population for Its Potential to Produce Trophy Fish in Lake Henry S. Keith Thompson 1 , Gary J. Burtle 2 , Carrie R. Crabtree 1 1 School of Science & Mathematics, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, GA ; 2 Animal & Dairy Science, University of Georgia - Tifton Campus P138 Understanding the Role of Climate Factors in the Establishment of Introduced Fish Populations Rob Hopkins Wildlife and Fish Conservation and Management Program, University of Rio Grande, OH P139 Is Microcystis aeruginosa Chemically Defended Against a Freshwater Rotifer? Aaron Chase, Nicholas LaBon, Emily K. Prince Biological Sciences, Georgia Regents University, Augusta P140 Ecology and Biology of Bellamya japonica, a New Invasive Species in the Savannah River Basin Kyle Kilpatrick II, John Hutson III, Skylar Melton, J. Bennett Anthony, Lauren Turbyfill, John Hains Biological Sciences, Clemson University, SC P141 Identification of Alarm Cue in the Crayfish Cambarus acuminatus Andrea Sanchez, Sydney Welch, Abbie Tomba Biology, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA P142 A Comparison of Potential Mixes in Two Southeastern Lakes: Lake Jocassee, SC and Carters Lake, GA Carolyn Lanza, Margaret Lund, Jenna Pruett, Michelle Voytko, John Hains Biological Sciences, Clemson University, SC 166 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 TITLE AUTHORS P143 Physiological Responses of Anuran Larvae to Predation Cues Richard V. Trone, David R. Chalcraft Biology and Center for Biodiversity, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC PI 44 Territorial Defense by Male-Female Pairs in Green Salamanders, Paul V. Cupp, Jr. Aneides aeneus Biological Sciences, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond PUS A Test of Avoidance by an Aquatic Salamander ( Desmognathus folkertsi) of Kaitlin Norman, Carlos D. Camp Chemical Cues from an Aquatic Predator ( Nerodia sipedon) Piedmont College P146 Differences in Habitat Use Among Species of Aquatic Snakes in the Reelfoot Erica B. Burton, Kelsey L. Hutson, Tom A. Blanchard Lake Area of Northwestern Tennessee Biological Sciences, University of Tennessee at Martin P147 Twenty Year Comparison of Reproduction of Gopherus polyphemus and Habitat Kaitlyn E. Hanley, David C. Rostal Characteristics Between Two Sites with Differing Fire Management Plans Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro P148 Reptile and Amphibian Survey with Focus on Fossorial Snakes of Cleburne Christopher M. Pellecchia, George Cline, Robert Carter, Chris Murdock County, Alabama Jacksonville State University P149 Status of the Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) in Upatoi Creek Glenn D. Stokes, William S. Birkhead on Ft. Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia Biology, Columbus State University, GA PI 50 Pigmy Rattlesnake Predation on Ground Skinks and Florida Blue Centipedes: Diane E. McColl 1 , Kyle Oliveira 1 , Sarah A. Smiley 2 , Terence M. Farrell 1 Prey Behavior Influences Predator Success 1 Biology, Stetson University, Deland, FL; 2 Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus P151 Comparison of Bait Types in the Capture of Aquatic Herpetofauna Christopher R. Peterson 1 , Matthew W. H. Chatfield 2 1 University of Tennessee : 2 Unity College PI 52 Biodiversity and Movement Patterns of Snakes in the Carolina Sandhills National Kevin R. Messenger, Yong Wang Wildlife Refuge Biological and Environmental Sciences, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville PI 53 Testing the Effectiveness of Visible Implant Elastomer (VIE) Markers in Hylid Kevan Khaksarfard, Aleesha Mincey, Megan Pike, Brandon Cromer Tree Frog Mark-Recapture Studies Georgia Regents University PI 54 The Status of an Isolated Bog Turtle ( Glyptemys mulhenbergii) Population in Annalee M. Tutterow, Natalie Haydt, Shannon E. Pittman, Michael E. Dorcas North Carolina Biology, Davidson College, NC P155 Variations in Movement and Risk Taking Behaviors of Juvenile Burmese Emma R. Parker, Natalie Haydt, Shannon E. Pittman, Michael E. Dorcas Pythons Biology, Davidson College, NC PI 56 Natural Occurrence of Viruses in Wild Reptile Populations Regis Burkhardt Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile ASB Poster Presentations 167 TITLE AUTHORS PI 57 Do Closed Canopy Roads Inhibit Ambystomatid Salamander Movement? Jaina S. Gandhi, Lindsey A. Liles, Kristen K. Cecala Biology, University of the South, Sewanee, TN PI 58 Survey of Ranavirus in Central Virginia Reptiles E. Davis Carter, Rachel M. Goodman, Kristian M. Hargadon, Edward Lowry Hampden-Sydney College, VA PI 59 Occupancy Modeling as a Strategy for Clarifying the Distribution of the Green Sky la L, Slemp, Conner Stanley, Melissa Blackburn, Jack Way land, Walter H. Smith Salamander ( Aneides aeneus) in the Ridge and Valley of Virginia Natural Sciences, The University of Virginia's College at Wise PI 60 Ecology of Syntopic Ambystomatid Salamanders in an Isolated Wetland in Thomas P. Wilson, Bradley Reynolds, Joe Simpson, Daniel Armstrong, Nyssa Hunt, Paul-Erik Southeastern Tennessee: Population Characteristics, Threats, and Conservation Bakland, Simone Madsen, Jeremy Hooper, Team Salamander Status Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga P161 Habitat Use, Dispersal, Hibernation, and Survival of Maternal and Neonatal Iwo G. Gross 1 , Yong Wang 1 , Callie J. Schweitzer 2 Copperheads (Crotalinae; Agkistrodon) in a Managed Southeastern Forest 1 Biological and Environmental Sciences, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville; 2 USDA Forest Landscape Service, Southern Research Station, Normal, AL PI 62 The Effects of Forest Disturbance on the Oviposition Site Preference of Lacy E. Rucker 1 , Yong Wang 1 , Callie J Schweitzer 2 , Joseph Obenschain Amphibians Found in Upland Hardwood Forests on the Mid-Cumberland 1 Biological and Environmental Sciences, Alabama A&M University, Huntsville; 2 US Forest Service, Plateau in Southern Tennessee Southern Research Station, Huntsville, AL PI 63 Developmental Steps of Spermiogenesis Within the Testis of the Softshell Turtle, Lauren Bryant 1 , Stanley Trauth 2 , Kevin Gribbins 1 Apalone spinifera 1 Biology, University of Indianapolis, IN 46227; 2 Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University P164 All Snakes Arent Equal: Significant Functional Differences in Venom of Individual Sarah A. Smiley 1 , Kort Braeutigam 2 , Jeremiah Butler 2 , H. Lisle Gibbs 1 , Terence M. Farrell 2 Pigmy Rattlesnakes ( Sistrurus miliarius) 1 Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus; 2 Biology, Stetson University, DeLand, FL PI 65 The Ultrastructure of Spermiogenesis in the Anole, Anolis sagrei Tyler Glanz, Kevin Gribbins Biology, University of Indianapolis, IN 166 Testing for Character Displacement in the Larvae of Two Cryptic, Parapatric Emily Benfield 1 , Rajvee Vajani 1 , Hannah Masengale 2 , Alison Matheney 2 , Carlos Camp 1 , Species of Two-Lined Salamanders ( Eurycea bislineata Complex) Jessica Wooten 2 1 Piedmont College; 2 Centre College PI 67 The Ultrastructure of Spermiogenesis Within the Germinal Epithelium of the Kevin Gribbins, Tyler Glanz, Lauren Bryant Homed Lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum Biology, University of Indianapolis, IN 168 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 TITLE AUTHORS P168 A Multi-Scale Assessment of the Effects of Disturbance on a Generalist and a Specialist Snake Species Christian R. Oldham, Steven J. Price Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington P169 Determination of Altered Toxic Effects of Acetaminophen by Caffeine Using Frog Kameron B. Blair, James Rayburn Embryo Teratogenesis Assay-Xenopus (FETAX) Biology, Jacksonville State University, AL P170 Effects of Stream Habitat Improvement Structures on Brook Trout Populations Samuel Thomas, Timothy 0. Menzel Natural Sciences, Piedmont College, Demorest, GA P171 Spermatogenesis and Androgen Receptor Expression in Two Salamanders, Desmognathus conanti a nd Plethodon serratus Stephanie Bridges 1 , Courtney Alley 1 , Kevin Gribbins 2 , D. Grant Willhite 1 1 Natural Sciences, Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens ; 2 Biology, University of Indianapolis, IN P172 Spermatogenesis and Western Blot Analysis of Testicular Estrogen Receptor Alpha in Desmognathus conanti and Plethodon serratus Courtney Alley 1 , Stephanie Bridges 1 , Kevin Gribbins 2 , D. Grant Willhite 1 1 Natural Sciences, Tennessee Wesleyan College, Athens ; 2 Biology, University of Indianapolis, IN P173 A Case of Frugivory in a Green Tree Frog (Anura: Hylidae ) from Northeastern Arkansas Christopher S. Thigpen, Travis D. Marsico Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, Joneboro PI 74 New Occurrence Data for State and Globally Listed Plant Species in Tennessee’s Cumberland Plateau Kelly E. Dunham, Alexis R. Harman, Birvaben P. Patel, Kelsey S. Stephenson, Shawn E. Krosnick Biology, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville P175 Flora and Vegetation of Riverscour Communities of Tennessee’s Caney Fork River Mason Brock, Dwayne Estes Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN P176 Taxonomic Assignment of a Disjunct Population of Sand Post Oaks Hannah Small, Michael Schiebout Biology, Union University, Jackson, TN P177 Vascular Flora and Vegetation of Cumberland Riverscour Communities of Daddy’s Creek, Cumberland County, Tennessee Devin M. Rodgers, Dwanye Estes Center of Excellence for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN ; 2 Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth, TX P178 A Floristic Inventory of the Scour Zones of the Big South Fork River in Kentucky and Tennessee Christopher Mausert-Mooney 1 , Dwayne Estes 2 1 Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; BRIT, Ft. Worth, TX ; 2 Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN; BRIT, Ft. Worth, TX P179 Testing Cucumber Varieties for Resistance to the Gummy Stem Blight (Didymella byroniae) Sydney N. Bunting, Matt C. Estep Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC P180 An Overview of the Vascular Floras Conducted on Alabama’s Forever Wild Tracts Wayne Barger State Lands Division, Natural Heritage Section, AL-DCNR, Montgomery, AL ASB Poster Presentations 169 TITLE AUTHORS P181 New and Noteworthy Records for the Flora of Alabama Wayne Barger State Lands Division, Natural Heritage Section, AL-DCNR, Montgomery, AL P182 A Floristic Ecological Survey of Seepage Fens in the Western Highland Rim of Tennessee Judy A. Redden 1 , Dwayne Estes 2 1 Dept for Biology and Center for Excellence in Field Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, Botanical Research Institute of Texas P183 New Insights into Trillium Group Delostylis from Phylogenetic Analyses of Coding cpDNA Markers Ycfl and Ycf2 Jayne A. Lampley 1 , Susan B. Farmer 2 , Edward E. Schilling 1 1 Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee Knoxville; 2 Science and Mathematics, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, GA PI 84 Species Delimitation and Relationships of Native Yams (Dioscoreaceae: Dioscorea) in Eastern North America Tori G. Collins, Mac H. Alford Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg P185 Species Delimitation in the Euphorbia corollata (Euphorbiaceae) Complex of Eastern North America Andrew C. Fennell, Daniel M. McNair, Mac H. Alford Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg P186 Evolutionary Relationships of the Clavarioid Mushroom Genus Lentaria Andrew S. Methven 1 , Andrew N. Miller 2 1 Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston; 2 Illinois Natural History Survey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign P187 Evaluating the Evolutionary and Genetic Relationships Among Taxonomically Complex Genera in the Andean Orchids of Ecuador Kylie Bucalo 1 , Jennifer Cruse Sanders 2 , Alex Reynolds 3 , Alvaro Perez 4 , Kevin S. Burgess 1 1 Biology, Columbus State University, GA; 2 Research and Conservation, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA; 3 The Lovett School, Atlanta, GA; 4 Escuela de Ciencias Biologicas, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Quito P188 Evaluation of the Relation Between Phytochemical Composition and Genetic Diversity in Tropical Plant Species Samantha J. Worthy 1 , Jennifer Cruse-Sanders 2 , Alex Reynolds 3 , Alvaro Perez 4 , Kevin S. Burgess 1 1 Biology, Columbus State University, GA; 2 Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, GA; 3 The Lovett School, Atlanta, GA; 4 Escuela de Ciencias Biologicas, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Quito P189 Effect of Nutrient Concentrations on Growth and Competitive Interactions in the Floating Aquatic Fern, Azolla caroliniana Katie McDermott, William DeMott, Gabriel Herrick Biology, Florida Southern College, Lakeland P190 A Revision of the Asian Species of Apios (Fabaceae) Michael Woods Biological and Environmental Sciences, Troy University, AL 170 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 TITLE AUTHORS P191 The Berry College Arboretum: Initial Tree Inventory and Near-Term Plans Martin L. Cipollini 1 , N. Royce Dingley 1 , Patrick N. Felch 1 , Richard Ware 2 , Christopher Hughes 3 , Renee E. Carleton 1 , Kathy B. Richardson 4 , Brian Erb 5 1 Biology, Berry College, Mount Berry, GA ; 2 Georgia Botanical Society, Rome, GA ; 3 Brookwood Tree Consulting, Atlanta, GA ; 4 Provost's Office, Berry College, Mount Berry, GA ; 5 Business and Finance Office, Berry College, Mount Berry, GA P192 Integrating Innovative Teaching Strategies in Biological Sciences at Alabama State University Kartz E. Bibb, Diann Jordan, Kennedy Wekesa, Audrey Napier, Manoj Mishra Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL P193 One Path to the Top of the Mountain: Efforts to Reform a Comprehensive Biology Curriculum Sarah Marshburn, Zack E. Murrell, Gary L. Walker, Dru Henson Appalachian State University, Boone, NC P194 Better Methods, Better Results: Implementing an Action Plan at the Barton College School of Sciences James A. Carpenter, John K. Dogbe, William A. Wallace, Kevin N. Pennington Barton College, Wilson, NC P195 Biology Engaged Learning Initiative for Excellence and Valuable Experiences at Clayton State University Paul Melvin, Michelle Furlong, Jacqueline Jordan, Barbara Musolf Clayton State University, Morrow, GA P196 Thats EPIC! (Engaging Pedagogies in Classrooms): Metacognition as a Tool to Improve Science Learning J. Scott Stauble, Jr., Dorothy Wood, Gretel Guest, Lori Khan, Kara Battle, Kathy Zarilla Durham Technical Community College, Durham, NC P197 Progress on Implementing Transformative Approaches in Southern Appalachia Joseph Bidwell, Cerrone Foster, Anna Hiatt, Cecilia McIntosh, Rebecca Pyles East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN P198 A Metacognitive Approach to Teaching Scientific Method and Writing to General Biology Students Chrisha L Dolan, Grant Pilkay, Christina Fitch, M. 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Young Mercer University, Macon, Georgia ASB Poster Presentations 171 TITLE AUTHORS P204 SERP 2014 in Action at MDC Loretta 0. Adoghe, A. Viera, J. Morata, M. Neer, A. Leon Miami Dade College, Miami, FL P205 Active Learning: A Strong PULSE at Newberry College Charles N. Horn, Valarie Burnett, Steven Lambert, Dale Brown Newberry College, SC P206 From Classical to Modern Pedagogy: A Case Study Maureen Scott, Ashley N. Haines, Regina A. Oyesanya, Larry Mattix Norfolk State University, VA P207 Strengthening the PULSE of Our Majors: Infusion of a Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) into the Biology Curriculum Gail P. Hollowell, Wendy H. Grillo, Amal M. Abu-Shakra, Mabel 0. Royal North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC P208 CLARE: Consequential Learning Achieved by Research Experiences Natalie Lenard, Dixie Gautreaux, Ratna Gupta, John Maloney, Daphne Oldendorf, Brian Rash, Dawn Simms Our Lady of the Lake College, Baton Rouge, LA P209 Shaw on a Mission Through Vision and Change Vonda L. Reed, Paulette R, Dillard, Renata H. Dusenbury, Kimberly L. Raiford Shaw University, Raleigh, NC P210 Curls to Cures: Transformingal Modalities One Lesson at a Time James B. Stukes, Judith D. Salley, Ashley E. Knowell, Shanora G. Brown South Carolina State University, Orangeburg P211 Taking the PULSE at UNCW: A Plan for Curriculum Review and Change Christopher M. Finelli, Joseph A. Covi, D. Ann Pabst, Martin H. Posey, Amanda Southwood Williard University of North Carolina Wilmington P212 Nicotine-Induced Breast Cancer Cell Migration and Invasion Phenotype Is Mediated by Ca 2+ -lndependent Phospholipase A 2 (3 Nova Arnold, Kacy Gregory, Bethany Breakhall, Lindsay Calderon Biological Sciences, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond P213 A Comparison of the Efficiency in Finding Genes Between Sequences Enriched for Hypo-Methylated Regions and Whole-Genome Shotgun Sequence in Bread Wheat Joshua L. Watson, Matt C. Estep Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC P214 Expression Pattern of Tdp2 and Top2b in Danio rerio Kevin G. Loftis, Lacey Thompson, Bonny B. Millimaki Biology, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN P215 Inhibition of Topoisomerase2 with HU-331 Results in Axonal Pathfinding Defects in Danio rerio Kadilee Adams, Bonny Millimaki Biology, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN 172 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 TITLE AUTHORS P216 A Long-Term Study of Cortisol as a Biomarker for Chronic and Acute Stressors Barrett W. Bradham, Zachary S. Ford, Collins T. W. Langley Biology, The Citadel, Charleston, SC P217 Effect of All Trans Retinoic Acid on Collagen Deposition in the Extracellular Matrix of Uterine Smooth Muscle Cells Sunada K. Khadka, Holly, B-T. Boettger-Tong Biology, Wesleyan College, Macon, GA P218 Hormonal Regulation of Involucrin Protein in Immature Mouse Vaginal Epithelium Soniya Bastola, Wanda T. Schroeder Wesleyan College, Macon, Georgia P219 In Vitro Characterization of a Nanofiber-Based Bone Repair Device Andrew J. Patterson, Margaret J. Kovach, Manuel Bernal Mejia Biology, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga P220 The Role of GATA Transcription Factors in Arabidopsis Embryo Development Julian L. Gendreau Plant Biology, University of Georgia, Athens P221 Identification and Mapping of a Single Recessive Gene That Confers Resistance to the White Sugarcane Aphid in Sorghum Caitlin Cato 1 , Hongliang Wang 2 , Karen R Harris-Shultz 2 , Kingsley Dunkley 1 , William Anderson 2 , Xinzhi Ni 2 , Joseph Knoll 2 1 Biology, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College ; 2 USDA-ARS, Coastal Plains Experiment Station, Tifton, GA P222 A Genetic Screen for RNA Processing Genes That Control Sensory Neuron Function in Drosophila melanogaster Amber D. Dyson, Andrew C. Bellemer Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC P223 Assembling a Larval Transcriptome of the Parasitoid Wasp Copidosoma floridanum Kevin S. Stewart, David M. Donnell Biology, The Citadel, Charleston, SC P224 Behavioral and Biomolecular Characterization of Anxiety in Crayfish, Procambarus clarkii Jonathan B. Anderson, Barbara E. Musolf Natural Sciences, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA P225 MoTEf: A Bioinfomnatics Pipeline for Annotating Retrotransposon Structures Brandon Snider, Andrew Murray, Kevin Battersby, Alex Cozad, Matt Estep Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC P226 Understanding Voltage-Gated Ion Channels Via Bioinformatic Analyses Nadav Topaz, Jonathan Winkjer, Cori Moore, Rosalyn Price, Tsai-Tien Tseng Molecular and Cellular Biology, Kennesaw State University, GA P227 Using Herpes Simplex Virus as a Transneuronal Tracer of Somatosensory Pathways from Oral Tissues in a Mouse Model Jacob Prock, Katelyn Herman, Shivam Patel, Craig Byron Biology, Mercer University, Macon, GA P228 Generation of Full-Length, Normalized cDNA Libraries for the Venom Glands of the Timber Rattlesnake ( Crotalus horridus) and Copperhead {Agkistrodon contortrix) Viachaslau Katliarou, Chris Murdock Biology, Jacksonville State University, AL ASB Poster Presentations 173 P229 Gene Expression of Danio rerio Gill and Skin Atpase Gene zatp la. la. 5 Is Altered by Exposure to Oil Dispersant P230 Oil Dispersant Disrupts zatp la. la. 1 Atpase Expression Within the Skin and Gills of Zebrafish ( Danio rerio) P231 Structure-Function Studies on Nuclear Receptors P232 Development of an Immunohistochemical Staining Protocol to Evaluate AMPK Protein Expression Patterns in Primary Canine Cancers P233 Hoxcl 2 and Hoxl 3 Expression in Embryonic and Post-Embryonic Hemidactylium scutatum Tails P234 Identifying Saccharomyces cerevisiae Genes Required to Maintain Viability During Sulfur Starvation: A Genomic Analysis P235 Modulation of Macrophage Inflammatory NF-Kb Signaling by Intracellular Cryptococcus neofonvans P236 Genomic Annotation and Analysis of the Draft Sequence of the Pathogenic Microorganism, Elizabethkingia meningoseptica P237 Functional Role of the Homeobox Transcription Factor SIX1 in HPV16-Mediated Transformation of Human Keratinocytes P238 Comparative Genomics of Two Novel Mycobacteriophages Isolated from a Cave System in Alabama P239 Characterization of the RNase A Active Site by Phage Panning P240 Drug Discovery from Conradina canescens , a Previously Unstudied Plant P241 Proline-Rich Protein (PRP) Genes in Non-Crop Angiosperms of Southeastern Tennessee AUTHORS Thomas M. Shoemaker, Linda M. Niedziela Biology, Elon University, NC Timothy R. Demers, Linda M. Niedziela Biology, Elon University, NC Vandna Gahlot, Elias Fernandez BCMB, University of Tenneessee Gabrielle J. Valles, Melissa M. Fox Wingate University Breanna R. Lee, Carol A. Hurney Biology, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA David W. Cobb, Monique Singhal, Amy M. Wiles Biology, Mercer University, Macon, GA James B. Hayes, Jr., Lauren E. Heusinkveld, Erin E. McClelland, David E. Nelson Biology, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro Jessica L. Moore Biology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC Maria Hosseinipour, Lucia P. Creek Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC Chris Murdock, Emily Powell, LaJoyce Debro Biology, Jacksonville State University, AL Jeremy Kitchen, Neville Forlemu, James M. Nolan School of Science and Technology, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville Noura S. Dosoky 1 , Debra M. Moriarity 1 , William N. Setzer 2 1 Biological sciences, University of Alabama in Huntsville; 2 Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville Un Ji Byeoun, Austin Menzmer, Ana Jimenez, Alex Pervis, Timothy Trott Biology & Allied Health, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, TN 174 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 TITLE AUTHORS P242 Computational Analysis of Aggregation of FUS and TDP-43 Proteins Involved in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Rosemary H. Kelley, Michael Terribilini Biology, Elon University, NC P243 Effects of Alkaloids Found in Electronic Cigarette Refill Solutions on Cell Growth and Gene Expression Maxwell Marlowe 1 , Christopher Beavers 1 , Gretchen E. Potts 2 , Margaret J. Kovach 1 , Ethan A. Carver 1 1 Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga; 2 Chemistry, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga P244 A Molecular Docking Study of Phytochemical Estrogen Mimics from Dietary Herbal Supplements William N. Setzer, Chelsea N. Powers Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville P245 The Conserved Chromatin Remodeling Protein Alhambra Regulates Olfactory Sensory Neuron Differentiation in Drosophila melanogaster Bo Peng 2 , Catherine E. Hueston 1 , Qingyun Li 2 , Pelin C. Volkan 3 1 Neurobiology, Duke University, Durham, NC; 2 Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC; 3 Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC P246 Effects of Acrylamide and Caffeine on Nerve Activity in Procambarus zonangulus and Lumbricus terrestris Raquel R. Hand, Rebecca D. Moody, Carly R. Albritton, Faith K. Allen, Victoria L. Andino, Tatyana E. Foster, Ashlei N. Grant, Chamika M. Jeffrey, Joshua D. May, Anika H. McIntyre, Amanda J. Nivens, Jerrurod Paul Jr., Angelin S. Shajan, Bridget N. Smith, Kayla R. Thornell, Kathleen S. Hughes Biology, Columbus State University, GA P247 De-Novo Transcriptome Sequencing and Analysis of Copidosoma floridanum David M. Donnell, Kevin S. Stewart Biology, The Citadel, Charleston, SC P248 Genetic Diversity and Gene Flow in Crop and Wild Carrot Adam J Ramsey, Jennifer R Mandel Biological Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN P249 Determining the Presence of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (Ahr) in Fundulus heteroclitus Liver Tissues from the Belle Baruch Marine Sanctuary at Hobcaw Barony (Georgetown, South Carolina) Jasmin E. Jones, Marlee B. Marsh Division of Business, Mathematics and Sciences, Columbia College, SC P250 Redundancy and Functional Divergence of a Small Gene Family in Arabidopsis thaliana Michael Judge, Annkatrin Rose Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC P251 Examination of Innate Immune Activity in the Gills of Fundulus heteroclitus Emelin Garcia, Marlee Marsh Columbia College, SC ASB Poster Presentations 175 TITLE AUTHORS P252 Exogenous Fatty Acids Affect Phospholipid Structure, Membrane Remodeling, Biofilm Formation and Susceptibility to Environmental Stress in Vibrio vulnificus Andrew W. Siv 1 , Layla V. Norbash 2 , Daniel J. Shults 3 Steven J. Symes 3 , David K. Giles 1 1 Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ; 2 College of Sciences and Mathematics, Auburn University, AL ; 3 Chemistry, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga P253 Bacterial Response to the Elk River Chemical Spill in West Virginia Elena L. Brown, Mai H. Tran, Joong W. Park Biological and Environmental Sciences, Troy University, AL P254 Membrane Remodeling Via Utilization of Exogenous Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (Pufas) Modifies Virulence Phenotypes in Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus Anna R. Moravec 1 , Daniel J. Shults 1 , Steven J. Symes 1 , Manuel F. Santiago 1 , David K. Giles 2 1 Chemistry, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga ; 2 Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga P255 Escherichia coli Strain Diversity: Implications for Its Use as a Pathogen Surrogate Ethan C. Givan 1 , Kimberly L. Cook 2 , Ritchie D. Taylor 3 1 Public Health, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY ; 2 Microbiology Laboratory, U.S. Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Bowling Green, KY ; 3 Public Health, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green P256 Determining the Potential Role of NF-kb in Immunoproteasome Subunit Expression Induced by TNF-a V. Douglas Landers, Cameron D. MacQuarrie, Amanda D. Williams Biology, Lipscomb University, Nashville, TN P257 Development of a Multiplex PCR for the Detection of KPC-Positive Bacteria Isolated from Clinical Sputum Samples Beth Dudash, Lisa Ann Blankinship, Rosmely Hernandez Biology, University of North Alabama, Florence P258 Differential Production and Secretion of Potentially Toxigenic Ecps from an Epidemic Strain of Aeromonas hydrophila Priscilla C. Barger 1 , Mark R. Liles 2 , Joseph C. Newton 1 1 Pathobiology, Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine, AL ; 2 Biological Sciences, Auburn University, AL P259 Antimicrobial Profiles and Properties of Sanguinarine and Chelerethryne Obtained from Two Different Species of Papaveraceae Jordan L. Hartman, Amy L. Rangel, Hannah M. White, C. Brian Odom Biology, Wingate University, NC P260 A Survey of the Bacterial Microflora Present in the Feces of Nine Day-Old Loggerhead Shrike ( Lanius ludovicianus ) Nestlings Layth M. Awartani, Christine M, Stracey, Melanie J. Lee-Brown Biology, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC P261 Bacteria Biodiversity from Soil of Different Land Managements at Furman University Neely M. Wood, Ralph C. Bishop, Min-Ken Liao Biology, Furman University, Greenville, SC P262 Tetracycline Resistant Bacterial Communities in Soils of Different Land Managements at Furman University R. Clayton Bishop, Neely M. Wood, Min-Ken Liao Biology, Furman University, Greenville, SC 176 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 TITLE AUTHORS P263 Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in Scale Insects and Mealy Bugs Infesting Ghost Orchids Jennifer Bailey, Nicolas Rios Biology, Armstrong State University, Savannah, GA P264 Microfloral Community Differences on the Talons of Birds of Prey Jennifer M. Goodman, Jeffrey Thomas, Joanna Katsanos Biology, Queens University of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC P265 Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Disruption Via Yayurea a&B Quorum Quenching Marc J. Muraski 1 , Daniel P. Christen' 1 , Melanie Lee-Brown 1 1 Biology, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC; 2 Chemistry, Guilford College, Greensboro, NC P266 Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic PCR (Rep-PCR) of Oral Streptococci Using DiversiLab™ Stephanie S. Momeni 1 , Jennifer Whiddon 2 , Stephen A. Moser 2 , Noel K. Childers 3 1 Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham ; 2 Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham; 3 Pediatric Dentistry, University of Alabama at Birmingham P267 Isolation and Characterization of Novel Yeast Strains from West Tennessee Heath A. McLean, Kevin M. Pitz Biological Sciences, University of Tennessee at Martin P268 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Response to Iron Limitation Dominique Clark, Elrica Brown, Angel Garcia, Ashley King, Jonathan Moore, Bianca Garner Biology, Tougaloo College, MS P269 Iron Impact on Biofilm Formation in Bacillus cereus Group Microbes Angel Garcia, Elrica Brown, Dominique Clark, Jonathan Moore, Ashley King, Bianca Garner Biology, Tougaloo College, MS P270 Comparing Microbial Colonies on Different Birds of Prey Joshua J. Doughty Biology, Queens Universty of Charlotte, Charlotte, NC P271 Ecological Interactions Between Trematodes and Cerithidea pliculosa Jessica L. Allement, Jack O'Brien Biology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL P272 The Effects of Variable Parasite Densities on Growth Rates, Feeding Rates and Mortality in the Snail Helisoma trivolvis Lindsey J. Boyle 1 , Skylar R. Hopkins 2 , Lisa K. Belden 2 , Jeremy M. Wojdak 3 1 Biology, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA ; 2 Biology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA ; 3 Biology, Radford University, VA P273 Parasite Loads in Lepomis spp. from Streams with Varying Levels of Human Impact Luke Cunningham 1 , Riccardo Fiorillo 2 , William Ensign 1 1 Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology, Kennesaw State University, GA ; 2 School of Science and Technology, Georgia Gwinnett College, Lawrenceville P274 Mechanism for Malaria: A Look into the Possible Involvement of NK Cells, NKT Cells, Macrophages and Neutrophils Samantha B. Saylor 1 , Chris S. Lantz 2 , Tracy L. Deem 1 1 Bridgewater College ; 2 James Madison University ASB Poster Presentations 177 TITLE AUTHORS P275 Using Mab M24-2 (? Fish Lysozyme) to Examine the Host-Parasite Relationships in Livers from Fundulus heteroclitus from North Inlet Estuary (Hobcaw Barony) in Georgetown, South Carolina Lillian R. Neal, Marlee B. Marsh Division of Business, Mathematics and Sciences, Columbia College, SC P276 Probing the Entryway for Infection: An Examination of the Gl Tracts of Fundulus heteroclitus for Immune Responses to Metacestodes Mara N. Reiss, Marlee B. Marsh Division of Business, Mathematics and Sciences, Columbia College, SC P277 Role of IL-3 in Immune Responses to Plasmodium berghei in a Murine Model of Malaria Tracy L. Deem 1 , Erik M, Ehinger 2 , Samantha B. Saylor 1 , Andrew Shepherd 1 , Chris S. Lantz 2 1 Bridgewater College; 2 James Madison University P278 Molecular Identification of DigeneticTrematodes in the Rappahannock River Using Cytochrome C Oxidase (COI) Theresa Nguyen, Sydney Welch, Abbie Tomba Biology, University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA P279 An Investigation of Tree Biomass in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Curt Skipper, Patrick Stokley, Sherry Herron Center for Science and Mathematics Education, The University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg P280 Toward Elementary Advancement in Marine Science (TEAMS) Eleanor M. Fallaize 1 , Robert Condon 2 1 Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington; 2 Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington P281 Positive Impacts on Attitude Towards Conservation, the Environment, and Herpetofauna Through an Educational High School Program Brielle Bowerman, Emma Johnson, Shannon Pittman, Michael E. Dorcas Biology, Davidson College, NC P282 C. elegans as a Model Organism for Undergraduate Labs and Research Elexander N. Atkinson Biology, Queens University, Charlotte, NC P283 Team Salamander and Its Evolution in Becoming the Longest Running Group Studies Initiative at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) Thomas P. Wilson 1 , Bradley Reynolds 1 , Paul-Erik Bakland 1 , Nyssa Hunt 1 , Mark Dillard 1 , Joe Simpson 1 , Jermey Hooper , Simone Madsen 1 , Team Salamander 1 1 Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga P284 from Media to Model: Expanding the Mathematical Biology Experience in Undergraduate Education Brandon C. Reagan 1 , Nina L, Shouse 1 , Jeffrey K. Denny 2 , Amy M. Wiles 1 1 Biology, Mercer University, Macon, GA; 2 Mathematics, Mercer University, Macon, GA P285 Innovation and Applications in Undergraduate Research William H. Dees 1 , Caleb M. Ardizzone 1 , Janet R. Woolman 2 , Hannah G. Fogg 2 , Lyle J. Hardee 2 , Sean M. Hicks 2 , Cullen L. Haymon 2 , Sandesh Thapa 2 , Lacie C. Petticrew 2 1 Biology and Health Sciences, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA; 2 Office of Economic Development, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA 178 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 TITLE AUTHORS P286 Taking Undergraduate Research to the Next Level: The McNeese State University Student Innovation Laboratory William H. Dees 1 , Janet R. Woolman 2 , Lyle J. Hardee 2 , Hannah G. Fogg 2 , Justine A. Gunnell 2 , Sean M. Hicks 2 , Lacie C. Petticrew 2 , Caleb M. Ardizzone 1 1 Biology and Health Sciences, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA; 2 Office of Economic Development, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA P287 Multidisciplinary Scholarship and Undergraduate Research at McNeese State University Janet R. Woolman 1 , William H. Dees 2 , Hannah G. Fogg 1 , Lyle J. Hardee 1 , Lacie C. Petticrew 1 , Cullen L. Haymon 1 , Joyce D. Patterson 3 1 0ffice of Economic Development, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA; 2 Biology and Health Sciences, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA; 3 McNeese Alumni Association, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA P288 Evaluating the Impact of a Traditional Ecology Course on Students Perception of James L Wood the Health of Their Environment, the Educational Value of Service-Learning, and Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens Their Responsibilities to Ecosystem Health in an Urbanizing World P289 The Challenges for a Completely Objective Assessment of Program Goals Rebekah Ward, Christopher Brandon, Jennell Talley, Christopher Brown School of Science & Technology, Georgia Gwinnett College P290 Increased Chromium Concentrations and Other Abiotic Impacts of the Dan River Coal Ash Spill Jessica Askey, Jada DeCreny-Jackson, Laura Aleman, Amy Ciccolella, Helen Fowowe, Cristal Giorio, Joelisa Khun, Kaitlin Lewis, Anabella Lutz, Alana Natanson, Nicholas Odorizzi, Taylor Rhodes, Juyong Shin, Bryce Wesley, Dane Kuppinger, Laura Watts Beta Alpha, Salem College P291 Impacts of the Dan River Coal Ash Spill Upon the Soil Microbe Community Water Quality Factors Jada DeCreny-Jackson, Jessica Askey, Laura Aleman, Amy Ciccolella, Helen Fowowe, Cristal Giorio, Joelisa Khun, Kaitlin Lewis, Anabella Lutz, Alana Natanson, Taylor Rhodes, Juyong Shin, Bryce Wesley, Dane Kuppinger, Laura Watts Beta Alpha, Salem College P292 Comparing Transformation Efficiency of UV Damaged DNA in Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis Rebecca Hutchenson, Washida Blackman, Priyancka Naik, Linda Hensel Beta Omega, Mercer University P293 Identification of Bacterial Isolates Surviving in the Presence of the Long-Term Antimicrobial Protect N Shield Stephanie L. Dunn, Lauren M. Dehnart, Kevin M. Andres, Virginia A. Young Beta Omega, Mercer University P294 Trichomes: The First Line of Defense Against Herbivores Fhallon Ware-Gilmore, Michelle Peiffer, Ketia Shumaker, Dawn Luthe, Gary Felton Beta Phi, University of West Alabama P295 Feeding Habits of Early Juvenile Sciaenid Fishes of Santa Rosa Sound Joshua Millood, John McCall Beta Phi, University of West Alabama ASB Poster Presentations 179 TITLE AUTHORS P296 Exposure to Candida in a College Environment Tamara Smoot, Brian Burnes Beta Phi, University of West Alabama P297 The Transfer of Staphylococcus Aureus from Gym Equipment Onto Hands Essence Parrish, Brian Burnes Beta Phi, University of West Alabama P298 Heat-Shock Protein Expression During Temperature and Salinity Stress in the Jordan L. Givens, Isaac M. Sleadd Antarctic Nemertean Worm Parborlasia corrugatus Beta Zeta, University of North Alabama P299 Pleistocene Fossil Terrestrial Vertebrates from South Carolina Adam Kirtley, Dakota Pruitt, Joseph Shillinglaw Charleston Southern University P300 Impacts of Restoration Treatment on Arthropod Biodiversity and Native Plants Angela Burrow Chi Lambda, Georgia Gwinnett P301 Severe Winter Decimates a Population of Nephila clavipes Heidi Knecht, James D. Daniel Huntingdon College P302 Annotation of Drosophila Biarmapes (Contig 6) Using Drosophila melanogaster Farrah Mahan, Kathleen Penney, Kristi Jones as the Reference Species Huntingdon College P303 The Effect of Fumonisin B1 on Neurogenesis in Zebrafish, Danio rerio Hinali Patel Mu Omicron, Columbus State University P304 The Effect of Antimicrobial Peptides on Acinetobacter baumannii Gary Byars, Lauren King Mu Omicron, Columbus State University P305 The Effect of Deer Exclosures on the Fiber Content of Plants Christina Tester, Tamara Johnstone-Yellin, David Kramer, Alex Royo Nu Upsilon, Bridgewater College P306 The Effect of Vitamin D on Weight Gain and Blood Glucose Levels in Type II Jackie McCabe, Tracy Deem Diabetic Mice Nu Upsilon, Bridgewater College P307 A Comparative Study of the Normal Bacterial Flora of Pond-Raised Versus Alys Harshbarger Aquarium-Raised Channel Catfish, Ictalurus punctatus Nu Upsilon, Bridgewater College P308 A Preliminary Inventory of the Vascular Flora of the Reinhardt University Tara Lopez, Jeremy Sheppard, Aliya Donnell Campus, Waleska, GA Psi Pi, Reinhardt University P309 Investigation of Bisphenol a Contamination in Sharp Mountain Creek from a Danielle Satre, Susan Scrivner Construction Waste Disposal Site Psi Pi, Reinhardt University 180 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 TITLE AUTHORS P310 Post-Translational Modifications of Fun 30 and Its Role in Chromatin Jacob T. Alewine Remodeling Sigma Gamma, Erskine College P311 Urbanization Impacts on Anuran Species in Brevard County’s Wetlands Palomera Martinez, Sebastian Beaz, Nicolette C. Zahner, Crystal McMichael, Mark Bush Sigma Psi, Florida Institute of Technology P312 Reconstruction of Lake Level Changes Using Diatom Assemblages in Paleolake Courtney Shadik, Guaria Cardenes, Mark Bush El Valle, Panamanian Lowlands from 110 to 130ka Sigma Psi, Florida Institute of Technology P313 Contrasting Morphospace Between Pre- and Post-Metamorphic Marine Fishes Corianne Conway Sigma Psi, Florida Institute of Technology P314 Formation of Compound Plates in the Skeleton of the Sea Urchin Beverly Petilli, Richard Turner Tripneustes gratilla Sigma Psi, Florida Institute of Technology P315 Visual Ecology of Invasive Red Lionfish Annette Narzynski Sigma Psi, Florida Institute of Technology P316 An Investigation of Hybrid Intermediacy in Ashes Sumac ( Rhus ashei) a Hybrid Christopher Bolek, Jay Bolin of the Federally Endangered Michauxs Sumac ( Rhus michauxii) and Common Smooth Sumac ( Rhus glabra) Tau Eta, Catawba College P317 Non-Lethal Predator Avoidance by Aquatic Beetles to the Red Swamp Crayfish Kyle Anderson, Jay Bolin ( Procambarus clarkii) Tau Eta, Catawba College P318 Mutations in Drosophila McmIO Effect the Formation of Chromatin Sidney E. Besdole Tau Gamma, East Carolina University P319 Effect of Dominance Hierarchy Formation on Neurotransmitter Gene Expression Aayushi Patel in the Crayfish Procambarus clarkii Tau Gamma, East Carolina University P320 The Effect of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals on Fetal Testes Morphology Morgan Boyd Tau Gamma, East Carolina University P321 Evaluating the Chemotherapeutic Potential of a Novel J-Series Prostamide Rene Escobedo Tau Gamma, East Carolina University P322 The Habitat Preferences of Six-Lined Racerunners ( Cnemidophorus sexlineatus) Amanda Schitt, Joseph Oyugi at Broad River Greenway, NC Tau Sigma, Gardner-Webb University P323 Cross-Tolerance in the Upside-Down Jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana Hailey M. Boeck, Anna K. Hinson, Isaac M. Sleadd Beta Zeta, University of North Alabama ASB Poster Presentations 181 TITLE AUTHORS P324 Estimating the Number of Land Snail Species Found in the State of Georgia Michael Dubuc, Zach Felix Psi Pi, Reinhardt University P325 Spiracles: Structure and Function Ashley Shore Tau Gamma, East Carolina University P326 Survey of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Recreational Water Sources in the Alyson McLane Greater Cincinnati Area? Mu lota, Northern Kentucky University P327 Using Next Generation Sequencing to Investigate the Macro- and Microbiota of a Lina Tran 1 , Keith Whiteneck 2 Pond Connected to Oak Mountain Lake, Shelby County, AL Tulane University; Samford University P328 Removal of Microcystins Via Bioactive Sand Filtration Systems Stefania Guglielmi Mu lota, Northern Kentucky University P329 Adaptation of a Microbroth Dilution Assay to Assess the Activity of Novel Elizabeth Slattery Potential Antimicrobials Mu lota, Northern Kentucky University P330 Isolating and Extracting Antimicrobial Compounds from Organisms with Alyxandra Cox Antimicrobial Properties Mu lota, Northern Kentucky University 182 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Aborn, David • 29 Abu-Shakra, Amal M. • P207 Acevedo, Flor • 238 Ackerman, Joshua T. • P8 Adams, Christopher • 76 Adams, Kadilee • P215 Adams, Kevin • P82 Adams, Kyle • PI 4 Adler, Peter H. • 218 Adoghe, Loretta O. • P204 Agarwal, Piyush ■ 162 Agha, Mickey • 70, P28, P29, P30, PI 34 Al Rahbi, Salim *110 Albers, Alexandria N. • P8 Albrecht, Eric A. • P45 Albrecht, Matthew A. • 155 Albritton, Carly R. • P246 Aleman, Laura • P290, P291 Alewine, Jacob T. • P310 Alford, Mac H. *61, PI 84, P185 Al-Hinai, Abdulrahman • 110 Allement, Jessica L. • P271 Allen, Faith K. • P246 Allen, Jessica L. • 83 Alley, Courtney • PI 71, PI 72 Amaral-Zettler, Linda • P5 Ametepe, Joseph • P96 Anderson, C. William • P200 Anderson, Jonathan B. • P224 Anderson, Kelly A. • 55 Anderson, Kyle • P317 Anderson, Margaret • 89 Anderson, William • P221 Andino, Victoria L. • P246 Andres, Kevin M. » P293 Anstrom, Kaitlin A. • P4 Anthony, J. Bennett • PI 40 Applegate, Jason R. • 91 Ardizzone, Caleb M. • PI 9, P83, P92, P93, P285, P286 Armstrong, Allison • P26 Armstrong, Daniel • PI 60 Arnold, J. Andrew • 181 Arnold, Nova • P212 Index of Presenters Arundel, Terrence R. • P30 Askey, Jessica • P290, P291 Atkinson, Elexander N. • P282 Attar, Shorook • P86 Atwell, Amelia K. • 121, 179 Augustine, Benjamin • P29, P30 Augustus, Gaius • PI 3 Awartani, Layth M. • P260 Axsmith, Brian J. • 61 Baggs, Joanne E. • P57 Bailey, Jennifer • P263 Bajracharya, Aahana • P98 Baker, Brent T. • 7, 90 Bakermans, Marja H. • 30 Bakkegard, Kristin A. • 8, 235, P128 Bakland, Paul-Erik • PI 60, P283 Baldwin, Robert F. • 188 Baldwin, Timothy E. • 69 Ballenger, Julie *111 Balogh, Erika • 144 Bandara, Ridma • P42 Banta, Josh • 169 Barbas, Ruthie * 198 Barbour, Alexandra T. • 146 Barger, Priscilla C. • P258 Barger, Wayne • PI 80, P181 Barlett, John G. • 32 Barone, John A. • 77 Barrett, J. E. • 182 Bartkovich, Mercedes M. M. •24 Barton, Christopher E. • 48 Bastola, Soniya • P218 Battersby, Kevin • P225 Battle, Kara • PI 96 Bayer, Randall J. • P99 Bazin, Enrique • PI 04 Beamer, David A • 85 Beamer, David A. • 97, P1 12, P1 13 Beard, Charles E. • 218 Beasley, Rochelle • 68 Beavers, Christopher • P243 Beaz, Sebastian • P311 Belden, Lisa K. • P272 Bellemer, Andrew C. • P222 Benfield, Emily • PI 66 Bennett, Andrew • 213 Bennington, Cynthia C. • P63 Bernal Mejia, Manuel • P219 Besdole, Sidney E. • P318 Bibb, Kartz E. • PI 92 Bidwell, Joseph • PI 97 Billington, Neil • 170 Birkhead, William S. • PI 49 Bishop, Andrea S. • 193 Bishop, R. Clayton • P262 Bishop, Ralph C. • P261 Blackburn, Melissa • PI 59 Blackman, Washida • P292 Blair, Kameron B. • P169 Blanchard, Tom A. • P146 Blankinship, Lisa Ann • P257 Blenda, Anna V. • 224 Bliss, Margaret • 36 Bloss, Tim • P201 Boeck, Hailey M. • P323 Boettger-Tong, Holly, B-T. • P217 Bolek, Christopher • P316 Bolin, Jay F. *110, 125, 220, P316, P317 Bonds, Caleb • 217 Bonee, Lauren M. • 14 Bonier, Frances • P8 Bonner, Jeffery W. • 103 Bonville, Brian K. • 19 Borden, Joel • P11 Borgo, Jennifer S. • PI , P34 Borkowski, Rose ■ 86 Borthwick, Richard R. • 186 Botsko, Gina • Pill Bouthillier, Bill • 123 Bowerman, Brielle • P281 Bowman, Miranda • 213 Bowser, Torey • P5 Boyd, Morgan • P320 Boyle, Lindsey J. • P272 Brackman, Thomas • 187 Braco, Jason • 146 Bradham, Barrett W. • P216 Bradley, David W. • P8 Bradley, Kayleigh T. • 150 Braeutigam, Kort • PI 64 Braham, Richard R. • 163 Index of Presenters 183 Brandon, Christopher • 46, 47, P289 Breakhall, Bethany • P212 Brehm, Jennifer R. • P10, P12 Bridges, Stephanie • PI 71 , P172 Briggs, Jessica R. • P29 Brock, Mason • PI 75 Brothers, Aubrey • 214 Brown, Christopher • 46, 47, P96, P289 Brown, Dale • P205 Brown, Elena L. • P253 Brown, Elizabeth • P88, P89 Brown, Elrica • 37, P268, P269 Brown, Shanora G. • P210 Bruce, Douglas R. * 105 Bryan, A. Lawrence • P35 Bryant, Lauren • PI 63, P167 Bryant, William S. • 80 Bucalo, Kylie • PI 87 Budnik, Megan E. ■ P50 Buford, Dreshun • P3 Buler, Jeffrey J. • 181 Bullard, Ashley • 234 Bunting, Sydney N. • PI 79 Burgess, Kevin S. • 77, 1 1 1 , 206, P24, PI 87, P188 Burgess, Victoria A. • 207 Burkett, Douglas A. • P93 Burkhardt, Regis • PI 56 Burnes, Brian • P296, P297 Burnett, Valarie A. • 98, P205 Burrow, Angela K. • 87, P300 Burtle, Gary J. • PI 37 Burton, Erica B. • PI 46 Busch, Jeremiah W. • 158 Bush, Mark • P311, P312 Butler, Jeremiah • PI 64 Byars, Gary * P304 Byeoun. Un Ji • P241 Byrd, David C. • 15 Byrd, Eric • 86 Byron, Craig D. • PI 01, P102, P103, P1 10, P227 Cardenes, Guaria • P312 Calderon, Lindsay • P212 Callahan, Kipp P. • 164 Cameron, Duncan D. • 125, 220 Camp, Carlos D. • 66, P145, P166 Camp, Miranda L. • P5 Campbell, David *117 Campbell, Joshua W. • P23 Campbell, Malcolm A. • P4 Campbell, Meredith C. • 211 Cannon, Brandi C. • 75 Cannon, Jennifer * 226 Cardillo, Trisha K. • P121 Carleton, Renee E. • PI 91 Caron, Jeremy J. • 107 Carpenter, James A. • PI 94 Carroll, Kathleen A. * P38 Carter, Christy T. * P26 Carter, E. Davis • PI 58 Carter, Elliot • 203 Carter, J. Richard • 104, 167 Carter, Lauren • 203 Carter, Marbuelis O. • 150 Carter, Robert • P2, P48, P148 Carver, Ethan A. • P243 Caspary, Melissa ■ 87, 191 Cato, Caitlin • P221 Cato, Morgan • PI 30 Cecala, Kristen K. • 36, P70, P75, PI 57 Chakrabarti Darr, Pratima • 102 Chalcraft, David R. • 11, PI 43 Chang-Story, Ashley • 234 Chase, Aaron • PI 39 Chatfield, Matthew W. H. • PI 51 Childers, Noel K. • P266 Choi, Jung • PI 99 Christen, Daniel P. • P265 Christian, Omar E. • PI 9, P92 Ciccolella, Amy • P290, P291 Cipollini, Martin L. • 135, P191 Citino, Scott • 86 Clark, Dominique • 37, P268, P269 Clarke, Jaleesa E. • 128 Clarke, Tayler M. * 195 Clayton, Sean D. • 228, 232 Cline, George • P148 Cobb, David W. • P234 Cobb, Vincent A. • 16, 71 Cocking, Dean • P20 Cole, Catherine J. • P43 Collard, David • PI 99 Collins, Tori G. • PI 84 Condon, Robert • P280 Connolly, Chloe • 183 Conway, Corianne • P313 Conway, Rebecca E. • 143 Cook, Kimberly L. • P255 Cooper, Kendall S. • PI 3 Cory, Scott T. *124, P39 Couch, Kimberly • PI 31 Couch, Maddison S. • P47 Counts, John • P41 Covi, Joseph A. • P211 Cox, Alyxandra • P330 Cox, Geoffrey W. • 126, 221 Cozad, Alex • P225 Cozad, Melanie • 136 Crabtree, Carrie R. • PI 37 Crawford, Bert • P86 Cray, Carolyn • 86 Creek, Lucia P. • P237 Crippen, Clay S. • P40 Cromer, Brandon • PI 53 Cruse-Sanders, Jennifer M. • P57, P187, PI 88 Csinos, Alex • 222 Cuenca, Betsy • 137 Culatta, Katherine E. • 5 Culbreath, Albert K. • 222 Cullen, Joe • 203 Cunningham, Luke • P273 Cupp, Jr., Paul V. • P144 D'Amato, Danielle • 216 Damschen, Ellen I. • 156 Daniel, James D. • P301 Darr, Pratima C. • 101 Davenport, Jon M. • 64, P122 Davis, Dan • 148 Davis, Kayla • 129 Davis, Leah • PI 24 Davis, Marilyn ■ 148 Dawson, Russell D. • P8 Debro, LaJoyce • P238 DeCreny-Jackson, Jada • P290, P291 Deem, Tracy L. • P274, P277, P306 Dees, William H. • PI 9, P83, P92, P93, P285, P286, P287 184 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 DeForest, Jared L. • 185 deHart, Pieter A. P. • 126, 130, 211, 221 Dehnart, Lauren M. • P293 Delaney, David • P29 Dellinger-Johnston, Rebecca A. • 59 Demers, Timothy R. • P230 DeMott, William • PI 89 Denny, Jeffrey K • P284 Deshpande, Ketaki • 141 Devlin, Patrick • 203 Diamant, Eleanor • 203 Dietrick, Erika M. • P62 Dillard, Mark • P283 Dillard, Mark J. • P77 Dillard, Paulette R. * P209 Dilts, Judy • P201 Dingley, N. Royce • 135, P191 Dirnberger, Joseph M. • PI 25 Doan, Thu • P101, PI 02, PI 03 Dobbins, Elizabeth G. • P128 Dogbe, John K. • PI 94 Dolan, Chrisha L • PI 98 Donlon, Kate C. • P76 Donnell, Aliya • P308 Donnell, David M. • P223, P247 Donovan, Brady P. • P74 Dorcas, Michael E. • 10, P4, PI 34, P154, PI 55, P281 Dorkoski, Ryan • 185 Dosoky, Noura S. • P240 Doughty, Joshua J. • P270 Douglas, G. Neil • 73, 105 Drace, Kevin M. • 52, 225, P203 Dubuc, Michael • P324 Dudash, Beth • P257 Duncan, Scot • P3 Dunham, Kelly E. • PI 74 Dunkley, Kingsley • PI 30, P221 Dunn, Robert • 25 Dunn, Stephanie L. • P293 Dupal, Eleonore • 235 Dusenbury, Renata H. • P209 Dustman, Wendy • 102 Dustman, Wendy A. • 101 Dutta, Bhabesh • 222 Dyson, Amber D. • P222 Ebensperger, Luis • P38 Ebensperger, Luis A. • 208, PI 04 Echevarria, Carlos • 123 Eder, Adrianna E. • 38 Edgar, Barry E. • 184 Edwards, Alex T. • 205 Edwards, Alexander U. • 123 Egerton, Todd A. • 171 Ehinger, Erik M. • P277 Elam, Caitlin E. • 178 Ellis, Marshall • PI 06 Elmore, Jared A. • P11 Elmore, Michele *111 Elsey, Ruth M. • 9 Elza, Michael C. • 138, P60 Emer, Sherri • 227 Emrick, Verl • 182 English, Cook F. • 118, P52 Ennen, Joshua R. • 70, P28, P29, P30 Ensign, William • 174, P123, P124, P273 Enz, John • 133, 216 Erb, Brian • PI 91 Erickson, Matthew R. E. • 12 Ernst, Carl H. • P28 Ernst, Evelyn M. • P28 Erwin, Michael A. • 137, 192 Escobedo, Rene • P321 Estep, MattC. • 31, P40, P106, P179, P213, P225 Estes, Dwayne • 55, 153, P175, PI 77, P178, PI 82 Evans, Robert E. • 189 Fagundo, Raquel A. • 1 1 7 Fahmy, Beshoy • 143 Fallaize, Eleanor M. • P280 Farmer, Susan B. • PI 83 Farrell, Terence M. • 65, P150, PI 64 Fawley, Karen P. • 166, P1 19 Fawley, Marvin W. • 166, P1 19 Feely, Mary F. • P69 Felch, Patrick N. • 135, P191 Feldon, Gary • 238 Felix, Zach • P324 Felton, Gary • P294 Fennell, Andrew C. • PI 85 Fern, Micah P. • 9 Fernandez, Elias • P231 Fernando, M. Thilina R. • P1 14 Ferrazzano, Stefanie • 91 Filippino, Katherine C. • 171 Fincher, R. Malia • P3 Finelli, Christopher M. • P21 1 Fink, Mark L. • P59 Fink, Tom • P82 Fiorillo, Riccardo • P96, P273 Fishburne, Sarah *119 Fitch, Christina • PI 98 Fitzgerald, Jacquelyn • 25 Fleming, Sunny A. • 193 Floyd, Robert H. • 91 Fogg, Hannah G. • P19, P285, P286, P287 Foley, Desmond H. • P93 Ford, Zachary S. • P216 Forlemu, Neville • P239 Fortino, Kenneth *115 Fortner, Renee ■ 27, P62 Foster, Cerrone • PI 97 Foster, Tatyana E. • P246 Foti, Thomas L. • 7 Fowowe, Helen • P290, P291 Fox, Melissa M. • P232 Francis, Robert A. • 201 Frederick, Bridget • PI 4 Frost, Victoria J. • 43 Frye, Paul • 219 Funk, Ronnie C. • 224 Furlong, Michelle • PI 95 Furstenwerth, Finn B. • 125 Fusilier, Allison R. * P92, P93 Fustenwerth, Finn • 220 Gahlot, Vandna ■ P231 Gallagher, Caitlin M. • P22 Gallman, Kathryn • 227 Galloway, Laura F. • P24 Gandhi, Jaina S. • P75, PI 57 Gangloff, Michael M. • 117, P1 18 Gao, Lian-Ming • 206 Garcia, Alejandra • P1 1 5 Index of Presenters 185 Garcia, Angel • 37, P268, P269 Garcia, Emelin • P251 Garcia, Victor A. • PI 02 Gardner, Steven • PI 36 Gardner, Wayne • 175, P91 Garner, Bianca • 37, P268, P269 Gaudin, Timothy J. • PI 00 Gautreaux, Dixie • P208 Geiger, Demetrius • P45 Genard, Lacey M. * 1 14 Gendreau, Julian L. • P220 Gerard, Patrick D. • 218 Gerard, Patrick D. • 214 Germain-Aubrey, Charlotte • 113 Ghoshroy, Soumitra • 144 Giangiuli, Stephanie • 225 Giannasi, David E. • 167 Gibbons, Megan E. • 122 Gibbs, H. Lisle -PI 64 Gibson, Kesley J. • 132 Giles, David K. • 38, 39, 45, P252, P254 Gilg, Matthew R. • 198 Gill, Drew • 203 Gill, Spencer • 203 Gillespie, Emily • 60, 108, 112 Giorio, Cristal • P290, P291 Gitaitis, Ron • 222 Givan, Ethan C. • P255 Givens, Jordan L. • P298 Glanz, Tyler • P165, P167 Gleason, Daniel • P21 Gleason, Michael L. • 150 Godbout, Kelley • PI Goertzen, Leslie R. • 202 Gomez, Ismael • 85 Gomez, Kayla A. • P1 13 Goodman, Jennifer M. • P264 Goodman, Rachel M. • PI 58 Gordon, Natalee • 223 Gordon, Thomas E. • P1 1 7, PI 32 Gosnell, Angel R. • PI 35 Gould, Philip R. • P70 Gousse, Hannah • P3 Goyret, Joaquin • P95 Grace, Michael • 227 Graeter, Gabrielle J. • P4 Gramling, Joel M. • P53 Grant, Ashlei N. • P246 Graves, Jim • P51 Gray, Janet B. • 3 Green, Linda • P199 Green, Melissa • P45 Gregory, Kacy • P212 Gribbins, Kevin • PI 63, P165, P167, P171 , PI 72 Grier, Joshua • P41 Griffin, Allison E. • P16 Grillo, Wendy H. • P207 Griscom, Heather P. • 184, P6, P50, P71 Gross, Iwo G. • P161 Grubbs, Kunsiri Chaw • 53, 78, 160 Guest, Gretel • PI 96 Guglielmi, Stefania • P328 Gunnell, Justine A. • P286 Gupta, Ratna • P208 Gutting, Amy • P14 Haines, Ashley N. • P206 Haines, David • PI 23 Hains, John • 119, P140, P142 Halanych, Ken *117 Hale, Randal J. • P56 Hale, Rebecca E. • 201 Halliday, Fletcher W • 22 Hamissou, Mijitaba • 151 Hamm, Michael • 239 Hammond, Kristen • 108 Hamrick, Joshua • 60, 108 Hand, Raquel R. • P246 Haney, Dennis C. • PI 35 Hanley, Kaitlyn E. * P64, P147 Hansen, Curtis J. • 202 Hardee, Lyle J. • PI 9, P285, P286, P287 Harden, Leigh Anne • P4 Hargadon, Kristian M. • PI 58 Hargrave, Natalie J. • 151 Harman, Alexis R. • PI 74 Harmon, M. Cameron • PI 98 Harmonm, Selimah • P68 Harris, Chelsea • 84, P78 Harris, Jesse C. • 106 Harrison, Bruce • P88, P89 Harrison, Scott • P21, PI 08 Harris-Shultz, Karen R • P221 Harry, Brittany D. • 238 Harshbarger, Alys • P307 Hart, Andrew P. • 112 Hart, Thomas M. ■ 210 Hartman, C. Alex • P8 Hartman, Jordan L. • P26, P259 Hartwig, Carmony • P88, P89 Harvey, Alan • 167 Hashemi, Joshua F. • 84, P78 Havens, Kayri • P42 Hawkins, Angela K. • 75 Hay, Nikolai M. ■ PI 06 Haydt, Natalie • PI 54, PI 55 Hayes, Jr., James B. • P235 Hayes, Loren D. • 208, P38, PI 04 Haymon, Cullen L. • P285, P287 Hays, Kimberly A. • 92, P127 Hazzard, Sarah C. • 70 Heard, Matthew J. * 43 Heckman, Robert W • 22 Held, Michael E. ■ 80 Hemminger, Will * P84 Hendy, Justin • 169 Henkanaththegedara, Sujan M. *28, P59, P74 Henley, Paige • P45 Henry, Hana M. • 139 Hensel, Linda • P292 Hensel, Linda L. • P203 Henson, Dru * PI 93 Herlihy, Chris • P1 14 Herlihy, Christopher R. • 158 Herman, Katelyn • P227 Hernandez, Rosmely • 236, P257 Herr, Jr., John M. • 144 Herrick, Gabriel I. • 172, P126, P131 , P189 Herron, Sherry • P279 Hess, Thomas A. • PI 33 Heusinkveld, Lauren E. • P235 Hiatt, Anna • PI 97 Hicks, Sean M. • P285, P286 Hidayati, Siti N. • P42 Hightower, Jill • P92 Hill, JoVonn G. • 77 186 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Hilliard, Reuben • 84, P78 Hinson, Anna K. • P323 Hinton, Chelsea R. • 74 Hobbs III, Horton H. • 44 Hoekstra, Alyssa A. • 16 Hoffman, Daniel • 175 Hoffmann, William A. • 163, 164 Hollowell, Gail P. • P207 Holzmueller, Eric • 88 Hong, Victor • 145 Hooper, Jeremy W. • P56, P160, P283 Hoover, Nathan M. • 88 Hopkins, Rob • PI 38 Hopkins, Skylar R. • P272 Horn, Charles N. • 63, P205 Horton, Jonathan L. • 5 Horton, Melba D. • P1 16 Hoskins, Whitaker M. • 199 Hossack, Blake R. • 64 Hosseinipour, Maria • P237 Howell, Matthew M. • P80 Howell, Nathan D. • 163 Hruska, Amy • 138 Hubler, Tina ■ 236 Hueston, Catherine E. • P245 Huffstetler, J. Derek • 165 Hughes, Christopher • PI 91 Hughes, Kathleen S. • P246 Hughes, Steven • 167 Huie, Nicole • P3 Hull, Samuel P. • P74 Humphries, Leroy • PI 98 Hunt, Benjamin C. • P84 Hunt, Nyssa R. • P55, P160, P283 Hunter, Bailey A. • 81 Hurd, Lawrence E. • 211 Hurney, Carol A. • P233 Huser, Dan • 121, 179 Hussey, Carlen • 35 Hutchenson, Rebecca • P292 Hutchinson, William * P43 Hutson III, John • P140 Hutson, Kelsey L. • PI 46 Hyatt, Kendall D. • PI 01, P102, P103, P110 lhasz, Nikolett • 15 Ingebretsen, Nicholas • P14 Ingram, Christiane • 41 Inkster, Jaclyn N. • 33 Irick, Zach • 56 Isenhower, Jada M. • P1 18 Ison, Jennifer L. • P36 Jackson, Paula C. • 84, P78 Jacobs, David • P51 Jacquot, Joe J. • P69 Jahan, Moondil • 73 Jeffrey, Chamika M. • P246 Jensen, John B. ■ 66, P76 Jessup, Ashley ■ 35 Jimenez, Ana • P241 Jin, Shan • 238 Joesting, Heather M. • P41 Johnson, Emma • P281 Johnson, Erik • 146 Johnson, Paul D. • 132 Johnstone-Yellin, Tamara • P305 Jolls, Claudia L. • 27, 33, 196, P62 Jones, Brittany D. * 242 Jones, Jasmin E. • P249 Jones, John A. • 30 Jones, Joshua B. • P1 17, PI 32 Jones, Kristi • P302 Jones, Scott P. ■ 1 1 Jordan, Diann • PI 92 Jordan, Jacqueline • PI 95 Jorgensen, Darwin • P90 Judge, Michael • P250 Kahn, Shannon • PI 08 Katliarou, Viachaslau • P228 Katsanos, Joanna • P264 Kauffman, Gary • PI 06 Keenlance, Paul K. • P69 Keith, Kristin A. • 42 Kelley, Rosemary H. • P242 Kellogg, Erik W. • PI 8 Kellogg, Sean G. • P17 Kelly, Lisa * PI 5, P27 Kendricks, Dalisa R. • 177 Kennedy, Caroline • 201 Kerfoot, Jr., James R. • 9 Key, Macy • 200 Khadka, Sunada K. • P217 Khaksarfard, Kevan • PI 53 Khan, Lori* PI 96 Khun, Joelisa • P290, P291 Kilmer, John • P46, P97 Kilpatrick II, Kyle • PI 40 Kincaid, Amber M. • P37 King, Alexis B. • 64 King, Ashley • P268, P269 King, Lauren • P304 Kirchoff, Bruce K. • 59, 162 Kirkpatrick, Sarah J. • 16, 71 Kirtley, Adam • P299 Kitchen, Jeremy • P239 Klaver, Robert W. • P8 Klinepeter, Molly • PI 31 Knecht, Heidi • P301 Knoll, Joseph • P221 Knowell, Ashley E. • P210 Kornev, Konstantin G. • 218 Kovach, Margaret J. • P219, P243 Kramer, David • P305 Kramer, Valerie R. *214 Krebs, Caleb * 76 Krimmel, Erica R. • 100 Krings, Alexander • 162, 163, 164 Kron, Kathleen *112 Krosnick, Shawn E. • PI 74 Krueger, Lisa M. • P79 Kruse, Lisa M. • P57 Kuenzinger, William L. • P95 Kuppinger, Dane M. • 35, P290, P291 Kurtz, Lee * 94, 102 LaBon, Nicholas • PI 39 Lambert, Lake • P203 Lambert, Steven * P205 Lampley, Jayne A. • PI 83 Lance, Stacey L. • 67, 68, 195, P32 Landers, Stephen C. • P58 Landers, V. Douglas * P256 Lane, Haley • 240 Langevin E., Angela • P49 Langley, Collins T. W. • P216 Lantz, Chris S. • P274, P277 Lanza, Carolyn • PI 42 Larkin, Jeffery L. • 30 Lash, Ashley L. • 215 Leavell, Austin • 93, 95 Lee, Breanna R. • P233 Lee, Eunjee • 109 Lee, Jason P • P202 Lee, Thomas • P26 Lee-Brown, Melanie J. • P260, P265 Leech, Dina M. • 116 Index of Presenters 187 Lehnert, Matthew S. • 213, 214, 215, 218, P85, P86 Lenard, Natalie • P208 Leon, A. • P204 Leonard, O. Rayne * 58, 113 Leonards, Kathryn M. • P92 Levengood, John C. • P64 Levine, David • 96 Lewis, Gregory P. • 1 18, P52, PI 35 Lewis, John • P16 Lewis, Jordan • 43 Lewis, Kaitlin • P290, P291 Lewis, Michelle L. • 75 Li, De-Zhu • 206 Li, Qingyun • P245 Liao, Min-Ken • P261, P262 Liles, Lindsey A. • PI 57 Liles, Mark R. • P258 Lincicome, David • 193 Lindbo, David L. • 164 Lindquist, Marae C. • 18 Linton, Debra L. • 100 Littlefield, Jessica L • 116 Lloyd, S. A. • 228, 230, 232 Loftis, Kevin G. • P214 Lombardo, Michael P. • P8 Long, Amanda • P7 Long, Quinn G. • 155 Lopez, Tara • P308 Lorenz, Andre L. • 44, 82 Love, Cara N. • 68 Lovich, Jeffrey E. • 70, P28, P29, P30 Lowe, Winsor H. • PI 22 Lowry, Edward ■ PI 7, PI 8, PI 58, P200 Lowry, Gina L. • P72 Lozier, Julie A. * 130 Ludwig, Patrice • P94 Lugthart, G. John • P31 Lund, Margaret • PI 42 Lupton, Darach *110 Luthe, Dawn S. • 238, P294 Lutz, Anabella • P290, P291 Lutz, Tiffany N. • PI 22 Lynch, Clayton ■ 85 Lynch, Nicole R. • PI 25 Lyon, Lauren M. • PI 00 MacDonald, Sarah G. • P120 MacQuarrie, Cameron D. • P256 Madritch, Michael • P49 Madriz, Gabrielle • P87 Madsen, Simone • PI 60, P283 Mahan, Farrah * P302 Mahon, Andrew *117 Maigret, Thomas A. • PI 34 Main, Leighanne R. • 44, 127 Major, Clinton S. • P1 1 Major, Linda A • 147 Maloney, John • P208 Manchester, Rachel • P44 Mandel, Jennifer R • 209, P99, P248 Manis, Christopher B. • P31 Mansour, Gregory E. • P20 Marcus, Anastacia L. • 13, P54 Margenau, Eric L. • 17 Marisco, Travis D. • 100 Marlowe, Maxwell • P243 Marsh, Laura K. • 29 Marsh, Marlee B. • 99, P249, P251 , P275, P276 Marshburn, Sarah • PI 93 Marsico, Travis D. • 107, P46, P97, PI 73 Martinec, Ceil C. • P58 Martinez, Palomera • P31 1 Marvin, Glenn A. • 129, P76 Masengale, Hannah • P166 Mason, Sharon E. • 32 Masters, Zachary * 78 Matamoros, Wilfredo • 70 Matheney, Alison • PI 66 Mathews, Katherine G. • 1 Matlack, Glenn R. • 131 Mattison, C. Kabryn • P1 12, P1 13 Mattix, Larry • P206 Mausert-Mooney, Christopher • PI 78 May, Joshua D. • P246 May, Melanie • 224 May, Michael • 187 Maze, TD • P202 McBrayer, Mary Ann • PI 27 McCabe, Jackie • P306 McCall, John • P295 McCarthey Tyrrell, Jennifer • P34 McCarthy, Brian C. • 81 McCarthy, Daniel A. • 79 McCarthy, Mark M. • 175 McCauley, David E. • 209 McClain, Jacob • 76 McClelland, Erin E. • P235 McColl, Diane E. ■ PI 50 McDermott, Katie • P7, P189 McDermott, W.C. "Mike" • P200 McElroy, Thomas C. • P45, P76 McGraw, James B. • 138, P60 McIntosh, Cecilia • PI 97 McIntyre, Anika H. • P246 McIntyre, Emma • P8 McLane, Alyson • P326 McLean, Heath A. • P267 McMichael, Crystal • P31 1 McMullan, Caitlyn R. • P116 McNair, Daniel M. • 61, PI 85 McNeal, Joel R. • PI 3, P1 15 McReynolds, C. Neal • P45 Meier, Albert • 26 Meier, Ouida ■ 26 Melton, Skylar • PI 40 Melvin, Paul • PI 95 Melvin, Paul Guy • P81 Menzel, Timothy O. • PI 70 Menzmer, Austin • P241 Messenger, Kevin R. • PI 52 Methven, Andrew S. • PI 86 Miere, Albert • 1 87 Miller, Andrew N. • P66, PI 86 Miller, Jesse E. D. • 156 Miller, Jonathan M. • 132, P58 Miller, Logan * P2 Miller, Natrieifia T. • 201 Millimaki, Bonny B. • P214, P215 Millood, Joshua ■ P295 Mills, DeEtta • 141 Mills, Edward D. • P73 Milne, Marc A. • P87 Mincey, Aleesha • PI 53 Mishra, Manoj • PI 92 Mitchell, Charles E • 22 Moeller, John F. • P80 Momeni, Stephanie S. • P266 Monfils, Anna K. • 100, 107 188 SE Biology, Vol. 62, No. 2, April, 2015 Montalvo, Angela • P90 Montgomery, Taylor • 133 Moody, Rebecca D. • 237, P246 Moore, Cori • P226 Moore, Jessica L. • P236 Moore, Jonathan • P268, P269 Morata, J. • P204 Moravec, Anna R. • 45, P254 Morgan, Adam K. • 31 Morgan, David • 167 Morgan, Joe • 72 Moriarity, Debra M. • P240 Morris, Ashley B. • 34, 58, 100, 113, 152 Morris, James T. • 4 Morton, Margo E. • PI 05 Moruza, Gail M. • P20 Moser, Stephen A. • P266 Mott, Joanna • P201 Mowbray, Rachel E. • P65 Mowry, Christopher B. • P56 Muetterties, Janee • P94 Mulholland, Margaret R. • 171 Mullis, Stephen W. • 222 Mulvane, Catherine P. • 214, P86 Munir, Saba A. • 39 Muraski, Marc J. • P265 Murdock, Chris • PI 48, P228, P238 Murphy, Mason O. • P29, PI 34 Murray, Andrew • P225 Murrell, Zack E. • 31, PI 06, P193 Musolf, Barbara E. • PI 95, P224 Musselman, Lytton J. • 110 Mutchler, Troy R. • 175 Naik, Priyancka • P292 Napier, Audrey • PI 92 Narzynski, Annette • 231 , P315 Natanson, Alana • P290, P291 Nazerian, Sidney • 228, 230 Neal, Lillian R. • P275 Neer, M. • P204 Nelson, Blake W. • 44, 82, 127 Nelson, David E. • P235 Nelson, Gil • 140 Nelson, Katie ■ P46 NeSmith, Andrew • 217 Nesslar, Richard W. • 89 Neufeld, Howard S. • 124, 134, P39, P43 Newbrey, Jennifer L. • 128, P22 Newbrey, Michael G. • 128 Newell, Silvia • 175 Newton, Joseph C. • P258 Nguyen, Theresa • P278 Nguyen, Tin T. • PI 01, P102, P103 Ni, Xinzhi • P221 Nichols, P. Brent • P33, P66 Niederhauser, Eric C. • 131 Niedziela, Linda M. • P229, P230 Nielsen, Molly F. • P44 Niemiller, Matthew L. • 157 Nischwitz, Claudia • 222 Nivens, Amanda J. • P246 Nolan, James M. • P239 Norbash, Layla V. • P252 Nordberg, Eric J. • 16 Nordseth, Anna E. • P50 Norman, Eliane • 62 Norman, Kaitlin • P145 Northcutt, Katharine V. • P203 Nunziata, Schyler O. • 68 Obenschain, Joseph • P162 O’Brien, Brandon • P5 O’Brien, Jack • P271 O'Bryhim, Jason R. • 195 Ochoa, Valentina • P7 Odom, C. Brian • P259 Odorizzi, Nicholas • P290 Okeke, Benedict C. • 41 O'Kennon, Robert J. • 154 Oldendorf, Daphne • P208 Oldham, Christian R. • PI 68 Oliva, Marcie • 86 Oliveira, Kyle • PI 50 Oliver, Kristen • PI, P34 Oliver, Matthew L. • 150 Overcash, Johnathan M. • P53 Oyesanya, Regina A. • P206 Oyugi, Joseph • P322 Pabst, D. Ann • P211 Padgett, Jessica • PI 07 Paiva, Renata C. • 128 Paradise, Christopher J. • 212 Park, Joong-Wook • 40, P253 Parker, Emma R. • PI 55 Parrish, Essence • P297 Parsons, E.C.M. • 195 Patel, Aayushi • P319 Patel, Birvaben P. • PI 74 Patel, Davisha • P1 10 Patel, Hinali • P303 Patel, Shivam • P227 Patterson, Andrew J. • P219 Patterson, Joyce D. • P287 Paul Jr., Jerrurod • P246 Paulk, Andrew • 41 Payne, Christopher J. • 21 Pearce, Kaitlin • 94 Pecor, David B. • P93 Peiffer, Michelle * 238, P294 Pellecchia, Christopher M. • P2, PI 48 Peng, Bo • P245 Penick, Clint • 25 Penney, Kathleen • P302 Pennington, Kevin N. • PI 94 Penrod, Louis • 229 Perez, Alvaro • PI 87, PI 88 Perkins, Michael *117 Perry, Brandon • 217 Pervis, Alex • P241 Perygin, Donna • PI 36 Peters, Kaitlyn D. • 115 Peters, Victoria A. • 187 Peterson, Christopher R. • P151 Peterson, Laine • 133 Petilli, Beverly • P314 Petticrew, Lacie C. • PI 9, P285, P286, P287 Philips, T. Keith • 26 Phillips, Paige F. • 32 Phillips, Richard S. • P36, P105 Pike, Megan • PI 53 Pilgrim, Mark J. • P202 Pilkay, Grant ■ PI 98 Pisano, Ben T. • P50 Pittman, Shannon E. • 10, P154, P155, P281 Pitts, William • 217 Pitz, Kevin M. • P267 Index of Presenters 189 Placyk, John • 169 Pollard, A. Joseph • 6 Posey, Martin H. • P21 1 Potts, Gretchen E. • P243 Powell, Emily • P238 Powers, Chelsea N. • P244 Prater, Austin • 57 Prendeville, Holly R. • P24 Price, Rosalyn • P226 Price, Steven J. • P28, P29, P30, PI 34, P168 Prince, Emily K. * PI 39 Prock, Jacob • P227 Pruett, Jenna • PI 42 Pruitt, Dakota • P299 Pryatel, Margaret J. • 182 Pyles, Rebecca • PI 97 Quinlan, Erin L. • PI 20, P121 Quinn, John E. • 136, P68 Quinn, Kala J. • P59 Quinn, Kasi • 93, 95 Radcliffe, Carrie A. • P57 Rafferty, Sharia • 41 Ragsdale, Alexandria * P14 Ragsdale, Julie A. • 20 Raiford, Kimberly L. • P209 Ramsey, Adam J • P248 Randle, Christopher P. • 75 Rangel, Amy L. • P259 Rash, Brian • P208 Ravagli, Nicholas R. • 116 Ray, Swayamjit • 238 Rayburn, James R. • 50, 180, PI 36, P169 Reagan, Brandon C. • P284 Reagan, David • 203 Ream, Krystal T. ■ 1 16 Redden, Judy A. • PI 82 Reece, Kimberly S. • 171 Reed, Vonda L. * P209 Reese, John B. • 204 Reese, Samantha * PI 09 Reigel, Alicia • P21 Reiss, Mara N. • P276 Reiter, Kristen E. • P85 Reynolds, Alex • PI 87, PI 88 Reynolds, Bradley • PI 60, P283 Rhoades, Barry K. • 177, P98 Rhodes, Taylor • P290, P291 Ricci, Christine A. • 26 Rice, Alexus • 241 Richards, Sydney • P36 Richardson, Kathy B. • P191 Richardson, Lindsey • PI 35 Richardson, Spencer • 143 Richardson, Terry D. • P1 17, PI 32 Richmond, Cecilia W. • P92 Rickless, David • 72 Riddell, Eric • P44 Rios, Nicolas • P263 Rivera, Deja F. • P63 Rivers Thompson, Katrina • 105 Rivers, Jim W. • P8 Rivest, Gabrielle • P90 Robertson, Kevin * 140 Robinette, John R. • P35 Rodgers, Devin M. • PI 77 Rogers-Lowery, Costance • 219 Rooks, Sarah • 222 Rose, Anita K. • P67 Rose, Annkatrin • P250 Ross, Caryn D. • 28, P59 Rosson, Jr., James F. • P67 Rostal, David C. 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