QH301 . ft78 v. 56 no. £ Apr £009 'OUTHE ASTERN UOLOGY Volume 56 April, 2009 Number 2 AS ft ASB 70™ Annual Meeting a SB April 1-4, 2009 ASB ASB ASB ASB ASB ASB ASB ASB ASB The University of Alabama Birmingham, Alabama, and Jacksonville State University J acksonville, Alabama AS B See Page 117 and Consult Website http : / / www. asb . appstate . edu / rnr rm r fir 1 ' 'IBMS _ I:, Rifc J '■Lfflb j ml f "1. Kb m 1 ' j ST ijU EiK The Bibb Graves Administration Building, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama. ASB ASB ASB ASB ASB ASB ASB The Official Publication of The Association of Southeastern Biologists http://www.asb.appstate.edu/ SOUTHEASTERN BIOLOGY (ISSN 1533-8436) SOUTHEASTERN BIOLOGY (ISSN 1533-8436) is published quarterly in January, April, July, and October by the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Inc., Carolina Biological Supply Co., 2700 York Road, Burlington, NO 27215. Periodicals postage paid at Burlington, NO, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: please send address changes to the SOUTHEASTERN BIOLOGY business manager, Tim Atkinson, Carolina Biological Supply Co., 2700 York Road, Burlington, NO 27215. ASB members receive the SOUTHEASTERN BIOLOGY as part of their membership dues. For non-members, the cost is $10.00 per issue. All contributions, inquiries about missing numbers and other matters should be addressed to the Print Editor. News items should be sent to the News Editor. Send books to be reviewed to the Book Review Editor. Printed by Allen Press, 810 East 10th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044. Print 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 . Nicole T. Welch, Dept. Sciences & Math., Mississippi Univ. for Women, 1 1 00 College St., MUW- 100, Columbus, MS 39701; (662) 329-7243; FAX (662) 329-7238; nwelch@as.muw.edu. Web Editor . Dennis C. Haney, Department of Biology, Furman University, Greenville, SC 29613-0418; (864) 294-2050; FAX (864) 294-2058; dennis.haney@furman.edu. Business Manager . Tim Atkinson, Carolina Biological Supply Co., 2700 York Road, Burlington, NC 27215; (336)538- 6224; FAX (336) 538-6322; tim.atkinson@carolina.com. News Editor . Ricky Fiorillo, Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA 71209; (318) 342-1797; FAX (318) 342-3312; fiorillo@ulm.edu. Book Review Editor.... Debbie Moore, Department of Natural Sciences, Troy University, P.O. Box 8368, Dothan, AL 36304-8368; (334) 983-6556, ext. 250; FAX (334) 983-6322; dsmoore@troy.edu. Meetings Coordinator. Scott Jewell, P.O. Box 1088, Mebane, NC 27302; Office (336) 421-0034; Toll-Free FAX (866) 213-2095; Cell (336) 213-7373; a2zconvention@yahoo.com. ASB Officers President . Thomas R. Wentworth, Department of Plant Biology, Box 7612, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7612; (919) 515-2168; FAX (919) 515-3436; tom_wentworth@ncsu.edu. President-Elect . Patricia B. Cox, Tennessee Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill Drive-WTI 1C, Knoxville, TN 37902; (865) 632-3609; FAX (865) 632-4223; pbcox@tva.gov. Vice President . Elaine J. Davis, Department of Natural Sciences, Bowie State University, 14000 Jericho Park Road, Bowie, MD 20715; (301) 860-3876; edavis@bowiestate.edu. Past President . W. Michael Dennis, Breedlove, Dennis and Associates, Inc., 330 W. Canton Ave., Winter Park, FL 32789; (407) 677-1882; FAX (407) 657-7008; Toll Free (800) 304-1882; mike@bda-inc.com. Secretary . Nicole T. Welch, Dept. Sciences & Math., Mississippi Univ. for Women, 1100 College St., MUW- 100, Columbus, MS 39701; (662) 329-7243; FAX (662) 329-7238; nwelch@as.muw.edu. Treasurer . Tim Atkinson, Carolina Biological Supply Co., 2700 York Road, Burlington, NC 27215; (336) 538- 6224; FAX (336) 538-6322; tim.atkinson@carolina.com. Membership Officer.... Terry D. Richardson, Department of Biology, Box 5048, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL 35632; (256) 765-4429; Cell (256) 443-9165; FAX (256) 765-4430; tdrichardson@una.edu. Database Manager . Deborah Atkinson, Office of Continuing Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, CB#8165, 400 Roberson Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8165; (919) 843-6892; FAX (919) 966-5692; datkinso@email.unc.edu. Archivist . John Herr, Dept, of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208; (803) 777-8110; FAX (803) 777-4002; herr@biol.sc.edu. Executive Committee Members-at-Large 2009: Donald H. Roush, Department of Biology, University of North Alabama, P. O. Box 5181, Florence, AL 35632; (256) 765-4435; FAX (256) 765-4430; dhroush@una.edu. Robert Wayne Van Devender, Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, 572 Rivers Street, Boone, NC 28608; (828) 262-6907; FAX (828) 262-2127; vandevenderr@appstate.edu. 2010: Cathryn H. Greenberg, USDA Forest Service, 1577 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC 28806; (828)667-5261, ext. 118; FAX (828) 667-9097; kgreenberg@fs.fed.us. Douglas A. Rayner, Department of Biology, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC 29303; (864) 597-4624; raynerda@wofford.edu. 2011: Ronald V. Dimock, Jr., Department of Biology, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27106; (336) 758- 5567; FAX (336) 758-6008; dimock@wfu.edu. Randall L. Small, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996- 1610; (865) 974-6207; FAX (865) 974-3067; rsmall@utk.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 2009 April 1-4: Co-hosted by Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, and University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama. Meeting site is the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel, Birmingham, Alabama. 2010 April 7-10: Co-hosted by Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina, and its Southern Appalachian Biodiversity and Ecology Center, and the University of North Carolina, Asheville, North Carolina. Meeting site is the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Asheville, North Carolina. A Message from the President 109 THE VIEW FROM HERE A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT THOMAS R. WENTWORTH The annual meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists is the central focus of the organization, representing the culmination of several years of planning and hard work. Thus we look forward to our upcoming meeting on April 1-4 in Birmingham, Alabama, co-hosted by Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama, and The University of Alabama, Birmingham. This meeting, our 70th, should prove to be of great interest to all members of ASB. Themed around the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, the meeting features several symposia and workshops. Our Plenary Speaker on Wednesday evening will be Dr. Andrew Berry from the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University, whose presentation is entitled “Darwin’s Third Century: A Return to Natural History.” Our featured "Darwin Bicentennial Symposium and Tribute to Edward O. Wilson" on Friday afternoon will include speakers James Costa, Kenneth Sulak, Robert George, Howard Neufeld, Sylvia Earle, and Edward O. Wilson. Another symposium, “Biodiversity Informatics: Progress and Potential in the Southeastern USA,” will be presented on Thursday morning. Rounding out the program will be three workshops: • “Graduate School Preparation: The What? Why? Where? and The How?” sponsored by the ASB Human Diversity Committee; • “Teaching Evolution in the Biology Classroom: Strategies and Challenges,” sponsored by the ASB Education Committee; and • “SERNEC: Collaborations and Funding Opportunities,” sponsored by the Southeast Regional Network of Collections. As always, our annual meeting will feature a wide variety of other options for participants. There will be seven affiliate societies meeting with us, many of them conducting their own business meetings and other sessions, while contributing to the diversity of oral presentations and posters covering the field of biology. The ASB business meeting will be held at the end of the morning paper and poster sessions on Friday, and we encourage all ASB members to attend that important function. Social events will include the Wednesday evening Welcome Reception, the Thursday Night Social (featuring “The Midnighters” from Muscle Shoals, Alabama), and our concluding Friday evening Awards Banquet. Meeting participants can also participate in commercial workshops, browse the displays provided by our many exhibitors, bid in the silent auction, and take advantage of one of several field trips. And, of course, the city of Birmingham offers many opportunities for sightseeing and dining. The ASB Executive Committee will also be in session during the annual meeting, convening on Wednesday afternoon and Saturday morning. Foremost among items of business at these meetings will be efforts to ensure ASB’s fiscal soundness, as noted by President W. Michael Dennis in this column a year ago. 110 SE Biology , Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 A continuing thrust in this regard is to develop a long-term strategy that will ensure that our annual meetings are revenue-neutral. This is a difficult challenge: meeting costs continue to increase at a rapid pace, and ASB members expect first-rate meetings. However, our members are also increasingly concerned about the costs associated with attending scientific meetings, and they appreciate efforts to offer quality meetings at reasonable prices. To this end, the Executive Committee will continue to seek ways to hold meetings at venues that offer the best value, while ensuring broad geographic representation and continuing the tradition of strong support by hosting institutions. In my previous column, I discussed the importance of service to ASB in ways large and small. My concluding remarks con¬ tinue this theme, although in a different way. At ASB’s annual meetings I some¬ times hear comments suggesting that the leader¬ ship of ASB is dominated by a small group of “insiders.” Nothing could be further from the truth. First, a review of past or present leadership reveals the diversity of those who serve as elected officers or appointees. Second, ASB’s leaders occupy their positions of power within the organization because they were willing to serve and they proved to be effective leaders. My take- home message is simple. If you would like to play an active role in the leadership of ASB, you will find a hearty welcome. But you need to take the first steps in this direction yourself. Begin by joining ASB (always a bargain!) and attend the business meeting held at each year’s annual meeting. Read Southeastern Biology to get a sense of ASB’s mission. Volunteer to serve on a standing committee or in some other way to advance that mission. Run for elected office. Very soon, I predict, you will find yourself contributing in a meaningful way to the operation and governance of the largest and most influential regional organization of biologists in the United States. Best of all, you will develop lifelong associations and friendships with an outstanding group of dedicated professionals who share your love of teaching, research, and public outreach in your chosen field. I look forward to seeing many of you at the 70th annual meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists in Birmingham, Alabama, April 1-4, 2009! Candidates for Office 111 ASB Candidates for Office— 2009 The Nominating Committee composed of W. Michael Dennis (Chair), Michael Held, and Howard Neufeld has selected the following slate of nominees for the ASB offices to be filled in 2009. Voting will take place at the annual business meeting which begins at 11:15 a.m. on Friday, April 3, 2009. 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 A. Floyd Scott Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Tennessee David Whetstone Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, Alabama Executive Committee George R. Cline Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, Alabama Beverly Collins Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina Danny J. Gustafson The Citadel Charleston, South Carolina Joey Shaw University of Tennessee Chattanooga, Tennessee A. Floyd Scott David Whetstone 112 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 George R. Cline Beverly Collins Candidates for Office 113 Vice President A. Floyd Scott - Dr. Scott is a Professor of Biology at Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee and has served ASB in various capacities over the past 40 years. His bachelor’s (B.S, 1965) and master’s (M.A., 1967) degrees were earned in biology at Austin Peay State University and he received his doctoral degree (Ph.D., 1976) in zoology at Auburn University. Before joining the faculty at Austin Peay in 1978, he held positions at the University of South Alabama, Union College (Kentucky), and the Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission. In addition to teaching courses in introductory biology, methods of biological research, and herpetology, Floyd is a Principal Investigator in APSU’s Center for Field Biology and Director of the David H. Snyder Museum of Zoology. He has an active research program that involves both graduate and undergraduate students in studies on the ecology, distribution and natural history of herpetofauna in Tennessee and surrounding states. Along with colleague, Dr. William H. Redmond, he manages and keeps current Internet sites on the distributions of amphibians (http://www.apsu.edu/amatlas/index.html and reptiles http://apsu.edu/reptatlas/) in Tennessee. He is a member of the Board of Editors for the journal Southeastern Naturalist and an active member of several regional and national scientific societies. These include the Tennessee Herpetology Society, Tennessee Academy of Science, Association of Southeastern Biology, Society for Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, and Herpetologist League. Dr. Scott also participates as a leader with the Great Smoky Mountain Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage. DAVID WHETSTONE - Dr. Whetstone is Professor of Biology at Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. David completed his B.S. and M.A. in Biology from Jacksonville State University in 1970 and 1973, respectively. In 1981, he completed his doctoral studies at the University of North Carolina where he studied the flora and vegetation of the Cumberland Plateau of Alabama. David has been teaching biology for about 38 years and has worked with a number of students who study the native plants and plant communities of the Southeast. He has 15 MS students who have completed their studies under his direction. He is co-founder of the Little River Canyon Field School, a cooperative arrangement with the National Park Service that provides outdoor education in the setting of the spectacular Little River Canyon. He has served as editor of Castanea and was on the editorial board of The Flora of North America series being published through Oxford University Press. Currently, he is involved in habitat restoration studies along the Cahaba River. Executive Committee George R. Cline - Dr. Cline is a full professor at Jacksonville State University in Alabama. He received his B.S. in Biology, and Environmental Health from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. in Zoology from Oklahoma State University working on acoustical, morphological and genetic variation in gray tree frogs. His research interests include the ecology and 114 SE Biology , Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 conservation of hellbenders, the structure of amphibian and reptile communities, and acoustical partitioning in frog communities. He has also worked with student projects on freshwater jellyfish, tardigrade ecology, and the effect of exogenous hormones on native frogs. Dr. Cline is actively involved in the Little River Canyon Field School which reaches 25,000 people every year with environmental education programs. In 2004, he received the US Forest Service’s Regional Forester’s Excellence in Technology Transfer Honor Award, and the Southern region Forest Service Interpretive Project of the Year Award. He is a Past- President of the Alabama Academy of Science, and former president of the Southeastern Division of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. He is currently on the Board of Editors for the Southeastern Naturalist. He has been an active member of ASB since 1993, and has served on the Executive Committee, the Student Travel Awards Committee, and the Poster Awards Committee. He is currently serving on the Senior Research Awards Committee, the Conservation Committee, and he is the Co-Host and Program Chair for this year’s ASB meetings in Birmingham. Beverly Collins - Dr. Collins is an Associate Professor of Biology and Director the new Southern Appalachian Biodiversity and Ecology Program at Western Carolina University. Her research interests focus on mechanisms of plant community structure and dynamics, especially the effects of disturbance on regeneration. Before coming to WCU in 2006, she was part of the Ecological Stewardship program at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory (1994-2006), and an Assistant Professor of Biology at the University of Memphis (1988-1994). She obtained her Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from Rutgers University, and a B.S. from the University of Kentucky. In addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in ecology and pursing research at WCU, she is an Associate Editor for the Journal of Vegetation Science and Environmental Management. She has served ASB as secretary and chairs the Local Arrangements Committee for the 2010 meeting in Asheville. In her spare time, she weaves and studies taekwondo. Danny J. Gustafson - Dr. Gustafson is an Assistant Professor of Biology at The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina. He received a B.A. in Biology and Medical Technology from Blackburn College (1990), Carlinville, Illinois, where he first encountered undergraduate research. After working a few years as a registered Medical Technologist (American Society of Clinical Pathologist), Danny pursued a M.S. of Biology in Dr. Roger C. Anderson’s Plant Ecology Laboratory at Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois (1996). Under the mentorship of Drs. David J. Gibson and Daniel L. Nickrent, Danny earned a Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Ecology from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois (2000), followed by a teaching / research post-doctoral position in Dr. Brenda Casper’s Plant Ecology Laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2000- 2003). Danny has incorporated undergraduate researchers as an integral part of his research program, which is most evident by the 18 undergraduate and four graduate independent studies that he has mentored since arriving at The Citadel in 2003. These students have coauthored 10 abstracts and presented their research at local, regional, national, and international meetings, coauthored four Candidates for Office 115 technical reports, and one has published a manuscript on plant - animal interactions in a southeastern salt marsh in Estuaries and Coasts (2006). Current research projects in Dr. Gustafson’s research laboratory include 1) genetic control of plant community assembly rules, 2) spatial genetic structure of the endangered pondberry ( Lindera melissifolia), and 3) ‘local’ seed source issues as they related to coastal plains / barrier island flora conservation, restoration, and native plant propagation. CPEL is supported by funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of the Navy, South Carolina SeaGrant Consortium, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, and The Citadel Foundation. Danny has taught courses in Ecology, Plant Biology, Conservation Ecology, Field Methods, Biometry, General Biology, Environmental Science, and a field course in Belize. He is a member of the Botanical Society of America, Ecological Society of America, British Ecological Society, Society of Wetland Scientists, and the Southeastern Estuarine Research Society. He has been a member of ASB since 2003, has served on and chaired the ASB Conservation Committee, was the vice chair of the Ecological Society of America Southeastern Chapter, and chaired the Eugene P. Odum Award Committee for the ESA Southeastern Chapter. Joey Shaw - Dr. Shaw is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Joey received a B.S. in Biology from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (1998) where Dr. G. Van Horn introduced him to plant taxonomy and systematics. He continued his education at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he received an M.S. in Botany (2001) under the direction of Dr. B. E. Wofford (and Drs. P. Cox and D. K. Smith) and a Ph.D. in Botany under the direction of Dr. Randy Small (and Drs. E. E. Schilling and J. Wilson). Prior to his time at UTC, Joey took botanical coursework from Drs. J. Faulkner and R. Clements (both UTK alumni) at Chattanooga State Technical Community College. Needless to say at this point, Joey has been strongly influenced by “Tennessee Botany.” A faculty member of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga since 2005, Joey teaches Plant Taxonomy, Biogeography, Environmental Genetics, and freshman Biology. His research focus is primarily in the field of plant molecular systematics, especially of the genus Prunus (Rosaceae), which includes such economically important species as plums, peaches, cherries, apricots, and almonds. He has thus far mentored three M.S. students to graduation and all have presented papers at ASB. Joey not only teaches biology and botany in the classroom, but he has served as a volunteer trip leader for 10 years at the Annual Spring Wildflower Pilgrimage in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 116 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 Proposed Membership Dues Increase As you can see in the table below, membership dues do not meet the expenses incurred for printing and mailing Southeastern Biology. SOUTHEASTERN BIOLOGY PROFIT & LOSS 1999-2007 Southeastern Biology Receipts 1999-2007 $148,973.00 Southeastern Biology Expensesl 999-2007 $(163,214.00) SEB ENDING BALANCE 1999-2007 $(14,241.00) Because of the need to maintain fiscal stability for ASB, the ASB Executive Committee will present the increase in dues indicated below, for a vote by the ASB members at the annual business meeting in Birmingham, April 3, 2009. If approved by the members, the increase will take effect immediately. MEMBERSHIP CURRENT PROPOSE Regular $35 $50 Regular, 3 years $95 $135 Family $40 $55 Student $15 $20 Emeritus $15 $20 Contributing $70 $100 Sustaining $140 $200 Life $350 $500 Patron $750 $1000 Library $40 $55 Library, 3 years $100 $145 Available Position in the Southeast Ecology: Salem College, a liberal arts college for women, seeks assistant professor, Fall 2009, to teach ecology, botany, plant taxonomy and a course in the candidate's specialty, and to develop an undergraduate research program in ecology/field biology. Send cover letter including teaching philosophy and research interests, CV, transcripts, and contact information for three references to the Ecology Search Committee, Salem College, 601 S Church St., Winston- Salem, NC 27101 or email moore@salem.edu. Review of applications currently ongoing until position is filled. EOE. www.salem.edu. 03 Annual Meeting Information 117 The University of Alabama, Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama and Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama are proud to host the 70th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists April 1-4, 2009, Birmingham, Alabama Sheraton Birmingham This four-day event brings together approximately 800 biologists from across the southeastern United States. The meeting features a distinguished plenary speaker, special symposia, field trips, oral and poster presentations, workshops, networking and social events, and more. The Annual Meeting provides you with the exclusive opportunity to showcase your products and/or services to this large and important audience of faculty, students, researchers, conservation workers, military and government personnel, and business professionals with a common interest in biological issues. Interests are diverse, and range from genetics and molecular biology, to physiology and population biology, to community and ecosystem ecology and systematics. About ASB: The Association of Southeastern Biologists (ASB) was established in 1937 by biologists concerned with the quality of biological research in the southeastern United States. Today, ASB is the largest regional biology association in the country, and is committed to the advancement of biology as a science by the promotion of science education, research, and the application of scientific knowledge to human problems. ASB Web Site: Many thanks to Dr. Dennis Haney, Furman University for maintaining ASB’s web site. Please visit our new and exciting web site: www.asb.appstate.edu. Many new features have been added, register on-line for our Annual Meeting, view photos, inquire about career opportunities and more. 118 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) The University of Alabama at Birmingham grew out of the establishment of the University of Alabama School of Medicine and the associated University Hospital during the early portions of the Twentieth Century. Undergraduate education began in the mid-1930’s as an extension center of the University of Alabama. UAB became an autonomous campus and degree-granting university in 1969. In the four decades since, this young, dynamic institution has driven the social, cultural and economic revival of Birmingham and has evolved into a world- renowned research center and medical center. Today, UAB attracts the best and brightest students from around Alabama, the nation and some 105 countries around the globe. UAB’s total enrollment is now over 16,000 students. More than 4,700 of this number are enrolled in graduate programs and approximately 1,000 are students in the health professional programs (medicine, dental, optometry and related areas). Thirty-six programs award doctoral the degree. In funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), UAB ranks 20th nationally, and five medical specialties within the UAB School of Medicine are ranked in the top 20 by U.S. News and World Report. The Carnegie Foundation places UAB in the top 95 comprehensive research universities, public and private. UAB is also Alabama’s largest employer, with more than 18,000 faculty and staff in the academic and health systems. In recent years, the undergraduate campus area has expanded and has been redesigned to take on a more traditional campus appearance. This has mirrored the change in the composition of the student body over the years. Originally mostly commuters, now almost 60% of undergraduates are from other areas of Alabama, the nation, and the world. Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, Alabama (JSU) In 1883, the Alabama Legislature passed a bill to create a state normal school in northeastern Alabama. Beginning with 3 faculty, the school initially enrolled 25 students. Faculty also taught 222 children from Jacksonville and the surrounding area in a preparatory school as part of their original mandate. It became a State Teacher’s College in 1930, reflecting its increasing role in teacher education within the state. In 1957, it offered its first master’s degree program (elementary education), thus becoming Jacksonville State College. In 1966, the Legislature awarded the institution university status, becoming Jacksonville State University. From its humble beginnings with 25 students, JSU now enrolls over 9,400 students in 45 undergraduate and 24 graduate programs. The University’s commitment to teacher education remains high: JSU produces more public school teachers than any other college/university in Alabama. The Biology Department has 13 faculty mentoring nearly 400 students in their BA, BS, and MS programs. Student/faculty research is encouraged and they have presented their research at local, state, national, and international professional meetings. Faculty teaching and research expertise includes aquatic/field/wetland ecology, meiobenthology, amphibian bioacoustics, Annual Meeting Information 119 conservation biology, ecotoxicology, phtyoremediation, physiological ecology, microbial ecology of microbe-host interactions, molecular genetics, microbiology, and plant & animal systematics. These activities are supported by laboratory facilities and equipment appropriate for field research (including three research boats, sound analysis software, & an electroshocker), molecular genetics (including an automated capillary array gene sequencer and real-time PCR), an image analysis center (including an SEM, research grade compound microscope, and analytical software), macro & micro-respirometry systems, environmental chambers, Chemical analysis (AA, GC, LICOR system, water quality probe), a wetlab for ecotoxicology testing, and greenhouse/aquaculture facilities. Faculty have received research/teaching grants from NSF, NIH, USFWS, NOAA/NMFS, NASA, USDA/NFS, and the Eisenhower program. The Department maintains active partnerships with USFWS, USDA/NFS, USNPS, and NOAA/NMFS. Birmingham, Alabama The Birmingham metropolitan area has an aggregate population well over 1 million people. Nestled in the foothills of the Appalachians, the city is laid out in a series of lush rolling hills and valleys, with woodland-covered neighborhoods just minutes from downtown. The “Magic City’ has a distinct southern character and tradition and especially when it comes to food and dining. It is noted for different flavors of barbeque, but also has some nationally-acclaimed gourmet restaurants, as well. Birmingham is also well known as one of the major medical centers in North America, primarily anchored by the Medical Center at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). In addition to the availability of undergraduate collegiate studies at UAB, Birmingham is also home to Samford University and Birmingham Southern College. The mild winters and ready access to nearby lakes, rivers and natural areas makes Birmingham an ideal location for those interested in a variety of outdoor activities. Hotel Information 2009 Association of Southeastern Biologists April 1-4, 2009 Birmingham, AL Sheraton Birmingham & the BJCC Please use the ASB approved hotel. ASB will receive exclusive benefits for using the ASB sponsored hotel. Experience comfortable convenience! Park your car at the Sheraton and leave it until the end of the convention. 120 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 ASB has secured the following hotel at a discounted rate for exhibitors and attendees. Please remember to ask for the special ASB discounted rate when making reservations or use the assigned ASB link. The following hotel is providing additional services to accommodate ASB. Please make your reservations as soon as possible. The Sheraton Birmingham is our Headquarters Hotel and has been secured for Exhibitors and ASB attendees. There is a daily parking fee at the Sheraton Birmingham for personal vehicles and vans. Please make your reservations as soon as possible. Please visit their web sites for directions to their property. THE LAST DAY TO RESERVE A ROOM AT THE DISCOUNTED RATE IS 3/01/09. About the hotel Warm and inviting as the southern sun, Sheraton Birmingham Hotel is in the heart of Birmingham’s central business district. Connect with colleagues in one of Alabama's largest and most recognized convention hotels. Events of various sizes will thrive in over 350,000 square feet of meeting and exhibition space, including Alabama's largest ballroom - 25,000 square feet of elegant and versatile space. We are also conveniently connected to the Birmingham/ Jefferson Convention Complex by a covered skyway. Discover southern hospitality at its best. Enjoy some of the finest restaurants in the south in the nearby Five Points South entertainment district. Join in the excitement of fellow fans at the infamous Alabama Sports Hall of Fame. At day's end, relax in our indoor pool or unwind at Casey's Sports Bar & Grill. The minor stresses of travel are soothed away in our comfortable guest rooms and suites, complete with the signature Sheraton Sweet Sleeper (SM) Bed. Experience Birmingham in a way you’ll never forget at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel. PLEASE NOTE Schedule-at-a-Glance: Information printed in this issue was current when Southeastern Biology went to press, but will change by the time of the meeting. An updated “Schedule-at-a-Glance” of all meeting events will be distributed to each person who registers for the meeting. Please use the updated version at the meeting. Publication of Abstracts: Beginning in 2007, ASB implemented a policy that abstracts of ASB and BBB papers and posters will be printed in the July issue of Southeastern Biology. Please be aware that abstracts will not be printed if the presentation is cancelled. If a problem arises with the presentation of your paper or poster, please contact the Local Arrangements Co-Chair, Dr. George Cline (gcline@jsu.edu). Annual Meeting Information 121 2009 ASB Group Discount Hotel Headquarters Hotel Sheraton Birmingham 2101 Richard Arrington Jr Blvd, North Birmingham, AL, 35203 www.Sheraton.com/Birmingham phone: 205-324-5000 1) For Attendees (Non-Student) Rates & Link (To Register Online see below) Single-$129.00 Triple-$149.00 Double-$1 39.00 Quad $159.00 Use the following link (copy and paste into your browser) to reserve your room online or you may call the hotel directly. If you call to make your reservation, please tell them to make your reservation with the Assn of Southeastern Biologists to receive the discounted rate! Link for Exhibitors and Attendees (Non-Student): http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/sebiologist 2) For Students Only. Rates & Link (To Register Online see below) A Limited Number of Rooms Available for Students Only at the Special Rate Below. These Rooms are a First-Come, First-Served Basis Only. You must present Student ID at check-in ! 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Requests must be postmarked by Jan. 15, 2009 to receive a refund. 126 SE Biology , Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 ASB 2009 Schedule DAY/TIME EVENT LOCATION Wednesday, April 1 8:00 am-7:00 pm Registration Open East 3rd Floor 8:00 am-8:00 pm 8:00 am-8:00 pm Cyber Cafe Open East Ballroom 9:00 am-4:00 pm Exhibitor Move-In East Ballroom 12 noon-2 pm Exhibitor Pizza Party (Exhibitors Only) MR-412 1:30-5:30 pm ASB Executive Committee Meeting MR-407 1:30-5:30 pm SABS Council Meeting MR-410 7:30-9:00 pm ASB Plenary Session: Dr. Andrew M 9:00-10:30 pm Berry - Darwin’s Third Century: A return to Natural History ” Welcome Reception East Ballroom Thursday, April 2 7:00-8:30 am ASB Past Presidents' Breakfast Medical Forum B 7:00 am-5:00 pm PowerPoint Preview & Tech. Check 1 East 3rd Floor 8:00 am-5:00 pm Registration Open 8:00 am-5:00 pm Exhibits Open East Ballroom 8:00 am-5:00 pm Cyber Cafe open East Ballroom 8:00 am-5:00 pm Exhibitors Break Room TBA 8:00 am-5:00 pm 8:00-9:00 am ASB Posters 1: Setup (#1-120) East Ballroom 8:00-12:00 am Plant Systematics 1 D 8:00 -12:00pm Biodiversity Informatics Symposium E 8:00-1 1:00pm Aquatic, Wetland, & Marine Biology F 8:00-11:45 am Invertebrate Zoology G 8:30-11:15 am Animal Ecology 1 J 8:30-11:45 am Genetics K 8:45-11:45 am Plant Ecology 1 L 9:45-10:15 am Break: Visit Exhibits & Posters East Ballroom 9:00-4:00 pm ASB Posters 1: On Exhibit East Ballroom 9:45-10:45 am ASB Posters 1: Presenters of odd East Ballroom 12:00-1:00 pm 12:00-1:00 pm numbered posters must be present Lunch (individuals and organizations) Education Comm. Lunch Workshop: J 12:00-1:30 pm 1:00-5:00 pm “Teaching Evolution” Tri-Beta Field Trip to McWane Center Meeting point 1:00-5:00 pm Plant Systematics II Sheraton Lobby D 1:00-4:30 pm Plant Biology E Annual Meeting Information 127 Thursday, April 2 (continued) 2:00-4:00 pm Human Diversity Comm. “Graduate School Preparation” F 1:00-4:45 pm Teaching Biology G 1 :45-3:45 pm Animal Ecology J 1:00-5:00 pm Herpetology 1 K 1:00-5:00 pm 2:45-3:15 pm Plant Ecology Break: Visit Exhibits & Posters L 2:30-3:30 pm ASB Posters 1: Presenters of even numbered posters must be present East Ballroom 4:00-5:00 pm ASB Posters 1: Poster Removal East Ballroom 6:00-11:00 pm Thursday Night Social “Sweet Home Alabama” TBA Friday, April 3 7:00 am-4:00 pm PowerPoint Preview & Tech. Check 1 7:00-8:30 am SABS/BSA Breakfast Medical Forum A 7:30-8:30 am ASB Patrons & Exhibitors Breakfast Medical Forum B 8:00-8:45 am 7:30-9:00 am PPP Poster Setup East Ballroom 8:00 -4:00 pm Cyber Cafe open East Ballroom 8:00 -4:00 pm 8:00 4:00 pm Exhibitors Break Room TBA 8:00-9:00 am ASB Posters II: Setup (121-165) East Ballroom 8:00 -2:00 pm Exhibits Open East Ballroom 8:30-9:15 am Plant Systematics III D 8:00-11:00 am Animal Ecology/Ornithology E 8:00-9:45 am Animal Physiology/ Development F 8:00-11:15 am Microbiology J 8:00-11:00 am Herpetology/ Ichthyology K 8:00-9:15 am Plant Ecology III L 9:45-10:15 am Break: Visit Exhibits & Posters East Ballroom 8:30-9:00 am ppp Officers Meeting G 9:00-10:00 am ppp Judges Meeting G 8:00-12:00 am ASB Posters II: On Exhibit East Ballroom 8:45 -9:45 am ASB Posters II: Presenters of even numbered posters must be present East Ballroom 9:45-10:45 am ASB Posters II: Presenters of odd numbered posters must be present East Ballroom 10:00-11:00 am ppp Business Meeting O 10:00 am-12:00pm ppp Poster Presentations East Ballroom 10:00 am-1 1:00pm ASB Leadership Meeting M 11:15-12:15 pm 12:15-1:00 pm ASB Business Meeting Lunch (Individuals & Organizations) M 12:15-1:00 pm ESA/SE Luncheon Medical Forum A 1:00-4:30 pm ppp Paper Presentations N 1:00-4:30 pm ppp Paper Presentations O 1:00-4:30 pm PPP Paper Presentations J 128 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 Friday, April 3 (continued) 1:00-5:00 pm “2009 ASB Darwin Bicentennial Symposium: Natural Selection-Past Present and Future” M 12:45-2:00 pm ASB Posters II: Poster Removal East Ballroom 12:45-2:00 pm 2:00-4:30 pm BBB Posters: Poster Removal East Ballroom 2:00-4:00 pm 2:30-3:30 pm 3:30-4:00 pm Exhibitor Move-Out East Ballroom 5:15-6:00 pm SHC Business Meeting G 6:00-7:00 pm Friday Night Social East Ballroom 7:00-10:00 pm Awards’ Banquet: Presentation and Announcement of Awards East Ballroom Saturday, April 4 7:30-11:30 am ASB Executive Committee Breakfast Meeting MR-407 9:00 am-1:00 pm Field Trips (Listed in this issue) Meet in Sheraton Foyer 8:30 am-4:30 pm Curator’s Workshop TBA Conference Badges You will receive your meeting badges when you arrive in Birmingham. Simply proceed to the Registration Area in the Sheraton to receive your badge. Family members of conference participants should ask for guest conference badges at the registration desk. YOU MUST WEAR YOUR BADGE TO ALL FUNCTIONS, INCLUDING SOCIAL EVENTS! IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PRESENTERS All oral papers will be presented using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 only. Speakers who prepare their presentation using Office 2007 are strongly encouraged to save it as an Office 2003 file. Presenters should bring a backup copy on a CD or USB memory drive to the meeting. Complete and final presentations must be submitted on CD to the audiovisual coordinator to be received by April 4. The first author’s name and truncated title should be written on the upper surface of the CD using an indelible marker. Submit CD to be received by April 4 2008 to: Dr. James Rayburn, Biology, Jacksonville State University, 700 Pelhan Road North, Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602. Annual Meeting Information 129 Plenary Speaker Dr. Andrew Berry Museum of Comparative Zoology-Harvard University Darwin’s Third Century: A Return to Natural History With an undergraduate degree in zoology from Oxford and a PhD in evolutionary genetics from Princeton, Dr. Berry’s expertise is on how Darwinian processes affect natural populations. His research has taken him into the bowels of molecular biology labs (in pursuit of that most charismatic of species, the fruit fly) and to more far-flung locales, such as Nepal (bats), Borneo (butterflies), the Ecuadorean Andes (more butterflies), and the Faroe Islands (wrens). In the highlands of New Guinea, he has done research on the ecology and behavior on some of the region's more engaging species: giant rats and spiny bandicoots. Currently a research associate at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, he teaches both at Harvard and overseas (including recent courses on molecular biology in Antananarivo, Madagascar; on evolution in Istanbul, Turkey; and on the history of science in Oxford). Dr. Berry is a popular writer as well as speaker for both scientific and popular audiences. His book on Alfred Russel Wallace, Infinite Tropics (2002), surveys the remarkable achievements of the unjustly neglected co-discoverer of natural selection and in 2003, he co-authored with James D. Watson to write DNA. The publication was written to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of the DNA double helix and tells the story of the ongoing scientific, technological, and social revolution precipitated by the breakthrough. He and his wife, Harvard lepidopterist Naomi Pierce, live in Cambridge MA with their twin 1 1 -year-old daughters. We welcome Dr. Berry to the 70th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists! SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 Dr. Andrew Berry Paper Sessions 131 8:00 AM 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 9:30 AM 9:45 AM 10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM ASB PAPER AND POSTER SESSIONS ASB PAPER SESSIONS THURSDAY AM, APRIL 2, 2009 PLANT SYSTEMATICS, ROOM D Moderator, TBA T1 IAN M. COHEN1 AND JOEY SHAW1. Testing The Utility Of Three Noncoding Chloroplast DNA Regions For DNA Barcoding Using Prunus (Rosaceae). University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga1 T2 ASHLEY B. MORRIS1. Illicium Systematics: Current Knowledge And Future Directions. University Of South Alabama1 T3 WENDY B. ZOMLEFER1 AND STEPHEN L. ECHOLS1. Vascular Plant Flora Of The Remnant Blackland Prairies In Oaky Woods Wildlife Management Area, Houston County, Georgia. University Of Georgia1 T4 BRUCE K. KIRCHOFF1, SNEHAL PAWAR2, PINAZ KALE2, DAVID REMINGTON1 AND FEREIDOON SADRI2. A New Type Of Visual Key Based On Bayesian Principles. Department Of Biology, University Of North Carolina At Greensboro1 Department Of Computer Science, University Of North Carolina At Greensboro2 T5 RAYMOND O. FLAGG1 AND GERALD L. SMITH2. Distinguishing Characters Of Habranthus Species Of Mexico And Southwestern United States. Carolina Biological Supply Company1 High Point University2 T6 PATRICIA B. COX1. Global Climate Change And The Endangered Species Act. Tennessee Valley Authority, Natural Heritage Program1 T7 AMANDA C. SAVILLE1, ROSE GRINNAN1 AND ALEXANDER KRINGS1. From Despair To Hope? Delimiting Species Boundaries In The Dichanthelium Dichotomum Complex (Poaceae). North Carolina State University1 Break T8 CHARLES N. HORN1. Floral Evidence For A New Hybrid Within The Genus Asimina (Annonaceae). Newberry College1 T9 T. W. BARGER1 AND BRIAN D. HOLT1. Preliminary Survey Of The Vascular Flora Of The Perdido Forever Wild Tract, Baldwin County, AL. State Lands Division, AL-DCNR1 T1 0 T. W. BARGER1 AND BRIAN D. HOLT1. An Update On The Status Of Cypripedlum Candidum Muhl. Ex Willd. In Alabama. State Lands Division, AL-DCNR1 132 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 11:00 AM Til CATHERINE M. BUSH1, DOLLIE L. ROLLINS2 AND GERALD L. SMITH2. Phylogeny Of The Southeastern U.S. Species Of Hymenocallis. Wake Forest University1 High Point University2 11:15 AM T12 CHANNING RICHARDSON1, ALLEN C. RISK1 AND PAUL G. DAVISON2. Epiphyllous Liverworts In The Cumberland Plateau Of Kentucky And Tennessee. Morehead State University1 University Of North Alabama2 11:30 AM T13 ALLEN C. RISK1. Sphagnum (Section Sphagnum) In The Cumberlands: Taxonomy, Ecology, And Distribution. Morehead State University1 1 1 :45 AM 12:00 PM Lunch Biodiversity Informatics, Room E Moderators, Zach Murrell and Alan Prather 8:00 AM T32 ZACK E. MURRELL1, DERICK B. POINDEXTER1 AND MICHAEL W. DENSLOW1. A Regional Bioinformatics Effort: Lessons Learned From SERNEC. Appalachian State University1 8:20 AM T33 ALAN PRATHER1. Collectionsweb: Building A Community Of Natural History Collections. Michigan State University1 8:40 AM T34 AUSTIN R. MAST1. Digital Images In The Emerging Cyberinfrastructure For Systematics. Department Of Biological Science, Florida State University1 9:00 AM T35 ANDREW C. BENTLEY1. Specify: Databasing Software Capabilities And Potential. University Of Kansas Biodiversity Institute1 9:20 AM T36 HENRY L. BART1 AND NELSON E. RIOS1. Recent Advances In Automated Tools For Georeferencing Natural History Collection Data. Tulane University1 9:40 AM Break 10:00 AM T37 JONATHAN W. ARMBRUSTER1. Databasing Efforts At Auburn University. Auburn University1 Biodiversity Informatics: Progress And Potential In The Southeastern USA. 10:20 AM T38 HEATHER B. CONSTABLE1. Vertnet: The Next Step Biodiversity Revolution For Natural History Museums. Museum Of Vertebrate Zoology, University California, Berkeley1 10:40 AM T39 S J. FREENEY1. The National Biological Information Infrastructure Role In Biodiversity Informatics. US Geological Survey1 11:00 AM T40 S J. FREENEY1. North American Data Portal Of The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). US Geological Survey1 Paper Sessions 133 11:20 AM Panel Discussion GEORGE V. PINCHUK1, JOHN V. STOKES2, SANG-RIUL LEE2, BINDU NANDURI2, CATLYN M. JOHNSON1, MARY B. SHELTON1, ALEXEJ N. VERKHRATSKY3 AND LESYA M. PINCHUK2. Proteomic Analysis Reveals Altered Expression Of Protein Kinases And Transport-Related Proteins In Bovine Monocytes Infected With A Cytopathic Virus. Mississippi University For Women, Columbus, MS, USA1 Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA2 University Of Manchester, Manchester, UK3 Aquatic, Wetland and Marine Management, Room F Moderator, TBA 8:00 AM T63 8:15 AM T64 8:30 AM T65 8:45 AM T66 9:00 AM T67 9:15 AM T68 9:30 AM T69 RANI MENON1 AND MARJORIE M. HOLLAND1. Phosphorus Retention By Juncus Effusus, Carex Lurida And Dichanthelium Acuminatum Var.Acuminatum In Agricultural Drainage Ditches. Department Of Biology, The University Of Mississippi, University, MS 38677. 1 TODD A. EGERTON1 AND HAROLD G. MARSHALL1. Algal Diversity And Productivity Interactions Along Estuarine Gradients: A Comparison Of Three Tidal Tributaries In Virginia. Dept. Biological Sciences, Old Dominon University1 MATTHEW T. MULLER1, TODD A. EGERTON1, HAROLD G. MARSHALL1, ANDREW S. GORDON1, PATRICK HATCHER2, MATTHEW R. SEMCHESKI1, NATHAN A. BOWMAN1 AND RICHARD HUBBARD2. Ongoing Results Of Algal Biomass Production For Biodiesel Production In Southeastern Virginia; A VCERC Component. Dept. Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University1 Dept. Chemistry And Biochemistry, Old Dominion University2 NATHAN A. BOWMAN1 AND HAROLD G. MARSHALL1. Phytoplankton Spatial And Temporal Dynamics In Back Bay, Virginia. Old Dominion University1 PUJA SHRESTHA1, M. W. MORRIS 1 AND NEIL BILLINGTON1. Genetic Variation In Bald Cypress Populations From Southeastern Alabama. Troy University1 SAMIKSHA RAUT1 AND ROBERT ANGUS1. Effects Of Triclosan On Vitellogenin Induction And Sperm Production In Western Male Mosquitofish, Gambusia Affinis. The University Of Alabama At Birmingham1 SUMAN CHITRAKAR1, NEIL BILLINGTON1, PAUL M. STEWART1, PATRICK L. WITMER2 AND CHRISTOPHER K. METCALF3. Use Of A Sedimentation Risk Index (SRI) To Assess Unpaved Road-Stream Crossings In The Upper Choctawhatchee River Watershed. Troy University1 Three Rivers RC & D Council, Inc.2 U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service3 134 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 9:45 AM Break 10:15 AM T70 10:30 AM T71 10:45 AM T72 11:00 AM T73 11:15AM T74 11:30 AM T75 1 1 :45 AM T76 ERIN E. SINGER1 AND MICHAEL M. GANGLOFF1. Mill Dams Enhance Mussel Growth Rates In Alabama Streams. Appalachian State University1 ROBERT J. KRENZ1 AND CHARLES L. PEDERSON1. Photopigments Characterize Phytoplankton Assemblages: A Step Toward Bioassessment Of Illinois Reservoirs. Eastern Illinois University1 SHANNON E. PITTMAN \ TIMOTHY L. KING2 AND MICHAEL E. DORCAS1. Genetic And Demographic Status Of A Bog Turtle Population: Implications For Conservation And Management. Davidson College1 USGS2 ANGELA M. MOJICA1. Effect Of The Herbivorous West Indian Spider Crab (Mithrax Sppinosissimus) On Patch Reefs In The Florida Keys (USA). Old Dominion University1 MICHAEL M. GANGLOFF1. Effects Of Small Dams On Alabama Stream Habitats And Biota. Appalachian State University1 IN K. CHO1, CHRISTI MAGRATH1, ROBERT LI2 AND ALICIA WHATLEY1. Induction Of The Cytochrome P450 Enzyme In Channel Catfish (Ictalurus Punctatus) Following Exposure To Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent. Troy University1 USDA2 ANA C. VALLEJO1, BRETT A. MACEK1, CHRISTOPHER K. EDMONDSON1 AND FRANK A. ROMANO, III1. Water Quality And Habitat Assessment Of Houck Creek, Cleburne County, Alabama. Jacksonville State University1 Invertebrate Zoology & Entomology Room G Moderator, Frank A. Romano, III 8:00 AM T84 8:15 AM T85 8:30 AM T86 8:45 AM T87 LEIGH A. NORRIS1, STYLIANOS CHATZIMANOLIS1 AND MICHAEL S. CATERINO2. Phylogeography Of Coelus Pacificus On The California Channel Islands. University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga1 Santa Barbara Museum Of Natural History2 MARC A. MILNE1 AND DEBORAH A. WALLER1. The Effectiveness Of The Attraction Mechanisms Of The Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia Purpurea, At Attracting Prey And Residents. Old Dominion University1 DANIEL N. PROUD1 AND BRUCE E. FELGENHAUER1. Morphology And Ultrastructure Of The Sexually Dimorphic Leg I In Manaosbiid Harvestmen (Opiliones: Laniatores). University Of Louisiana At Lafayette1 MAGHAN WOODS1. Correlation Of Macroinvertebrate Abundance And Species Richness Of Southeastern Caves And Total Organic Matter (TOM) In Cave Soil. Shorter College1 Paper Sessions 135 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 9:30 AM 9:45 AM 10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:15 AM 8:30 AM T88 MEGAN P. WHITE1, ERIK C. JOHNSON1 AND RONALD V. DIMOCK, JR.1. Cellular And Organismal Physiological Responses Of Utterbackia Imbecillis (Bivalvia: Unionidae) To Acute, Sub- Lethal Copper Exposure. Wake Forest University1^ T89 WARREN T. JONES1, HUGH S. HAMMER2, MICKIE L. POWELL1, VICTORIA K. GIBBS1, ADDISON L. LAWRENCE3, JOHN L. LAWRENCE4 AND STEPHEN A. WATTS1. Are Vitamins Required In Formulated Feeds For The Sea Urchin, Lytechinus Variegatus? UAB1 Gadsden State Community College2 Texas A&M University3 University Of South Florida4 T90 NICHOLAS S. SEKORA1, KATHY S. LAWRENCE1, PAULA AGUDELO2, EDZARD VAN SANTEN1 AND JOHN A. MCINROY1. Identifying Selected Nematode Species Based On Fatty Acid Profiles Using FAME Analysis. Auburn University1 Clemson University2 Break T91 SUSAN M. SEWELL1 AND FRANK A. ROMANO1. Structure Of A Natural Population Of Dactylobiotus Ambiguous. Jacksonville State University1 T92 ROBERT C. DAFOE1 AND FRANK A. ROMANO1. Spatial And Temporal Analysis Of Tardigrade Communities On Dauphin Island Alabama. Jacksonville State University1 T93 JOEL A. MORRIS1 AND ROBERT J. NOVAK1. Interactions Between Culex Restuans And Cx. Pipiens Mosquito Larvae: Reinterpretation Of Asymmetric Competition. University Of Alabama @ Birmingham1 T94 CHEN, LI-JU, SUSAN SEWELL, FRANK A. ROMANO, III, AND CHRISTOPHER MURDOCK. Analysis Of The 18sDNA Gene Variability In Tardigrades. Jacksonville State University Animal Ecology, Room J Moderator, TBA T108 CHRISTOPHER G. BROWN1. Unorthodox Tastes: Active Appropriation Of An Anti-Herbivore Defense By Trichome-Seeking Neochlamisus Leaf Beetles. Vanderbilt University1 T109 ROBERT W. THACKER1, JULIE B. OLSON2 AND DEBORAH J. GOCHFELD3. Aplysina Red Band Syndrome: An Infectious Disease Of Coral Reef Sponges. University Of Alabama At Birmingham1 University Of Alabama2 University Of Mississippi3 T110 DANYELLE N. DEHNER1, ROBERT U. FISCHER1, SCOTT J. MEINERS2 AND KEN R. MARION1. The Effects Of Agricultural Disturbance On Life History Of The Central Stoneroller (Campostoma Anomalum). University Of Alabama At Birmingham1 Eastern Illinois University2 136 SE Biology , Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 9:30 AM 9:45 AM 10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:00 AM 11:15AM 11:30 AM Till CHRIS L. RICE1 AND KIM M. TOLSON1. Cavity Temperature Of Water Tupelo (Nyssa Aquatica) Trees As A Possible Effect On Roost Site Selection By Corynorhinus Rafinesquii (Rafinesque’s Big-Eared Bat). The University Of Louisiana At Monroe, Monroe, LA712091 T112 JUSTIN L. MARTIN1 AND KIM M. TOLSON1. Utilizing Geospatial Analysis And Vegetation Patterns For More Effective Wood Duck Nest Box Placement. Department Of Biology, College Of Arts And Sciences, University Of Louisiana At Monroe, Monroe, La. 71209- 05201 T1 1 3 LINDSAY L. DREVLOW1 AND CARLOS D. CAMP1. Production Of Chitinase By Potential Gut-Dwelling Fungi In Lungless Salamanders. Piedmont College1 T114 CLAUDIA E. HAGAN1, LESLEY A. MOBLEY1 AND RENEE E. CARLETON1. Severe Drought Conditions In Fall And Winter Negatively Affects Eastern Bluebird Reproduction. Berry College1 Break Til 5 CHARLOTTE K. STEELMAN1 AND MICHAEL E. DORCAS1. The Effects Of Airplane Noise On Anuran Calling. Davidson College1 T116 PAUL E. SUPER1, KEITH LANGDON2, BECKY J. NICHOLS2 AND BENJAMIN ZANK2. Research In Great Smoky Mountains National Park — Taking The All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory To The Next Level. Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center, NPS1 Great Smoky Mountains National Park, NPS2 Til 7 NABIL A. NASSERI1, LANCE D. MCBRAYER1, THOMAS E. GOODWIN2 AND BRUCE A. SCHULTE1. The Impact Of African Elephants (Loxodonta Africana) On Herpetofauna Species Diversity And Richness In Savanna Woodlands Of Northern Tanzania. Georgia Southern University1 Hendrix College2 Til 8 JOSEPH R. BURGER1, ADRIAN S. CHESH2, RODRIGO A. CASTRO3, LILIANA ORTIZ TOLHUYSEN3, PAMELA MUNOZ4, FERNANDO FREDES4, LUIS A. EBENSPERGER3 AND LOREN D. HAYES1. Parasitism And Fitness In The Social South American Rodent, Octodon Degus. Department Of Biology, The University Of Louisiana At Monroe1 Department Of Zoology, Miami University2 Centro De Estudios Avanzados En Ecologia & Biodiversidad & Pontificia Universidad Catolica De Chile3 Facultad De Ciencias Veterinarias Y Pecuarias, Universidad De Chile4 Til 9 JON M. DAVENPORT1 AND DAVID R. CHALCRAFT1. Larval Dragonflies Scare The Shape Out Of Larval Salamanders. East Carolina University1 T120 ANNE MARIE LEBLANC1, THANE WIBBELS1, MARCO ANTONIO-P2, GLORIA TAVERA 3, DIANA J. LIRA-R. 2, HECTOR J. MARTINEZ-O. 2, JAIME PENA-V. 2, PATRICK M. BURCHFIELD2, EARL POSSARDT4 AND BARBARA SCHROEDER5. Ecological Implications Of The Arribada Phenomenon In The Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle. UAB1 Gladys Porter Zoo2 CONANP3 U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service4 NMFS, NOAA5 Paper Sessions Teaching Evolution, Room J ASB Education Committee 137 12:00 8:00 AM 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 9:45 AM 10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM Presentations and Panel Discussion Genetics, Cell, and Molecular Biology, Room K Moderator, Chris Murdock T141 NAZLI DOKUZOGLU1, CHRISTOPHER HEALEY1, JOE HSIAO1, BRUCE K. KIRCHOFF2 AND DAVID REMINGTON2. A New, Cross-Platform DNA Alignment Tool. Department Of Computer Science, North Carolina State University1 Department Of Biology, University Of North Carolina At Greensboro2 T142 JOHN G. GIBBONS1, ERIC M. JANSON1, PATRICK ABBOT1 AND ANTONIS ROKAS1. Next-Generation Sequencing Of Non- Model Species. Vanderbilt University1 T143 NAZIA MOJIB1, TAHSEEN H. NASTI2, NABIHA YUSUF2, RICHARD HOOVER3 AND ASIM K. BEJ1. Violacein, A Pigment Isolated From An Antarctic Bacterium, Janthinobacteriumsp., Induces Apoptosis In Murine Skin Cancer Cells. Dept. Of Biology, University Of Alabama At Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama1 Dept. Of Dermatology And Skin Diseases Research Center, University Of Alabama At Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama2 National Space Science And Technology Center, NASA, Huntsville, Alabama3 T144 ROSEMARY N. PLAGENS1 AND ELI V. HESTERMANN1. Inhibition Of Estrogen Activity In Breast Cancer Cells. Furman University1 T145 IN K. CHO1 AND ALICIA WHATLEY1. Mutagenicity Of Walnut Creek And Troy (Alabama) Wastewater Treatment Plant Influent And Effluent. Troy University1 T146 SAMUAL BARRON1, BENJIE BLAIR1, MARK MEADE1 AND CHRIS MURDOCK1. Bacterial Diversity In Cave Soils From Blowing Spring Cave (Lauderdale County, Alabama). Jacksonville State University1 Break T147 ELIZABETH B. EVANS1 AND DWAYNE A. WISE1. Control Of Chromosome Separation In Human-Rodent Hybrid Cells. Mississippi State University1 T148 ANNA KLESHAYEVA1 AND CHRIS R. GISSENDANNER1. Nuclear Receptor Regulation Of Organ Patterning In C. Elegans. University Of Louisiana At Monroe1 T149 MELISSA HEARD1 AND CHRIS R. GISSENDANNER1. Functional Analysis Of The NHR-6 Nuclear Receptor DNA-Binding Domain In The Nematode C. Elegans. University Of Louisiana At Monroe1 138 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 11:00 AM 11:15 AM 11:30 AM 8:00 AM 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 9:30 AM 9:45 AM 10:15 AM 10:30 AM T150 CHRIS W. BRUTON1. Distribution Of Kinetochore Fragments In Cells Undergoing Mitosis Without DNA Replication. Mississippi State University1 T151 T.J. HOLLINGSWORTH1, SUZANNE D. MCALEAR1 AND ALECIA K. GROSS1. Rhodopsin Mutant Ter349Glu Mislocalizes In Primary Ciliated Cells. University Of Alabama At Birmingham1 T152 JENNELL M. TALLEY1 AND KATHERINE L. FRIEDMAN2. Understanding The Assembly Requirements For The Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Telomerase Component Est3p. Vanderbilt University1 Vanderbilt Univesity2 Plant Ecology I, Room L Moderator, TBA T177 THOMAS R. WENTWORTH1, RICHARD D. RHEINHARDT2 AND MARK M. BRINSON2. Developing And Testing Multivariate Approaches For Evaluating Success Of Restored Vegetation Communities. NC State University1 East Carolina University2 T178 BEVERLY COLLINS1 AND DAN PITTILLO1. Does Native Plant Flowering Phenology Indicate Climate Warming? Western Carolina University1 T179 SARAH E. GALLIHER1. Effects Of Beech Bark Disease On Regeneration Of High Elevation Beech Forests In Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Elon University1 T180 CLINT L. HELMS1 AND MAJORIE M. HOLLAND1. The Effects Of Competition On The Nitrogen Uptake Ability Of Juncus Effusus; An In-Situ Field Experiment At The University Of Mississippi Field Station. University Of Mississippi1 T181 CAITLIN E. ELAM1. Mapping Current And Historical Vegetation On Florida Managed Lands. Florida Natural Areas Inventory T182 ALLEN P. MICHOT III1 AND CHRISTOPHER A. ADAMS2. Seed Germination Ecology Of Xanthium Strumarium In A Vernal Pond Habitat: The Effects Of Cold Stratification And Dry Storage. Yale University1 King College2 T183 ALLEN P. MICHOT III1 AND CHRISTOPHER A. ADAMS2. Seed Germination Ecology Of Xanthium Strumarium In A Vernal Pond Habitat: The Effects Of Natural Priming And Submergence. Yale University1 King College2 Break T184 CONLEY K. MCMULLEN1. Pollination Biology Of The Rare Galapagos Endemic, Clerodendrum Molle Var. Glabrescens (Verbenaceae). James Madison University1 T185 JULIA E. ROBERTS1 AND DAVID VANDERMAST1. The Composition And Structure Of Beech Gaps In Great Smoky Paper Sessions 10:45 AM T186 11:00 AM T187 11:15AM T188 11:30 AM T189 11:45 AM T190 1:00 PM T14 1:15PM T15 1:30 PM T16 139 Mountains National Park 15 Years After Beech Bark Disease Infestation. Elon University1 KEITH E. GILLAND1 AND BRIAN C. MCCARTHY1. Performance Of American Chestnut (Castanea Dentata (Marsh.) Borkh) Hybrids On Reclaimed Mine Sites In Ohio. Ohio University, Dept. Of Plant And Environmental Biology1 NICHOLAS S. ADAMS1 AND JOHNNY RANDALL1. The Use Of Remnant Sites To Determine Target Conditions For The Restoration Of An Open Oak-Hickory Woodland In The North Carolina Piedmont. University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill1 CATHRYN H. GREENBERG1 and SCOTT WALTER2. Fleshy Fruit Removal And Nutritional Composition Of Winter-Fruiting Plants: A Comparison Of Native And Non-Native Invasive Species In The Southern Appalachians. USDA Forest Service, Upland Hardwood Ecology And Management Research Work Unitl ; Louisiana State University RYAN B. HOMSHER1 AND BRIAN C. MCCARTHY1. Seed Production Of Oaks In Southeastern Ohio. Ohio University1 STEVE PADGETT-VASQUEZ1 AND SARAH H. PARCAK1. Land Use Land Cover Change In Ometepe Island, Nicaragua (1978- 2000) Using Multispectral Satellite Image Data And A Digital Elevation Model. University Of Alabama At Birmingham1 ASB PAPER SESSIONS THURSDAY PM, APRIL 2, 2009 PLANT SYSTEMATICS II, ROOM D Moderator, TBA DIANE M. FERGUSON1, STEPHANIE GUNN-ZUMO2 AND LOWELL E. URBATSCH1. Vascular Plant Inventory Of Jean Lafitte National Park, Louisiana. Louisiana State University1 LA Dept. Of Natural Resources2 ALBERT B. PITTMAN1 AND JOHN B. NELSON2. A Summary Of Eighteen Years Of Floristic Studies At Fort Jackson, South Carolina. South Carolina Heritage Trust Program1 University Of South Carolina2 RONALD L. JONES1, C. T. WITSELL2 AND GUY L. NESOM3. The Status Of The Barrens Silky Aster (Symphyotrichum Pratense) In The Southeastern United States. Department Of Biological Sciences, Eastern Kentucky University, Richmond, KY 404751 Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission, 323 Center St., Little Rock, AR 722012 Fort Worth, TX 761 093 140 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 1:45 PM 2:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 2:45 AM T17 T18 T19 T20 JAMES R. ALLISON1. A New Species Of Clinopodium L. (Lamiaceae) From The Western Piedmont Of Georgia (USA). Dekalb County [Georgia] Parks & Rec. Dept.1 KEVIN S. BURGESS1, ARON J. FAZEKAS2, PRASAD R. KESANAKURTI2, SEAN W. GRAHAM3, STEVEN G. NEWMASTER2, BRIAN C. HUSBAND2, DIANA M. PERCY3, MEHRDAD HAJIBABAE2 AND SPENCER C. BARRETT4. Discriminating Plant Species Using DNA Barcodes. Columbus State University1 University Of Guelph2 University Of British Columbia3 University Of Toronto4 EMILY L. GILLESPIE1 AND KATHLEEN A. KRON1. Phylogenetic Relationships And Historical Biogeography Of Cassiope (Ericaceae). Wake Forest University1 EMILY L. GILLESPIE1 AND ZACK E. MURRELL2. Utility Of GIS (Geographical Information Systems) For Examining Morphological Variation Across A Geographic Landscape In A North American Sedge, Carex Eburnea (Cyperaceae). Wake Forest University1 Appalachian State University2 Break 3:15 AM T21 3:30 AM T22 3:45 AM T23 4:00 AM T24 4:15 AM T25 4:30 AM T26 4:45 AM T27 SUNNY A. HART1 AND DWAYNE ESTES1. Vitis Rupestris (Vitaceae) Rediscovered In Tennessee. Austin Peay State University1 DWAYNE ESTES1, JOEY SHAW2, EDWARD W. CHESTER1, B. E. WOFFORD3 AND CLAUDE J. BAILEY, JR.4. The Vascular Flora Of Tennessee Project. Austin Peay State University1 University Of Tennessee, Chattanooga2 University Of Tennessee, Knoxville3 Jackson State Community College4 ANNA K. BECKER1 AND RANDALL L. SMALL1. Preliminary Population Genetics Of Penstemon Tenuiflorus And P. Hirsutus (Plantaginaceae). University Of Tennessee1 M. STEVEN FURCHES1 AND RANDY SMALL1. The Role Of Hybridization In Structuring Species- And Population-Level Variation In Sarracenia. University Of Tennessee1 MATT S. BRUTON1 AND DR. DWAYNE ESTES1. Baccharis Halimifolia L. (ASTERACEAE) Is Reported As New For The State Of Kentucky. Austin Peay State University1 DWAYNE ESTES1. A New Species Of Carex Section Phacocystis (Cyperaceae) From The Southern Appalachians. Austin Peay State University1 DWAYNE ESTES1. Viburnum Bracteatum (Adoxaceae) Expanded To Include V. Ozarkense. Austin Peay State University1 Paper Sessions Plant Biology, Room E Moderator, Taba Hamissou 141 1:00 PM 1:15 PM 1:30 PM 1:45 PM 2:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 2:45 AM 3:15 AM 3:30 AM 3:45 AM 4:00 AM 4:15 AM T41 MIJITABA HAMISSOU1. Molecular Analyses Of A Plant Defense Factor In Arabidopsis Thaliana In Response To Simulated Insect Feeding. Jacksonville State1 T42 JENNIFER R. ELLIS1. Extent Of Clonality In Populations Of A Rare Sunflower: EST-Ssrs Reveal Small Population Size. Vanderbilt University1 T43 RALPH L. THOMPSON, AND KATRINA RIVERS THOMPSON. Berea College — Garlic Pennycress (Thlaspi Alliaceum, Brassicaceae): An Invasive Exotic Plant In Kentucky. T44 RALPH L. THOMPSON1 AND RONALD L. JONES2. A Floristic Survey Of Old Mulkey Meeting House State Historic Site, Monroe County, Kentucky. Berea College1 Eastern Kentucky University2, T45 DAVID A. FRANCKO1. A Novel Foliar/Floral Spray To Improve Cold Tolerance In Plants. The University Of Alabama1 T46 TIANITA D. DUKE1 AND LARRY D. ESTES1. Taxonomy, Ecology, And Distribution Of Unusual Populations Of Lysimachia Hybrida (Myrsinaceae) From Tennessee And Alabama. Austin Peay State University1 T47 DAVID M. PONDER1 AND SAFAA AL-HAMDANI1. Comparison Of Antioxidant Concentrations Between Kudzu And Selected Common Food Sources. Jacksonville State University1 Break T48 MAX DULIN1 AND BRUCE K. KIRCHOFF1. Paedomorphic Secondary Xylem And Secondary Woodiness In Xanthorhiza Simplicissima, Coreopsis Gigantea, And Mahonia Bealei. Department Of Biology, University Of North Carolina At Greensboro1 T49 ROSS C. CLARK1. Report And Implications Of Adventive Dawn Redwoods (Metasequoia Glyptostroboides Hu & W.C. Cheng) At A Virginia Piedmont Location. Eastern Kentucky University1 T50 SUSAN JONES-HELD1 AND MICHAEL E. HELD2. Developmental Effects On Ascorbate Biosynthesis In Arabidopsis. Rutgers University1 Saint Peter's College2 T51 LISHA M. HEAD1, CATHY H. BORER1 AND RACHEL LESLIE1. Foliar Calcium Partitioning And Its Role In Calcium Cycling By Cornus Florida. Berry College1 T52 DONALD R. SMITH III1, ALAN ALFANO1 AND ROLAND P. ROBERTS1. Phylogeography Of Six North American Populations Of Arabidopsis Lyrata Ssp Lyrata. Towson University1 142 SE Biology , Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 1:00 PM 1:15 PM 1:30 PM 1:45 PM 2:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 245 PM 3:15 AM 3:30 AM 3:45 AM Human Diversity Committee, Room F Graduate School Preparation: The What? Where? Why? 2:00-4:30 PM Teaching Biology, Room G Moderator, Eric Blackwell T95 ERIC A. BLACKWELL1 AND YASUHIRO KOBAYASHI1. Integrating Research Into The Undergraduate Curriculum As A Means Of Engaging Students. Delta State University1 T96 DEAN COCKING1. Collection Of Landscape Level Environmental Data Using Inexpensive Passive Air Samplers. James Madison University1 T97 BENJIE G. BLAIR1. Examination Of Accelerating Voltage Effects On Biological Structures Under Both Secondary Electron And Backscattered Electron Detection With Scanning Electron Microscopy. Jacksonville State University1 T98 ROGER SAUTERER1. Basic Enzymology Using Tyrosinase And DOPA Substrate: Potential And Pitfalls. Jacksonville State University (AL)1 T99 BRUCE K. KIRCHOFF1. Woody Plants Of The Southeastern United States: A Field Botany Course On CD. Department Of Biology, University Of North Carolina At Greensboro1 T100 NICOLE T. WELCH1. General Ecology Students’ Misconceptions About Carbon Cycling And Energy Transfer As Revealed By Diagnostic Question Clusters. Mississippi University For Women1 T101 NEVAL ERTURK1 AND RICHARD KEEN1. Textbook Annotations As A Tool To Reinforce And Assess Learning. Converse College1 Break T102 JO A. LEWIS1. Forever Wild: Alabama’s Conservation Land Acquisition Program, A Brief Overview And Progress Report. Alabama Department Of Conservation And Natural Resources1 T103 DIANE R. NELSON1, LISA M. JONES2 AND JEANNE ZAVADA3. "Shark School" And "Shark Pup School" At The ETSU Natural History Museum. East Tennessee State University1 National Marine Fisheries Service2 ETSU Natural History Museum3 T104 C. BRIAN ODOM1. Teaching Using Free And Open Source Software For The Undergraduate Laboratory. Wingate University1 Paper Sessions 143 4:00 AM 4:15 AM 4:30 AM 1:15 PM 1:30 PM 1:45 PM 2:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 2:45 PM 3:15 AM 3:30 AM T105 JENNIFER E. LAYTON1 AND THANE WIBBELS1. A Teaching Module In Sea Turtle Genetics: Sea Turtle CSI. UAB1 T106 DAVID A. EAKIN1. Revealing The Principles Of Scientific Inquiry Through Use Of A Single Topic Course: Water - The Matrix Of Life. Eastern Kentucky University1 T107 DAVID A. EAKIN1. Are Biology Departments Missing A Golden Opportunity To Spearhead The Teaching Of Aging And Wellness To Our Undergraduates? Eastern Kentucky University1 Animal Ecology II, Room J Moderator, Dennis Haney T121 EVAN A. ESKEW1, STEVEN J. PRICE1 AND MICHAEL E. DORCAS1. Survivorship And Recruitment Of Painted Turtles (Chrysemys Picta) In Complex Suburban Landscapes. Davidson College1 T122 KATHERINE J. BURCHETT1, WANDA S. MORRIS1 AND MAYNARD H. SCHAUS1. Role Of Semiaquatic Turtles In Lake Nutrient Cycling. Virginia Wesleyan College1 T123 YONG WANG1, JILL WICK1 AND CALLIE SCHWEITZER2. Avian Community Response To Prescribed Burning And Logging At Bankhead National Forest Of Northern Alabama. Alabama A&M University1 USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station2 T124 LISA M. GARDNER BARILLAS1 AND YONG WANG1. Age- Related Stopover Ecology Of Songbird Species During Fall Migration At An Inland Site Of The Cumberland Plataue Of Northern Alabama. Alabama A&M University1 T125 THOMAS S. WRIGHT1. Time And Depth-Related Interstitial Food Webs In A Third-Order Alabama Coastal Plain Stream. University Of Alabama At Tuscaloosa1 T126 NATHAN V. WHELAN1, JON C. GERING2, DEAN R. DECOCK2, Tracey Blasingmae2 And Bryan Hartwig2. Advances In The Statistical Methodologies Of Phylogenetic Community Ecology. University Of Alabama1 Truman State University2 Break T127 LIVIA R. CARA1, KRISTEN B. KING1, LINDSAY M. KIRKLAND1, JAMES R. RAYBURN1 AND FRANK A. ROMANO III1. Comparison Of Abundance Of Marine Life Species At St. Andrews State Park And The Dry Tortugas National Park. Jacksonville State University1 T128 DENNIS C. HANEY1, ANDRE MEDINA2, MEIGHAN DIXON1 AND MELISSA ARD3. Effects Of Golf Courses On Fish Abundance And Biodiversity In The South Carolina Piedmont. Furman University1 Universidad Metropolitano2 Valdosta State University3 144 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 3:45 AM 1:00 PM 1:15 PM 1:30 PM 1:45 PM 2:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM 2:45 PM 3:15 AM 3:30 AM 3:45 AM 4:00 AM 4:15 AM T129 MEIGHAN L. DIXON1 AND DENNIS HANEY1. The Effects Of Golf Courses: Bioindicators Of Fish Health. Furman University1 Herpetology I, Room K Moderator, TBA T153 CATHERINE E. NEWMAN1 AND LESLIE J. RISSLER1. Integrating Genetics, Ecological Niche Modeling, And Morphology To Reconstruct The Evolutionary History Of Rana Sphenocephala. University Of Alabama1 T154 SEAN P. GRAHAM1. A Test Of The Ecomorph Hypothesis: The Phylogeny And Biogeography Of Eurycea Aquatica. Auburn University1 T155 JOSHUA R. ENNEN1, BRIAN R. KREISER1 AND CARL P. QUALLS1. Low Genetic Diversity In Several Gopherus Polyphemus Populations In The Desoto National Forest, Mississippi. The University Of Southern Mississippi1 T156 H R. DOWNER1, JAYME L. WALDRON2 AND THOMAS K. PAULEY1. Distribution And Habitat Preferences Of Salamanders Of The Genus Plethodon In The Valley And Ridge Physiographic Province In West Virginia. Marshall University1 Marshall Uiniversity2 T157 CASEY J. BARTKUS1, JAYME L. WALDRON1 AND THOMAS K. PAULEY1. The Occurrence Of Batrachochytrium Dendrobatidis In Amphibian Populations Of West Virginia. Marshall University1 T1 58 KAYLA J. SMITH1 AND GEORGE CLINE2. Preliminary Analysis Of Leech Load On Aquatic Turtles In Northeastern Alabama. Jacksonville State Universisty1 Jacksonville State University2 T159 JUSTIN A. WEISS1, JAYME WALDRON1 AND THOMAS K. PAULEY1. Morphometries Of Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene C. Carolina) In West Virginia. Marshall University1 Break T160 WALTER H. SMITH1 AND LESLIE J. RISSLER1. Amphibian Suture Zones In North America. University Of Alabama1 T161 BRETT A. MACEK1, GEORGE R. CLINE1 AND ROBERT E. CARTER1. Analysis Of Southeastern Herpetological Communities: Salamanders. Jacksonville State University1 T162 DIANE E. MASSEY1 AND VINCENT A. COBB1. Temperature Influences Prey Preference In Kingsnakes. Middle TN State University1 T163 ERAN S. KILPATRICK1. The North American Amphibian Monitoring Program: Preliminary Results From The South Carolina Component. University Of South Carolina Salkehatchie1 T164 DANIEL B. ESTABROOKS1 AND BRIAN T. MILLER1. A Study Of Population Density And Preferred Breeding Habitat In Tennessee Paper Sessions 145 Populations Of The Streamside Salamander (Ambystoma Barbouri). Middle Tennessee State University1 4:30 AM T165 DREW COOMBS1 AND JONATHAN AKIN1. Fates Of Ambystomatid Eggs And Larvae In Louisiana Vernal Pools. Northwestern State University Of Louisiana1 4:45 AM T166 JOSEPH J. APODACA1. Using Conservation Genetics To Prioritize Land Purchases For The Conservation Of The Federally- Threatened Red Hills Salamander (Phaeognathus Hubrichti). The University Of Alabama1 Plant Ecology II, Room L Moderator, TBA 1:00 PM 1:15 PM 1:30 PM 1:45 PM 2:00 PM 2:15 PM 2:30 PM T191 RACHEL E. SCHROEDER1, FRANK P. DAY1, DANIEL B. STOVER2, ALISHA L. BROWN1, JOHN R. BUTNOR3, TROY J. SILER4, PAUL DIJKSTRA5, BRUCE A. HUNGATE5, C. R. HINKLE6 AND BERT G. DRAKE4. The Long-Term Effect Of Elevated Atmospheric C02 On Plant Biomass In A Florida Scrub- Oak Ecosystem. Old Dominion University1 Earthwatch Institute2 U.S. Forest Service3 Smithsonian Environmental Research Center4 Northern Arizona University5 University Of Central Florida6 T1 92 BRIAN C. MCCARTHY1, CHAD D. KIRSCHBAUM2 AND GERALD R. SCOTT1. Bringing Science And Management Together: Effective Strategies For Dealing With Invasive Plants. Ohio University1 USDA Forest Service2 T193 CHASE C. ROSENBERG1, BRIAN C. MCCARTHY1 AND JARED L. DEFOREST1. Chemical Analysis And Foliar Nutrient Resorption In Castanea Dentata, C. Mollisima, And Chestnut Hybrid. Ohio University1 T194 MICHAEL W. DENSLOW1, MICHAEL W. PALMER2 AND ZACK E. MURRELL1. Patterns Of Native And Exotic Plant Richness Along An Elevational Gradient From Sea Level To The Summit Of The Appalachian Mountains, U.S.A. Department Of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina 286081 Department Of Botany, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma 740782 T195 CHARLES MAJOR1, DEWITT JONES1, AVEL FERNANDEZ1 AND DANNY J. GUSTAFSON1. Dominant Species Genotypes Influence Subordinate Species Genetic Structure In Restored Grasslands. The Citadel1 T196 DAVID T. LAKE1, JOEL M. GRAMLING1 AND DANNY J. GUSTAFSON1. Deadly Duo: Ecological Impacts Of The Red Bay Ambrosia Beetle. The Citadel1 T197 ALAN W. HARVEY1. Conditional Dispersal In Duckweed. Georgia Southern University1 2:45 PM Break 146 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 3:15 AM 3:30 AM 3:45 AM 4:00 AM 4:15 AM 4:30 AM 4:45 AM T198 LISSA M. LEEGE1. Response Of An Endangered Coastal Plain Legume (Baptisia Arachnifera) To Prescribed Fire. Georgia Southern University1 T199 JOHN, JR. J. WILEY1 AND BRIAN C. MCCARTHY1. Bryophyte Community Response To Prescribed Fire And Thinning In Mixed- Oak Forests Of The Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. Ohio University1 T200 MARGARET C. CIRTAIN1, SCOTT B. FRANKLIN2 AND S. R. PEZASHKI3. Competition And Nutrient Supplementation Effects On Arundinaria Gigantea (Walt.) Transplants. University Of South Carolina1 University Of Northern Colorado2 University Of Memphis3 T201 C. T. WITSELL1. Floristic Inventory And Ecological Classification Of Isolated Upland Depression Wetlands In The Interior Highlands Of Arkansas. Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission1 T202 THOMAS WENTWORTH1, NORMAN DOUGLAS1, JANET GRAY2, WILLIAM HOFFMANN1, MATTHEW HOHMANN3, KRISTEN KOSTELNIK1, RENEE MARCHIN1, WADE WALL1 AND JENNY XIANG1. Ecological And Genetic Studies Of Rare Species At Fort Bragg And Camp Mackall, North Carolina. NC State University1 Fort Bragg2 US Army Corps Of Engineers ERDC - CERL3 T203 RACHEL L. JOLLEY1, BRIAN S. BALDWIN1 AND DIANA M. NEAL1. Optimizing Rhizomal Propagation Of Rivercane (Arundinaria Gigantea (Walter) Muhl.). Mississippi State University1 T204 JESSICA M. WAKEFIELD1 AND JOYDEEP BHATTACHARJEE1. Lichens: Bioindicators Of Air Quality. University Of Louisiana At Monroe1 ASB PAPER SESSIONS FRIDAY AM, APRIL 3, 2009 PLANT SYSTEMATICS III, ROOM D Moderator, TBA 8:30 AM T28 JAMES B. BECK1, JAMES R. ALLISON2, MICHAEL D. WINDHAM1 AND KATHLEEN M. PRYER1. Phylogeography Of The Allopolyploid Astrolepis Integerrima (Pteridaceae), Including A Long-Range Disjunct Population In The Ketona Glades Of Alabama. Duke University1 Dekalb County Georgia Parks And Recreation Department2 8:45 AM T29 RANDALL L. SMALL1 AND ANDREA D. WOLFE2. Phylogenetic Studies In Penstemon (Plantaginaceae) Using Multiple Nuclear Gene Sequences. University Of Tennessee1 Ohio State University2 Paper Sessions 147 9:00 AM T30 CALLIE MONTGOMERY1 AND JOEY SHAW1. Phylogeography Of Clematis Fremontii S. Wats. (Ranunculaceae) In Eastern North America. University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga1 9:15 AM T31 WAYNE J. ELISENS1. Ethnobotany Of The Southern Plains: Plant Usage Among The Kiowa, Comanche, And Plains Apache. University Of Oklahoma1 Animal Ecology, Animal Behavior & Ornithology, Room E Moderator, TBA 8:00 AM 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 9:30 AM 9:45 AM 10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM T53 T54 T55 T56 T57 T58 T59 SHANNON WHITE1, JOSH HARRIS1 AND CHARLES GOWAN1. The Role Of Transitive Inference In Development Of Search Images In Foraging Brook Trout. Randolph-Macon College1 RUSSELL A. LIGON1. Plumage Color Of Offspring Influences Parental Feeding Decisions In The Eastern Bluebird. Auburn University1 HEATHER R. CUNNINGHAM1 AND LESLIE J. RISSLER1. Friend Or Foe: Behavioral Interactions Between An Introduced And Native Salamander Species. The University Of Alabama1 SUZANNE R. LAZAROWITZ1 AND SORAYA M. BARTOL1. Sensory Perception And Post-Emergence Behavior Of Leatherback Sea Turtle Hatchlings (Dermochelys Coriacea) At Petit Tacarib, Trinidad. Virginia Wesleyan College1 JONATHAN A. AKIN1 AND JARRAD HOLLIS1. Behavior Physiology In The Ground Skink. Northwestern State University Of Louisiana1 LYNN M. SIEFFERMAN1. Plumage Coloration Correlates With Personality In Male And Female Eastern Bluebirds. Appalachian State University1 ANDREW T. COLEMAN1, THANE WIBBELS1, KEN MARION1 AND JOHN DINDO2. To Sea Or Not To Sea? That Is The Question. University Of Alabama At Birmingham1 Dauphin Island Sea Lab2 Break T60 MATT PARDUE1 AND KIM M. TOLSON2. Preliminary Results Of Dickcissel (Spiza Americana) Nesting Success In Northeast Louisiana. Department Of Biology, College Of Arts And Sciences, The University Of Louisiana At Monroe, Monroe, La 712091 The University Of Louisiana At Monroe, Monroe, La 712092 T61 MARVIN V. MORALES JACINTO1. Microhabitat And Dietary Preferences Of The White-Breasted Wood-Wren (Henicorhina Leucosticta). Guilford College1 T62 BRIAN W. ROLEK1. Habitat Preferences Of Wintering Bottomland Birds. Auburn University1 148 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 Animal Physiology & Development, Room F Moderator, Roger Sauterer 8:00 AM T77 8:15 AM T78 8:30 AM T79 8:45 AM T80 9:00 AM T81 9:15 AM T82 9:30 AM T83 SANDY C. TRAIL1. Mechanisms Of Stimulant Inhibition Of Dopamine Transporter Function:A Biochemical Comparison. Jacksonville State University1 ALICIA L. KINDRED1, ANTHONY SICCARDI III1, HEATH GARRIS1, WAREN JONES1, DOROTHY MOSELEY1, LOU D'ABRAMO2, TIM NAGY1 AND STEPHEN A. WATTS1. Caffeine And Bone Development In The Zebrafish (Danio Rerio). University Of Alabama-Birmingham1 University Of Mississippi2 GLENN A. MARVIN1 AND KAITLIN E. CURL1. Aquatic And Terrestrial Burst Speeds In A Semi-Aquatic Plethodontid Salamander (Desmognathus Quadramaculatus). University Of North Alabama1 SUZANNE R. LAZAROWITZ1 AND SORAYA M. BARTOL1. Sensory Perception And Post-Emergence Behavior Of Leatherback Sea Turtle Hatchlings At Petite Tacarib, Trinidad. Virginia Wesleyan College1 SCOTT M. BESSLER1 AND STEPHEN M. SECOR1. To Regulate Or Not To Regulate; Gastric Acid Production In Amphibians And Reptiles. University Of Alabama1 LAURA E. WRIGHT1, VICTORIA K. GIBBS1, MICKIE L. POWELL1, ADDISON L. LAWRENCE2, JOHN M. LAWRENCE3 AND STEPHEN A. WATTS1. Effect Of Dietary Protein And Carbohydrate Levels On Weight Gain And Organ Production In The Sea Urchin Lytechinus Variegatus. University Of Alabama At Birmingham1 Texas A & M University System2 University Of South Florida3 VICTORIA K. GIBBS1, ADELE W. CUNNINGHAM1 AND STEPHEN A. WATTS1. Annual Cycle Of Gut Size And Proximate Composition Of The Sea Urchin Lytechinus Variegatus From The Northern Gulf Of Mexico. University Of Alabama At Birmingham1 Microbiology, Room J Moderator, Benjie Blair 8:00 AM T130 ANTHONY W. EILER1, MICHAEL MENTZ1 AND HENRY G. SPRATT1. A Comparison Of Sulfate Reducing Bacterial Activities In Sediments Of Southeast Tennessee Wetlands Having Different Histories Of Contamination. University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga1 8:15 AM T131 RAJ BOOPATHY1. Bioremediation Of Explosive Chemicals By Sulfate Reducing Bacteria. Nicholls State University1 Paper Sessions 149 8:30 AM 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 9:30 AM 9:45 AM 10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 11:00 AM 8:00 AM 8:15 AM 8:30 AM T132 RAJ BOOPATHY1 AND LETHA DAWSON1. Fuel Grade Ethanol Production From Post-Flarvest Sugarcane Residue. Nicholls State University1 T133 MEREDITH G. FINCH1. Pigs, Poop, & Pathogens: Evaluation Of The Winter Treatment Of Pathogens Found In Hog Waste Using An Anaerobic Waste Lagoon System. Guilford College1 T134 ANNA WATSON1. Abundance And Species Richness Of Coliform And Environmental Bacteria In Water Pools From Six Caves In North Alabama And Northwest Georgia, USA. Shorter College1 T135 HENRY G. SPRATT1, ANTHONY W. EILER1, JUDSON BATES1, LYNNE KOBY1, CLAIRE TERNEY1, ARCHANAA JOHN1, BEVERLY SWITTER1 AND CURTIS COLE1. Impacts Of Human Activities On Microbial Activities Of Two Natural Southeast Tennessee Ponds. University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga1 T136 UNNATI P. PATEL1 AND PREMILA N. ACHAR1. Molecular Characterization Of Aspergillus Parasiticus In Georgia Peanuts. Kennesaw State University1 Break T137 MOJIB, NAZIA1, RICHARD HOOVER2, AND ASIM K. BEJ1. The Expression Of The Cspd And EPS And Their Adaptive Role In Janthinobacterium Sp. Isolated From A Pro-Glacial Lake P-9 Located At The Schirmacher Oasis Of East Antarctica. University Of Alabama, Birmingham1, NASA2 T1 38 JONATHAN HUANG1, NAZIA MOJIB1, RICHARD HOOVER2 AND ASIM K. BEJ1. The Chemotherapeutic And Antimicrobial Potentials Of Pigments Isolated From Antarctic Bacteria. UAB1 NASA2 T139 JAMEEL S. AL-DUJAILI1 AND MALCOLM VIDRINE1. Antimicrobial Activity Of Cajun Prairie Herbs On The Growth Of Listeria Monocytogenes. Louisiana State University At Eunice1 T140 HANNAH E. MENEFEE1 AND COLIN R. JACKSON1. Prevalence Of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria In The Mississippi River Near Memphis. University Of Mississippi1 Herpetology & Ichthyology, Room K Moderator, TBA T167 VINCENT A. COBB1. Population Structure Of Two Turtle Species At Reelfoot Lake. Middle Tennessee State University1 T168 TIMOTHY E. BALDWIN1, FLORENCE W. CHAN1 AND YONG WANG1. Methods For Predicting The Occurrence Of Amphibians In Oak Hickory Forests Along An Environmental Gradient In The Mid Cumberland Plateau. Alabama A&M University1 T169 KEVIN R. MESSENGER1, JAYME L. WALDRON1 AND THOMAS K. PAULEY1. Growth And Age At Reproductive Maturity Of The 150 8:45 AM 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 9:30 AM 9:45 AM 10:00 AM 10:15 AM 10:30 AM 10:45 AM 8:00 AM 8:15 AM 8:30 AM 8:45 AM SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 Carolina Pigmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus Miliarius Miliarius). Marshall University1 T170 AMANDA N. SPRIGGS1, JAYME L. WALDRON1 AND THOMAS K. PAULEY1. Detection Probability Of Northern Leopard Frogs, Rana Pipiens Using Frog Loggers. Marshall University1 T171 ROBERT U. FISCHER1. Changes In Bluegill Life History In Response To 35 Years Of Thermal Extremes. University Of Alabama At Birmingham1 T172 BRUCE STALLSMITH1, ANDREW ADRIAN1, BRITTANY HOLMES1, LOREN MARINO1 AND LINDSAY WHITINGTON1. REPRODUCTIVE Biology Of The Telescope Shiner, Notropis Telescopus, In Alabama. University Of Alabama In Huntsville1 T173 MATTHEW R. SEMCHESKI1 AND KENT E. CARPENTER1. Molecules Vs Morphology: An Effort To Elucidate Snapper (Lutjanidae; Percoidei) Phylogeny. Old Dominion University1 T174 SONIA D. LYLE1, MAHMOUD H. ALAMI1, JANET GASTON1, RACHAEL N. KOIGI1, AMY M. WOTAWA1 AND NEIL BILLINGTON1. Management Implications Of Genetic Variation In Walleye Populations. Troy University1 T175 JOSHUA A. TURNER1, MARK MEADE1 AND GREG SCULL1. Status Of The Holiday Darter In Shoal Creek, Talladega National Forest, Alabama. Jacksonville State University1 T176 MICHAEL SANDEL1. Plight Of The Pygmies: Coastal Plain Vicariance And Comparative Phylogeography Of Elassomatidae. University Of Alabama1 Plant Ecology III, Room L Moderator, TBA T205 ALEXANDRA KAY1 AND DAVID VANDERMAST1. 30 YEARS OF EUROPEAN WILD BOAR (SUS SCROFA) ROOTING ON HERBACEOUS PLANT DIVERSITY IN BEECH GAP FORESTS OF GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK. Elon University1 T206 MATT S. BRUTON1 AND DR. DWAYNE ESTES1. Baccharis Halimifolia L. (ASTERACEAE) Is Reported As New For The State Of Kentucky. Austin Peay State University1 T207 IVAN R. SHOEMAKER1. Pollination Syndromes And Their Role In Plant Conservation Genetics. Columbus State University1 T208 HEATHER P. GRISCOM1, BRONSON W. GRISCOM2, LEIGH SIDERHURST1 AND MARK P. ASHTON3. Spatial Dynamics Of Canopy Trees In An Old Growth Hemlock Forest In The Central Poster Sessions 151 9:00 AM 9:15 AM 9:30 AM 9:45 AM Appalachian Highlands. James Madison University1 The Nature Conservancy2 Yale University3 T209 JULIE E. MARIK1 AND CLAUDIA L. JOLLS1. The Effect Of Shading And Litter On A Modeled Population Of A Rare Dune Endemic Of The Great Lakes, Pitcher’s Thistle. East Carolina University1 T210 BRENDA L. WICHMANN1 AND MICHAEL T. LEE2. Floristic Diveristy Of Southern Appalachian Bogs. North Carolina State Univeristy1 Univeristy Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill2 T21 1 JARED A. WOOLSEY1. Changes In The Structure And Composition Of Transitional Forests Bordering The Low-Elevation Granitic Dome Communities At Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Park. Appalachian State University1 T212 JULIE P. TUTTLE1, ALBERT J. PARKER2 AND PETER S. WHITE1. Ecotonal Change In High-Elevation Forests Of The Great Smoky Mountains, 1930s-2004. University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill1 University Of Georgia2 ASB LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP, ROOM M 10:00-11:00 AM ASB BUSINESS MEETING, ROOM M 11:15- 12:15 PM ASB POSTER SESSIONS SESSION I - #’s PI -11 5 Thursday, April 2, 2009 Odd #’s present 9:45-10:45 AM Even #’s present 2:30-3:30 PM Animal Behavior PI LAURA B. TACKETT1, JAMES B. MCCLINTOCK2, SAMUEL S. BOWSER3, CHARLES D. AMSLER2 AND BILL J. BAKER4. A Field Study Of The Incidence Of Valve-Clapping Behavior In An Antarctic Scallop. University Of Alabama At Birmingham1 University Of Alabama At Birmingham, Dept. Of Biology2 Wadsworth Center, New York State Dept. Of Health And University Of Albany3 University Of South Florida, Dept. Of Chemistry4 152 SE Biology, Voi. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 P2 MALLORY J. OFFNER1 AND SORAYA M. BARTOL1. Electrical And Olfactory Detection Of Prey By The Yellow-Spotted Stingray, Urobatis Jamaicensis. Virginia Wesleyan College1 P3 CAROLYN S. VANZWOLL1. Fright Reaction In Gambusia Holbrooki In Response To Skin Extract From Conspecifics. Georgia Southern University1 P4 KATHERINE L. PITTMAN1, LYNN SIEFFERMAN1, MARK LIU2 AND GEOFFREY E. HILL2. Effects Of Personality On Reproductive Fitness In Male Eastern Bluebirds Sialia Sialis. Appalachian State University1 Auburn University2 Animal Ecology P5 CAITLIN M. GUSSENHOVEN1, THERESA A. WETZEL1 AND H. D. WILKINS1. Niche Partitioning And Overlap Between Red-Headed And Red-Bellied Woodpeckers During The Winter In A Bottomland Hardwood Forest. University Of Tennessee At Martin1 P6 CHARLES W. BELIN, JR., PH.D.1, R. DEFFENDALL1 AND A. STORIE1. White- Tail Deer Carrying Capacity At Skidaway Island State Park, Savannah, Georgia. Armstrong Atlantic State University1 P7 CHRIS L. RICE1 AND KIM M. TOLSON1. The Use Of Tree Cavities And Surrounding Habitat By Corynorhinus Rafinesquii And Myotis Austroriparius In A Bottomland Hardwood Forest Streambed. Department Of Biology, College Of Arts And Sciences, The University Of Louisiana At Monroe, Monroe, LA 712091 P8 DAVID A. STEEN1. Spatial Requirements Of Nesting Freshwater Turtles: Designation Of Core Terrestrial Habitat. Auburn University1 P9 JONATHAN ADAMS1, ROBERT CARTER1, CHRIS MURDOCK1 AND BENJI BLAIR1. Effects Of Prescribed Burning Regimes On Small Mammal Populations On The Talladega National Forest, AL. Jacksonville State University1 P10 RUSSELL L. MINTON1 AND KATHRYN E. PEREZ2. Analysis Of Museum Records Highlights Unprotected Land Snail Diversity In Alabama. University Of Louisiana At Monroe1 University Of Wisconsin At La Crosse2 Pll JOHN G. RAE1. Community Structure Of Riverine Larval Midges (Diptera: Chironomidae). Francis Marion University1 P12 SUELLEN JACOB1 AND TRAVIS PERRY1. Creation Of A Georeferenced Database And Summary Of South Carolina Mammal Natural History Specimens. Furman University1 P13 JAMES A. GAETA1, WILLIAM ENSIGN1 AND THOMAS MCELROY1. The Effect Of Water Control Structures On The Gene Flow In Campostoma Oligolepis In The Etowah River Basin. Kennesaw State University1 P14 TYLER HARGROVE1, RYAN JOHNSTON1, JOSH TOMPKINS1, CORY WORKMAN1 AND TOM BLANCHARD1. The Effects Of Stream Restoration On The Community Structure Of Aquatic Benthic Macroinvertebrates In The North Fork Obion River. University Of Tennessee At Martin1 P15 ROBERT W. VAN DEVENDER1 AND AMY S. VAN DEVNEDER2. Biogeography Of Land Snails In Nine North Carolina State Parks. Appalachian State University1 797 Little Laurel Rd. Ext., Boone, NC 286072 Poster Sessions 153 P16 JANELLE L. BOWCOCK1 AND C. BRIAN ODOM1. Disruption Of Raccoon Feeding At Baited Stations By The Introduction Of Predator Urine. Wingate University1 P17 LACY N. DANIKAS1 AND VINCE COBB1. Investigations Into The Thermal Physiology Of A Latitudinally Widespread Species, Nerodia Sipedon. Middle Tennessee State University1 P18 MARY C. MILLS1, RACHEL L. JOLLEY1, DIANA M. NEAL1, BRIAN S. BALDWIN1 AND GARY N. ERVIN1. Response Of Giant Cane (Arundinaria Gigantea) To Native And Exotic Grass Competition And Site Preparation Techniques For Canebrake Restoration. Mississippi State University1 P19 MARGARIT GRAY1. Fish Diversity Survey Of Four Hole Swamp, South Carolina. Anderson University1 P20 ASHLEY L. STEELE1. The Effect Of Disturbance On The Spread Of Invasive Plant Species In The Haw |River Corridor. Elon University1 P21 JOSHUA B. SMITH1 AND MARK S. SCHORR1. Effects Of Urbanization On Instream Habitat And Fish Assemblages In The Chattanooga Metropolitan Area, Tennessee-Georgia. University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga1 P22 DAVID J. ROSEN1, DIANE DE STEVEN2 AND MICHAEL L. LANGE3. The Texas Columbia Bottomlands: Conservation Strategies And Vegetation Characterization. Lee College, Baytown, TX1 U.S. Forest Service Southern Research Station, Stoneville, MS2 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Angleton, TX3 P23 JESSICA DAVENPORT1, RICHARD PIRKLE1, JOSH CAMPBELL1 AND MATTHEW WATERS1. The Use Of Photosynthetic Pigment Analysis To Determine The Resilience Of A North Georgia Reservoir To Eutrophication. Shorter College1 P24 DANIEL T. HUSER1 AND MARK S. SCHORR1. Local Effects Of Culverts On Habitat Features And Fish Assemblages In Blue Ridge Streams. University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga1 P25 KATHERINE E. VANDEVEN1, KELLY M. MAJOR1 AND CLINTON S. MAJOR1. Interactions Between Native And Non-Native Aquatic Plants In The Mobile- Tensaw Delta. University Of South Alabama1 P26 LIVIA R. CARA1 AND ROGER SAUTERER2. Preliminary Analysis Of Developing Frog Embryos To PCB-Contaminated Snow Creek Water (Anniston, Al) By 2-D Gel Electrophoresis. Jacksonville State University1 Jacksonville State University2 P27 RICARDO F. TAPILATU1. Western Pacific Leatherback At Bird’s Head Peninsula, Indonesia. Biology Dept Of UAB1 Genetics & Animal Physiology P28 JONATHAN M. WILLIS1, ROBERT P. GAMBRELL2 AND MARK W. HESTER3. An Investigation Of Mercury Uptake By Pontedaria Cordata, Sagittaria Lancifolia, And Polygonum Punctatum In A Greenhouse Setting. University Of Louisiana At Lafayette, Louisiana State University1 Louisiana State University2 University Of Louisiana At Lafayette3 154 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 P29 MATT T. KEMP1, MAGGIE A. SPEARS1 AND KRISTIN A. BAKKEGARD1. Abandoned Mine Drainage And Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria In Black Creek, Jefferson Co. Alabama. Samford University1 P30 MAYUR FAGWANI1 AND CHRIS R. GISSENDANNER1. Identification Of The Cell Cycle Functions Of The NHR-6 Nuclear Receptor Transcription Factor In C. Elegans. University Of Louisiana At Monroe1 P31 NICOLE L. RICHARDSON1. Mutagenesis Of Cytochrome F Y160, R156, Y1, And Y9: Effects On Redox Properties. University Of Arkansas1 P32 MICKAEL J. CARIVEAU1, JOHN PRUNTY1 AND TERESA WARNER1. Temporal Effects Of Hexavalent Chromium On The Cytoskeleton And Induction Of Apoptosis In Mammalian Cells In Vitro. Mount Olive College1 P33 KRIS TRAVER1, WHITNEY SEABOLT1, CHRISTA LESE MARTIN2 AND XUEYA HAUGE1. Searching For Cis-Regulatory Elements Involved In 9p Deletion Syndrome By Identification Of Highly Conserved Non-Coding Sequences Across Species On Human Chromosome 9. Dept Biology & Physics, Kennesaw State University1 Dept Human Genetics, Emory University School Of Medicine2 P34 MARIANN DINGMAN1 AND ANISHA CAMPBELL1. Development Of A Bacteriophage-Containing Nasal Spray To Protect Soldiers And Civilians Against Bioterrorism Agents. Bowie State University1 P35 JUSTINE MURRAY1, SARAH WOOD2, STEFANI THOMAS2 AND AUSTIN YANG2. Development Of A Proteomic Method To Identify Mitochondrial Protein Biomarkers In Diseased Vs. Healthy Human Brain Tissue. Bowie State University1 University Of Maryland School Of Medicine2 P36 BENJAMIN T. HINKLE1, CHRISTI MAGRATH1 AND PHILIP D. REYNOLDS1. The Effect Of HSP90 And Ubiquitin-Proteasome Degradation On The Androgen Receptor. Troy University1 P37 DARAH L. NEWELL1 AND ASHLEY B. MORRIS1. Using Molecular Techniques To Assess Population Genetic Structure Of lllicium Parviflorum, A Rare Florida Endemic Shrub. University Of South Alabama1 P38 KAYLA WIETGREFE1, FRANK PALADINO2 AND MOURAD GEORGE2. Expression Analysis Of Lhx9 During Gonadal Sex Differentiation In The Red- Eared Slider Turtle. University Of Alabama At Birmingham1 Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne2 P39 BENJAMIN T. HINKLE1. The Effect Of HSP90 And Ubiquitin-Proteasome Degradation On The Androgen Receptor. Troy University1 P40 ROBIN C. BAIRLEY1 AND KATHERINE L. FRIEDMAN1. Establishing A Basis Of Telomere Repeat Synthesis By Mutations Disrupting Telomere Length Homeostasis. Vanderbilt University1 P41 CHRISTINE M. FLEET1 AND ANGAZA N. THOM1. Transcriptional Regulation Of Gibberellin Biosynthesis In Arabidopsis Thaliana. Emory & Henry College1 Poster Sessions 155 P42 THUY T. PHAM1, ROSEMARY N. PLAGENS1 AND ELI V. HESTERMANN1. The Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Differentially Regulates Its Repressor And Slug In Normal And Cancerous Breast Cells. Furman University1 P43 CHERYL L. SESLER1, LAWRENCE K. NELSON1, BENJIE BLAIR1, MARK MEADE1, CHRIS MURDOCK1, STEVE WATTS2 AND ADDISON LAWRENCE3. Molecular Analysis Of Gut Microflora From Sea Urchins Grown In Open-System Environments Versus Closed-System Environments. Jacksonville State University1 University Of Alabama At Birmingham2 Texas A&M University3 P44 CHRIS A. MURDOCK1 AND SALOUA LAHLOU1. Cloning And Characterization Of Gonadotropin Receptors From A Snake, Agkistrodon Contortrix. Department Of Biology, Jacksonville State University1 P45 RONALD C. STEPHENSON1 AND SEAD SABANADZOVIC1. Study On Population Of Bean Pod Mottle Virus In Mississippi. Mississippi State University1 P46 AMANDA M. SCHOONOVER1. Development Of Bacterial Oxidative Stress Assays Utilizing The LIVE/DEAD Baclight Viability Kit. Western Carolina University1 P47 TIM A. MORRIS1 AND ROLAND P. ROBERTS1. Assessing Amplification Success In Cross-Species Microsatellite Markers In The Python Morelia. Towson University1 P48 VICTORIA E. BRINGS1 AND DARWIN D. JORGENSEN1. Respiratory Function Effect Of Acute Bacterial Exposure In The American Lobster, Homarus Americanus. Roanoke College1 Herpetology P49 MICHAEL A. ALCORN1, JENNIFER DEITLOFF1 AND SEAN GRAHAM1. Geometric Morphometries Role In Phylogenetic Classification Of Eurycea Aquatica And Eurycea Cirrigera And Sexual Dimorphism Analysis. Auburn University1 P50 JUSTIN A. WEISS1, JAYME WALDRON1 AND THOMAS K. PAULEY1. Digital Photography As A Means Of Future Recognition In The Eastern Box Turtle. Marshall University1 P51 MATTEW S. TIPTON1, ZACHARY I. FELIX1, YONG WANG2 AND CALLIE J. SCWEITZER3. Natural History Of The Northern Zig Zag Salamander On The Cumberland Plateau Of Northeastern Alabama. Reinhardt College1 Alabama A&M University2 USDA Forest Service3 P52 CHRIS EDMONDSON1, ROBERT CARTER1, CHRIS MURDOCK1 AND GEORGE CLINE1. Effects Of Prescribed Burning On Herpetofaunal Populations Of Talladega National Forest, Alabama. Jacksonville State University1 P53 KIMBERLY P. FARRIS1 AND MEGAN E. GIBBONS1. The Trade-Off Of Egg Size Versus Number In The Red-Eyed Tree Frog, Agalychnis Callidryas. Birmingham-Southern College1 P54 ASHLEY O'NEILL1, BEN CASH2 AND THOMAS MCELROY3. Genetic Characterization Of The Wood Frog, Lithobates Sylvaticus , In Tundra And Boreal Forest Habitats Of Churchill, Manitoba. Kennesaw State Univeristy1 Maryville College2 Kennesaw State University3 156 SE Biology , Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 P55 LYNEA R. WITCZAK1 AND MICHAEL E. DORCAS1. The Economic Value Of Reptiles And Amphibians Inhabiting The Charlotte-Metropolitan Area Of North Carolina. Davidson College1 P56 JENNIFER L. JACKSON1. Heavy Metal Accumulation In American Alligators From South Carolina. Shorter College1 P57 JUSTIN L. JOHNSON1, YASUHIRO KOBAYASHI1 AND ERIC A. BLACKWELL1. Preliminary Assessment Of Population Parameters Of Two Aquatic Salamanders; Amphiuma Tridactylum And Siren Intermedia. Delta State University1 P58 SARAH GARDNER1, JOSHUA CAMPBELL1 AND RICHARD PIRKLE1. The Effect Of Over-The-Counter Drugs On Xenopus Laevis Tadpole. Shorter College1 P59 TRICIA LADD1 AND TOM BLANCHARD1. Egg Deposition, Larval Growth Rates, And Metamorphosis In The Mole Salamander, Ambystoma Talpoideum, In A West Tennessee Wetland. University Of Tennessee At Martin1 P60 CHARLES B. DELANCEY1 AND WADE B. WORTHEN1. Characteristics Of Rock Refugia Used By Three Species Of Desmognathine Salamanders. Furman University1 P61 PATRICK SPENCER1, NINA BAGHAI-RIDING1 AND ERIC A. BLACKWELL1. Food Intake And Growth Of Juvenile Siren Intermedia. Delta State University1 P62 JONATHAN A. AKIN1. Demography And Habitat Use In A Louisiana Population Of Southern Redbacked Salamander. Northwestern State University Of Louisiana1 P63 GAVIN R. LAWSON1. Phylogeography Of Red-Spotted Newts (Notophthamus Viridescens) In The Central And Southeastern United States. Bridgewater College1 P64 David M. Millican1. Range Expansion Of Green Treefrogs (Hyla Cinerea) In The Western Piedmont Of North Carolina. Davidson College1 P65 DEVYNN A. BIRX-RAYBUCK1, STEVEN J. PRICE1 AND MICHAEL E. DORCAS1. Landscape-Scale Factors Influence Use Of Urban Retention Ponds By Breeding Anurans. Davidson College1 P66 JESSICA N. CAVIN1, MICHAEL K. MOORE2 AND DAVID P. AIELLO1. A Novel PCR Approach Used To Identify Chytrid Fungs In Water Samples From Phytotelmata. Department Of Biology, Mercer University1 Department Of Earth And Environmental Science, Mercer University2 P67 MITCHELL J. RAY1 AND JOHN L. CARR1. Home Range And Movements Of Adult Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys Temminckii) In Northern Louisiana. University Of Louisiana At Monroe1 P68 YOGI PATEL1, JESSICA N. CAVIN1, MICHAEL K. MOORE2 AND ALLAN RENE DE COTRET2. Morphological Anomalies As Indicators Of Chytrid Infection In Tadpoles Of Bufo Marinus From Trinidad, W. I. Department Of Biology, Mercer University1 Earth And Environmental Sciences, Mercer University2 P69 PAUL V. CUPP, JR.1. Aggressive Behavior Of Female Green Salamanders, Aneides Aeneus. Eastern Kentucky University1 Poster Sessions 157 P70 NATHALIE D. SMITH1 AND A. F. SCOTT1. Seasonal Activity And Movements Of Western Cottonmouths (Agkistrodon Piscivorus Leucostoma) Along The Cumberland River Bicentennial Trail, Ashland City, Tennessee. Austin Peay State University1 Ichthyology P71 MARK E. MEADE1 AND JOSH TURNER1. Fish Assemblages In Urban Streams Near Talladega National Forest, AL. Jacksonville State University1 P72 DYANNA M. FOUNTAIN1 AND LEOS G. KRAL1. Probing The Adaptive Variation Of CENP-A In Darters. University Of West Georgia1 P73 JEFFERY M. RAY1, JEREMY C. HUNN2, BERNARD R. KUHAJDA3, RICHARD L. MAYDEN2 AND ROBERT M. WOOD2. Population Genetic Comparisons Among The River Sturgeons Of Central Asia (Pseudoscaphirhynchus) And North America (Scaphirhynchus). University Of North Alabama1 Saint Louis University2 University Of Alabama3 Invertebrate Biology P74 JEREMY K. BARRON1 AND STEPHEN C. LANDERS1. Priapulida And Loricifera From The Gulf Of Mexico. Troy University1 P75 PETER A. VAN ZANDT1, REBEKAH PINE1 AND SCOTT SHASHY1. Costs Or Benefits Of Shelter-Sharing In Tropical Caterpillars? Birmingham-Southern College1 P76 KRISTIN D. SHIREY1, SUNDE M. JONES1 AND JAMES R. RAYBURN1. Toxicity Of Venom From Two Tarantula Species (Haplopelma Lividium And Grammostola Rosea) On Embryo/Larvae Of Xenopus Laevis. Jacksonville State University1 P77 TAYLOR ROBERTSON1 AND ROBERT CARTER1. Arthropod Populations Of A Mountain Longleaf Pine Stand On The Talladega National Forest, AL. Jacksonville State University1 P78 REBEKAH PINE1, PETER S. SHASHY \ VICTOR R. TOWNSEND2 AND PETER A. VANZANDT1. Forest Type And Distribution Of Harvestmen At La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. Birmingham-Southern College1 Virginia Wesleyan College2 P79 PAUL G. DAVISON1, EDWARD J. MONSON II1 AND GLENN A. MARVIN1. Prey Choice And Egg Production In A Bryophilous Limnoterrestrial Microturbellarian From Northwest Alabama. University Of North Alabama1 P80 MELISSA E. ARD1, DENNIS C. HANEY1 AND JAMES A. NIENOW2. The Effects Of Golf Courses On Associations Of Freshwater Diatoms. Furman University1 Valdosta State University2 P81 DAMIEN WILLIS1, ROBERT CARTER1, CHRIS MURDOCK1 AND BENJIE BLAIR1. Effects Of Prescribed Burning Regimes On Tick Populations In The Talladega National Forest, AL. Jacksonville State University1 P82 LINETTE URBINA1. Accumulation Of Lead In Earthworms (Lumbricus Terrestris) From Lead Shot. Shorter College1 158 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 P83 VICTOR R. TOWNSEND, JR.1. Harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) Of El Cope, Panama. Virginia Wesleyan College1 P84 HANNAH K. RING1 AND VICTOR R. TOWNSEND, JR.1. The Relationship Between Leg Morphology And Arboreal Behavior In Neotropical Harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones). Virginia Wesleyan College1 P85 SAMANTHA HALL1 AND JOHN MOELLER1. The Mechanics Of Stridulation In Velvet Ants (Family Mutillidae). Wofford College1 P86 DIANE R. NELSON1 AND PAUL J. BARTELS2. Tardigrade Named In Honor Of Mr. Robert Martin, Martin Microscope Company. East Tennessee State University1 Warren Wilson College2 P87 LI-JU CHEN1, SUSAN M. SEWELL1, FRANK A. ROMANO1 AND CHRISTOPHER A. MURDOCK1. 18sRNA Analysis From The Tardigrade Dactylobiotus Ambiguous. Jacksonville State University1 P88 BRIAN S. HELMS1. Aquatic Invertebrate Collections At The Auburn University Natural History Museum. Auburn University1 P89 KRISTEN S. EVERTON1, AMANDA SIMMONS1 AND C. BRIAN ODOM1. Dinucleotide Polymorphisms Represented In Male Alates From A Single Ploygyne Mound Of The Red Imported Fire Ant, Solenopsis Invicta (Buren). Wingate University1 P90 DANIEL M. ERICKSON1, IAN BILLICK2 AND PATRICK ABBOT1. The Role Of Secondary Endosymbionts In Insect Community Structure. Vanderbilt University1 Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory2 P91 JARED HUCKABY1, MICHAEL K. MOORE2 AND VICTOR R. TOWNSEND, JR.3. Habitat Distribution And Activity Patterns In Harvestmen (Opiliones) From Trinidad, W. I. Department Of Biology, Mercer University1 Earth And Environmental Sciences, Mercer University2 Department Of Biology, Wesleyan University3 P92 RYNDOCK, JASON, The Impact Of Ecological Restoration On Spider Communities Of An Upland, Deciduous Forest In Northern Mississippi. Univeristy Of Mississippi Microbiology P93 RAJ BOOPATHY1 AND NICHOLAS WALKER1. Bio-Ethanol Production From Sugarcane Bagasse. Nicholls State University1 P94 PRISCILLA C. BARGER1 AND JOSEPH C. NEWTON1. Purification Of An Extracellular Metalloprotease From The Fish Pathogen Flavobacterium Columnare. Auburn University College Of Veterinary Medicine1 P95 KALEB J. PAGE1, ANDREW Q. WEEKS1 AND COLIN R. JACKSON1. Effects Of Particle Size On The Structure Of Bacterial Biofilm Communities. The University Of Mississippi1 P96 MALLORY L. WEST1, KAREN R. HASTY1 AND DAVID R. WESSNER1. Ethanol-Resistant Reovirus Strains Do Not Exhibit Altered Replication Kinetics In Cell Culture. Davidson College1 Poster Sessions 159 P97 ROSHANAK GHOOCHAN1, PAULA JACKSON1, JOSE LUIS ANDRADE2, JUAN MANUEL DUPUY2 AND THOMAS MCELROY1. Soil Microbial Diversity In Different Aged Dry Tropical Deciduous Forests Of The Yucatan, Mexico. Kennesaw State University1 Centro De Investigacion Cientifica De Yucatan2 P98 STEVE P. PALLADINO1, NAZIA MOJIB1, JONATHAN HUANG1, RICHARD HOOVER2 AND ASIM K. BEJ1. Isolation And Characterization Of Pigmented Bacteria From Frozen Ice Of An Ice-Cave In Antarctic Schirmacher Oasis. UAB1 National Space Science And Technology Center, NASA2 P99 PREMILA N. ACHAR1, ANIL CHOUDHARY2 AND ANDREZ SANCHEZ1. Effects Of Substrate, Water Activity And Temperature On Growth And Aflatoxin Production By Aspergillus Flavus In Edible Peanuts. Kennesaw State University1 Research Fellow, Office Of Vaccines Regulation And Research, USFDA2 P100 JEREMY HARMSON1, CHRIS R. GISSENDANNER1 AND ANN M. FINDLEY1. Isolation And Genomic Sequence Characterization Of A Novel Mycobacteriophage From Soil Samples In Northeast Louisiana. University Of Louisiana At Monroe1 P101 KRISTEN KING1, DAMIEN WILLIS1, BENJIE BLAIR2, ROBERT CARTER1 AND CHRIS A. MURDOCK1. Methodology For The Rapid Detection Of The Bacterium Borelia Lonestari In Amblyomma Americanum In East Central Alabama. Department Of Biology, Jacksonville State University1 Department Of Biolog, Jacksonville State University2 P102 JENNY R. CHANG1, MICHAEL S. SPILMAN2, CYNTHIA M. RODENBURG2 AND TERJE DOKLAND2. Functional Domains Of The Bacteriophage P2 Scaffolding Protein: Identification Of Residues Involved In Assembly And Protease Activity. Department Of Biology, University Of Alabama At Birmingham1 Department Of Microbiology, University Of Alabama At Birmingham2 P103 BHUMI A. PATEL1, TRI DOAN1 AND PREMILA N. ACHAR1. Molecular Relatedness In Aspergillus Flavus In Peanuts From Texas, Florida, And Georgia. Kennesaw State University1 P104 JASMINE OLANDER1, BENJIE BLAIR1, MARK MEADE1 AND CHRIS MURDOCK1. The Effects Of Probiotic Treatment On Growth And Intestinal Microflora Composition In Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis Niloticus. Jacksonville State University1 P105 LISA A. BLANKINSHIP1. Comparison Of Methods For The Extraction Of Genomic DNA From Aerobic Digest. Troy University1 P106 PRIYASMA BHOUMIK1 AND AUSTIN L. HUGHES1. A Novel Study Of Flaviviridae Family Of Viruses Using Chaos Game Representation. University Of South Carolina, Columbia1 Ornithology P107 DANIELLE LOWHORN1. Amount Of Lead In Blood Of Captive Rock Doves Exposed To Lead Pellets. Shorter College1 P108 ZACK BURKHALTER1. Analysis Of Mourning Dove Gizzards From Two Private Agricultural Fields. Shorter College1 160 SE Biology , Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 P109 HALEY L. PILLARS1 AND EDWARD D. MILLS1. Effects Of Anthropogenic Noise On Song Development And Physical Growth Of Blue-Breasted Quail (Coturnix Chinensis). Wingate University1 P110 NATHAN M. SOLEY1 AND LYNN SIEFFERMAN1. Hatch Order Influences Nestling Growth And Begging In Eastern Bluebirds. Appalachian State University1 Pill LAUREN M. SHOWALTER1. Stable Isotope And Mercury Analysis In The Mobile Bay, AL Food Web. University Of Alabama/Dauphin Island Sea Lab1 P112 SARAH E. BRAUNE1 AND STEPHEN C. LANDERS1. Cross-Infestation Studies Of Apostome Ciliated Protozoa. Troy University1 P113 KODY CHASE1 AND RICCARDO FIORILLO2. Hemogregarines Of Northeast Louisiana Snakes. University Of Lousiana, Monroe1 University Of Louisiana, Monroe2 P114 CHARLES D. BATTAGLIA1 AND RICCARDO A. FIORILLO1. Seasonal Dynamics Of Maritreminoides Sp. (Trematoda: Microphallidae) In Its Intermediate Host, The Grass Shrimp Palaeomonetes Kadiakensis, In Black Bayou Lake NWR In Northeast Louisiana. University Of Louisiana At Monroe1 P115 AMANDA ANTEE1, CHARLES BATTAGLIA1, LOREN HAYES1 AND RICCARDO FIORILLO1. Effect Of Maritreminoides Sp. (Trematoda: Microphallidae) Infection On The Activity Of Its Intermediate Host, The Grass Shrimp Palaemonetes Kadiakensis. University Of Louisiana At Monroe1 ASB POSTER SESSIONS SESSION I - #’s P1 16-165 Thursday, April 3, 2009 Even #’s Present 8:45-9:45 AM Odd #’s present 9:45-10:45 AM Plant Biology P116 JACQUELYN S. HOWELL1 AND ASHLEY B. MORRIS1. Using Microsatellites And Morphology To Define Species Boundaries And Hybridization In Sarracenia At Splinter Hill Bog. University Of South Alabama1 P117 SARAH J. FORT1. Assessment Of Ficus Carica Extracts As Inhibitors Of Basal Cell Carcinoma. Samford University1 P118 SALOUA LAHLOU1 AND SAFAA AL-HAMADANI1. Influence Of Light On Adventitious Root Formation Of The Oleander Plant. Jacksonville State University1 Poster Sessions 161 P119 JOHN R. EVANS1 AND JOEY SHAW2. A Preliminary Flora Of Sequatchie Valley In Sequatchie County, Tennessee. The University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga1 The University Of Tennssee At Chattanooga2 P120 CLINTON S. MAJOR1, KELLY M. MAJOR1, KATHERINE E. VANDEVEN1, MELANIE M. CALDWELL1 AND AMANDA E. ECKER1. Resurrecting The University Of South Alabama Herbarium (USAM): An Update. University Of South Alabama1 P121 ERIN PENTECOST1, SAMANTHA PESNELL1, DAVID PONDER1 AND MIJITABA HAMISSOU1. Invetigating The Effects Of Shiitake Mushroom Extract On The Induction And Growth Of Tobacco Callus. Jacksonville State University1 Plant Ecology P122 JASON BUNN1, AUSTIN STOKES1 AND HANAN L. EL-MAYAS1. Effect Of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi On Root Architecture And Distribution And Concentration Of Isoflavanoids In Pueraria Montana (Kudzu). Georgia State University1 P123 KAJAL B. GHOSHROY1, KATRINA D. KOZLIN1, SOUMITRA GHOSHROY2, ROBERT T. LARTEY3, KAVINSTON A. SZOKE1 AND KRISTOPHER B. SZOKE1. Investigation Of Host Range, Infectivity, And Spread Of Turnip Vein Clearing Virus And A Possible Mechanism For Non-Seed Transmission. University Of South Carolina At Sumter1 University Of South Carolina2 3USDA- ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory3 P124 ADAM T. STROUD1 AND DR. MALIA FINCHER1. The Effects Of Light Availability On Photosynthetic Capacity And Light Saturation Point In The Invasive Shrub Ligustrum. Samford University1 P125 V. R. PERRY1, HANAN L. EL-MAYAS1, EIRIK J. KROGSTAD2 AND SIGURDUR GREIPSSON3. Chemically Enhanced Phytoremediation By Ryegrass (Lolium Perenne) Of Lead-Contaminated Soils. Georgia State University, Department Of Biology1 Georgia State University, Department Of Geosciences2 Kennesaw State University, Biology And Physics Department3 P126 KIRK A. STOWE1 AND DON CIPOLLINI2. External Costs Of Defense: Correlated Response Of Trypsin Inhibtior To Selection For Foliar Glucosinolate Production. University Of South Carolina, Columbia1 Wright State University2 P127 LEIGH A. SIDERHURST1 AND HEATHER P. GRISCOM1. Eastern Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis) Mortality And Changes In Light Levels At A Southern Appalachian Brook Trout Stream. James Madison University1 P128 ROSS HINKLE1, JIAHONG LI1, UYEN NGUYEN1 AND DAVID SUMNER2. Carbon, Water, And Energy Flux Dynamics In The Metropolitan Orlando Area - Project Overview And Preliminary Findings. University Of Central Florida1 United States Geological Survey2 P129 JOHN A. BARONE1 AND JOVONN G. HILL2. Inventory Of Remnant Prairies Along The Natchez Trace Parkway In The Black Belt Of Mississippi. Columbus State University1 Mississippi State University2 P130 MATT PARDUE1 AND KIM M. TOLSON1. Prairie Restoration Efforts On Ouachita Wildlife Management Area. Department Of Biology, College Of Arts And Sciences, University Of Louisiana At Monroe, Monroe, La 71209-05201 162 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 P131 ROBERT CARTER1 AND GRANT COBB1. Woody Species Composition Following A Wildfire In The Dugger Mountain Wilderness, AL. Jacksonville State University1 P132 LAURA M. LADWIG1 AND SCOTT J. MEINERS1. Liana Impacts On Tree Growth In Young Temperate Forests. Eastern Illinois University1 P133 ANNA L. SITKO1 AND JONATHAN L. HORTON1. Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Eradication Treatments On Invasive Species In Urban Forests In Western North Carolina. UNC-Asheville1 P134 Result From The Embolizing Of Hemocytes In The Gill Circulation, Which May Impede Hemolymph Flow. P135 JENNA A. HAMLIN1. Site Of Origin And Degree Of Plasticity Affect Success Of An Invasive Liana, Celastrus Orbiculatus. University Of North Carolina At Asheville1 P136 WILLIAM J. WATKINS1, MARTIN L. CIPOLLINI1 AND MATHEW SUMMERLIN1. Georgia’s Role In The Rebirth Of The American Chestnut Tree. Berry College1 P137 THOMAS D. BALDVINS1, MARTIN L. CIPOLLINI1, JOSHUA D. CULBERSON1, KALIA B. MILLER1 AND CADE C. STRIPPELHOFF1. Herbaceous Plants And Grasses Of The Berry College Longleaf Management Area: A Preliminary Survey. Berry College1 P138 COLIN R. JACKSON1, ANTHONY J. RIETL1, KAYLEIGH M. WIEGERS1 AND J. S. BREWER1. Interactions Between Soil Moisture And An Invasive Plant Species On Soil Microbial Enzyme Activity. The University Of Mississippi1 P139 KIMBERLY A. LANG1 AND SCOTT J. MEINERS1. Effects Of Forest Edges On Population Dynamics In A Successional System. Eastern Illinois University1 P140 LAUREN E. BROOKS1 AND JEFFREY D. MAY1. Effects Of Nitrogen (N) Fertilization On Soil N And Diameter Growth In Forest Trees. Marshall University1 P141 ALAN W. HARVEY1. Extrafloral Nectaries In Kudzu, Pueraria Montana, And Groundnut, Apios Americana (Fabaceae). Georgia Southern University1 P142 KRISTINA CONNOR1, GRETCHEN SCHAEFER2, JILLIAN DONAHOO3, MARGARET DEVALL1, EMILE GARDINER1, DAN WILSON1, NATHAN SCHIFF1, PAUL HAMEL1 AND TED LEININGER1. Pondberry Seed Bank Study In A Bottomland Hardwood Forest. U.S. Forest Service1 Weyerhaeuser2 3 P143 VINCENT P. HUSTAD1. Discomycetes Of The Great Smoky Mountains National Park. University Of Illinois1 P144 NIKKI L. PISULA1 AND SCOTT J. MEINERS1. Allelopathic Potential Of Woody Exotics In A Successional System. Eastern Illinois University1 P145 KIMBERLY S. SPIEGEL1 AND LISSA M. LEEGE1. The Invasive Redbay Ambrosia Beetle, Xyleborus Glabratus, As A Catalyst Of Disturbance And Subsequent Forest Composition Change In The Southeastern U.S. Georgia Southern University1 Poster Sessions 163 P146 CHRISTIN NAUGHGLE1, HAYLEY BARBATO1, ANDREW WOMBLES1, TIM GRIFFITH1 AND HOMER WHITE1. Will Northward Range Shifts Alter Photosynthetic Capability? An Examination Of Stomatal Densities Under Extended Day Lengths In The Common Annual Cocklebur. Georgetown College1 P147 SARAH J. PATE1. Evolutionary History And Habitat Modeling In GIS For Management Of The Threatened Species Spiraea Virginiana. Appalachian State University1 P148 TROY EVANS1, KACIE TACKETT1 AND NEIL PEDERSON1. Impact Of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid On Annual Eastern Hemlock Growth Rates In The Southern Appalachian Region. Eastern Kentucky University1 P149 DEWITT JONES1, AVEL FERNANDEZ1, CHARLES MAJOR1 AND DANNY J. GUSTAFSON1. Silphium Integrifolium Genetic Structure As A Function Of The Dominant Grasses Seed Source. The Citadel1 P150 DAVID A. AUSTIN1 AND JUSTIN HART2. Species-Specific Responses To Small Canopy Openings In A Mature Hardwood Forest: A Dendroecological Approach. Univerrsity Of North Alabama1 University Of North Alabama2 P151 DAVID A. AUSTIN1 AND JUSTIN HART2. Species-Specific Responses To Small Canopy Openings In A Mature Hardwood Forest: A Dendroecological Approach. Univerrsity Of North Alabama1 University Of North Alabama2 P152 PAULA C. JACKSON1, JONICA GOBLE1, JOSE L. ANDRADE2, CASANDRA R. GARCIA2, OLIVIA HERNANDEZ2, THOMAS MCELROY1 AND JUAN M. DUPUY2. Physiological Differences Among Tree Species In Quadrats Of Different Successional Stage Of A Tropical Dry Forest, Yucatan, Mexico. Kennesaw State University1 Centro De Investigacion Cientifica De Yucatan2 P153 FLORENCE C. ANORUO1 AND DAVID LINCOLN2. Interaction Between Soil Nitrogen Availability, Frankia Inoculation, And Rate Of Nitrogen Fixation. Claflin University1 University Of South Carolina2 Plant Systematics P154 LINDSAY LEVERETT1 AND MICHAEL WOODS1. The Genus Indigofera (Fabaceae) In Alabama. Troy University1 P155 MAX S. LANNING1. Clarifying The Status Of Micranthes Careyana And M. Caroliniana Based On Morphological And Molecular Differences. Western Carolina University1 P156 ALEXANDER KRINGS1, WADE WALL1 AND ALICE WINES1. Systematics Of The Parkinsonia Texana Complex (Fabaceae). North Carolina State University1 P157 KRISTIAN D. JONES1, WENDY B. ZOMLEFER1 AND DAVID E. GIANNASI1. The State Of Herbaria In Georgia. University Of Georgia1 P158 ANDREW S. METHVEN1, KAREN HUGHES2 AND RON H. PETERSEN2. Species Complexes In Section Dulces Of The Mushroom Genus Lactarius. Eastern Illinois University1 University Of Tennessee, Knoxville2 P159 BRYAN A. NIEDENBERGER1 AND ZACK E. MURRELL1. Examination Of Evolutionary Relationships And Pollen Morphology Of Hexastylis. Appalachian State University1 164 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 P160 JANET E. ROBERTS1, BENJAMIN G. BLAIR1, ROBERT E. CARTER1, MIJITABA HAMISSOU1 AND DAVID R. WHETSTONE1. Comparative Surface Anatomy Of Prunus Alabamensis And Prunus Serotina. Jacksonville State University1 Teaching Biology P161 BRITTANNI M. BERRY1 AND JANET L. GASTON1. Graphic Organizers Used As Tools To Differentiate And Enhance Science Instruction In The Classroom. Troy University1 P162 M. H. H. STEVENS1. A Poster-Instigated Discussion: A Personal Journey Into Geeky Open Source Teaching Tools And Consequences For Students. Miami University1 P163 JENNELL M. TALLEY1, ROBIN C. BAIRLEY1, CHARLES SISSOM1, KIMBERLY NORTON1, CHRISTOPHER G. BROWN1 AND STEVEN J. BASKAUF1. Designing, Implementing And Evaluating A Student-Designed, Research-Based, Introduction To Biology Lab. Vanderbilt University1 P164 GLENN M. COHEN1. The Histology Laboratory: Don't Throw The Microscopes Away. Troy University1 P165 DARRELL L. RAY1. Helping Students Connect The Fundamentals Of Logistic Population Growth With Sustainability Issues Using Spreadsheet Modeling. The University Of Tennessee At Martin1 os Birmingham and Alabama are home to more folk artists than anywhere else in the world. Birmingham artist Joe Minter (shown here) is known for his political commentary delivered through his art. Hundreds of pieces of his work fill the backyard at his Birmingham home. (Photo credit: Dilcy Windham Hilley.) Author Index 165 Author Index for Papers and Posters with Abstract Numbers Authors Sorted by Last Name (T = talk; P = poster) A Abbot, Patrick . T142, P90 Achar, Premila N . T136, P99 . P103 Adams, Christopher A .... T182, T183 Adams, Jonathan . P9 Adams, Nicholas S . T1 87 Adrian, Andrew . T172 Agudelo, Paula . T90 Aiello, David P . P66 Akin, Jonathan . T57, T165, P62 Alami, Mahmoud H . T174 Alcorn, Michael A . P49 AL-Dujaili, Jameel S . T1 39 Alfano, Alan . T52 Al-Hamdani, Safaa . T47, P1 18 Allison, James R . T17, T28 Amsler, Charles D . PI Andrade, Jose L . P97, PI 52 Angus, Robert . T68 Anoruo, Florence C . PI 53 Antee, Amanda . P1 1 5 Antonio-P, Marco . T120 Apodaca, Joseph J . T166 Ard, Melissa . T128, P80 Armbruster, Jonathan W . T37 Ashton, Mark P . T208 Austin, David A . P150, P151 B Baghai-Riding, Nina . P61 Bailey, Jr., Claude J . T22 Bairley, Robin C . P40, PI 63 Baker, Bill J . PI Bakkegard, Kristin A . P29 Baldvins, Thomas D . PI 37 Baldwin, Brian S . T203, PI 34 Baldwin, Timothy E . T168 Barbato, Hayley . P146 Barger, Priscilla C . P94 Barger, T. W . T9, T10 Barone, John A . PI 29 Barrett, Spencer C . T18 Barron, Jeremy K . P74 Barron, Samual . T146 Bart, Henry L . T36 Bartels, Paul J . P86 Bartkus, Casey J . T1 57 Bartol, Soraya M . T56, T80, P2 Baskauf, Steven J . PI 63 Bates, Judson . T135 Battaglia, Charles . P1 14, P1 15 Beck, James B . T28 Becker, Anna K . T23 Bej, Asim K . T1 37, T1 38 . T143, P98 Belin, Jr., Ph.D., Charles W . P6 Bentley, Andrew C . T35 Berry, Brittanni M . PI 61 Bessler, Scott M . T81 Bhattacharjee, Joydeep . T204 Bhoumik, Priyasma, . PI 06 Billick, Ian . P90 Billington, Neil . T67, T69, T174 Birx-Raybuck, Devynn A . P65 Blackwell, Eric A . T95, P57, P61 Blair, Benjamin G . T97, T146, P9 . P43, P81, P101, P104, P160 Blanchard, Tom . .... P14, P59 Blankinship, Lisa A . . P105 Blasingmae, Tracey . . T126 Boopathy, Raj . T131, T132, P93 Borer, Cathy H . . T51 Bowcock, Janelle L . P16 Bowman, Nathan A . . T65, T66 Bowser, Samuel S . . PI Braune, Sarah E . . P1 12 Brewer, J. S . . P138 Brings, Victoria E . . P18 Brinson, Mark M . . T177 Brooks, Lauren E . . P140 Brown, Alisha L . . T191 Brown, Christopher G .... T108, P163 Bruton, Chris W . . T150 Bruton, Matt S . ...T25, T206 Bunn, Jason . . P122 Burchett, Katherine J . . T122 Burchfield, Patrick M . . T120 Burger, Joseph R . . T118 Burgess, Kevin S . . T18 Burkhalter, Zack . P108 Bush, Catherine M . . Til Butnor, John R . . T191 c Caldwell, Melanie M . . P120 Camp, Carlos D . . T113 Campbell, Anisha . . P34 Campbell, Josh . . P23 Campbell, Joshua . . P58 Cara, Livia R . ...T127, P26 Cariveau, Mickael J . . P32 Carleton, Renee E . . T114 Carpenter, Kent E . . T173 Carr, John L . . P67 Carter, Robert . T161, P9, P52 . P77, P81 , P101, P131 , P160 Cash, Ben . . P54 Castro, Rodrigo A . . T118 Caterino, Michael S . . T84 Cavin, Jessica N . .... P66, P68 Chalcraft, David R . . T119 Chan, Florence W . . T168 Chang, Jenny R . . PI 02 Chase, Kody . . P1 13 Chatzimanolis, Stylianos . T84 Chen, Li-Ju . . P87 Chesh, Adrian S . . T118 Chester, Edward W . . T22 Chitrakar, Suman . . T69 Cho, In K . ...T75, T145 Choudhary, Anil . . P99 Cipollini, Don . . P126 Cipollini, Martin L . P136, PI 37 Cirtain, Margaret C . . T200 Clark, Ross C . . T49 Cline, George . T158, T 1 61 , P52 Cobb, Grant . . PI 31 Cobb, Vince . . P17 Cobb, Vincent A . .T162, T167 Cocking, Dean . . T96 Cohen, Glenn M . . PI 64 Cohen, Ian M . T1 Cole, Curtis . T135 Coleman, Andrew T . T59 Collins, Beverly . T178 Connor, Kristina . PI 42 Constable, Heather B . T38 Coombs, Drew . T165 Cox, Patricia B . T6 Culberson, Joshua D . PI 37 Cunningham, Adele W . T83 Cunningham, Heather R . T55 Cupp, Jr., Paul V . P69 Curl, Kaitlin E . T79 D D'Abramo, Lou . T78 Dafoe, Robert C . T92 Danikas, Lacy N . PI 7 Davenport, Jessica . P23 Davenport, Jon M . T119 Davison, Paul G . T12, P79 Dawson, Letha . T132 Day, Frank P . T191 De Steven, Diane . P22 DeCock, Dean R . T126 Deffendall, R . P6 Deforest, Jared L . T193 Dehner, Danyelle N . T110 Deitloff, Jennifer . P49 DeLancey, Charles B . P60 Denslow, Michael W . T194 Devall, Margaret . PI 42 Dijkstra, Paul . T191 Dimock, Jr., Ronald V . T88 Dindo, John . T59 Dingman, Mariann . P34 Dixon, Meighan . T128 Dixon, Meighan L . T129 Doan, Tri . P103 Dokland, Terje . PI 02 Dokuzoglu, Nazli . T141 Donahoo, Jillian . P142 Dorcas, Michael E.. T72, Til 5, T121 . P55, P65 Douglas, Norman . T202 Downer, HR . T156 Drake, Bert G . T191 Drevlow, Lindsay L . Til 3 Duke, Tianita D . T46 Dulin, Max . T48 Dupuy, Juan M . P152 Dupuy, Juan Manuel . P97 E Eakin, David A . T106, T107 Ebensperger, Luis A . T1 1 8 Echols, Stephen L . T3 Ecker, Amanda E . P120 Edmondson, Chris . P52 Edmondson, Christopher K . T76 Egerton, Todd A . T64, T65 Eiler, Anthony W . T130, T135 Elam, Caitlin E . T181 Elisens, Wayne J . T31 Ellis, Jennifer R . T42 El-Mayas, Hanan L . P122, P125 Ennen, Joshua R . T155 166 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 Ensign, William . P13 Erickson, Daniel M . P90 Erturk, Neval . T101 Ervin, Gary N . P134 Eskew, Evan A . T121 Estabrooks, Daniel B . T164 Estes, Dr. Dwayne . T25, T206 Estes, Dwayne ...T21, T22, T26, T27 Estes, Larry D . T46 Evans, Elizabeth B . T147 Evans, John R . P1 19 Evans, Troy, P148 . Everton, Kristen S . P89 F Fagwani, Mayur . P30 Farris, Kimberly P . P53 Fazekas, Aron J . T18 Felgenhauer, Bruce E . T86 Felix, Zachary I . P51 Ferguson, Diane M . T14 Fernandez, Avel . T195, PI 49 Finch, Meredith G . T133 Fincher, Dr. Malia . PI 24 Findley, Ann M . PI 00 Fiorillo, Riccardo . P1 13, P1 15 Fiorillo, Riccardo A . P1 14 Fischer, Robert U . T110, T171 Flagg, Raymond O . T5 Fleet, Christine M . P41 Fort, Sarah J . P1 17 Fountain, Dyanna M . P72 Francko, David A . T45 Franklin, Scott B . T200 Fredes, Fernando . Til 8 Freeney, J . T39, T40 Friedman, Katherine L . T152, P40 Furches, M. Steven . T24 G Gaeta, James A . PI 3 Galliher, Sarah E . T179 Gambrell, Robert P . P28 Gangloff, Michael M . T70, T74 Garcia, Casandra R . PI 52 Gardiner, Emile . P142 Gardner Barillas, Lisa M . T124 Gardner, Sarah . P58 Garris, Heath . T78 Gaston, Janet . T174 Gaston, Janet L . PI 61 George, Mourad . P38 Gering, Jon C . T126 Ghoochan, Roshanak . P97 Ghoshroy, Kajal B . PI 23 Ghoshroy, Soumitra . PI 23 Giannasi, David E . PI 57 Gibbons, John G . T142 Gibbons, Megan E . P53 Gibbs, Victoria K . T83, T89, T82 Gilland, Keith E . T186 Gillespie, Emily L . T19, T20 Gissendanner, Chris R ... T148, T149 . P30, PI 00 Goble, Jonica, . PI 52 Gochfeld, Deborah J . T109 Goodwin, Thomas E . T117 Gordon, Andrew S . T65 Gowan, Charles . T53 Graham, Sean . P49 Graham, Sean P . T154 Graham, Sean W . T18 Gramling, Joel M . T196 Gray, Janet . T202 Gray, Margarit . PI 9 Greenberg, Cathryn H . T188 Greipsson, Sigurdur . PI 25 Griffith, Tim . P146 Grinnan, Rose . T7 Griscom, Bronson W . T208 Griscom, Heather P . T208, P127 Gross, Alecia K . T151 Gunn-Zumo, Stephanie . T14 Gussenhoven, Caitlin M . P5 Gustafson, Danny J . T1 95, T1 96 . P149 H Hagan, Claudia E . T114 Hajibabae, Mehrdad . T18 Hall, Samantha . P85 Hamel, Paul . PI 42 Hamissou, Mijitaba T41, P121, P160 Hamlin, Jenna A . P135 Hammer, Hugh S . T89 Haney, Dennis . T129 Haney, Dennis C . T128, P80 Hargrove, Tyler . P14 Harmson, Jeremy . PI 00 Harris, Josh . T53 Hart, Justin . PI 50, PI 51 Hart, Sunny A . T21 Hartwig, Bryan . T126 Harvey, Alan W . T197, P141 Hasty, Karen R . P96 Hatcher, Patrick . T65 Hauge, Xueya . P33 Hayes, Loren . P1 15 Hayes, Loren D . T118 Head, Lisha M . T51 Healey, Christopher . T141 Heard, Melissa . T149 Held, Michael E . T50 Helms, Brian S . P88 Helms, Clint L . T180 Hernandez, Olivia . PI 52 Hester, Mark W . P28 Hestermann, Eli V . T144, P42 Hill, Geoffrey E . P4 Hill, JoVonn G . P129 Hinkle, Benjamin T . P36, P39 Hinkle, C. R . T191 Hinkle, Ross . PI 28 Hoffmann, William . T202 Hohmann, Matthew . T202 Holland, Majorie M . T180 Holland, Marjorie M . T63 Hollingsworth, T.J . T151 Hollis, Jarrad . T57 Holmes, Brittany . T172 Holt, Brian D . T9, T10 Homsher, Ryan B . T189 Hoover, Richard . T137, T138 . T143, P98 Horn, Charles N . T8 Horton, Jonathan L . PI 33 Howell, Jacquelyn S . P1 16 Hsiao, Joe . T141 Huang, Jonathan . T138, P98 Hubbard, Richard . T65 Huckaby, Jared . P91 Hughes, Austin L . PI 06 Hughes, Karen . PI 58 Hungate, Bruce A . T191 Hunn, Jeremy C . P73 Husband, Brian C . T18 Huser, Daniel T . P24 Hustad, Vincent P . P143 J Jackson, Colin R ....T140, P95, P138 Jackson, Jennifer I . P56 Jackson, Paula . P97 Jackson, Paula C . PI 52 Jacob, Suellen . PI 2 Janson, Eric M . T142 John, Archanaa . T135 Johnson, Catlyn M . Johnson, Erik C . T88 Johnson, Justin L . P57 Johnston, Ryan . P14 Jolley, Rachel L . T203, PI 34 Jolls, Claudia L . T209 Jones, Dewitt . T195, PI 49 Jones, Kristian D . PI 57 Jones, Lisa M . T103 Jones, Ronald L . T16, T44 Jones, Sunde M . P76 Jones, Waren . T78 Jones, Warren T . T89 Jones-Held, Susan . T50 Jorgensen, Darwin D . PI 8 K Kale, Pinaz . T4 Kay, Alexandra . T205 Keen, Richard . T101 Kemp, Matt T . P29 Kesanakurti, Prasad R . T18 Kilpatrick, Eran S . T163 Kindred, Alicia L . T78 King, Kristen . PI 01 King, Kristen B . T127 King, Timothy L . T72 Kirchoff, Bruce K . T4, T48, T99 . T141 Kirkland, Lindsay M . T127 Kirschbaum, Chad D . T192 Kleshayeva, Anna . T148 Kobayashi, Yasuhiro . T95, P57 Koby, Lynne . T135 Koigi, Rachael N . T174 Kostelnik, Kristen . T202 Kozlin, Katrina D . PI 23 Krai, LeosG . P72 Kreiser, Brian R . T155 Krenz, Robert J . T71 Krings, Alexander . T7, PI 56 Krogstad, Eirik J . PI 25 Kron, Kathleen A . T19 Kuhajda, Bernard R . P73 L Ladd, Tricia . P59 Ladwig, Laura M . PI 32 Lahlou, Saloua . P44, P1 1 8 Lake, David T . T196 Landers, Stephen C . P74, P1 12 Lang, Kimberly A . PI 39 Langdon, Keith . Til 6 Lange, Michael L . P22 Lanning, Max S . P155 Lartey, Robert T . PI 23 Lawrence, Addison . P43 Lawrence, Addison L . T82, T89 Lawrence, John L . T89 Lawrence, John M . T82 Author Index 167 Lawrence, Kathy S . T90 Lawson, Gavin R . P63 Layton, Jennifer E . T105 Lazarowitz, Suzanne . RT56, T80 LeBlanc, Anne Marie . T120 Lee, Michael T . T210 Lee, Sang-Riul . Leege, Lissa M . T198, P145 Leininger, Ted . P142 Lese Martin, Christa . P33 Leslie, Rachel . T51 Leverett, Lindsay . PI 54 Lewis, Jo A . T102 Li, Jiahong . PI 28 Li, Robert . T75 Ligon, Russell A . T54 Lincoln, David . P153 Lira-R., Diana J . T120 Liu, Mark . P4 Lowhorn, Danielle . PI 07 Lyle, Sonia D . T174 M Macek, Brett A . T76, T161 Magrath, Christi . T75, P39 Major, Charles . T195, P149 Major, Clinton S . P25, P120 Major, Kelly M . P25, PI 20 Marchin, Renee . T202 Marik, Julie E . T209 Marino, Loren . T172 Marion, Ken R . T59, T110 Marshall, Harold G . T64, T66, T65 Martin, Justin L . T1 12 Martinez-O., Hector J . T120 Marvin, Glenn A . T79, P79 Massey, Diane E . T1 62 Mast, Austin R . T34 May, Jeffrey D . PI 40 Mayden, Richard L . P73 McAlear, Suzanne D . T151 McBrayer, Lance D . T117 McCarthy, Brian C . T1 86, T1 89 . T192, T193, T199 McClintock, James B . PI McElroy, Thomas . PI 3, P54 . P97, PI 52 Mclnroy, John A . T90 McMullen, Conley K . T184 Meade, Mark . T146, T175 . P43, P71 , PI 04 Medina, Andre . T128 Meiners, Scott J . T110, PI 32 . P139, P144 Menefee, Hannah E . T140 Menon, Rani . T63 Mentz, Michael . T130 Messenger, Kevin R . T1 69 Metcalf, Christopher K . T69 Methven, Andrew S . PI 58 Michot III, Allen P . T182, T183 Miller, Brian T . T164 Miller, Kalia B . PI 37 Millican, David M . P64 Mills, Edward D . PI 09 Mills, Mary C . P134 Milne, Marc A . T85 Minton, Russell L . P10 Mobley, Lesley A . T114 Moeller, John . P85 Mojib, Nazia .T143, T137, T138, P98 Mojica, Angela M . T73 Monson II, Edward J . P79 Montgomery, Callie . T30 Moore, Michael K . P66, P68, P91 Morales Jacinto, Marvin V . T61 Morris, Ashley B . P37, P1 16, T2 Morris, Joel A . T93 Morris, M. W . T67 Morris, Tim A . P47 Morris, Wanda S . T122 Moseley, Dorothy . T78 Muller, Matthew T . T65 Mufioz, Pamela . T118 Murdock, Chris . Murdock, Christopher A . T146, P9 . P43, P44, P52, P81 , P87 . PI 01, PI 04, Murray, Justine . P35 Murrell, Zack E . T20, T194, PI 59 N Nagy, Tim . T78 Nanduri, Bindu . Nasseri, Nabil A . T117 Nasti, Tahseen H . T143 Naughgle, Christin . PI 46 Neal, Diana M . T203, PI 34 Nelson, Diane R . P86, T103 Nelson, John B . T15 Nelson, Lawrence K . P43 Nesom, Guy L . T16 Newell, Darah L . P37 Newman, Catherine E . T153 Newmaster, Steven G . T18 Newton, Joseph C . P94 Nguyen, Uyen . PI 28 Nichols, Becky J . T116 Niedenberger, Bryan A . PI 59 Nienow, James A . P80 Norris, Leigh A . T84 Norton, Kimberly . PI 63 Novak, Robert J . T93 o Odom, C. Brian . T104, P16, P89 Offner, Mallory J . 'P2 Olander, Jasmine . PI 04 Olson, Julie B . T109 O'Neill, Ashley . P54 Ortiz Tolhuysen, Liliana . Til 8 P Padgett-Vasquez, Steve . T1 90 Page, Kaleb J . P95 Paladino, Frank . P38 Palladino, Steve P . P98 Palmer, Michael W . T194 Parcak, Sarah H . T190 Pardue, Matt . T60, P130 Parker, Albert J . T212 Pate, Sarah J . P147 Patel, Bhumi A . P103 Patel, Unnati P . T136 Patel, Yogi . P68 Pauley, Thomas K . T156, T157 . T159, T169, T170, P50 Pawar, Snehal . T4 Pederson, Charles L . T71 Pederson, Neil . P148 Pena-V., Jaime . T120 Pentecost, Erin . PI 21 Percy, Diana M . T18 Perez, Kathryn E . P10 Perry, Travis . PI 2 Perry, V. R . PI 25 Pesnell, Samantha . P121 Petersen, Ron H . PI 58 Pezashki, S. R . T200 Pham, Thuy T . P42 Pillars, Haley L . PI 09 Pinchuk, George V . Pinchuk, Lesya M . Pine, Rebekah . P75, P78 Pirkle, Richard . P23, P58 Pisula, Nikki L . PI 44 Pittillo, Dan . T178 Pittman, Albert B . T15 Pittman, Katherine L . P4 Pittman, Shannon E . T72 Plagens, Rosemary N . P42, T144 Poindexter, Derick B Ponder, David M . T47, PI 21 Possardt, Earl . T120 Powell, Mickie L . T89, T82 Prather, Alan . T33 Price, Steven J . T121, P65 Proud, Daniel N . T86 Prunty, John . P32 Pryer, Kathleen M . T28 Q Qualls, Carl P . T155 R Rae, John G . P1 1 Randall, Johnny . T187 Raut, Samiksha . T68 Ray, Darrell L . PI 65 Ray, Jeffery M . P73 Ray, Mitchell J . P67 Rayburn, James R . T127, P76 Remington, David . T4, T141 Rene de Cotret, Allan . P68 Reynolds, Philip D . P39 Rheinhardt, Richard D . T177 Rice, Chris L . P7, Till Richardson, Channing . T12 Richardson, Nicole L . P31 Rietl, Anthony J . PI 38 Ring, Hannah K . P84 Rios, Nelson . T36 Risk, Allen C . T12, T13 Rissler, Leslie J . T55, T153, T160 Rivers Thompson, Katrina . T43 Roberts, Janet E . PI 60 Roberts, Julia E . T185 Roberts, Roland P . P47, T52 Robertson, Taylor . P77 Rodenburg, Cynthia M . PI 02 Rokas, Antonis . T142 Rolek, Brian W . T62 Rollins, Dollie L . Til Romano, III, Frank A . T91 , T92 . T76, T127, P87 Rosen, David J . P22 Rosenberg, Chase C . T193 s Sabanadzovic, Sead . P45 Sadri, Fereidoon . T4 Sanchez, Andrez . P99 Sandel, Michael . T176 Sauterer, Roger . P26, T98 Saville, Amanda C . T7 Schaefer, Gretchen . P142 Schaus, Maynard H . T122 Schiff, Nathan . PI 42 168 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 Schoonover, Amanda M . P46 Schorr, Mark S . P21, P24 Schroeder, Barbara . T120 Schroeder, Rachel E . T191 Schulte, Bruce A . T1 1 7 Schweitzer, Callie . T123 Scott, A. F . P70 Scott, Gerald R . T192 Scull, Greg . T175 Scweitzer, Callie J . P51 Seabolt, Whitney . P33 Secor, Stephen M . T81 Sekora, Nicholas S . T90 Semcheski, Matthew R . T65, T173 Sesler, Cheryl L . P43 Sewell, Susan M . P87, T91 Shashy, Peter S . P78 Shashy, Scott . P75 Shaw, Joey . T1, T22, T30, P1 19 Shelton, Mary B . Shirey, Kristin D . P76 Shoemaker, Ivan R . T207 Showalter, Lauren M . Pill Shrestha, Puja . T67 Siccardi III, Anthony . T78 Siderhurst, Leigh . T208 Siderhurst, Leigh A . P127 Siefferman, Lynn . P4, P1 10 Siefferman, Lynn M . T58 Siler, Troy J . T191 Simmons, Amanda . P89 Singer, Erin E . T70 Sissom, Charles . PI 63 Sitko, Anna L . PI 33 Small, Randall L . T23, T29 Small, Randy . T24 Smith III, Donald R . T52 Smith, Gerald L . T5, Til Smith, Joshua B . P21 Smith, Kayla J . T158 Smith, Nathalie D . P70 Smith, Walter H . T160 Soley, Nathan M . P1 10 Spears, Maggie A . P29 Spencer, Patrick . P61 Spiegel, Kimberly S . PI 45 Spilman, Michael S . PI 02 Spratt, Henry G . T1 30, T1 35 Spriggs, Amanda N . T170 Stallsmith, Bruce . T1 72 Steele, Ashley L . P20 Steelman, Charlotte K . T115 Steen, David A . P8 Stephenson, Ronald C . P45 Stevens, M. H. H . PI 62 Stewart, Paul M . T69 Stokes, Austin . PI 22 Stokes, John V Storie, A . P6 Stover, Daniel B . T191 Stowe, Kirk A . PI 26 Strippelhoff, Cade C . PI 37 Stroud, Adam T . PI 24 Summerlin, Mathew . PI 36 Sumner, David . PI 28 Super, Paul E . T116 Switter, Beverly . T135 Szoke, Kavinston A . PI 23 Szoke, Kristopher B . PI 23 T Tackett, Kacie . PI 48 Tackett, Laura B . PI Talley, Jennell M . T152, P163 Tapilatu, Ricardo F . P27 Tavera, Gloria . T120 Terney, Claire . T135 Thacker, Robert W . T109 Thom, Angaza N . P41 Thomas, Stefani . P35 Thompson, Ralph L . T43, T44 Tipton, MattewS . P51 Tolson, Kim M . T60, Till, T1 12 . P7, PI 30 Tompkins, Josh . P14 Townsend, Jr., Victor R . P83, P84 . P91 Townsend, Victor R . P78 Trail, Sandy C . T77 Traver, Kris . P33 Turner, Joshua A . T175, P71 Tuttle, Julie P . T212 u Urbatsch, Lowell E . T14 Urbina, Linette . P82 V Vallejo, Ana C . T76 Van Devender, Robert W . PI 5 Van Devneder, Amy S . PI 5 van Santen, Edzard . T90 Van Zandt, Peter A . P75 Vandermast, David . T185, T205 VanDeven, Katherine E ... P25, P120 VanZandt, Peter A . P78 VanZwoll, Carolyn S . P3 Verkhratsky, Alexej N Vidrine, Malcolm . T139 w Wakefield, Jessica M . T204 Waldron, Jayme . P50, T159 Waldron, Jayme L . T156, T157 . T169, T170 Walker, Nicholas . P93 Wall, Wade . T202, PI 56 Waller, Deborah A . T85 Wang, Yong . T123, T124 . T168, P51 Warner, Teresa . P32 Waters, Matthew . P23 Watkins, William J . PI 36 Watson, Anna . T134 Watts, Stephen A . T82, T83 . T89, T78, P43 Weeks, Andrew Q . P95 Weiss, Justin A . T159, P50 Welch, Nicole T . T100 Wentworth, Thomas . T202 Wentworth, Thomas R . T177 Wessner, David R . P96 West, Mallory L . P96 Wetzel, Theresa A . P5 Whatley, Alicia . T75, T145 Whelan, Nathan V . T126 Whetstone, David R . PI 60 White, Homer . PI 46 White, Megan P . T88 White, PeterS . T212 White, Shannon . T53 Whitington, Lindsay . T172 Wibbels, Thane . T59, T105, T120 Wichmann, Brenda L . T210 Wick, Jill . T123 Wiegers, Kayleigh M . PI 38 Wietgrefe, Kayla . P38 Wiley, John, Jr. J . T199 Wilkins, H. D . P5 Willis, Damien . P81, P101 Willis, Jonathan M . P28 Wilson, Dan . P142 Windham, Michael D . T28 Wines, Alice . PI 56 Wise, Dwayne A . T147 Witczak, Lynea R . P55 Witmer, Patrick L . T69 Witsell, C. T . T16, T201 Wofford, B. E . T22 Wolfe, Andrea D . T29 Wombles, Andrew . P146 Wood, Robert M . P73 Wood, Sarah . P35 Woods, Maghan . T87 Woods, Michael . PI 54 Woolsey, Jared A . T21 1 Workman, Cory . P14 Worthen, Wade B . P60 Wotawa, Amy M . T1 74 Wright, Laura E . T82 Wright, Thomas S . T125 X Xiang, Jenny . T202 Y Yang, Austin . P35 Yusuf, Nabiha . T143 z Zank, Benjamin . Til 6 Zavada, Jeanne . T103 Zomlefer, Wendy B . T3, PI 57 cs ASB Workshops and Symposia 169 Human Diversity Committee Workshop The Human Diversity Committee will offer a workshop entitled, “Graduate School Preparation: The What? Why? Where?” from 2:30-4:30 on Thursday afternoon. This two-hour workshop will be of interest to students preparing for or just entering graduate school. There will be a panel discussion featuring graduate school admissions professional, Q&A session, and mock interview. Saturday Herbarium Curators Workshop SERNEC: Collaboration and Funding Opportunities SERNEC (Southeast Regional Network of Expertise and Collections) is a five- year project funded by the National Science Foundation to develop a network of herbaria in the Southeast. This network is designed to encourage cooperation in databasing the region’s collections by the year 2020, while at the same time developing herbaria as community centers for learning about plants. We have two goals to accomplish at this year’s workshop: Goal 1. Outreach to the community and to K-12 students and teachers. This aspect of the workshop will address methods of outreach via web sites, newsletters, local and regional media. It will also address state and regional methods to integrate our efforts with those of the K-12 learning community. This workshop will build the framework for meetings in 2009 and 2010 that will involve teachers in botanical learning. Goal 2. Development of a “virtual campus” of curators and herbaria. The focus of this aspect of the workshop will be on activities to provide training opportunities to field schools, state and federal agencies and botanical gardens to train post-docs, graduate and undergraduate students and researchers in organismal and field based research methods and opportunities. SERNEC (see SERNEC.ORG) is funded by the National Science Foundation as a Research Coordination Network. Through this grant we have monies to offset the cost of travel to this meeting. If you need additional information about this Curator’s Workshop please contact Zack Murrell at murrellze@appstate.edu. Speakers and Titles: The Speaker Schedule and Presentation titles will be available online at the ASB website when it is finalized. Special Session and Luncheon: “ Teaching Evolution in the Biology Classroom: Strategies and Challenges” sponsored by the ASB Education Committee The purpose of this workshop is to help young instructors and students deal with the issues surrounding the teaching of evolution in the biology classroom. The fundamental tenet of all disciplines of biology is the theory of evolution, yet teaching of this concept is challenging for a variety of reasons. First, the modern theory itself can be difficult to express for beginning instructors, and second, we 170 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 often face a skeptical audience who have been previously misinformed about the topic. The workshop will begin with a brief opening presentation outlining strategies that experienced instructors have utilized to maximize learning and how they dealt with challenges they faced. This will be followed by a round table discussion of these topics. Speakers will include Education Committee members plus additional colleagues experienced in the teaching of evolution. A pizza lunch will be provided to all participants. (Limit 30). Symposia Symposium I: Biodiversity Informatics: Progress and Potential in the Southeastern USA. (Thursday morning session) Description: Biodiversity informatics has the potential to provide significant contributions to our understanding of evolution, biotic responses to climatic change, ecology and conservation biology. In order to maximize the potential of this burgeoning field, the legacy data held in the life science collections must be made accessible to the greater science community. There are many ongoing efforts to access the life science data housed in museums, colleges and universities, state and federal agencies and in private collections. These efforts fall into three categories: 1 ) data standards to maximize access, 2) taxon-by-taxon best practices to facilitate data acquisition, and 3) development of social networks to maximize participation among data providers. At the global level, groups such as GBIF (Global Biodiversity Infrastructure Facility) and TDWG (Taxonomic Database Working Group) are working to develop standards. At a national level, NBII (National Biological Information Infrastructure) is working to facilitate data acquisition, management and dissemination. Various taxon-based groups have developed networks (HerpNet, Ornis, Manis) that were initiated at the larger museums and are now working to include smaller regional collections. In contrast, the herbaria in the USA have organized into regional networks such as SERNEC, in a "bottom-up" approach to include the smaller collections. All of these social networks are working to facilitate communication and to recruit data providers. Given the current technologies available to the scientific community, one can easily imagine a time when we have taxonomic, biogeographic and phylogenetic information at our fingertips for all living and fossil taxa. We can also imagine a time when these data layers, draped over geographic, ecological and climatic data layers, could provide a tremendous research tool for the life sciences and many related fields of study. The historic role that the Association of Southeastern Biologists has played in organizing the life science community in the Southeast USA has also had the impact of developing a very strong social network across the region. The potential for an "all-taxa" database at a regional level is limited by 1 ) the extent of collections available from an area and 2) the taxonomic expertise available to generate a "clean" dataset. Given the high levels of endemism, large tracts of ASB Workshops and Symposia 171 conserved lands, high numbers of collections and a vibrant taxonomic community, the Southeast is uniquely positioned to develop a high quality virtual museum for the region. This proposed provides an overview of best practices and ongoing efforts in biodiversity informatics. The ultimate goal of the symposium is to provide the framework that, when coupled with leadership from ASB, could result in positioning the Southeast to obtain funds and resources to become a global leader in biodiversity informatics. Speakers and Titles: The Speaker Schedule and Presentation titles will be available online at the ASB website when it is finalized. Featured Symposium: Friday Afternoon, Room M Natural Selection in Past , Present and Future DARWIN BICENTENNIAL SYMPOSIUM AND TRIBUTES TO EDWARD O. WILSON 2009 ASB, Birmingham, Alabama April 3, 2009, Friday Description: The “Darwin Bicentennial Symposium” is a dedication to the bicentennial celebration of Charles Darwin who was born 200 years ago on Feb 12, 1809. This purpose also embraces the overarching impact of Darwinism and Neo-Darwinism on biology as a disciplinary science and humanity at large as influenced by evolutionary biology. This session focuses on the broad theme of “Natural Selection: Past, Present and Future” and is conceptually composed of two subthemes: Evolutionary biology in historical and ‘Natural Selection’ perspectives as well as the future of species of plants and animals and the ecosystems, land and aquatic environments in the light of threats of extinction caused by climate change. Organizers and Moderators: Prof. Robert Y. George (President, George Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability and UNCW Marine Biology Professor, 1973- 2003); and Prof. James Costa (Executive Director, Highland Biological Station and Professor of Biology, Western Carolina University) 1:00-1.30: James Costa (Western Carolina University): “Darwin evolving: Selection in Ecological Systems from Darwin to the Present (Historical Perspectives)” 1 .30-2.00: Kenneth Sulak (University of Florida & USGS and student of Prof. Ed Wilson at Harvard in early 70s): “Reflections from “Encyclopaedia of Ichthyology, Ecology and Evolution and Darwin and Wilson as two prophets” 172 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 2.00-2.30: Robert Y. George (George Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability): “Future: Ecosystem Evolution in the High Carbon Dioxide World” 2.30-3.00 COFFEE BREAK 3.00-3.30: Howard Neufeld (Appalachian State Univ.):“The Forgotten Component of Global Climate Change: Air Pollution as Driver of Plant Evolution” 3.30-4.00: Sylvia Earle (Explorer in Residence, National Geographic Society): “Sea Change: Protecting the Diversity of life in the Sea”. 4.00-4.30: TRIBUTES TO EDWARD O. WILSON (Harvard University) (Born in Birmingham, Alabama, 80 years ago) Tributes: 1. Jim Costa (Evolution/Entomology) 2. Bob George (Consilience/Creation) 4.30-5.00: Edward O. Wilson’s Response: THE FUTURE Dialogue between presenters and attendees, os Special Sessions Brooks/Cole | Cengage Learning Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009 Room: TBA Time: 8:30am Session Title: Using Technology to Enhance the Classroom Experience Motivate your students and help them experience biology with interactive, multimedia learning resources and activities. In this discussion, you can share your experiences, questions, and insights with your colleagues. The session will also demonstrate how you can utilize tools like BioExperience Online Tutorials, Virtual Biology Laboratory, presentation tools, and more to reinforce concepts and meet course objectives. Hands-On Labs Inc. Date:Thursday, April 2, 2009 Room: TBA Time: 10:30am Session Title: Dispelling The Myth of Effectively Teaching Biology Fully Online - Yes it’s possible! Presenter: Kate Lormand, Professor Colorado Community Colleges Online & Red Rocks Community College Who should attend? This workshop will appeal to biology academia who want to develop an online lab science courses and to the experienced online instructors who want to enrich their current courses. Special Sessions 173 Overview: Science has been the slowest of the academic disciplines to be brought into the online course mix primarily due to a quandary over how to effectively provide required laboratory experiences. As online science education has evolved, instructors have experimented with various techniques to provide needed laboratory experiences to their students. These include simulations, kitchen chemistry, hybrid approaches, self-made kits, and now commercially available kits like LabPaqs®. Kate Lormand will talk about why and how she developed an online general biology course for non-science majors that includes a LabPaq to give students a genuine hands-on lab component. Kate takes advantage of the course’s asynchronous delivery method to pull in reinforcing concepts via the internet, blogs, uTube and especially to foster critical thinking skills and other reinforcing concepts with her students who now analyze current biological issues via detailed threaded discussions. Workshop Description: This workshop is a combination of PowerPoint, laboratory experimentation and a Q&A session. The workshop will focus on three primary areas: • The importance of institutions to offer biology and other lab science courses fully online in order to meet a fast growing demographic of both traditional and non-traditional students. These students are dependent on online courses and programs to meet their educational and professional needs. • Present real concrete examples of how online lab science courses enable the instructor to teach complex thinking skills beyond that of what can be taught in a traditional face-to-face course. Kate will share data reflecting how her online students’ learning outcomes and grades compare to those of her face-to-face students. • Attendees will perform a real “wet” biology experiment and learn first hand how labs are performed by students and the critical thinking skills associated with the labs. Associated Microscopes and Ken-A-Vision Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009 Room: TBA Time: 1:30pm Session Title: Digital Imaging at its Finest with New Digital Cameras. Microscopes and Software. David Doty a former AP Biology teacher now with Ken-A-Vision is demonstrating its new science software with its newly designed digital microscopes. The software has advanced features that will help the average to experienced teacher and researcher to accomplish their objectives. Features include measurement, amalgamation, movies, time-lapse, histograms, rendering, particle counting and animation. See how students can create digital lab reports with ease. Bio-Rad Laboratories Date: Thursday, April 2, 2009 Room: TBA Time: 3:30pm Session Title: From Plants to Seguences: A College Biology Lab Course 174 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 In this unique modular lab series, students are guided through an innovative research workflow identical to those performed in genomics labs worldwide. Learn about this multiple-week lab course, where students combine traditional and cutting edge molecular biology techniques and bioinformatics to clone, sequence, and analyze a housekeeping gene from a plant of your choice ensuring each class produces unique and novel data. 05 ASB 2009 Field Trips In its overall diversity of its plant and animal life, Alabama is rivaled by few other areas of comparable size in the United States. A remarkable geological and physiographic variability is the major reason for the state’s richness in biodiversity. The Fall Line roughly bisects the state in half, resulting in a hilly to mountainous terrain with numerous bluffs and rock outcrops in the northern regions, and a series of lower elevation and flatter coastal plain habitats in loamy to sandy soils in the south. A small coastal shoreline with large areas of marsh and many river systems spread throughout the state also add to the diversity of species. A series of field trips has been planned to observe aspects of this richness of life. Most trips are a half-day in length in order to expedite your trip home. Trips will involve caravans and carpooling, where possible, will be encouraged. Most trips are within a half-hour drive or less from the Sheraton. “One-way” participation, that is, without a return to the Sheraton, is OK. Lunch or snacks will be on your own; bring whatever food and water you will need. Early April in Alabama is a time of explosive leafing and flowering of plants. However, the weather at this time of the year can be highly variable. This is also often a time when rain events can be common. Thus, participants should come prepared (including proper footwear) for a wide variety of conditions. Most field trips may involve potential wet or muddy places. For information, contact field trip coordinators Chris Murdock or Larry Davenport. ASB 2009 Field Trip Options 1. Botanical Diversity Field Trip, Jefferson and Shelby Counties, AL. 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Trip Leader; Larry Davenport, Samford University. Seasonal wildflowers and woodland plants of Central Alabama. Locations will be within a half-hour drive from the Sheraton. Maximum of 20 participants. 2. Birmingham Botanical Gardens, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Trip Leader: Dan Jones, UAB. A tour of the gardens. Unusual collections will be highlighted. A ten-minute drive from the Sheraton. Maximum of 20 participants. 3. Birding/Salamander Field Trip, Ruffner Mountain Nature Center, Birmingham. 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Trip leaders: Megan Gibbons and Scot Duncan, Birmingham Southern College. A natural history trip, emphasizing birds and salamanders, to the 1,000-acre nature preserve in the heart of Field Trips 175 4. Birmingham. A short hike on paths through moderate hills will be included. This will be a good time to view the early spring migrants. Binoculars strongly recommended. A twenty-minute drive from the Sheraton. Maximum of 20 participants. 5. Ichthyology Field Trip. Cahaba River and/or tributaries, Jefferson and Shelby Counties, AL. 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Trip Leader: Bob Stiles, Samford University. The rich ichthyologic diversity of the Cahaba River. Sampling site selection dependent upon water levels. Small tributaries and springs will be visited in the event of high water. Darter species in breeding coloration will be highlighted. Maximum of 15 participants; some waders will be available. 6. Little River Canyon Herpetological/Botanical Field Trip. Little River Canyon, DeKalb and Cherokee Counties, AL. 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Trip Leaders: Chris Murdock, Jacksonville State University and Wayne Barger, Alabama State Botanist. A natural history tour of the Little River Canyon Natural Preserve, one of the most spectacular canyons in North America. This area is rich in reptiles and amphibians and contains scattered colonies of the Green pitcher Plant, Sarracenia oreophilia. Educational opportunities at the Little River Canyon Field School will also be demonstrated. Location off 1-59 in northeast Alabama, near Fort Payne. This will be on the way home for many of you. Some hiking involved. Maximum 20 participants. Social Events Wednesday night mixer: Immediately following the Plenary Session, there will be a social mixer with hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. The mixer is a long tradition at ASB meetings and is a great time to renew old acquaintances and make new ones. Be sure to sign up for this FREE event on the registration form. Thursday night social: “SWEET HOME ALABAMA!” The Thursday night ASB social has always been a highlight of our annual meetings. The event has a longstanding tradition of great music, dancing and entertainment. Back by popular demand will be the six-piece band from legendary Muscle Shoals, Alabama - The Midnighters. Attendees at the 2005 annual meeting at the University of North Alabama will have fond memories of this band. Featuring vocalist Earnest Davis, the band plays a dynamic mixture of soul, funk and classic rock. Weather permitting, the event will be held in the spacious courtyard between the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center and the Sheraton. A giant buffet will offer a generous sampling of traditional southern and Alabama foods. Quench your thirst with a variety of beers and ales, including a selection from the Birmingham microbrewery Good People Beer Company. A variety of superb wines will also be offered. It should be a fun and exciting evening for all. 176 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 Friday night Awards Banquet: The culmination of the annual meeting is the ASB Awards Banquet, where we honor the accomplishments of members and students. Delicious beef, chicken and vegetarian options are available. Following dinner, awards will be presented. Remember that long speeches are no longer a part of the banquet. (A reminder: those competing for ASB awards must register for and be present at the banquet in order to receive the award.) Lunches at the Sheraton Most eateries are more than a 15-minute walk from the Sheraton. On the grounds of the BJCC and the Sheraton are: 1) Casey’s Sports Bar offering sandwiches, wings and chicken fingers; 2) Subway Sandwich Shoppe; 3) Pan Geos-a meat and 2 veggies restaurant in the Medical Forum and 4) The Sheraton Atrium Cafe-A Buffet Lunch. Why not maximize your time and eat lunch at the Sheraton Atrium? The daily buffet at the Atrium will include an entree, choice of vegetables, salad option, dessert, and a beverage for $15.50. Include your ticket order on the Registration Form. Activities for Guests Attendees and family members will find many interesting places to visit in the Birmingham area. Within walking distance of the Sheraton are the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, which documents the history and struggles of the civil rights movement throughout the years, and the Birmingham Museum of Art, particularly noted for its collection of art depicting the exploration of the western United States. The McWane Center has many interactive activities children and a world- class IMAX theater. Within 10 minutes traveling time from the Sheraton are the Birmingham Botanical Gardens and the Birmingham Zoo. The zoo has some new exhibits featuring Alabama animals. For a taste of the history of Birmingham, there is the Vulcan Statue and Sloss Furnace. Vulcan is the largest cast iron statue in the world and depicts the Roman god of fire and forge. It commemorated Birmingham’s history of iron and steel production at the 1904 World’s Fair. Sloss Furnace preserves the processes and methods of making iron during the last century. An hour and a half drive east of Birmingham is the Anniston Museum of Natural History. This museum features African animals, including a life-sized elephant mount and baobab tree, and life-sized dinosaurs. Next door is the Berman Museum which features a worldwide collection of guns and weapons. For those wishing to sample a popular evening entertainment and dining district, there is Five Points South. It is located about four miles south of the Sheraton and near the UAB campus. Travel to Sheraton Birmingham From Atlanta via 1-20 West. Continue west on 1-20 until the merger with 1-59 near the Birmingham International Airport. Go past the exit to the Airport (Airport Highway) on 120/59 and exit at 22nd Street. Go through the intersection to the stoplight. Turn right at the light and the hotel entrance is one block further on the right. Travel to Birmingham 177 From Chattanooga via 1-59 South. Continue on 1-59 in a general southwest direction until the merger with 1-20 near the Birmingham International Airport. Go past the exit to the Airport (Airport Highway) on 120/59 and exit at 22nd Street. Go through the intersection to the stoplight. Turn right at the light and the hotel entrance is one block further on the right. From Nashville via 1-65 South. Take 1-65 South to Exit 261 A. You will then be on 1-20/59 for less than half a mile. Then take Exit 125B, which is 22nd Street. Turn left at the second stoplight and left again on 9th Avenue North. Continue straight ahead and the hotel entrance is on the right. From Tuscaloosa via 1-20 East/l-59 North. Continue past the junction with 1-65 and take Exit 125B, which is 22nd Street. Turn left at the second stoplight and left again on 9th Avenue North. Continue straight ahead and the hotel entrance is on the right. From Montgomery via 1-65 North. Take 1-65 North to Exit 261 A. You will then be on 1-20/59 for less than half a mile. Take Exit 125B, which is 22nd Street. Turn left at the second stoplight and left again on 9th Avenue North. Continue straight ahead and the hotel entrance is on the right.es Silent Auction Once again, ASB will have a Silent Auction in the Exhibit Hall. 100% of all proceeds will benefit student travel to the Annual Meeting. Last year’s Silent Auction was a big success. Let’s plan on another successful event to assist students with their travel expenses to the meeting in Spartanburg. Sponsorships/Industry Partners A wide selection of special sponsorships will be available to our Industry Partners. Please view the sponsorships on our web site: www.asb.appstate.edu. For additional information you may call or e-mail our Meeting Coordinator, Scott Jewell, office:336/42 1-0034, cell 336/213-7373, A2ZConvention@yahoo.com. Advertising The ASB is now offering advertising space in one or more of our quarterly publications, Southeastern Biology. Advertisers may also purchase space in our final on-site program, The ASB Schedule-At-A-Glance. Please view pricing structure, specifications and deadline scheduling on our web site: www.asb.appstate.edu. For additional information you may call or e-mail our Meeting Coordinator, Scott Jewell, office: 336/421-0034, cell 336/213-7373, A2ZConvention@yahoo.com. ca 178 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 Advertising with the Association of Southeastern Biologists Reach Your Target Audience and Promote your Products and Services Throughout the Year!! Advertise in Southeastern Biology. Advertise in Southeastern Biology and reach over 1,500 members from 40 states and 13 countries. ASB publishes 4 issues of Southeastern Biology per year and an On-Site Program for the Annual Meeting. Choose one or both opportunities to increase your marketing exposure. Promote your products and services throughout the year! 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Office Use Only Paid with check # _ on Date _ Rec’d by: _ Paid with credit card # _ on Date: _ Rec’d by Confirmation Sent on Date: via Local Committee Assignments 179 LOCAL COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE 70th ANNUAL MEETING UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA-BIRMINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM, AL, AND JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY, JACKSONVILLE, AL Local Arrangements Co-Chairs: Ken Marion jkmarion@uab.edu George Cline gcline@jsu.edu (205) 934-8309 (256) 782-5798 Program Committee: George Cline gcline@jsu.edu James Rayburn jrayburn@jsu.edu (256) 782-5798 (256) 782-5803 Field Trips: Chris Murdock murdock@jsu.edu Larry Davenport ljdavenp@samford.edu (256) 782-8440 (205) 726-2584 Social Events: Mark Meade mmeade@jsu.edu Rob Angus raangus@uab.edu Terry Richardson tdrichardson@una.edu (256) 782-5638 (205) 934-3582 (256) 765-4492 Volunteer Coordinators: Taba Hamissou taba@jsu.edu (256) 782-5040 Tri-Beta Coordinators: Robert Carter rcarter@jsu.edu (256) 782-5144 Audiovisual Coordinator: James Rayburn jrayburn@jsu.edu (256) 782-5803 Silent Auction: Megan Gibbons mgibbons@bsc.edu Pete Van Zandt pvanzand@bsc.edu Sharryse Henderson shenders@highlands.edu (205) 226-4874 (205) 226-7817 (678) 872-8112 Meeting Coordinator: Scott Jewell a2zconvention@yahoo.com (336) 421-0034 The Meeting Coordinator handles Commercial Exhibits & Workshops, Registration, Hotel Accommodations, and Transportation. 180 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 Affiliate Societies Meeting with AS B April 16-19, 2008 The following affiliate societies will be in attendance at the 2008 Annual Meeting. We anticipate an excellent diversity of paper and poster presentations. The societies and their contacts are listed below. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Southeastern Division Dr. Fred Zaidan Department of Biology SCNE2312 1201 W. University Drive University of Texas Pan American Edinburg, TX 78539-2999 Office: (956) 292-7481 e-mail: fzaidan@utpa.edu Beta Beta Beta Southeastern District I Dr. Virginia Martin Queens College of Charlotte 1900 Selwyn Avenue Charlotte, NC 28274 (704) 337-2261 e-mail: martinv@rex.queens.edu Beta Beta Beta Southeastern District II Dr. Donald H. Roush Dept, of Biology, Box 5181 University of North Alabama Florence, AL 35632-0001 (256) 765-4435 e-mail: droush@unanova.una.edu Botanical Society of America Southeastern Section Dr. Lytton John Musselman Mary Payne Hogan Professor of Botany and Chair Department of Biological Sciences 110 Mills Godwin Building/45th St Old Dominion University Norfolk, VA 23529-0266 (757) 683 3595; Fax: (757) 683 5283 e-mail: lmusselm@odu.edu http://web.odu.edu/lmusselman Ecological Society of America Southeastern Chapter Dr. Frank S. Gilliam Department of Biological Sciences Marshall University Huntington, WV 25755-2510 (304) 696-3636; FAX: (304) 696-3243 E-mail: gilliam@marshall.edu Society of Herbarium Curators Dr. Zack Murrell Department of Biology Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 (828) 262-2674 e-mail: murrellze@appstate.edu Society of Wetland Scientists South Atlantic Chapter Dr. Kimberli J. Ponzio St. Johns River Water Mgt. District P.O. Box 1429, Palatka, FL 32178 (386) 329-4331 e-mail: kponzio@sjrwmd.com Southeastern Society of Parasitologists Dr. Charles Faulkner Dept, of Comparative Medicine College of Veterinary Medicine University of Tennessee 2407 River Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996 (865) 974-5718; Fax: (865) 974-6232 e-mail: ctfaulkner@utk.edu Southern Appalachian Botanical Society Dr. Howard Neufeld Department of Biology Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 (828) 262-2683; Fax: 828-262-2127 e-mail: neufeld@appstate.edu Special Reminders from the Print Editor 181 Special Reminders from the Print Editor ASB BANQUET ATTENDANCE Please keep in mind that recipients of ASB awards must be present at the annual ASB banquet to receive the award. Therefore, all applicants for ASB awards must attend the banquet to insure the presence of the winners. PLEASE NOTE Schedule-at-a-Glance: Information printed in this issue was current when Southeastern Biology went to press, but will change by the time of the meeting. An updated “Schedule-at-a-Glance” of all meeting events will be distributed to each person who registers for the meeting. Please use the updated version at the meeting. Publication of Abstracts: Beginning in 2007, ASB implemented a policy that abstracts of ASB and BBB papers and posters will be printed in the July issue of Southeastern Biology. Please be aware that abstracts will not be printed if the presentation is cancelled. If a problem arises with the presentation of your paper or poster, please contact the Local Arrangements Co-Chair, Dr. George Cline (gcline@jsu.edu). _ IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PRESENTERS All oral papers will be presented using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 only. Speakers who prepare their presentation using Office 2007 are strongly encouraged to save it as an Office 2003 file. Presenters should bring a backup copy on a CD or USB memory drive to the meeting. Complete and final presentations must be submitted on CD to the audiovisual coordinator to be received by April 4. The first author’s name and truncated title should be written on the upper surface of the CD using an indelible marker. Submit CD to be received by April 4 2008 to: Dr. James Rayburn, Biology, Jacksonville State University, 700 Pelhan Road North, Jacksonville, AL 36265-1602. _ VIEWING OF ABSTRACTS Abstracts of papers and posters will be available on the ASB website shortly before the annual meeting. 182 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 ASB and the Southeastern Naturalist ...! A shared tradition of natural history scholarship. Southeastern Naturalist Volume 7 2008 Number 4 NOW! Online supplementary' files possible! Publish your large maps, data tables, audio and video files, and even powerpoint files! ♦ ♦ The latest regional natural history research. NEW! 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Edwards Roost selection by Big Brown Bats in Forests of Arkansas: Importance of Pine Snags and 607 Open Forest Habitats to Males Roger W. Perry and Ronald E. Thill Noteworthy Records of Bats from Central Georgia 619 Michael J. Bender and Dennis Parmley Categorizing Introduced Fishes Collected from Public Waters 627 Paul L. Shafland. Kelly B. Gestring. and Murray S. Stanford Population Genetics of the Blue Shiner, Cyprinella caerulea 637 Anna L. George. John B. Caldieraro. Kathryn M. Chartrand. and Richard L. Mayden Comparison of Red Grouper Populations from Campeche Bank, Mexico and West 651 Florida Shelf. United States Linda A. Lombardi-Carlson, Mark A. Grace, and David E. De Anda Fucnlcs Density Dynamics of a Threatened Species of Darter at Spatial and Temporal Scales 665 Mitchell S. Wine. Michael R. Weston, and Ronald L. Johnson Life-history Plasticity Among Stream Sites in the Chattahoochee River Drainage, Alabama 679 Lemuel R. Casten and Carol E. Johnston Diet and Abundance of Southern Two-lined Salamander Larvae ( Eurycea cirrigera ) in 691 Streams within an Agricultural Landscape, Southwest Georgia Tara K. Muenz. Stephen W. Golladay. Lora L. Smith. and George Vellidis Life-history Aspects of Stereochilus marginatus . with a Comparison of Larval Development 705 in Syntopic S. marginatus and Pseudotriton montanus (Amphibia: Plethodontidae) Richard C. Bruce Spatial Distribution of Hydrobiid Snails in Salt Marsh along the Skidaway River in 717 Southeastern Georgia with Notes on their Larval Trematodes Oscar J. Pung. C. Brad Grinstead. Kraig Kcrsten. and Catherine L. Edenficld Distribution of the Armored Snail iVtarstonia pachyla) and Slender Campeloma 729 (Campeloma decampi ) in Limestone, Piney, and Round Island Creeks. Alabama Thomas M. Haggerty and Jeffrey T. Garner Nest-site Fidelity in American Alligators in a Louisiana Coastal Marsh 737 Ruth M. Elsey. Phillip L. Trosclair 111, and Travis C. 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The website is http://www.discoverlifeinamerica.org or at http://www.dlia.org. The mailing address is Discover Life in America, 1314 Cherokee Orchard Road, Gatlinburg, TN 37738-3627. The telephone number is (865) 430-4752. c# Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition (SAFC) Asheville, North Carolina As stated in their newsletter Across Our Mountains, SAFC is an organization dedicated to “working together to protect and restore southern Appalachian forests.” More information about SAFC may be obtained from their web site at http://www.safc.org, and by e-mail at safc@safc.org. The mailing address is Southern Appalachian Forest Coalition, 46 Haywood Street, Suite 323, Asheville, North Carolina 28801-2838. The telephone number is (828) 252-9223.es Obituaries 189 Obituaries Irvin Watson “Bill” Carpenter, Jr. 1923 -2007 Dr. Irvin Watson "Bill" Carpenter, Jr., age 84, died December 11, 2007 in Concord, North Carolina. Dr. Carpenter was born in Washington, DC, November 29, 1923, son of Ruth McCord and Irvin Watson Carpenter, Sr. After graduation from Western High School in 1941, Carpenter entered Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana. In July of 1942, he left Purdue to serve in the United States Navy. He served four years on the U.S.S. Wisconsin and during that time received six battle stars. He was discharged from active duty in 1946 and joined the Naval Reserves to serve as a lieutenant. After his tour of active duty, Carpenter returned to Purdue University, where he received his B.S. degree in forestry in 1948. He also received his M.S. (1950) and his Ph.D. (1952) degrees in botany from Purdue University. In 1953, Carpenter was employed by Purdue University as an instructor in forestry. Carpenter was married to Jessie Luella (J. Lou) Carpenter (Appalachian associate professor emerita of speech pathology and audiology). Their three daughters are Kim Jean (August 2, 1952- ), Ruth Ann (October 11, 1955- ), and Carol Ernestine (May 23, 1959- ). In 1953, Appalachian President, B. B. Dougherty appointed Dr. Carpenter to the faculty at Appalachian as a biology professor. Dr. Dougherty would surely be proud today if he could know of the tremendous dedication and service Bill Carpenter provided to Appalachian during his thirty-three-year tenure. Bill voluntarily served as “cameraman” to take films of athletic events for the Mountaineers for fifteen years! During most of that time, he donated his services without charge. After he was required to accept payment, he donated his pay, along with enough other funds, to the Yosef Club to make him a member of Appalachian’s most prestigious level of giving, the Chancellor’s Committee. Dr. Carpenter has the distinction of having made a gift to the Appalachian Foundation every year since the foundation was formed. Carpenter was co-chair of the Ida Belle Ledbetter Scholarship and a sponsor of the Chan Gordon Scholarship. For a number of years, Dr. and Mrs. Carpenter served as sponsors of the Appalachian cheerleaders. The list of accomplishments to Carpenter’s credit clearly reveals his generous spirit of giving to his adopted alma mater. The following are highlights of Dr. Carpenter’s career at Appalachian: 1955 Established Appalachian’s first Greek Honor Society, Beta Beta Beta, and was the organization’s regional vice president for twenty years 1958 Established Appalachian’s Herbarium, now listed in Index Herbarium (international listing) 1959 Began work with United States National Park Service in establishing Naturalist programs at Price Lake 190 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 1960 Began first use of overhead projection in teaching large lecture sections in general biology 1962 Participated in planning and development of a new science building (Rankin) 1963 Awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) grant for a summer program to improve high school science teachers 1964 Awarded NSF grant for optical equipment and cases for Appalachian Herbarium 1965 Awarded NSF grant for two 4-wheel drive vehicles for biology department 1966 First use of closed-circuit television for teaching biology 1967 Awarded NSF grant for a summer program for high school biology teachers 1969 Participated in the development of plans for enlargement of the Rankin Science Building 1973 Established Field Biology of Continental USA as a summer course and directed the first trip in 1974, participated in trips in 1977, 1980, 1983, and 1986. 1973 June 30, elected chair of biology 1974 With a grant from NSF and encouragement of Chancellor Herbert Wey, started a program of audio-tutorial labs for over 1,400 general biology students, largest program operation in the southeastern U.S.A. 1976 Instrumental in obtaining greenhouses for research and teaching biology 1978 Added a new program, Naturalist, to the revised programs of instruction in biology 1980 Resigned as chair from biology to devote time to teaching and curating the Appalachian Herbarium 1982 Appalachian Herbarium reached 25,000 sheets (specimens) under Dr. Carpenter’s direction In addition to all the time he gave to his career, Dr. Carpenter also made time for community and church activities, as well as for many professional organizations. He has been a member of the following civic organizations: Master Snow Masonic Lodge (1960-61) and 32nd Degree Mason; Shriners (Oasis Temple), Charlotte, North Carolina ( participated in several Shrine Bowl games in 1960-70); Rotary Club of Boone; Boone Lions Club; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Moose Lodge of Boone; and the Boone Chamber of Commerce. The professional organizations Carpenter has belonged to include Trustee Highlands Biological Station; Society of American Foresters; Botanical Society of America; Indiana Academy of Science; North Carolina Academy of Science; Association of Southeastern Biologists; Southern Appalachian Botanical Society; Beta Beta Beta National Biological Society (regional vice president); Sigma Xi national research fraternity. Dr. Carpenter also has several biological publications to his credit: “Genetic Investigation of Liriodendron.” Journal of Forestry. 1951. “Anatomy of Seedling Roots of Oak.” Journal of Forestry. 1952. Obituaries 191 “Iron Deficiency in Q. Paulustris.” Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science. “The Hepatic Flora of Watauga County.” Appalachian State University Faculty Publications. 1963. “Commercial Moss Use.” Economic Botany. 1964. “The Vascular Flora of Stone Mountain State Park in Wilkes and Alleghany Counties of North Carolina.” Association Southeastern Biologists’ Bulletin 23:2 (April 1976). After retirement, Carpenter did botany consulting and volunteer work for Project on Aging at Watauga Medical Center, where he earned his Senior Pin. He has also traveled extensively with his wife. In 2003, Carpenter and J. Lou moved to the Gardens of Taylor Glen Retirement Community in Concord, North Carolina — one of the Baptist State Foundation’s retirement centers in North Carolina. Dr. Carpenter is survived by his wife, Jesse Luella "J. Lou" Smith Carpenter; three daughters; Kim Carpenter Lee and husband W. David Lee of Monroe, Ruth Ann Carpenter Bee and husband Matthew Bee of Winston Salem, and Carol Carpenter Stoudt and husband J. R. Stoudt of Boone; and eight grandchildren; Laura and Kathryn Lee, Jocelyn, Hillary and Monica Bee, and Will, Tyler and Caleb Stoudt. The Appalachian State University was formally dedicated in memory of its founder, Dr. I. W. “Bill” Carpenter, Jr. on May 3, 2008. Sources: Appalachian State University files, and personal correspondence, and Dr. Richard D. Howe. Dr. Zack E. Murrell, Department of Biology, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina 28608. Dr. Irvin Watson “Bill” Carpenter, Jr. 192 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 Walter R. Herndon 1926-2008 Dr. Walter R. Herndon, 81, Stone Mountain, Georgia, passed away June 25, 2008. Born in Birmingham, Alabama on September 7, 1926, he served in the U.S. Navy during World-War II and in the Naval Reserve after the war. He earned the B.S. degree in Biology at the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa in 1947 and the M.S. degree in 1948, and completed the Ph.D. degree at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee in 1954 with major professor Harold Bold. Early in his career, he taught biology/botany courses at Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, 1954-1955 and the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, 1955-1961. He was Professor and Head, Department of Botany, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1961-1964. His teaching included summer sessions at the Mountain Lake Biological Station, Pembroke, Virginia, 1958, the Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, 1959-1963 and 1967, and the Duke University Marine Laboratory, Beaufort, North Carolina, 1964-1966. During 1948-1968, Walter conducted research at the University of Alabama and the University of Tennessee on coccoid and sarcinoid green algae especially those in the genus Boldia, and authored or co-authored about two dozen articles. At the same time, he was major professor for seven M.S. and three Ph.D. students. While holding a professorship in Botany at the University of Tennessee, Walter moved to upper university administration as Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts (now Arts and Sciences) 1964-1967, Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs 1967-1968, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 1968-1970, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs 1970-1983, and Acting Provost 1983-1984, when he returned to the Department of Botany and resumed teaching and identifying/photographing microscopic algae for classroom use as Alumni Distinguished Service Professor until he retired in 1994. During the period of service in upper administration of the University of Tennessee, he served on many committees and boards by virtue of the various offices held. Among these were committees of the University Board of Trustees and Faculty Senate, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the American Council on Education, and the American Association of Higher Education. Walter was a member of many professional and honor societies at various times during his academic career. Most notable among these are the Association of Southeastern Biologists, serving on the Executive Committee 1961-1964, and the Phycological Society of America, serving as Secretary 1961-1964, Vice President 1964-1966, President 1966, and member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Phycology 1967-1973. We remember Walter as a gracious and gentlemanly person. His overriding concern was others’ wellbeing, allowing him to relate to everyone. With his ability to make things work in organizations, this enabled him to help people develop their potential — in the classroom, in academic and professional organizations, and in personal relationships. He was especially interested in his students. While Obituaries 193 in Knoxville, he became a Tennessee Lady Vols fan to get to know the basketball players in his classes. In 1994, Walter moved to Stone Mountain, Georgia, with his wife A. Faye Borthick, Professor of Accountancy, Robinson College of Business Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia. Faye was a Professor of Accounting in the College of Business Administration, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, from 1984 to 1994. Walter is survived by his wife A. Faye Borthick, children Martha Herndon, Martin, Tennessee, Stephen (Beth) Herndon, Jupiter, Florida, and Susan Herndon and Thomas (Lora) Herndon, Knoxville, Tennessee, and siblings Buford Herndon and Eleanor Herndon, Birmingham, Alabama. He will be missed by all who knew him. Compiled by James D. Caponetti with contributions by Hal De Seim, Alan S. Heilman, and Kenneth D. McFarland, Division of Biology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville 37996-0830, from information supplied by A. Faye Borthick and by Harriett E. Smith-Somerville, Professor and Interim Chair, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa 35487-0344. Dr. Walter R. Herndon 194 SE Biology, Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 Mark MacKenzie 1955 -2008 The faculty of the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences at Auburn University was recently informed that Dr. Mark MacKenzie passed away on November 29, 2008 at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Mark fought a long and difficult battle with respiratory illness. It had been nearly 9 years since Mark had undergone a successful double lung transplant that added to his life and enabled him to continue his productive work in the School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences. Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania on November 29, 1955, Mark was the big brother of three younger sisters; they grew up in Wilmette, Illinois. Guided by his late father, Joseph, and a youth minister, Jim Steiner, Mark entered Kalamazoo College in Michigan where he obtained his B.S. in Biology in 1977. His senior thesis at Kalamazoo was entitled “Carbohydrate Utilization in the Order Tremellales” under the direction of his senior advisor Dr. Paul Olexia. While at Kalamazoo College, Mark met his future wife, Mary Ann, and in 1978 they were married, after which they moved to Southern Illinois University where Mark received his M.S. in Botany in 1981. His research at Southern Illinois, under the direction of Dr. Philip Robertson, resulted in a thesis titled “The Woody Vegetation of the Goose Pond Area: A Flood Plain Forest in Southern Illinois.” From there Mark moved to Knoxville, Tennessee where he obtained his Ph.D. in 1993 under the direction of Dr. Herman H. “Hank” Shugart, examining “The Vegetation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Past, Present and Future.” Mark also spent time as a Research Scientist at the University of Wisconsin in the Environmental Remote Sensing Center where he conducted long-term ecological research using spatial satellite data. In January 1995, Mark started at the School of Forestry as an Assistant Professor, Forest Ecologist/Remote Sensing. Shortly after arriving at Auburn, Mark was diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension and eventually became a candidate for lung transplant surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Hospital. Despite being placed on this waiting list, Mark continued to live, work and maintain his research, teaching and service to Auburn University. In 2000, Mark underwent surgery and was the successful recipient of two lungs from a grieving and gracious family who had lost their son in an automobile accident. For over 8 years Mark continued teaching 6 different courses in the GIS and Ecology fields, directed 6 graduate students, served on 21 different graduate student committees and was involved with over 21 grants. He is the author of 24 papers on forest ecology subjects ranging from leaf area index of Wisconsin forests to the species composition of fire disturbed land. Mark was an active member in the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Ecological Society of America, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing and the International Association of Landscape Ecology. Books by William Bartram, as well as the Bartram Trail in Alabama, were important to Mark and he often gave the books as graduation gifts for his students. The Smoky Mountains in Tennessee were an important part of Mark’s Ph.D. work, a honeymoon spot, and a refuge and favorite place of the family after Obituaries 195 Mark’s operation. His father was his Boy Scout “den mother” and from this Mark learned the value of the Boy Scout motto - “On my honor I will do my best. . . .” Working with a Boy Scout troop in Auburn let him return that gift to the next generation of Boy Scout leaders. Mark’s weekly Friday afternoon lunch with his graduate students, at Price’s BBQ House on College Street in Auburn, was one of his joys as a major professor. Dr. Brinker, Dean of the SFWS, said of Mark, “He always kept a positive outlook and knew that every day was a gift to him through the miracle of modern medical science. Mark was always a team player who thought of others before himself.” Mark is survived by his wife of thirty years, Mary Ann, his daughter, Emma, born in 1991 and his son, Kyle, born in 1996. Mark had three wishes: 1) sign up to be an organ donor; 2) tell your family and friends your wishes to be an organ donor; and 3) plant a tree. Scott Enebak, Southern Forest Nursery Management Cooperative, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849. Dr. Mark MacKenzie 196 SE Biology , Vol. 56, No. 2, April, 2009 ,'V BROOKS/COLE CENGAGE Learning Proud to be a patron member of the ASB! NEW TITLES from Brooks/Cole Available NOW! Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life, Twelfth Edition Cede Starr, Ralph Taggart, Chris Evers, Lisa Starr ISBN 10: 0-495-55792-7 ISBN 13: 978-0-495-55792-0 Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions, Sixteenth Edition G. 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