GENERAL PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, 11 APRIL 2008
1700-2100 Registration
1800-2100 Reception/Social
SATURDAY, 12 APRIL 2008
0700-0800 Continental breakfast
0700-1200 Registration
0800-0815 Welcome and Announcements
0815-0900 Invited Speaker (Harry W. Greene)
0900-1000 15 min. papers (4)
Rosen, P. C. "Decline of the Tucson shovel-nosed snake: faunal changes at the Arizona Upland-
Lower Colorado Valley transition in central Arizona"
Hare, T. A. "Scotia Canyon: paradise lost?"
Dugan, E. A. "Herpetofauna of southern Sonora, summary and trends of the last 5 years"
Schwalbe, C. R., et al. "A Chiricahua leopard frog metapopulation response to bullfrog removal"
1000-1030 Coffee Break
1030-1200 15 min. papers (6)
Van Loben Sels, R. C. "Nesting movements and activity, nest site characteristics, and embryo
development in the Sonoran mud turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense)"
Lovich, J., et al. "Aspects of the ecology of Sonora mud turtles at Montezuma Well"
Davis, J. R. and D. F. DeNardo. "Thermal life-histories of the Gila monster in the Sonoran
Desert"
Barrows, C. W. "Flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) population dynamics: complex
interactions at the northwestern edge of their range"
Cardwell, M. "Defensive behavior of Mohave rattlesnakes (Crotalus scutulatus)"
Sherbrooke, W. C. and C. J. May. "Similarities and differences in antipredator responses by two
horned lizards (Phrynosoma spp.) to two snakes: an exploration of lizard "Umwelt""
1200-1330 Lunch
1330-1500 15 min. papers (6)
Kahrs, D. A., et al. "Bullfrog control in a natural anuran stream habitat in the Pajarito Mountains,
Arizona"
Rosen, P. C. "Status and conservation of anuran amphibians and lizards in Tucson"
Swann, D. E., et al. "Restoration of the lowland leopard frog in and near Saguaro National Park"
Zylstra, E. R. and R. J. Steidl. "Evaluating monitoring strategies for Sonoran desert tortoises"
Jarchow, C. J., et al. "Genotyping captive desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) from Arizona"
Flugstad, H. L. "Where do lizards lounge? Assessing potential habitat characteristics favorable
for urban-adapted lizards in Tucson, Arizona"
1500-1530 Coffee Break
1530-1700 15 min. papers (6)
Munguia-Vega, A. "Alternative demographic scenarios to explain deep phylogeographic
mitrochondrial clades on the Baja California Peninsula's biota"
Kaplan, M. E. "Reconstructing the lizard malarial invasion of the Sonoran Desert"
Sullivan, B. K., et al. "Striped whiptails of Arizona (Aspidoscelis arizonae and A. pai): cladistic
relationships and hybridization"
Leavitt, D. H. "Phylogeographic patterns in the desert banded gecko, Coleonyx variegatus"
Edwards, T., et al. "Population genetic structure of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, in
Sonora, Mexico"
Hemmings, V, et al. "Mitochondrial lineages of relict and lowland leopard frogs along the fringes
of the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts: contemporary understanding"
1730-1900 Poster Session and Reception
Posters:
Aguilar, R., et al. "Partnerships foster conservation of native riparian herpetofauna"
Amarello, M. and J. J. Smith. "Patterns of growth and activity in young Gila monsters
(Heloderma suspectum)"
Davis, J. R. and D. F. DeNardo. "Overwintering behavior of the Gila monster: implications of
refuge location on the timing and duration of inactivity, thermal biology, and energetics"
Garcia, A. P. and T. W. Reeder. "Molecular phylogenetics of the ornate tree lizard, Urosaurus
ornatus"
Johnson, J., et al. "Rattlesnake translocation at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 1991-2006"
Jones, L. L. C. and R. E. Lovich. "Lizards of the America Southwest: a photographic field guide"
Killeen, M., et al. "Building leopard frog metapopulations in the Huachuca Mountains"
Llewellyn, R. and S. Zetlan. "A herpetological inventory within an Audubon Society Restoration
site"
Lowe, B. T. "Phylogeography of Urosaurus graciosus (Iguania: Phrynosomatidae)"
Luckau, T., et al. "Arizona Research Laboratories: leading interdisciplinary science and
supporting conservation biology in the Sonoran Desert"
Luckau, T. and A. Buchanan. "Chytridiomycosis testing at the Genomic Analysis and
Technology Core: implementation of real-time PCR"
Luja, V. H., et al. "Effects of the exotic American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, on the populations
of Pacific treefrog, Pseudacris regilla, in oases of Baja California Sur, Mexico"
Moll, D. "Dietary characteristics and seed germination influences of desert tortoises (Gopherus
agassizii) in a very wet year (1998) in the northeastern Sonoran Desert"
Munguia-Vega, A., et al. "New DNA microsatellite loci isolated from four endemic lizards from
the Baja California peninsula"
Nowak, E. M., et al. "Milksnakes at Petrified Forest National Park: implications for monitoring
rare vertebrates"
Rorabaugh, J. C., et al. "A comparison of the herpetofaunas of Ranchos Los Fresnos and El
Aribabi in northern Sonoran, Mexico"
Zylstra, E. R. and D. E. Swann. "Effects of free-roaming dogs on desert tortoise populations in
Saguaro National Park"
1900-2130 Banquet with Invited Speaker (Cecil R. Schwalbe)
SUNDAY, 13 APRIL 2008
0700-0800 Continental Breakfast
0800-0845 Invited Speaker (Ed O. Moll)
0845-1000 15 min. papers (5)
Douglas, M. E., et al. "Vicariance and the Grand Canyon: how variable are side-blotched lizards
(Uta stansburiana)?"
Wallace, J. E., et al. "Habitat characteristics of lowland leopard frogs in mountain canyons of
southeastern Arizona"
Bonine, K. E., et al. "Genetic structure of canyon treefrog populations in the Rincon Mountains,
Arizona, is not correlated with geography"
Baker, K. D., et al. "Temporal and spatial variation of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection
in canyon treefrogs near Tucson"
Goode, M. "Among and within population variation in tiger rattlesnake ecology"
1000-1030 Coffee Break
1030-1145 15 min. papers (5)
Johnston, G. I., et al. "The effects of maternal stress on yolk steroids during development in the
tree lizard"
Davis, J. R. and D. F. DeNardo. "Wet and in control: how water controls the Gila monster and the
Gila monster controls water"
Nowak, E. M. "Effects of bird feeding and watering on rattlesnake spatial ecology"
Wall, M. D. and M. Goode. "Effects of telemetry on a population of tiger rattlesnakes (Crotalus
tigris) in southern Arizona"
Congdon, J. D. "Variation in life history and demographic traits of the Sonoran mud turtle
(Kinosternon sonoriense)"
1145-1200 Closing remarks
FRIDAY, 11 APRIL 2008
1700-2100 Registration
1800-2100 Reception/Social
SATURDAY, 12 APRIL 2008
0700-0800 Continental breakfast
0700-1200 Registration
0800-0815 Welcome and Announcements
0815-0900 Invited Speaker (Harry W. Greene)
0900-1000 15 min. papers (4)
Rosen, P. C. "Decline of the Tucson shovel-nosed snake: faunal changes at the Arizona Upland-
Lower Colorado Valley transition in central Arizona"
Hare, T. A. "Scotia Canyon: paradise lost?"
Dugan, E. A. "Herpetofauna of southern Sonora, summary and trends of the last 5 years"
Schwalbe, C. R., et al. "A Chiricahua leopard frog metapopulation response to bullfrog removal"
1000-1030 Coffee Break
1030-1200 15 min. papers (6)
Van Loben Sels, R. C. "Nesting movements and activity, nest site characteristics, and embryo
development in the Sonoran mud turtle (Kinosternon sonoriense)"
Lovich, J., et al. "Aspects of the ecology of Sonora mud turtles at Montezuma Well"
Davis, J. R. and D. F. DeNardo. "Thermal life-histories of the Gila monster in the Sonoran
Desert"
Barrows, C. W. "Flat-tailed horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) population dynamics: complex
interactions at the northwestern edge of their range"
Cardwell, M. "Defensive behavior of Mohave rattlesnakes (Crotalus scutulatus)"
Sherbrooke, W. C. and C. J. May. "Similarities and differences in antipredator responses by two
horned lizards (Phrynosoma spp.) to two snakes: an exploration of lizard "Umwelt""
1200-1330 Lunch
1330-1500 15 min. papers (6)
Kahrs, D. A., et al. "Bullfrog control in a natural anuran stream habitat in the Pajarito Mountains,
Arizona"
Rosen, P. C. "Status and conservation of anuran amphibians and lizards in Tucson"
Swann, D. E., et al. "Restoration of the lowland leopard frog in and near Saguaro National Park"
Zylstra, E. R. and R. J. Steidl. "Evaluating monitoring strategies for Sonoran desert tortoises"
Jarchow, C. J., et al. "Genotyping captive desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) from Arizona"
Flugstad, H. L. "Where do lizards lounge? Assessing potential habitat characteristics favorable
for urban-adapted lizards in Tucson, Arizona"
1500-1530 Coffee Break
1530-1700 15 min. papers (6)
Munguia-Vega, A. "Alternative demographic scenarios to explain deep phylogeographic
mitrochondrial clades on the Baja California Peninsula's biota"
Kaplan, M. E. "Reconstructing the lizard malarial invasion of the Sonoran Desert"
Sullivan, B. K., et al. "Striped whiptails of Arizona (Aspidoscelis arizonae and A. pai): cladistic
relationships and hybridization"
Leavitt, D. H. "Phylogeographic patterns in the desert banded gecko, Coleonyx variegatus"
Edwards, T., et al. "Population genetic structure of the desert tortoise, Gopherus agassizii, in
Sonora, Mexico"
Hemmings, V, et al. "Mitochondrial lineages of relict and lowland leopard frogs along the fringes
of the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts: contemporary understanding"
1730-1900 Poster Session and Reception
Posters:
Aguilar, R., et al. "Partnerships foster conservation of native riparian herpetofauna"
Amarello, M. and J. J. Smith. "Patterns of growth and activity in young Gila monsters
(Heloderma suspectum)"
Davis, J. R. and D. F. DeNardo. "Overwintering behavior of the Gila monster: implications of
refuge location on the timing and duration of inactivity, thermal biology, and energetics"
Garcia, A. P. and T. W. Reeder. "Molecular phylogenetics of the ornate tree lizard, Urosaurus
ornatus"
Johnson, J., et al. "Rattlesnake translocation at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, 1991-2006"
Jones, L. L. C. and R. E. Lovich. "Lizards of the America Southwest: a photographic field guide"
Killeen, M., et al. "Building leopard frog metapopulations in the Huachuca Mountains"
Llewellyn, R. and S. Zetlan. "A herpetological inventory within an Audubon Society Restoration
site"
Lowe, B. T. "Phylogeography of Urosaurus graciosus (Iguania: Phrynosomatidae)"
Luckau, T., et al. "Arizona Research Laboratories: leading interdisciplinary science and
supporting conservation biology in the Sonoran Desert"
Luckau, T. and A. Buchanan. "Chytridiomycosis testing at the Genomic Analysis and
Technology Core: implementation of real-time PCR"
Luja, V. H., et al. "Effects of the exotic American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, on the populations
of Pacific treefrog, Pseudacris regilla, in oases of Baja California Sur, Mexico"
Moll, D. "Dietary characteristics and seed germination influences of desert tortoises (Gopherus
agassizii) in a very wet year (1998) in the northeastern Sonoran Desert"
Munguia-Vega, A., et al. "New DNA microsatellite loci isolated from four endemic lizards from
the Baja California peninsula"
Nowak, E. M., et al. "Milksnakes at Petrified Forest National Park: implications for monitoring
rare vertebrates"
Rorabaugh, J. C., et al. "A comparison of the herpetofaunas of Ranchos Los Fresnos and El
Aribabi in northern Sonoran, Mexico"
Zylstra, E. R. and D. E. Swann. "Effects of free-roaming dogs on desert tortoise populations in
Saguaro National Park"
1900-2130 Banquet with Invited Speaker (Cecil R. Schwalbe)
SUNDAY, 13 APRIL 2008
0700-0800 Continental Breakfast
0800-0845 Invited Speaker (Ed O. Moll)
0845-1000 15 min. papers (5)
Douglas, M. E., et al. "Vicariance and the Grand Canyon: how variable are side-blotched lizards
(Uta stansburiana)?"
Wallace, J. E., et al. "Habitat characteristics of lowland leopard frogs in mountain canyons of
southeastern Arizona"
Bonine, K. E., et al. "Genetic structure of canyon treefrog populations in the Rincon Mountains,
Arizona, is not correlated with geography"
Baker, K. D., et al. "Temporal and spatial variation of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis infection
in canyon treefrogs near Tucson"
Goode, M. "Among and within population variation in tiger rattlesnake ecology"
1000-1030 Coffee Break
1030-1145 15 min. papers (5)
Johnston, G. I., et al. "The effects of maternal stress on yolk steroids during development in the
tree lizard"
Davis, J. R. and D. F. DeNardo. "Wet and in control: how water controls the Gila monster and the
Gila monster controls water"
Nowak, E. M. "Effects of bird feeding and watering on rattlesnake spatial ecology"
Wall, M. D. and M. Goode. "Effects of telemetry on a population of tiger rattlesnakes (Crotalus
tigris) in southern Arizona"
Congdon, J. D. "Variation in life history and demographic traits of the Sonoran mud turtle
(Kinosternon sonoriense)"
1145-1200 Closing remarks