Symposia

No Title Organizer(s) Date/Time
1

Amphibian monitoring across the U.S.: Tracking declining populations in diverse habitats and unique assemblages [Sponsored by USGS]

Gary M. Fellers Aug. 9. 2:00 - 5:00 pm
2 Amphibians and Reptile Ecotoxicology -Interactions Among Contaminants and natural stressors Christine Bishop Aug. 9. 2:00 - 5:00 pm
3 Reptile distribution: patterns & processes Shai Meiri Aug. 9. 2:00 - 5:15 pm
4 When do infectious diseases pose conservation threats to reptiles and amphibians? Trenton W.J. Garner and Jon Bielby Aug. 9. 2:00 - 5:00 pm
5 Biogeochemical methods to study ectotherm ecology and physiology. [Sponsored by AES and ASIH] * Sora L. Kim, Simon Brown and Patrick Wheatley Aug. 10. 10:30 - 5:15 pm
6 The Canadian herpetofauna: What are the threats? [Sponsored by CAH and CARCNET] David Lesbarrères and Bruce Pauli Aug. 10. 10:30 - 5:00 pm
7 Insights from invasions: using exotic amphibians and reptiles to study ecological and evolutionary processes Tobias Uller and Jason Kolbe Aug. 10. 10:30 - 5:00 pm
8 Amphibian and Reptile Adaptations and Environment: Interplay Between Physiology and Behavior José Eduardo de Carvalho Catherine R. Bevier and Denis Vieira Andrade Aug. 10. 10:30 - 4:00 pm
9 Priorities for Assisted Reproductive Technologies for Conserving Declining and endangered Amphibians Vance Trudeau Aug. 10. 10:30 - 5:00 pm
10 Biology of Deep-water Chondrichthyans [Sponsored by AES] * Charles F. Cotton and R. Dean Grubbs Aug. 12. 9:00 - 5:00 pm
11 Rethinking Normal: Moving from Theory to Action in the Face of Invasive Species and Global Change [Sponsored by SSAR] Joseph R. Mendelson III, James P. Collins, Michael E. Dorcas, Karen R. Lips and Priya Nanjappa Aug. 11. 9:00 - 5:15 pm
12 Insights from the Fossil Record into the Evolution of Extant Amphibians and Reptiles James Gardner Aug. 11. 9:00 - 5:00 pm
Aug. 12. 9:00 - 12:00 noon
13 Moving towards greater success in herpetological reintroductions and translocations: Methodology, considerations, guidelines, and policies Jennifer M. Germano and Phillip J. Bishop Aug. 11. 9:00 - 5:00 pm
14 Large-scale and long-term herpetological research and monitoring: the role of citizen scientists and volunteers Richard A. Griffiths and Jan Clemons Aug. 11. 9:00 - 12:00 noon
15 Stream amphibians around the Globe: Adaptations, Ecology, and Conservation RB Bury and Robert Murphy Aug. 11. 2:00 - 5:00 pm
Aug. 12. 9:00 - 4:30 pm
16 Pacific Salmon: can they rely on plasticity to cope with a rapidly changing world? [Sponsored by ASIH]* Robin Waples and Marlis R. Douglas Aug. 12. 9:00 - 5:00 pm
17 Conservation Successes during Times of Declining Biodiversity: A Sampler of Case Studies [Sponsored by PARC] Lawrence L.C. Jones Aug. 12. 9:00 - 5:00 pm
18 Advances in Caecilian Biology Thomas Kleinteich and Hillary Maddin Aug. 12. 9:00 - 5:00 pm
19 Speciation in Amphibians and Reptiles: from patterns to processes and mechanisms Sebastian Steinfartz and Jonathon C. Marshall Aug. 12. 9:00 - 5:00 pm
20 Online Resources in Herpetology, Ichthyology and (vertebrate) taxonomy Peter Uetz Aug. 12. 12:00 - 5:00 pm
21 Technology and Innovation in Herpetology and Ichthyology Collections [Sponsored by ASIH, HL and SSAR]* Greg Watkins-Colwell and Mark Sabaj Perez Aug. 13. 9:00 - 5:15 pm
22 Advances in the Biogeography of African Amphibians and Reptiles David C. Blackburn and Mark-Oliver Rödel Aug. 13. 9:00 - 5:00 pm
23 Caudal Autotomy and Regeneration in Lizards: Patterns, Costs and Benefits Anthony Russell and Timothy Higham Aug. 13. 9:00 - 5:00 pm
24 Poison Frog Evolution, Ecology and Behavior Jason L. Brown, Lisa M. Schulte, Evan Twomey, Stefan Lötters Aug. 13. 9:00 - 5:00 pm
25 The Implications of Habitat Fragmentation on Herpetofauna: A Global Problem with Local Solutions[Sponsored by SNVB] Brent Matsuda Aug. 13. 9:00 - 5:00 pm

* indicates ichthyological content