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R

Reine

University of Michigan-Flint
Undergraduate Student

I am an undergraduate student nearing the completion of my Bachelor's degree in Wildlife Biology, expected in December 2016. I am looking for a graduate position related to herpetology, preferably involving behavior, ecology, and/or biogeography research.

7:00am

Conference Registration Open Center Concourse

6:00pm

Welcome Reception Ambassador E & W

7:00pm

After Party Ambassador E & W

7:00am

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Center Concourse

8:00am

Plenary Session I & Awards Presentation Ambassador E & W

10:00am

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Center Concourse

10:20am

An Introduction To The Michigan Amphibian and Reptile Best Management Practices Manual: A Critical Resource For Conservation of Herpetofauna Vandenberg A

10:40am

Conspecific Attraction In Anuran Amphibians Vandenberg A

11:00am

Range Expansion Of The Green Treefrog Hyla Cinerea In Indiana Vandenberg A

11:40am

Assessment and Conservation of The Northern Mudpuppy Necturus Maculosus Along The Lake Huron To Lake Erie Corridor, Michigan Vandenberg A

12:00pm

Lunch Break - on own N/A

1:40pm

Performance of a Bayesian State-Space Model of Semelparous Species For Stock-Recruitment Data Subject To Measurement Error Vandenberg B

2:20pm

Use of Dynamic Factor Analysis In Analyzing Mutlidimensional State Space Data Over Time Vandenberg B Landscape Genetics and Wood Turtles Emerald B

2:40pm

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Center Concourse

3:00pm

Long-Term Monitoring of The Eastern Massasauga in Illinois Imperial

3:20pm

Eastern Massasauga Population Modelling and Assessment in Michigan Imperial

3:40pm

Effective and Census Population Size in Eastern Massasaugas Imperial

4:00pm

Response of Massasaugas Sistrurus Catenatus to Habitat Alteration From Timber Harvest and Fire Near Their Northern Range Limit Imperial

4:30pm

Student/Professional Mixer DeVos Place Convention Center - Ballroom A

6:00pm

Evening Social/Reception at the Grand Rapids Public Museum OFFSITE: Grands Rapids Museum

7:00am

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Center Concourse

8:00am

Plenary Session II Ambassador E & W

9:45am

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Center Concourse

10:00am

Multi-Scale Responses of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes to Prescribed Fire Imperial

10:20am

Minimizing Eastern Massasauga Management-Based Mortality with a Predictive Egress Phenology Model Imperial

10:40am

The Proposed Rule To List The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Sistrurus Catenatus as a Federally Threatened Species Imperial

11:00am

Manipulation of Basking Sites For Endangered Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes in New York State Imperial

11:20am

Variation In Life History Traits: A Range-Wide Synthesis for the Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) Imperial

11:40am

Conservation and Management of The Massasauga in Northeast Ohio Imperial

12:00pm

Lunch Break - on own N/A

1:20pm

Using Demographically-Informed Species Distribution Models To Identify Management Options For Threatened Species In The Face of Climate Change Imperial

1:40pm

Habitat Use and Detection of The Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Across Southern Michigan Imperial

2:00pm

Factors Affecting The Detection Probability and Capture Yield of an Imperiled Species Imperial

2:20pm

Validation of a Relationship Between Statolith Size and Age of Larval Great Lakes Sea Lamprey Petromyzon Marinus Emerald A

2:40pm

To Forage, Mate or Thermoregulate? Influence of Food Supplementation on an Imperiled Rattlesnake Sistrurus Catenatus Imperial

3:00pm

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Center Concourse

3:20pm

Role of Historical Land Use in the Distribution of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake Habitat in Northeastern Ohio Imperial

3:40pm

Assessment of Phylogeographic Structure in Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes Using Model-Based Analyses of Genomic-Scale Data Imperial

4:00pm

Examining Habitat Variables of Juvenile Blanding’s Turtles Emydoidea Blandingii At Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge, Saginaw, MI, USA Governors

4:20pm

Brownian Bridge Movement Models Using Telemetry Data: A Case Study With Eastern Box Turtles Terrapene Carolina Governors PANEL DISCUSSION: Eastern Massasauga Ecology, Management, and Conservation Status Imperial

5:00pm

University of Michigan – Flint Social Grandview A

5:30pm

MSU Fisheries and Wildlife Alumni and Friends Social Berkey

6:00pm

Trade Show & Poster Social Center Concourse West Concourse & Crown Foyer

6:30pm

South Dakota State University Alumni & Friends Social Heritage Hill

7:00am

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Center Concourse

8:00am

Plenary Session III Ambassador E & W

8:55am

Ignite Session Ambassador E & W

10:00am

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Center Concourse

11:40am

Oak Savanna Restoration and Management In Southwest Michigan Imperial

12:00pm

Lunch Break - on own N/A

1:20pm

Impacts of Urbanization on the Health and Stress of Amphibian Communities Ruby

1:40pm

Evaluating Alternative Wolf Monitoring Protocols In Wisconsin Vandenberg A Animal Community Structure Along A Midwest Grassland-Forest Gradient: Comparison Among Vertebrate and Insect Taxa Imperial