COS 73 - Behavior 1

Presentations:

• 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM PDT

  The effect of urbanization and temperature on thermal tolerance, foraging performance, and competition in cavity dwelling ants
  

  Coauthor: Brooke Harris – Clark University

  Coauthor: Dale Stevens – Michigan State University

  Presenting Author: Kaitlyn Mathis – Clark University
• 10:15 AM – 10:30 AM PDT

  CANCELLED - Ordering and topological defects in social wasps’ nests
  

  Presenting Author: Shivani Krishna – Ashoka University, Sonipat, India

  Coauthor: Apoorva Gopinath – Ashoka University

  Coauthor: Somendra M. Bhattacharjee – Ashoka University
• 10:30 AM – 10:45 AM PDT

  Mapping the impact of road traffic noise on animal behaviors in non-urban areas
  

  Presenting Author: Yael Lehnardt – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

  Coauthor: Gopal Murali – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

  Coauthor: Uri Roll – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

  Coauthor: Oded Berger-Tal – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
• 10:45 AM – 11:00 AM PDT

  Factors affecting mate fidelity, nest-site fidelity and reproductive performance in a declining population of burrowing owls
  

  Presenting Author: Lynne Trulio – San Jose State University

  Coauthor: Debra Chromczak – Burrowing Owl Researcher

  Coauthor: Philip Higgins – Talon Ecological Research Group
• 11:00 AM – 11:15 AM PDT

  Microhabitat selection in Costa Rican birds is mediated by temperature
  

  Presenting Author: Cody H. Pham, B.A. – UC Davis

  Coauthor: Xiaoli Dong, Ph.D. – UC Davis

  Coauthor: Alejandra Echeverri, Ph.D. – Stanford University

  Coauthor: Jim Zook – Unión de Ornitólogos de Costa Rica

  Coauthor: Pedro Juárez – Museo Nacional de Costa Rica

  Coauthor: Alison Ke – UC Davis

  Coauthor: Daniel S. Karp, Ph.D. – UC Davis