COS 309 - Parasitism And Host-Parasite Interactions 4

Presentations:

• 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM PDT

  A novel copepod egg predator infesting commercially important rock crabs
  

  Presenting Author: Gabrielle O. Plewe – University of California Santa Barbara

  Coauthor: Jaden E. Orli – University of California Santa Barbara

  Coauthor: Sophia M. Lecuona – University of California Santa Barbara

  Coauthor: Zoë L. Zilz – University of California Santa Barbara

  Coauthor: Armand M. Kuris – University of California Santa Barbara
• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM PDT

  Pathogen-driven increased mortality can be beneficial – a complex relationship of Daphnia and two symbionts
  

  Presenting Author: Marcin K. Dziuba – University of Michigan

  Coauthor: Kristina McIntire – University of Michigan

  Coauthor: Emma Baird – University of Michigan

  Coauthor: Cristian Huerta – University of Michigan

  Coauthor: Riley Jaye – University of Michigan

  Coauthor: Libby Davenport – University of Michigan

  Coauthor: Fiona Corcoran – University of Michigan

  Coauthor: Meghan A. Duffy – University of Michigan
• 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM PDT

  Taking natural surveys to the lab: Describing infection patterns of a recently-discovered insect densovirus in a western North American Lycaenid
  

  Presenting Author: Kelli J. McKeegan – University of Nevada, Reno

  Coauthor: Matthew Forister – University of Nevada, Reno

  Coauthor: Mike B. Teglas – University of Nevada, Reno

  Coauthor: Angela M. Smilanich – University of Nevada, Reno
• 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM PDT

  Comparison of shell temperature and habitat characteristics of myiasis infected and uninfected Eastern Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina carolina) at Camp Edwards
  

  Presenting Author: Andrew B. Gordon, Jr. – Department of Environmental Conservation, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA

  Coauthor: Donovan Drummey – U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Science Applications, Northeast Region, Hadley MA 01035

  Coauthor: Anthony Tur – U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Science Applications, Northeast Region, Hadley MA 01035

  Coauthor: Annie E. Curtis – Natural Resource Office, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Camp Edwards, MA 02542

  Coauthor: Jacob C. McCumber – Natural Resource Office, Massachusetts Army National Guard, Camp Edwards, MA 02542

  Coauthor: Michael T. Jones – Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife, Westborough, MA 01581, USA

  Coauthor: Graziella V. DiRenzo – U. S. Geological Survey, Massachusetts Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
• 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM PDT

  Functional biology of medicinal parasitic plants with respect to their host specificity
  

  Presenting Author: Suhas J. Vyas – Department of Life Sciences Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University Junagadh

  Coauthor: Vijay Parmar – Department of Life Sciences Bhakta Kavi Narsinh Mehta University Junagadh
• 4:45 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

  Determining the spatial structure of immune phenotypes in Desert Bighorn Sheep
  

  Presenting Author: Luke Weinstein – Oregon State University

  Coauthor: Brian Dolan – Oregon State University

  Coauthor: Anna Jolles – Oregon State University

  Coauthor: Clinton Epps, PhD – Oregon State University

  Coauthor: Brianna Beechler, DVM, PhD – Oregon State University, CCVM