2023 Midwest Ecology & Evolution Conference
ABSTRACT SUBMISSIONS CLOSED The Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference (MEEC) is an annual regional conference hosted by different Midwestern institutions each year and is organized and directed entirely by graduate students. This conference is graduate and undergraduate student-focused, providing a professional atmosphere for students of all levels to interact with and learn from their peers. Previous conferences have drawn between 250 and 300 attendees from universities around the Midwest. Attendees are typically composed of 45% graduate students, 45% undergraduate students, and 10% faculty members. Submit your abstracts for the Midwest Ecology & Evolution Conference 2023. There are both posters and oral presentations. Oral presentations will be 10-12 minutes with 3-5 minutes for questions. Please try to keep abstracts under 300 words. The form will ask you for a typed version and pdf version of the abstract. This is for redundancy and efficient programming.
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A model for the evolution of gene regulatory networks governing social traits Elliott L. Greene, University of Kentucky |
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Taylor Hiers, Missouri State University - Springfield |
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A phylogenetic evaluation of proposed segregates of A. canadense Brett Lambert, The Ohio State University |
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Rachel G. Bickett, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH |
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Marcelina A. Skowronski, DePaul University |
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A tale of two scents: scent preferences of naïve and experienced pollinators Scout N. Steinhiser, Saint Mary's College |
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Adaptive Plasticity of Coloration in Response to Environmental Change Karissa Coffield |
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Air pollution is associated with increased stress in urban songbirds Reagan Earlywine, University of Louisville |
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Dominic DeGeorge, Canisius College |
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Erin Linko, Xavier University |
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An optimal patch use model for nitrogen foraging in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi Xin Lin, Ohio State University - Main Campus |
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Analyzing Decomposition in a Temperate Lotic System Trevor J. Rallo, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville |
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Isabel Pen, Ohio State University - Main Campus |
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Anthropogenic Influences of Play in the Green Monkeys of Barbados Rose Amrhein, University of Louisville |
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Claire E. VanMeter |
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Aquatic Vegetation Seed Bank Status of Kentucky Lake Emily A. Freeman, Murray State University |
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Michelle K. Weaver, Murray State University |
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Kantima Thongjued, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky |
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Biting the Hand That Feeds: Food Density, Wing-length and Fecundity in Aedes atropalpus Ellie Armstrong, Miami University - Oxford |
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Bryophytes at Cave Entrances Across a Range of Anthropogenic Disturbance Morghan McCool, University of Louisville |
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Vincent Cafazo |
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Lindsay Rowland, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH |
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Comparing PAH concentrations in clean and contaminated surface sediments Naomi Darsha Fernandes, The College of Wooster |
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Comparison of Channel Catfish Populations in Two Northeast Kansas Impoundments Ethan Thompson, Washburn University |
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Shaw Kagawa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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Data Management of Environmental Monitoring Data for Human Health Studies Mia Jeftic |
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Jack Sytsma, Kansas State University |
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Defining Best Management Practices for Bee Conservation in Agroforestry Systems Elijah C. Cardona, Eastern Kentucky University |
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Christian L. Weinrich, University of Iowa |
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Divergent patterns of belowground allocation in response to stress in a key coastal grass Shannon Walker |
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Diversification and convergence following the transition from saltwater to freshwater in stingrays Autumn D Magnuson |
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Emily R. Edwards Mrs. |
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Megan Zerger |
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Wren Renquist |
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Effect of Functional Trait Variation on Bee Body Temperature Gabriella A. Muller, Bowling Green State University |
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Alex M. Stolberg, Kalamazoo College |
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Maddie Bidinger, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH |
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Effect of Variable Canopy Cover on Floral Visitation Toby Shaya, Bowling Green State University |
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Avery Dart, Illinois State University |
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Emma Borgert, University of Dayton |
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Blake Hudson |
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Elevated CO2 drives community and network structural change within foliar microbiomes of soybean Connor Morozumi |
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Endophytic fungi and their competitive hierarchy and effects of changing environmental nitrogen. Haley G. Bryant, University of Louisville |
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Environmental factors shaping a sawfly-associated community of parasitoids Carson Kephart, Ohio State University - Main Campus |
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Evaluating Anti-Predator Behavior in a Captive Elk (Cervus canadensis) Herd Jordan L. Tandy, Murray State University |
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Nuphar Rimer, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
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Kristie J. Schmidt, University of Kentucky |
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Evidence for Starship transposons as facilitators of fungal genome evolution morgan morrow |
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Evolution of a genus of gall wasp kleptoparasites Guerin E. Brown, University of Iowa |
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Examining the Reproductive Ecology of Terrapene ornata in Western Nebraska Katie Brighton, Washburn University |
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Field Research Safety and Community Engagement Reyna Tlamasico |
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Foliar Endophytic Fungi Alter Plant Host Chemistry Noelle Visser |
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Foraging Ants Dislodged via Simulated Instantaneous Leaf Movement Olivia M. Gamsky, Bellarmine University |
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Forest recruitment dynamics within the southern boreal-temperate ecotone Kiley M. Chernicky, DePaul University |
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Austin M. Salvino |
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Brianna M. Rice, Eastern Michigan University |
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Jake J. Wood, DePaul University |
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Genomic basis of antifreeze trait divergence in Antarctic and Patagonian toothfish Shriram Bhat, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
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Geographic analysis of sex chromosome polymorphism in the Virginian wild strawberry Trezalka A. Budinsky, University of Pittsburgh |
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Rachel A. Berg, Illinois State University |
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Group size scaling in social predators Jake Ferguson |
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Habitat characteristics and winter use of woodpecker-excavated tree cavities Adrianna Yoder, DePaul University |
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Habitiat structure and ecomorphology of fishes in neotropical blackwater creeks. Devya Hemraj-Naraine |
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Herbarium records reveal sex-specific effects of climate warming on phenology of Fragaria virginiana Ethan R. Richardson, University of Pittsburgh |
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Amber M. Stanley, University of Pittsburgh |
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Host selection and behavioral competition in the parasitic vine, Dodder (Cuscuta gronovii) April Wolfe |
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Host size reduction in response to parasitic infection fuels trophic cascades Lauren Albert, Indiana University - Bloomington |
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Chloe Hendrikse, Ohio University - Main Campus |
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How do vernal pond temperature fluctuations impact fitness through development? Shayna Rosenbloom |
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Mark Tierney, University of Louisville |
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Identifying olfactory receptors in the pole borer, Neandra brunnea (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Kayla M. Hefner, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
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Lauren Leischner, Illinois State University |
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Veronica Iriart |
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Influence of Seed Mixes on Pollinator Communities Within an Electric Right-of-Way Kylee Nissen, Eastern Illinois University |
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Initial steps in testing the Stress Gradient Hypothesis for Selenium exposure in soil bacteria Kristian J. Harris, The Ohio State University |
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Investigating Pollinator Mismatch in Cardamine concatenata and Claytonia virginica Nada Elgousi |
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Ketamine slows microinvertebrate movement: ecotoxicological implications Joy Bowling, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH |
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Late Cretaceous marine vertebrates from the Tarrant Formation, Tarrant County, Texas U.S.A Aaron Johnson, DePaul University |
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Leaf litter arthropod communities not responsive to nutrient pulse subsidies Andrew R. Seiler, University of Louisville |
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Microbe-Mediated Drought Responses in Plant Communties Caleb Callahan, Indiana University - Bloomington |
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Microbial Community Interactions Between Honey Bee Symbionts Jillian P. Lewis, Indiana University - Bloomington |
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Microplastics in Western NY River Ecosystems Eliana Deglopper, Canisius College |
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Monitoring Personal Exposure to Air Quality Gradients while Biking on an Elevated Urban Trail Gavin Salas, DePaul University |
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Chelsea J. Wright, The Ohio State University |
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Novel Model for Tau Protein Expression and Function: The Honeybee Brain Abdallah F. Sher, University of Kentucky |
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Daniella Prince |
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Phosphours Trasnport In Soil: Locating and Identifying a Limiting Element Jeremy Giannone, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities |
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Pollinators and Flowering Resources in Louisville Urban Green Spaces Sarah Hobbs |
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Hannah R. Assour, University of Pittsburgh |
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Mathew A. Price, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh |
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Pre-dredging assessment of aquatic macroinvertebrates from Sharon Lake and Creek, Cincinnati, Ohio Paige M. Loboschefski, Xavier University - Cincinnati |
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Alison G. Mieczkowski, DePaul University |
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Brianna E. Ortiz, DePaul University |
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QTL Analysis of Body Size and Development Time in Dendroctonus ponderosae Camille M. Pushman, Indiana University - Bloomington |
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Quantifying the Relationship Between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and a Native and Invasive Thistle Nicole Baker, North Central College |
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Kaleb Stephen Kindoll |
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Recognition of Conspecifics under Elevated Turbidity Ryan L. Gaynor, The Ohio State University |
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Emmy Delekta |
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Relationship between learning and BT in ornate box turtles (Terrapene ornata) Brianna M. Wilson, Washburn University |
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Relationships Between Alternative Visual Methods To Quantify Tree Reproduction Riley Adams, Roosevelt University |
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Abigail Trautman, Washburn University |
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Role of giant transposons (Starships) in facilitating fungal genome evolution Savanna A. Ruebsam |
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Rubbish habit or novel habitat? Colonization of anthropogenic litter by stream invertebrates Lanie Masset, Canisius College |
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Scaling Global Urban Greenspace Kyra J. Liedtke, University of Kentucky |
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Cy Mott, Eastern Kentucky University |
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Michaela M. Rogers, University of Dayton |
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Sexual Selection, Female Body Size, and Fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster Calvin Herrick |
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Somatic Selection and Mutation in Arabidopsis thaliana Jaedyn D. O'Reilly, Oberlin College |
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Lucas A. Priemer, Kalamazoo College |
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Ana Sofia Rivera, DePaul University |
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Spider web morphology is associated with damage by falling woody debris Abigail Nienaber |
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Survey of tardigrade diversity in Cincinnati, OH Justin Groskopf, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH |
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The contribution of sexual selection to trait divergence in Rhagoletis flies Sophia Anner |
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The Effects of False Springs and Late Freezing Events on Germination Success of Prairie Plants Sawyer J. Wittman |
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Ashley A. Wojciechowski, Kansas Biological Survey and Center for Ecological Research |
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The effects of prescribed fire on ant community composition in a temperate deciduous forest Emma Jones |
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The influence of cover crops on plant-soil microbe interactions of native prairie forbs Josh C. Poland, Eastern Illinois University |
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The influence of urban landscape characteristics and regional climate on bee diversity Bridget T. Harter, Bowling Green State University |
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Trait Variation in Bryophytes at Karst Cave Entrances Chenoa Briggs, University of Louisville |
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Uncovering Natural Variation in the Mechanisms of a Polyphenism Stephen Dreyer, Indiana University - Bloomington |
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Urban Or Rural? Does it matter to bumble bees An analysis in Kalamazoo, MI Elizabeth M. Silber, Kalamazoo College |
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Variation in synthetic floral microbiome composition is largely ignored by foraging bumblebees Nevin P. Cullen, University of Pittsburgh - Main Campus |
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Larissa K. Michel, Oberlin College |
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Lex K. Gilman, Saint Mary's College |
