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A model for the evolution of gene regulatory networks governing social traits

Elliott L. Greene, University of Kentucky

A novel approach to scoring rhythmic variation in evolving White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicolis) songs

Taylor Hiers, Missouri State University - Springfield

A phylogenetic evaluation of proposed segregates of A. canadense

Brett Lambert, The Ohio State University

A preliminary assessment of microplastic pollution in a local watershed of Cincinnati, Ohio, prior to reservoir dredging.

Rachel G. Bickett, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Gwyneth A. Hagerty, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Caroline R. Menosky, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Clayton A. Strege, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

A preliminary observation of a new skeletal specimen of a plethodid bony fish (Actinopterygii: Tselfatiiformes) from the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Shale, Texas

Marcelina A. Skowronski, DePaul University

A tale of two scents: scent preferences of naïve and experienced pollinators

Scout N. Steinhiser, Saint Mary's College

Adaptive Plasticity of Coloration in Response to Environmental Change

Karissa Coffield

Air pollution is associated with increased stress in urban songbirds

Reagan Earlywine, University of Louisville

Amphipod cage match: Competition between Hyalella azteca and Gammarus spp. is mediated by resource availability

Dominic DeGeorge, Canisius College
Jonathan O'Brien, Canisius College

An assessment of aquatic macroinvertebrate structure and function within the Mill Creek Watershed; Cincinnati, Ohio

Erin Linko, Xavier University

An optimal patch use model for nitrogen foraging in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

Xin Lin, Ohio State University - Main Campus

Analyzing Decomposition in a Temperate Lotic System

Trevor J. Rallo, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Anomalies in the mitochondrial genomes of members of Aliciidae, Boloceroididae, and Gonactiniidae (Actiniaria:Metridioidea)

Isabel Pen, Ohio State University - Main Campus

Anthropogenic Influences of Play in the Green Monkeys of Barbados

Rose Amrhein, University of Louisville

Anti-predator Behavior in Response to Conspecific Visual, Olfactory, and Damage Cues in the Three-spined Stickleback

Claire E. VanMeter

Aquatic Vegetation Seed Bank Status of Kentucky Lake

Emily A. Freeman, Murray State University

Assessing the health and behavioral effects of turtle racing on eastern box turtles (Terrapene carolina)

Michelle K. Weaver, Murray State University

Assessing the performance of DNA extraction kits and loci for DNA metabarcoding diet analysis of pastured chickens

Kantima Thongjued, Department of Entomology, University of Kentucky

Biting the Hand That Feeds: Food Density, Wing-length and Fecundity in Aedes atropalpus

Ellie Armstrong, Miami University - Oxford

Bryophytes at Cave Entrances Across a Range of Anthropogenic Disturbance

Morghan McCool, University of Louisville

Changes in aboveground biomass of Ammophila breviligulata are influenced by disturbance along a climatic gradient.

Vincent Cafazo

Chemotaxis in tardigrades

Lindsay Rowland, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Jensyn Goss, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Sara Dipnarine, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Alex Keta, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Joy Bowling, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Felicity Kelsch, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Sophia Willis, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Emma Welsh, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Ella Newton, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Kathyrn Morris

Comparing PAH concentrations in clean and contaminated surface sediments

Naomi Darsha Fernandes, The College of Wooster

Comparison of Channel Catfish Populations in Two Northeast Kansas Impoundments

Ethan Thompson, Washburn University

Convergent evolution of antifreeze proteins in two insect families supported by whole genome and gene family loci analyses

Shaw Kagawa, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Data Management of Environmental Monitoring Data for Human Health Studies

Mia Jeftic

Decadal Patterns of Adaptation and Trait Variation of the Dominant Prairie Grass Across the Midwest Rainfall Gradient and Response to Drought

Jack Sytsma, Kansas State University

Defining Best Management Practices for Bee Conservation in Agroforestry Systems

Elijah C. Cardona, Eastern Kentucky University

Development of host-selective, PCR-inhibiting oligos as a tool to investigate the eukaryotic symbionts of insect hosts

Christian L. Weinrich, University of Iowa

Divergent patterns of belowground allocation in response to stress in a key coastal grass

Shannon Walker

Diversification and convergence following the transition from saltwater to freshwater in stingrays

Autumn D Magnuson

Documenting plant biodiversity at the Eastern Michigan University owned Parsons Center for Arts and Sciences

Emily R. Edwards Mrs.

Does stress physiology mediate disease resistance in the Arizona tiger salamander (Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum)?

Megan Zerger

Does the genome of a putatively specialist moth (Schinia gracilenta) contain a signal of the indigenous cultivation of its host plant (Iva annua)

Wren Renquist

Effect of Functional Trait Variation on Bee Body Temperature

Gabriella A. Muller, Bowling Green State University

Effect of Temperature Variation on Endurance Swimming Capacity of Juvenile White Sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)

Alex M. Stolberg, Kalamazoo College

Effect of Trap Type and Lure Presence on Diversity of Jewel Beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) Captured

Maddie Bidinger, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH

Effect of Variable Canopy Cover on Floral Visitation

Toby Shaya, Bowling Green State University

Effects of extra-pair paternity on provisioning effort and nest defense in male house wrens (Troglodytes aedon)

Avery Dart, Illinois State University

Effects of Paternal Heat Exposure and Parental Care on the Development of Offspring in Gasterosteus aculeatus

Emma Borgert, University of Dayton

Efficacy of biocontrol against Chrysomelid pests in lab vs field studies: Potential biases of setting and phylogenetic subgroups

Blake Hudson

Elevated CO2 drives community and network structural change within foliar microbiomes of soybean

Connor Morozumi

Endophytic fungi and their competitive hierarchy and effects of changing environmental nitrogen.

Haley G. Bryant, University of Louisville
Kylea R. Garces, University of Louisville

Environmental factors shaping a sawfly-associated community of parasitoids

Carson Kephart, Ohio State University - Main Campus
Robin K. Bagely, Ohio State University - Lima Campus

Evaluating Anti-Predator Behavior in a Captive Elk (Cervus canadensis) Herd

Jordan L. Tandy, Murray State University

Evaluating Habitat Suitability in Lake Superior and Michigan Streams for the Freshwater Diatom, Didymosphenia geminata

Nuphar Rimer, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Everything but the lab sink: Using 1,000 phylogenomically informative markers to resolve historically messy species groups in Anastrepha fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Kristie J. Schmidt, University of Kentucky

Evidence for Starship transposons as facilitators of fungal genome evolution

morgan morrow
Toni Blake Park, Eastern Kentucky University

Evolution of a genus of gall wasp kleptoparasites

Guerin E. Brown, University of Iowa

Examining the Reproductive Ecology of Terrapene ornata in Western Nebraska

Katie Brighton, Washburn University
Keetan Munsell, Washburn University

Field Research Safety and Community Engagement

Reyna Tlamasico
Tristan Ferguson

Foliar Endophytic Fungi Alter Plant Host Chemistry

Noelle Visser

Foraging Ants Dislodged via Simulated Instantaneous Leaf Movement

Olivia M. Gamsky, Bellarmine University
Andrew R. Seiler, University of Louisville
Alyssa Y. Stark, Villanova University
Stephen P. Yanoviak, University of Louisville

Forest recruitment dynamics within the southern boreal-temperate ecotone

Kiley M. Chernicky, DePaul University

Fossil marine vertebrates from the mid-Graneros Shale (Upper Cretaceous: mid-Cenomanian), Russell County, Kansas, USA

Austin M. Salvino

Functional evaluation of two wetland sites within Eastern Michigan University’s Fish Lake Environmental Education Center (FLEEC)

Brianna M. Rice, Eastern Michigan University

Functional implications reflected in neurocranial morphology of lamniform sharks (Elasmobranchii: Lamniformes)

Jake J. Wood, DePaul University

Genomic basis of antifreeze trait divergence in Antarctic and Patagonian toothfish

Shriram Bhat, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Geographic analysis of sex chromosome polymorphism in the Virginian wild strawberry

Trezalka A. Budinsky, University of Pittsburgh

Giant mice on small islands: mechanisms of gigantism in Peromyscus maniculatus Gulf Island populations

Rachel A. Berg, Illinois State University

Group size scaling in social predators

Jake Ferguson

Habitat characteristics and winter use of woodpecker-excavated tree cavities

Adrianna Yoder, DePaul University

Habitiat structure and ecomorphology of fishes in neotropical blackwater creeks.

Devya Hemraj-Naraine

Herbarium records reveal sex-specific effects of climate warming on phenology of Fragaria virginiana

Ethan R. Richardson, University of Pittsburgh

Historical climate-influenced shifts in flower shape and production of a common annual plant, Orange Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis)

Amber M. Stanley, University of Pittsburgh

Host selection and behavioral competition in the parasitic vine, Dodder (Cuscuta gronovii)

April Wolfe

Host size reduction in response to parasitic infection fuels trophic cascades

Lauren Albert, Indiana University - Bloomington

How Accurately STRUCTURE Can Identify Hybrids When Comparing Different Numbers of Species and Marker Types and Numbers

Chloe Hendrikse, Ohio University - Main Campus

How do vernal pond temperature fluctuations impact fitness through development?

Shayna Rosenbloom
Alycia Lackey, University of Louisville

How does sediment organic matter content mediate the effects of chironomid larvae on benthic greenhouse gas fluxes

Mark Tierney, University of Louisville

Identifying olfactory receptors in the pole borer, Neandra brunnea (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Kayla M. Hefner, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Identifying the effect of individual quality on the production of a second brood in House wrens (Troglodytes aedon)

Lauren Leischner, Illinois State University

Impacts of herbicide drift on the plant-rhizobia mutualism is dependent on genetic variation in both mutualists

Veronica Iriart

Influence of Seed Mixes on Pollinator Communities Within an Electric Right-of-Way

Kylee Nissen, Eastern Illinois University

Initial steps in testing the Stress Gradient Hypothesis for Selenium exposure in soil bacteria

Kristian J. Harris, The Ohio State University

Investigating Pollinator Mismatch in Cardamine concatenata and Claytonia virginica

Nada Elgousi

Ketamine slows microinvertebrate movement: ecotoxicological implications

Joy Bowling, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Felicity Kelsch, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Emma Welsh, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Sophia Willis, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Kathyrn Morris

Late Cretaceous marine vertebrates from the Tarrant Formation, Tarrant County, Texas U.S.A

Aaron Johnson, DePaul University
Kenshu Shimada, DePaul University

Leaf litter arthropod communities not responsive to nutrient pulse subsidies

Andrew R. Seiler, University of Louisville
Stephen P. Yanoviak, University of Louisville

Microbe-Mediated Drought Responses in Plant Communties

Caleb Callahan, Indiana University - Bloomington
Jordan Ziss, Indiana University - Bloomington

Microbial Community Interactions Between Honey Bee Symbionts

Jillian P. Lewis, Indiana University - Bloomington

Microplastics in Western NY River Ecosystems

Eliana Deglopper, Canisius College
Jonathan O'Brien, Canisius College

Monitoring Personal Exposure to Air Quality Gradients while Biking on an Elevated Urban Trail

Gavin Salas, DePaul University

Nonvocal drumming sonations in two lek-mating grouse: Implications for female choice and species recognition

Chelsea J. Wright, The Ohio State University

Novel Model for Tau Protein Expression and Function: The Honeybee Brain

Abdallah F. Sher, University of Kentucky

Patterns of neural investment in sensory modalities of tropical canopy and understory-dwelling ants (Pseudomyrmex)

Daniella Prince

Phosphours Trasnport In Soil: Locating and Identifying a Limiting Element

Jeremy Giannone, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Pollinators and Flowering Resources in Louisville Urban Green Spaces

Sarah Hobbs

Polyploidy’s impact on plant-herbivore dynamics: Evidence from experiments with water-lily aphids and greater duckweed

Hannah R. Assour, University of Pittsburgh

Potential loss of pheromone receptors in the red milkweed beetle, Tetraopes tetrophthalmus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)

Mathew A. Price, University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh

Pre-dredging assessment of aquatic macroinvertebrates from Sharon Lake and Creek, Cincinnati, Ohio

Paige M. Loboschefski, Xavier University - Cincinnati
Addyson M. Thomas
Emma J. Weiss, Xavier University - Cincinnati

Preliminary report on fossil marine vertebrates from the mid-Pfeifer Shale (Upper Cretaceous) from central Kansas

Alison G. Mieczkowski, DePaul University

Preliminary report on fossil marine vertebrates from the Upper Cretaceous Hartland Shale from Republic County, Kansas

Brianna E. Ortiz, DePaul University

QTL Analysis of Body Size and Development Time in Dendroctonus ponderosae

Camille M. Pushman, Indiana University - Bloomington

Quantifying the Relationship Between Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and a Native and Invasive Thistle

Nicole Baker, North Central College
Lucia Vera, North Central College
Ian Rosales, North Central College

Rapid assesment of aquatic insect diversity and abundance used to evaluate the quality of stream restoration

Kaleb Stephen Kindoll

Recognition of Conspecifics under Elevated Turbidity

Ryan L. Gaynor, The Ohio State University

Rehabilitating an aging ichthyology collection and turning into an effective teaching tool for organismal biology

Emmy Delekta

Relationship between learning and BT in ornate box turtles (Terrapene ornata)

Brianna M. Wilson, Washburn University

Relationships Between Alternative Visual Methods To Quantify Tree Reproduction

Riley Adams, Roosevelt University

Repeatability and distribution of behavior types over time and across populations in free-ranging adult and juvenile ornate box turtles (Terrapene ornata)

Abigail Trautman, Washburn University

Role of giant transposons (Starships) in facilitating fungal genome evolution

Savanna A. Ruebsam
Ciara Pike, Eastern Kentucky University

Rubbish habit or novel habitat? Colonization of anthropogenic litter by stream invertebrates

Lanie Masset, Canisius College
Jonathan O'Brien, Canisius College

Scaling Global Urban Greenspace

Kyra J. Liedtke, University of Kentucky

Senesced leaves of an invasive species (Lonicera maackii) alter community composition and ecosystem function in experimental wetlands

Cy Mott, Eastern Kentucky University

Seroton-ing down the stress: serotonergic activity in response to predators in threespined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)

Michaela M. Rogers, University of Dayton

Sexual Selection, Female Body Size, and Fecundity in Drosophila melanogaster

Calvin Herrick

Somatic Selection and Mutation in Arabidopsis thaliana

Jaedyn D. O'Reilly, Oberlin College

Spatial variation in flowering age in Cirsium pitcheri: does this imperiled dune thistle hedge its bets?

Lucas A. Priemer, Kalamazoo College

Spatiotemporal patterns of ticks and tick-borne disease dynamics at NEON sites across a sub-continental scale.

Ana Sofia Rivera, DePaul University

Spider web morphology is associated with damage by falling woody debris

Abigail Nienaber

Survey of tardigrade diversity in Cincinnati, OH

Justin Groskopf, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Alex Keta, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
Kathyrn Morris

The contribution of sexual selection to trait divergence in Rhagoletis flies

Sophia Anner

The Effects of False Springs and Late Freezing Events on Germination Success of Prairie Plants

Sawyer J. Wittman

The effects of imposed drought and nutrient availability on soil microbial biomass and enzyme activity in a long-term restored grassland

Ashley A. Wojciechowski, Kansas Biological Survey and Center for Ecological Research

The effects of prescribed fire on ant community composition in a temperate deciduous forest

Emma Jones

The influence of cover crops on plant-soil microbe interactions of native prairie forbs

Josh C. Poland, Eastern Illinois University

The influence of urban landscape characteristics and regional climate on bee diversity

Bridget T. Harter, Bowling Green State University

Trait Variation in Bryophytes at Karst Cave Entrances

Chenoa Briggs, University of Louisville

Uncovering Natural Variation in the Mechanisms of a Polyphenism

Stephen Dreyer, Indiana University - Bloomington

Urban Or Rural? Does it matter to bumble bees An analysis in Kalamazoo, MI

Elizabeth M. Silber, Kalamazoo College

Variation in synthetic floral microbiome composition is largely ignored by foraging bumblebees

Nevin P. Cullen, University of Pittsburgh - Main Campus

Vocal copying responses of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) to auditory playbacks of signature and non-signature T. truncatus whistles

Larissa K. Michel, Oberlin College

Where the Wild Mushrooms Are: Species and Secondary Metabolite Diversity in Fungal Species on the Saint Mary’s College Campus

Lex K. Gilman, Saint Mary's College