Frangipani Room, Mezzanine Floor:
WELCOME, Announcements      8:40 am - 9:00 am
SESSION I. Agonistic Behavior / Territorial Defense     9:00 am - 10:00 am
SESSION IIa. Social Oganization / Communication     10:30 am - 12:15 pm

Oak Room:
SESSON IIb. Animal Movements Across Landscapes     10:30 am - noon

LUNCH BREAK     12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
CISAB OPEN HOUSE     12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Frangipani Room:
SESSION IIIa. Learning     1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
SESSION IVa. Mating Systems     2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Oak Room:
SESSION IIIb. Orientation / Behavioral Ecology     1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
SESSION IVb. Physiology     2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

Georgian Room:
POSTER SESSION with Refreshments / Cash Bar     4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Oak Room:
NSF WORKSHOP - George Uetz     5:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Solarium:
BANQUET DINNER (with ticket only)     6:30 pm

Frangipani Room:
KEYNOTE ADDRESS - Barry Sinervo     8:00 pm

CONTINENTIAL BREAKFAST    Conference Lounge, Mezz. (near Oak Room)    7:00 am - 8:15 am

Frangipani Room:
SESSION V. Mate Choice / Parental Care     8:15 am - 10:15 am
SESSION VI. Foraging     10:30 am - 12:00 pm
CLOSING REMARKS:   Ellen Ketterson / Bill Timberlake     12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
CISAB OPEN HOUSE    402 N. Park Street    12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

CONTINENTIAL BREAKFAST    7:00 am - 8:40 am
Location: Conference Lounge, Mezz. Floor (near Oak Room)

WELCOME, Announcements    8:40-9:00 am
Location: Frangipani Room, Mezzanine Floor
Ellen Ketterson & William Timberlake, Meeting Hosts & Co-Directors of CISAB
Jeff Alberts, IU Associate Dean, Research & the University Graduate School

Session I.
Agonistic Behavior/Territorial Defense   9:00-10:15 am
Location: Frangipani Room, Mezzanine Floor, IMU
Moderator: Norman Pecoraro

(1) 9:00 Male-Male Interactions in Two Wolf Spider Ethospecies (Araneae: Lycosidae): Size, Signaling Behavior, and Aggression. Kevin J. Delaney, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati.

(2) 9:15 Nest Defense and Dawn Vigilance in Two Cowbird Hosts, the Solitary Vireo Vireo solitarius and the Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus. D.R. Curson, Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

(3) 9:30 Spatial and Experiential Aspects of Territorial Behavior in Threespine Stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus. K.J. Bolyard, Department of Biology & CISAB, Indiana University.

(4) 9:45 Scent Marking and the Role of Subordinates in Oribi, Ouregia ourebi: A Mechanism for Cooperative Defense in an Antelope? Justin Brashares & Peter Arcese, Department of Wildlife Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison.

(5) 10:00 The Effect of Landmarks on Territorial Behavior. P.K. Eason & G.A. Cobbs, Department of Biology, University of Louisville.
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10:15 - 10:30 am    BREAK
REFRESHMENTS: Conference Lounge, Mezzanine Floor (near Oak Room) _________________________________________________________________

Session IIa.
Social Organization / Communication    10:30 am - noon

Location: Frangipani Room, Mezzanine Floor
Moderator: Janette Fischer

(6) 10:30 Kinship and Communal Gall Occupation in the Manzanita Leaf-Gall Aphid, Tamalia coweni. D.G. Miller, Dept. of Environmental Science, Policy and Management, Division of Insect Biology, University of California - Berkeley.

(7) 10:45 Environmental Influence on Social Organization of Prarie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster). N.G. Solomon & G.R. Cochran, Department of Zoology, Miami University.

(8) 11:00 Sexual Conflict in Burying Beetles: Females Hinder Polygynous Signalling by their Mates. Anne-Katrin Eggert¹ & Scott K. Sakaluk², ¹Zoologisches Institut der Universita228;t, Freiburg, Germany, ²Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University.

(9) 11:15 Field Studies of Visual Communication in the Panamanian Golden Frog, Atelopus zeteki. E.D. Lindquist & T.E. Hetherington, Department of Zoology, Ohio State University.

(10) 11:30 Auditory and Social Stimulation from a Human Environment Affects Development of Species-Specific Song Organization in Male Starlings, Sturnus vulgaris. M.S. Engle, Department of Psychology & CISAB, Indiana University.

(11) 11:45 Is Zigzagging a Courtship or a General Display in Threespine Stickleback? Jenny Jenkins, Department of Biology and CISAB, Indiana University.

(12) 12:00 The Influence of Breeding Vacancies on the Nest Switching Behavior of Prairie Voles. J. J. Jacquot & N.G. Solomon, Department of Zoology, Miami University.

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12:15 - 1:30 pm    LUNCH^*
*Participants are responsible for their own lunch. Many fast food establishments are within 10 minutes
walking distance, on Kirkwood Avenue. See your registration packet for maps and additional information. _________________________________________________________________

Session IIb.
Animal Movements Across Landscapes: The Big Picture
10:30 am - noon

Location: OAK Room, Mezzanine Floor
Moderators: Patrick Zollner & Stephen Lima, Session Organizers

(13) 10:30 Introduction: Landscape Perspectives on Behavior. Patrick Zollner, Session Organizer, Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University.

(14) 10:45 Spider Behavior in an Agricultural Landscape: A Comparative Study of Two Ecologically Divergent Wolf Spiders. S.D. Marshall & A.L. Rypstra, Department of Zoology, Miami University.

(15) 11:00 On Gap-Crossing with Emphasis on the Behavioral Mechanisms and Metapopulation Consequences of Active Homerange Gap-Crossing. P.F. Doherty & T.C. Grubb, Jr., Department of Zoology, Ohio State University.

(16) 11:15 The Impact of Forest Fragmentation on Grey Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis). Daniel L. Rosenblatt, Department of Ecology, Ethology and Evolution, University of Illinois - Urbana.

(17) 11:30 Ecological Factors Influencing the Perceptual Range of White-Footed Mice. P.A. Zollner & S.L. Lima, Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University.

(18) 11:45 Search Strategies for Interpatch Dispersal in a Patchy Landscape. S.L. Lima & P.A. Zollner, Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University.

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Noon - 1:30 pm     LUNCH ^*
*Participants are responsible for their own lunch. Many fast food establishments are within 10 minutes
walking distance, on Kirkwood Avenue. See your registration packet for maps and additional information. _________________________________________________________________

Session IIIa. Learning      1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Location: Frangipani Room, Mezzanine Floor
Moderator: Marianne Engle

(19) 1:30 Conditioned Inhibition in Hermissenda. G. Britton & J. Farley, Program in Neural Science, Indiana University.

(20) 1:45 Social Learning of Courtship Systems in Brown-Headed Cowbirds, Molothrus ater. Todd Freeberg, Department of Biology, Indiana University.

(21) 2:00 Social Experience and Female Mate Choice in Cowbirds, Molothrus ater. T.M. Freeberg¹, T.L. Kast^1,2, S.D. Duncan² & D.A. Enstrom³, ¹Department of Biology, Indiana University, ²Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Indiana University, and ³Illinois Natural History Survey.

(22) 2:15 Early Social Situation Influences Later Pairing Success in Dark-Eyed Juncos, Junco hyemalis. R.C. Titus, Department of Biology & CISAB, Indiana University.
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2:30 - 2:45 pm     BREAK
REFRESHMENTS: Conference Lounge, Mezzanine Floor _________________________________________________________________

Session IIIb.
Orientation / Behavioral Ecology      1:30 - 2:30 pm

Location: Oak Room, Mezzanine Floor
Moderator: Kim Bolyard

(28) 1:30 Evidence for the Use of Magnetic Inclination by Red-Spotted Newts, Notophalmus viridescens, to Determine Geographic Position. J.H. Fischer, J.B. Phillips & S.C. Borland, Department of Biology & CISAB, Indiana University.

(29) 1:45 The Involvement of Extraocular Photoreceptors in the Magnetic Compass Response of the Eastern Red-Spotted Newt, Notophthalmus viridescens. M.E. Deutschlander, J.B. Phillips & S.C. Borland, Department of Biology & CISAB, Indiana University.

(30) 2:00 Host Selection by the Brown-Headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater): Evidence from a Nest-Monitoring Study. Thomas B. Ford, Biology Department, Indiana University.

(31) 2:15 Effects of predation Risk and Food Availability on the Behavior of the Pond Water Strider, Gerris marginatus. Jennifer Moses & Andrew Sih, Center for Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Kentucky.
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2:30 - 2:45 pm    BREAK
REFRESHMENTS: Conference Lounge,Mezzanine
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Session IVa. Mating Systems     2:45 - 4:00 pm

Location: Frangipani Room, Mezzanine Floor
Moderator: Jenny Jenkins

(23) 2:45 "Slaplessness": An Alternative Mating Behavior in Plethodon jordani. S.M. Rollmann, A.M. Bell & L.D. Houck, Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago.

(24) 3:00 The Courtship and Agonistic Behavior of the Marbled Salamander (Ambystoma Opacum). D. Brauner, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Rhode Island.

(25) 3:15 Are Male Crickets that Provide the Largest Food Gifts the Most Fit? Jonathan B. Calos & Scott K. Sakaluk, Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University.

(26) 3:30 Know Thy Neighbor: Individual Recognition and the Pushup Display in Side-Blotched Lizards. Yoni Brandt, Department of Biology & CISAB, Indiana University.

(27) 3:45 Mating Strategies and Reproductive Success in Cooperatively Polyandrous Groups of White-Winged Trumpeters, Psophia leucoptera(Aves). Peter T. Sherman & Perri K. Eason, Department of Biology, University of Louisville.

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Session IVb. Physiology     2:45- 4:00 pm
Location: Oak Room, Mezzanine Floor
Moderator: Mickey Rowe

(32) 2:45 Effect of Ration on the Proliferation of Alarm Substance Cells in Fathead Minnows. Brian D. Wisenden & R. Jan F. Smith, Department of Biology, Univeristy of Saskatchewan.

(33) 3:00 Hormonal Influences on the Probability and Timing of Natal Dispersal in Belding'Ground Squirrels. S. Nunes & K.E. Holekamp, Department of Zoology, Michigan State University.

(34) 3:15 Does One Cerebral Hemisphere Sleep More Than the Other? Eye-closure Asymmetry in the Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos). N.C. Rattenborg & E.J. Amlaner, Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University.

(35) 3:30 Steroid Hormones in the Yolk of Red-Winged Blackbird Eggs: Implications for Nestling Development and Survival. J.L. Lipar, E.D. Ketterson & V. Nolan Jr., Department of Biology and CISAB, Indiana University.

(36) 3:45 Does Prolactin Mediate Helping Behavior in the Cooperatively Breeding Florida Scrub-Jay (Aphelocoma coerulescens)? Stephen J. Schoech, Department of Biology & CISAB, Indiana University.
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POSTER SESSION      4:00 - 6:00 pm
with Refreshments / Cash Bar (i.d. required)

Location: Georgian Room, First Floor

(51) Comparison of Reproductive Success of Prairie Vole (Microtus ochrogaster) Groups and Pairs in Food Supplemented and Unsupplemented Populations. S.R. Back, G.R. Cochran & N.G. Solomon, Department of Zoology, Miami University.

(52) Mating System of Loggerhead Sea Turtles, Caretta caretta. J.L. Bollmer, M.E. Irwin, J. Rieder, T. Peare & P.G. Parker, Department of Zoology, The Ohio State University.

(53) Magnetic Compass Orientation in the Siberian Hamster, Phodopus sungorus. M.E. Deutschlander¹, J.B. Phillips¹, S.C. Borland¹, L.E. Anderson² & B.W. Wilson², ¹Department of Biology & CISAB, Indiana University, and ²Battelle, Pacific Northwest Laboratories.

(54) Function of Male Color Patterns in Intra- and Inter-Sexual Selection in Rainbow Darters, Etheostoma caeruleum. Rebecca C. Fuller, Department of Zoology, Kellogg Biological Station, Michigan State University.

(55) Pre-Reproductive Movements and Activity of the Puerto Rican Frog, Eleutherodactylus coqui. R.A. Gosner, Center for Medical Genetics, University of Chicago.

(56) Distribution of Anogenital Distances in Male and Female Pine Voles, Microtus pinetorum. J.S. Harhay, T.M. Feinstein & N.G. Solomon, Department of Zoology, Miami University.

(57) Effects of Forest Fragmentation on Distribution and Abundance of Avifauna in the Eastern Shawnee National Forest, Illinois. C.M. Holmes & L.C. Drickamer, Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University.

(58) The Effects of Hunting Regime on the Foraging Behavior of the Mourning Dove, Zenaida macroura: an Application of Foraging Theory. J.J. Lusk, W.J. Jakubas & A. Woolf, Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale.

(59) Female Reproductive Strategies of the Virginia Opossum. M. Marquez, M. Peterson & M. Uno, Department of Biology, Grinnell College.

(60) Evoked Search by Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Accompany Negative Contrast Effects. N. Pecoraro, W.D. Timberlake & M. Tinsley, Department of Psychology & CISAB, Indiana University.

(61) Evidence for a Sensitive Period for Motor Learning During Song Development in the Zebra Finch, Taeniopygia guttata. C. Pytte¹ & R.A. Suthers², ¹Department of Biology and CISAB and ²School of Medicine and CISAB, Indiana University.

(62) Spermatogenesis in Breeding and Non-Breeding Pine Voles. A.L. Restorick, L. Kerr, B.A. Steinly & N.G. Solomon, Department of Zoology, Miami University.

(63) Foraging in a Spatial Matrix: Tree-Residence Times and Giving-Up of Free-Ranging Black-Capped Chickadees (Parus atricpillus). John P. Roche, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Indiana University.

(64) Impact of Patch Characteristics on Small Mammal Fauna: Peromyscus leucopus and Associated Species in Previously Cut Forest Patches. S. Schmid & L.C. Drickamer, Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University.

(65) Flight Displays of Costa's Hummingbirds: Description, Seasonality, Context. P.E. Scott, Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University.

(66) Behavioral Interaction in Pine Vole (Mictotus pinetorum) Family Groups. T. Schwab, C.L. Brant & N.G. Solomon, Department of Zoology, Miami University.

(67) Mother's Presence may Mediate Father's Behavior in the Bipartenal Care System of Spiny Mice. M.J. Sleigh, & J.R. Alberts, Department of Psychology, Indiana University.

(68) The Spatial Dynamics of Pup Dispersal and Dam Activity in Post-Suckling Bouts in Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus). M.J. Sleigh¹, J.C. Schank² & J.R. Alberts^1,2, ¹Department of Psychology, Indiana University, and ²Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Indiana University.

(69) Forms of Social Play in Juvenile Belding's Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus beldingi). Elizabeth Stallman & Warren Holmes, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor.

(70) Enrichment of Spider Monkey, (Ateles geoffroyi, and Ateles fuscicepes), Habitat at a Community Zoo: An Opportunity for Student Research. D.R. Verry, L.E. Adams-Curtis & S. Tomek, Department of Behavioral Sciences, Millikin University.

(71) Topography, Temperature, and Color: Why Do Horned Lizards Sleep with Rocks? S.M. Welter¹ & J.S. Gilchrist²,¹School of Biological Sciences, University of Kentucky and ²Edinburgh, Scotland.

(72) The Sensory Basis of Background Color Matching in a Color-Polymorphic Treefrog, Hyla regilla. Wendy H. Wente & John B. Phillips, Department of Biology & CISAB, Indiana University.

(73) The Potential Effect of Intrauterine Position on Social Play in Belding's Ground Squirrels, Spermophilus beldingi. S. Yang & W.G. Holmes, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.
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NSF WORKSHOP    with George Uetz    5:30 - 6:30 pm
Location: Oak Room, Mezzanine Floor

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BANQUET DINNER (with Ticket Only)    6:30 pm
Location: Solarium, First Floor

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KEYNOTE ADDRESS      8:00 pm
Barry Sinervo, Indiana University
Location: Frangipani Room, Mezzanine Floor

CONTINENTIAL BREAKFAST   Conference Lounge, Mezzanine Level     7:00 - 8:15 am

Session V.
Mate Choice / Parental Care      8:15 - 10:15 pm

Location: Frangipani Room, Mezzanine Level
Moderator: Shan Duncan

(37) 8:15 The Response of Blue-Gray Gnatcatchers to Brown-Headed Cowbird Parasitism. C. B. Goguen & N. E. Mathews, Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin.

(38) 8:30 The Influence of Size and Symmetry of Male Ornaments on Mate Choice in Wolf Spiders. George W. Uetz, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati.

(39) 8:45 Female Choice in Marine Iguanas: Leks Offer a Wide Selection of Males - at a Cost. C. Carbone, M. Wikelski, P.A. Bednekoff*, S. Choudhury & S. Tebbich, *Department of Life Sciences, Indiana State University.

(40) 9:00 Testosterone and Mate Choice in the Dark-Eyed Junco. David A. Enstrom¹, Ellen D. Ketterson² & Val Nolan Jr.², ¹Illinois Natural History Survey, and ²Department of Biology and CISAB, Indiana University.

(41) 9:15 Male Care Behavior and Reproductive Success in Wild Toque Macaques. S.S. Loew, R.C. Fleischer & W.P.J. Dittus, Illinois State University and DZR, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution.

(42) 9:30 The Effect of Nest Failure on Paternity in a Monogamus Passerine, Junco hyemalis. S.A. Raouf¹, P.G. Parker², E.D. Ketterson¹ & V.Nolan Jr.¹, ¹Program in Animal Behavior, Indiana University, and ²Department of Zoology, Ohio State University.

(43) 9:45 Benefits of Paternal Care in Burying Beetles: A Field Test. S.K. Sakaluk¹, J.K. Müller² & A.-K. Eggert^1,2, ¹Department of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, and ²Zoologisches Institut der Universität, Freiburg, Germany.

(44) 10:00 Is Male Eastern Screech-Owl (Otus asio) Roosting Behavior a Form of Anti-Predator Vigilance? T. McK. Sproat, Department of Biology, Ball State University. ___________________________________________________________
10:15 - 10:30 am     BREAK
REFRESHMENTS: Conference Lounge, Mezzanine Level
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Session VI. Foraging    10:30 - 12:00 pm

Location: Frangipani Room, Mezzanine Floor
Moderator: Matthew Tinsley

(45) 10:30 Dynamics of Prey Capture in Maturing Colonies of the Sub-Social Spider Anelosimus studiosus (Araneae: Theridiidae). T.C. Jones, A. Reynolds & P.G. Parker, Department of Zoology, The Ohio State University.

(46) 10:45 Orientation Cues Used by Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) Foraging on Spatially-Separated Food Sites in an Open Arena. John P. Roche & William Timberlake, Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior, Indiana University.

(47) 11:00 Control of Feeding in the Northern Water Snake, Nerodia sipedon (L.). Paul T. Andreadis, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, University of Tennessee.

(48) 11:15 Risk-Sensitive Foraging Behavior in a Freshwater Snail and the Effect of Parasitism. E.P. Levri, Department of Biology & CISAB, Indiana University.

(49) 11:30 The Effects of Feeding Regime on Locomotor Activity in Two Species of Wolf Spider. S.E. Walker, S.D. Marshall & A.L. Rypstra, Department of Zoology, Miami University.

(50) 11:45 Foraging Sensory Biases: Implications for the Evolution of Courtship Displays in Wolf Spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae). Matthew H. Persons & George W. Uetz, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Cincinnati.
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Announcements & Closing Remarks
Noon - 12:15 pm
Bill Timberlake & Ellen Ketterson, Meeting Hosts
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notes to presenters:

Abstract acceptance forms were mailed 8 November. If you submitted an abstract and have not received notification, please contact us at: midwest@loris.cisab.indiana.edu (include the title of the abstract and name of first author, FAX & e-mail) and we will confirm your abstract status electronically.

ORAL PRESENTERS:
- If possible, please bring slides in your own slide tray with
  your name, session, time attatched to side of tray.
- Oral presentations are 12 minutes; we must strictly adheare to this time limit.
- Please come a few minutes early to your sessions & introduce yourself to your Session Moderator.
- Make sure the slide projector technician has your slide tray BEFORE your session starts.

POSTER PRESENTERS:
- The Georgian Room (First Floor) will be open from 6-9pm on Friday for you to hang your posters.
- Please bring heavy metal thumbtacks; poster mounts are plyboard!

PLEASE DON'T FORGET...
to return slide trays to Hoosier Room & remove posters from Georgian Room!

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Social Organization/Communication | Animal Movements Across Landscapes
Learning | Orientation/Behavioral Ecology
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