Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB!
| Time | Room/Poster # | Title | Authors |
| 8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. | A707 | Rethinking enemy release: sex-specific infection risk and urban influences in House Sparrow populations | McCain, K.M.; Martin, L.; Schrey, A.; Kohl, K.; Sheldon, E.; Mansilla, G.; Dor, R.; Jensen, H.; Soraker, J.; Mathot, K.; Vu, T.; Jimeno, B.; Buchanan, K.; Thiam, M.; Anta, C.; Briskie, J.; Zimmer, C.; Rowe, M., Phuong, H.T. |
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. | A707 | Neural correlates of increased aggression in an urban songbird: A focus on arginine vasotocin (AVT) | Fossett, T.E.; Lane, S.J.; VanDiest, I.; Kaul, S.; Cole, V.; Gilbert, E.; Sewall, K.B. |
| 9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. | Marquis B | Urban living improves defenses against invasive parasites in the Galapagos Islands | Knutie, S.A. |
| 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. | International Salon 5 | Olfaction in the Anthropocene: atmospheric pollutants negatively impacts floral scent and nocturnal pollination | Riffell, J.; Chan, J.K.; Thornton, J.A. |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | International Salon 5 | Impacts of air pollution on the auditory physiology of house sparrows (Passer domesticus) | Johnston, S.R.; Okogbue, C.; Wenderski, J.; Hanlon, L.; Gonzalez-Pech, N.; Ronald, K. |
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | International Salon 5 | Avian physiological and behavioral responses to an annual nighttime event at Zoo Atlanta | Walton, C.; Gartner, M. |
| 11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | International Salon 5 | Barn swallows do not select nests according to experimental artificial light at night | Levin, I.I.; Gibson, A.; Tsunekage, T.; Morosse, O.J. |
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | International Salon 5 | Wild Eastern bluebirds are resilient to anthropogenic noise: insights from a novel cognition assay | Isgate, S.B.; Honus, C.; Betcher, B.; Casanova, G.; Avery, J.; Keagy, J. |
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | Marquis A | Exploring Microbial Communities of an Urban Ecosystem and Culturally Responsive Science Teaching | Vereen, E. |
| Poster | P3-133 | Rooting for the bay: reducing urban runoff nutrient load with Urban Landscaping in Maryland | Sebastiani, M.C. |
| Poster | P3-7 | Influence of urbanization on developmental instability and endurance in the Common Wall Lizard | Friestad, A.C.; Miles, D.B.; Gangloff, E.J. |
| Poster | P3-136 | Diet of the great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) in a Chicago suburb | Campbell, T.L.; Zhai, J.C.; Lanzarotti, A.M.; Delgado, A.R.; Gutherz, S.B. |
| Poster | P3-192 | Daily calling patterns of oyster toadfish and striped cusk-eels in urban and non-urban soundscapes | Lazrinth, X.I.; Rodriguez, R.; Quigley, T.; Forlano, P. |
Graduate Student at New York University
Olivia is a graduate student in Kristin's lab at NYU. She studies the impacts of urbanization on the diet and gut microbiome of birds!
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