ASU hosts Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat working group today in Student Union

Feb. 11, 2009 -- Dr. Tom Risch, Animal Ecology, is the local host, along with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, of a three-day seminar taking place at ASU. The seminar will examine mammal conservation, particularly that of two species of bats, the Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat and the Southeastern Myotis. Today's event, the Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bat working group, will meet in the Mockingbird Room, Student Union, from 1:30-3 p.m. and will feature various speakers in general session, special presentations, and working sessions. For details, contact Dr. Tom Risch via cell phone at (870) 926-1917, or via e-mail at trisch@astate.edu. 

Please scroll down the page for Thursday's and Friday's detailed schedules. Please click here to view abstracts and poster session abstracts.

Meeting hosts are Dr. Tom Risch, Arkansas State University, Blake Sasse, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, and the Arkansas State University Chapter of the Wildlife Society. This three-day event is sponsored by financial contribution from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Arkansas State University's Environmental Sciences Program.

RAFINESQUE’S BIG-EARED BAT WORKING GROUP (RBEBWG)
3rd ANNUAL MEETING
Wednesday, Feb. 11

1:30 – 3:00  General Meeting of the RBEBWG

General Session (45 minutes)

• Welcome/Meeting Objectives/ Introductions

Alison McCartney, RBEBWG Chair, alison_mccartney@blm.gov, Mary Kay Clark, RBEBWG Vice-Chair, mkclark141@aol.com , Bree McMurray, RBEBWG Secretary, Bree.McMurray@modot.mo.gov

• Member Reports/Updates
All participants

• 2010 Corynorhinus Symposium Preparation Update
Susan Loeb, Clemson University, sloeb@clemson.edu

Special Presentations (45 minutes)

• Cavity Temperature of Water Tupelo Trees as a Possible Effect
on Roost Site Selection by Rafinesque Big-eared Bats    
Chris L. Rice and Kim Marie Tolson, University of Louisiana at Monroe,
chrisrice44@yahoo.com

• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Status Assessment Working Session
Shauna Ginger, USFWS, shauna_ginger@fws.gov

3:00 – 3:15        Break (with refreshments)

3:15 – 5:00        Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat Conservation Working Sessions

• Conceptual Model for Conservation Planning for Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat and the Southeastern Myotis, prepared by John W. Lamb, ATA Conservation, john.lamb@arnold.af.mil, presented by Mary K. Clark, Moonlight Consulting, Raleigh, NC

• Conservation Actions Working Session for Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bat and Southeastern Bat – break-out groups
Mylea Bayless, Bat Conservation International, mbayless@batcon.org and Mary K. Clark

o Man-made structures (bridges, buildings): Survey, replacement designs, maintenance, bridge inspection and access issues

o Cave and mine roosts: survey protocols, protection measures

o Research methods: species specific recommendations for surveys, monitoring, marking, data acquisition, genetic sampling, etc., including equipment recommendations if possible (e.g., bands).

Please note that events scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 12 and Friday, Feb. 13, will take place in the Convocation Center, 217 Olympic Drive, Auditorium and Meeting Room A.

Thursday, Feb. 12 
Southeastern Bat Diversity Network Meeting (SBDN)

8:30  – 11:30 a.m.                                 
SBDN Board of Directors Meeting
Meeting Room A

11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.                                                              
Registration
Auditorium Lobby

1– 1:15 p.m.                                                   
Welcome and Introduction 
Auditorium

1:15 – 2:30 p.m.                      
Symposium on winter forest bat ecology 1 

1:15-1:30 p.m.
WINTER ECOLOGY OF BATS (THINK OUTSIDE THE CAVE). 
 L.W. Robbins.  Department of Biology, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897Auditorium
1:30-1:45 p.m.
WINTER ECOLOGY OF EASTERN RED BATS IN MISSOURI. 
J.R. Flinn, B.M. Mormann, and L.W. Robbins.  Department of Biology, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897
1:45-2 p.m.
Winter Movements and Roost Site Selection of Eastern Red Bats in Central Arkansas. 
b. Reynolds, T. Nupp, Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, AR, 72801
2-2:15 p.m.
TORPID EASTERN RED BAT RESPONSES TO PRESCRIBED FIRE STIMULI. 
 J.T. Layne* and L.W. Robbins.  Department of Biology, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897
2:15-2:30 p.m.
WINTER DAY-ROOST SELECTION BY MALE SEMINOLE (LASIURUS SEMINOLUS) BATS ON A MANAGED PINE FOREST IN THE LOWER COASTAL PLAIN OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 
C.D. Hein, S.B. Castleberry, and K.V. Miller. ABR, Inc., Forest Grove, Oregon 97116 (CDH); Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 (SBC and KVM)

2:30 – 3 p.m.                                                                                   
Break  
Auditorium Lobby

3 – 4 p.m.                 
Symposium on winter forest bat ecology 2 
Auditorium 
3 – 3:15 p.m..              
WINTER ECOLOGY OF SILVER-HAIRED BATS IN MISSOURI. 
L.W. Robbins, J.R. Flinn, J.T. Layne and S.N. Dey.  Department of Biology, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.
WINTER ROOST SELECTION BY SILVER-HAIRED BATS IN FORESTS OF ARKANSAS. 
R.W. Perry, D.A. Saugey, B.G. Crump.  Southern Research Station, United States Forest Service, Hot Springs, AR 71902 (RWP).  Ouachita National Forest, United States Forest Service, Jessieville, AR 71949(DAS); Ouachita National Forest, United States Forest Service, Hot Springs, AR 71902 (BGC)

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.                       
CAVITY TEMPERATURE OF WATER TUPELO (NYSSA AQUATICA) TREES AS A POSSIBLE EFFECT ON ROOST SITE SELECTION BY CORYNORHINUS RAFINESQUII (RAFINESQUE’S BIG-EARED BAT)
*C.L. Rice and K.M. Tolson. Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences, The University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA 71209

3:45 – 4 p.m.               
Climatic factors influencing Tadarida brasiliensis BRIDGE ROOST OCCUPANCY.
*J.N. Mink and D.S. Vodopich. Biology Department, Baylor University, Waco, TX 76798

4– 5 p.m.                                                     
SBDN Business Meeting  
Auditorium

5 – 5:30 p.m.                   
Tour of ASU Mammal range and teaching facilities

7 – 10 p.m.                 
Social
Holiday Inn Restaurant

Friday, Feb. 13
Colloquium on the Conservation of Mammals in the SE United States

8 – 12 a.m.         
Registration                                                      
Auditorium Lobby

8 – 8:15 a.m.                                                                          
Welcome
Auditorium

8:15 – 8:30 a.m.                                                       
Founders Presentation
Auditorium

8:30 – 9:45 a.m.              
Oral Presentations 1                                         
Auditorium
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. 
FORTY YEARS OF ARKANSAS BAT HISTORY. 
M.J. Harvey, Department of Biology, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville TN 38505

8:45 – 9 a.m.               
USE OF BAT DETECTORS TO INFER HABITAT USE IN EVENING BATS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY. 
A.D. Morris, D.A. Miller, and L.M. Conner. Joseph W. Jones Research Center at Ichauway, Newton, GA 39870 (ADM & LMC); Timberlands Technology, Weyerhaeuser Company, Columbus, MS 39704 (DAM)

9:15 – 9:30 a.m.                       
INFLUENCE OF PREY AVAILABILITY ON BAT ACTIVITY IN COASTAL PLAIN MANAGED PINE FOREST LANDSCAPES. 
M.J. Bender*, S.B. Castleberry, D.A. Miller, and T.B. Wigley. Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA (MJB and SBC); Weyerhaeuser Company (DAM); National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. (TBW)

9:30 – 9:45 a.m.                       
FINDINGS OF RADIOTRACKING EFFORTS OF A MATERNAL COLONY OF RAFINESQUE’S BIG-EARED BATS (CORYNORHINUS RAFINESQUII) AT TRINITY RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE.
L.A. Lomas, M. Mora, M. Bayless, and L. Stuemke.  Trinity River National Wildlife Refuge, PO BOX 10015, Liberty, TX 77575 (LAL);  Texas A&M University, 316 Nagle Hall, 2258 TAMU, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77845 (MM); Bat Conservation International, PO BOX 162603, Austin, TX 78716 (MB); Stephen F. Austin State University, East College at Raguet St., Box 6109, SFA Station, Nacogdoches, TX 75962-6109 (LS)

9:45 – 10:15 a.m.               
Poster Session                                     
Meeting Room A

Break                                                               
Meeting Room A

10:15 a.m. – 12 Noon               
Oral Presentations 2                                         
Auditorium

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.
COARSE CORRELATES OF GROWTH AND DECLINE AT INDIANA BAT HIBERNACULA: 1995-2005.  W.M. Ford, S.M. Crimmins, A. King, D.C. Culver and J.L. Rodrigue.  USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Parsons, WV 26278 (WMF and JLR); Dept. of Forest Management, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812 (SMC); USDI Fish and Wildlife Service, Indiana Field Office, Bloomington, IN 47403(AK); Dept. of Environmental Sciences, American University, Washington, D.C. 20016 (DCC)
10:30 – 10:45 a.m.
INDIANA BAT (MYOTIS SODALIS) SUMMER DISTRIBUTION AND ROOST ECOLOGY IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. 
 J.M. O'Keefe, S. Bosworth, and M. LaVoie. Forestry and Natural Resources, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634 (JMO); NC Wildlife Resources Commission, current address Tyler, TX 75706 (SB); Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Cherokee, NC 28719 (ML)

10:45 – 11 a.m.            
ROOST TREE SELECTION BY INDIANA BATS (MYOTIS SODALIS) ON FORT DRUM MILITARY INSTALLATION, NEW YORK. 
K.A. Cunningham*, J.B. Johnson, C.A. Dobony, J.W. Edwards, W.M. Ford, and J.L. Rodrigue.  Division of Forestry, West Virginia University, Morgantown WV 26505 (KAC, JBJ, and JWE);  Natural Resources Branch, Environmental Division, US Army, Fort Drum, NY 13602 (CAD); USDA Forest Service, Northeastern Research Station, Box 404, Parsons, WV 262787 (WMF and JLR)

11 – 11:15 a.m.            
RADIOTELEMETRY STUDY OF MYOTINE BATS IN TWO INDIANA BAT (MYOTIS SODALIS) MATERNITY COLONIES IN KENTUCKY. 
J.A. Hawkins, P.L. Sewell, M.W. Gumbert, Copperhead Environmental Consulting, P.O. Box 73, Paint Lick, KY 40461

11:15 – 11:30 a.m.       
ASSESSING THE STABILITY AND LONG-TERM VIABILITY OF ABANDONED MINES FOR USE BY BATS. 
J.C. Corcoran, T.C. Carter, and G.A. Feldhamer. Department of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale IL 62901(JCC and GAF); Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306 (TCC)

11:30 – 11:45 a.m.          
DENSITY OF WHITE-TAILED DEER AT VICKSBURG NATIONAL MILITARY PARK.  T.R. Bomar* and R.E. Kissell, Jr., School of Forest Resources, Arkansas Forest Resources Center, University of Arkansas, Monticello, AR  71656

11:45 – 12 Noon                       
AN ESTIMATE OF POPULATION DENSITY OF WHITE-TAILED DEER IN WESTERN TENNESSEE UTILIZING AERIAL-THERMAL IMAGING. 
J.S. Dennison*, R.E. Kissell, Jr., S.W. Stephenson, and M.L. Kennedy.  Department of Biology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152(JSD and MLK); School of Forest Resources, University of Arkansas, Monticello, AR 71656 (REK); Milan Army Ammunition Plant, 2280 Highway 104 West, Milan, TN 38358 (SWS)

12 Noon – 1:30 p.m.          
Lunch                                                              
On Your Own

1:30 – 2:45 p.m.                
Oral Presentations 3                                         
Auditorium

1:30 – 1:45 p.m.           
AN ESTIMATE OF POPULATION DENSITY FOR VIRGINIA OPOSSUMS (DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA) IN A SUBURBAN AREA OF WESTERN TENNESSEE.  D.M. Wolcott*, and M.L. Kennedy.  Department of Biology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN 38152

1:45 – 2 p.m.               
Home range, Dispersal, and survival of the ozark pocket gopher (Geomys bursarius ozarkensis). 
M.B. Connior* and T.S. Risch.  Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, State University, AR 72467

2 – 2:15 p.m.               
HABITAT HETEROGENEITY AND SPECIES RICHNESS: IS SPATIALSCALE A FACTOR? 
J. Erin Fender*, M.L. Kennedy, G.D. Schnell, C. Sánchez-Hernández, M. de Lourdes Romero-Almaraz, M.C. Wooten, and T.L. Best.  Ecological Research Center and Department of Biology, The University of Memphis, Memphis, TN  38152 (JEF, MLK); Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History and Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73072 (GDS);Departamento de Zoología, Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, A.P. 70-153, Coyoacán, México, D.F. 04510, México (CSH); Escuinapa No. 92 bis. Col. Pedregal de Santo Domingo, C.P. 04360, México, D.F, México (MLR);  Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 (MCW, TLB)

2:15 – 2:30 p.m.                       
NORTHERN MYOTIS ROOST TREE SELECTION IN A CENTRAL APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS HARDWOOD FOREST SUBJECTED TO PRESCRIBED FIRE. 
J.B. Johnson*, J.W. Edwards, and W.M. Ford. Division of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506 (JBJ and JWE); USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Parsons, WV 26287 (WMF)

2:30 – 2:45 p.m.            
DETERMINING RELATIVE AMOUNT OF ENERGY SAVINGS DURING TORPOR FOR THREE MYOTIS SPECIES. 
T.J. Sichmeller*, T.C. Carter, and M. Hohmann.  Department of Biology, Ball State University, Muncie IN 47306-0440 (TJS and TCC); Engineering Research Development Center-Construction Engineering Research Laboratory, Army Corps of Engineers, Champaign, IL 61826-9005 (MH)

2:45 – 3 p.m.                
Break                                                       
Auditorium Lobby

3 – 4:30 p.m.                
Oral Presentations 4                                         
Auditorium

3 – 3:15 p.m.               
SOUTHEASTERN MYOTIS AND EASTERN PIPISTRELLE USE OF ELONGATED AIRSTRIP CULVERTS IN EASTERN MISSISSIPPI. 
C.O. Martin, A.S. McCartney, M.E. Like, and A.D. Magoun.  Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and development Center, Vicksburg, MS 39180 (COM); Bureau of Land Management, Jackson, MS 39206 (ASM); Sphere 3 Environmental, Longview, TX 75604 (MEL)), Applied Research and Analysis, Inc., Tallulah, LA 71284 (ADM)

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.           
Southern Flying Squirrel (Glaucomys volans) aggregation behavior in south Carolina. 
M.B. Connior and T.S. Risch, Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, State University, AR  72467

3:30 – 3:45 p.m.                      
FIRST CAPTURE OF A NORTHERN YELLOW BAT IN NORTH CAROLINA. 
M.K. Clark and M.E. Frazer.  Moonlight Consulting, 1612 Bayleaf Trail, Raleigh NC 27614 (MKC); N. C. Department of Transportation, Natural Environment Unit, 4701 Atlantic Ave, Ste 116 Raleigh, NC 27604 (MEF)

3:45 – 4 p.m.               
Genetic structuring among hibernacula populations of the endangered gray bat (Myotis grisescens). 
D.L. Lindsay, N.D. Barker, L.C. Ruff, M.D. Blake, and R.F. Lance. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center – Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS 39180

4 – 4:15 p.m.               
HABITAT SUITABILITY AS A PREDICTOR OF AND BAT ABUNDANCE AT A PROPOSED WIND ENERGY FACILITY. 
A. Poe and C. Sutter.  Pandion Systems, Gainesville, FL 32601

4:15 – 4:30 p.m
WIND ENERGY BAT MORTALITY- LESSONS LEARNED FROM BIRD MORTALITY.
C. Sutter and A. Poe, Pandion Systems, Gainesville, FL 32601

4:30 – 4:45 p.m.                
Awards, announcements, closing              
Auditorium
 

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