COS 20 - Urban Ecosystems 1

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT

  Spatiotemporal interactions between gray foxes and coyotes in cities and rural areas
  

  Presenting Author: Arielle W. Parsons – North Carolina State University

  Coauthor: Kenneth Kellner – SUNY ESF

  Coauthor: Christopher Rota – West Virginia University

  Coauthor: Stephanie Schuttler – North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

  Coauthor: Joshua Millspaugh – University of Montana

  Coauthor: Roland Kays – North Carolina State University
• 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

  CANCELLED - Road salt reduces foraging success in larval dragonflies and carries-over to affect adult performance
  

  Presenting Author: Rosalind Murray, n/a – University of Toronto Mississauga

  Coauthor: Locke Rowe – University of Toronto

  Coauthor: Shannon J. McCauley – University of Toronto Mississauga
• 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EDT

  Microbial Ecology in an Urban Stream
  

  Presenting Author: Laura G. Leff – Kent State University

  Coauthor: Sohini Bhattacharyya – Kent State University
• 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EDT

  CANCELLED - Proactive use of intensive aversive conditioning increases likelihood of retreat by coyotes
  

  Presenting Author: Gabrielle Lajeunesse – University of Alberta

  Coauthor: Eric W. Smith – University of Alberta

  Coauthor: Howard W. Harshaw – University of Alberta

  Coauthor: Colleen C. St. Clair – University of Alberta
• 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EDT

  CANCELLED - Squirrels alter their activity in cities in response to competition between species
  

  Presenting Author: Riikka Kinnunen, n/a – University of Manitoba

  Coauthor: Colin J. Garroway, PhD – University of Manitoba