Session: Genetics And Molecular Techniques (2017 ESA Annual Meeting (August 6 -- 11))

1:30 PM

COS 63-1

Uncovering the current distribution pattern of the rediscovered Hula painted frog (Latonia nigriventer) using environmental DNA
Sharon Renan, Tel Aviv University; Sarig Gafny, Ruppin Academic Center; R. G. Bina Perl, Braunschweig University of Technology; Uri Roll, University of Oxford; Yoram Malka, Israel Nature and Parks Authority; Miguel Vences, Braunschweig University of Technology; Eli Geffen, Tel Aviv University

1:50 PM

COS 63-2

Searching for a signal: Can environmental DNA (eDNA) be used for the early detection of Pacifastacus leniusculus in Scotland?
Kirsten J. Harper, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Michael J. Leaver, University of Stirling; Ngumezi P. Anucha, University of Stirling; Colin W. Bean, Scottish Natural Heritage; James F. Turnbull, University of Stirling

2:10 PM

COS 63-3

Genetic structure of black bears (Ursus americanus) in Alabama
John Draper, Auburn University; Todd Steury, Auburn University; Lisette Waits, University of Idaho; Chris Steury, Auburn University; Stephanie Graham, Auburn University

2:30 PM

COS 63-4

The draft genomes of Aphaenogaster species from across a biogeographic gradient
Matthew K Lau, Harvard University; Aaron Ellison, Harvard University; Andrew Nguyen, University of Vermont; Sara Helms Cahan, University of Vermont; Bernice DeMarco, Michigan State University; Clint A. Penick, North Carolina State University; Robert R. Dunn, North Carolina State University; Nathan J. Sanders, University of Vermont; Nicholas J. Gotelli, University of Vermont

2:50 PM

COS 63-5

Conservation genetics of Juncus roemerianus: Crafting an evolutionary insurance plan for the salt marsh
Hayley R. Tumas, University of Georgia; Brian Shamblin, University of Georgia; Mark S. Woodrey, Mississippi State University, Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve; Coastal Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University; Nathan P. Nibbelink, University of Georgia; Richard Chandler, University of Georgia; Campbell Nairn, University of Georgia

3:10 PM

COS 63-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 63-6

Lowering the detection threshold: eDNA detection of low density juvenile salmon in a controlled experiment
Jeffrey C. MacAdams, University of Victoria, Hakai Institute; Morgan Hocking, University of Victoria, Ecofish Research Ltd.; Ben Koop, University of Victoria; Brian M. Starzomski, Hakai Institute, University of Victoria

3:40 PM Cancelled

COS 63-7

A detection protocol that increases the sensitivity of environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring for aquatic organisms (widthdrawn)
Breanna R. Caton, University of Toledo; William V. Sigler, University of Toledo; Carol A. Stepien, University of Toledo; John W. Turner Jr., University of Toledo; Daryl L. Moorhead, University of Toledo; Daryl F. Dwyer, University of Toledo

4:00 PM

COS 63-8

Ripple effect: Expanding eDNA monitoring in ponds from great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) to whole vertebrate assemblages
Lynsey R. Harper, University of Hull; Lori Lawson-Handley, University of Hull; Neil Boonham, Food and Environment Research Agency; Helen C. Rees, The University of Nottingham; Christoph Hahn, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz; Erin Lewis, Food and Environment Research Agency; Ian P. Adams, Food and Environment Research Agency; Peter Brotherton, Natural England; Susanna Phillips, Natural England; Bernd Hänfling, University of Hull

4:20 PM

COS 63-9

Utility of eDNA as a surveillance framework in terrestrial systems
Rafael Valentin, Rutgers University; Julie L. Lockwood, Rutgers University; Anne L. Nielsen, Rutgers University; George C. Hamilton, Rutgers University; Tracy Leskey, USDA-ARS; Dina Fonseca, Rutgers University

4:40 PM

COS 63-10

Co-occurrence of a native and invasive wetland plant species increases rhizosphere bacterial diversity in both species
Bram W. G. Stone, University of Mississippi; Colin R. Jackson, University of Mississippi

COS 63 - Genetics And Molecular Techniques