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Meeting of the Tennessee Herpetological Society

Gray, Tennessee ‘07

 

 

Time

Title

Authors

Thursday, Sept. 27

 

 

2:30-2:50

A Case Study on the Effectiveness of the BioBlitz Survey at Estimating Herpetofaunal Richness

Melissa A. Foster; Emily Groseclose and Matthew J. Gray

2:50-3:10

Population Survey of Eastern Box Turtles Prior to a Silviculture Clear-cut

Leah Lavoie; Erin Burns, Charlie Burns, Katie Sloop and

John Rucker

 

3:10-3:30

 

 

BREAK

 

 

3:30-3:50

Preliminary Observations on Habitat Preference, Movement Patterns, and Survival of Introduced Juvenile Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys temminckii)

Joshua T. Ream and

 A. Floyd Scott

3:50-4:10

A Preliminary Report on the Structure and Composition of a West Tennessee Turtle Assemblage

Joshua T. Ream and

A. Floyd Scott

 

 

 

Friday, Sept. 28

 

 

9:30-9:50

Schoolyard Wetlands A Case Study

John Byrd

 

9:50-10:10

A Preliminary Methodological Assessment of Thread Trailing as a Research Tool for Monitoring Eastern box Turtles (Terrapene carolina) on the Cumberland Plateau

Bradley J. Waffa,  Nathan Bourne and Jonathan Evans

10:10-10:30

A Basking Behavior Study of the Eastern Spiny Softshell Turtle (Apalone s. spinifera) in Steele Creek Park, Bristol, Sullivan County, Tennessee

Chris O'Bryan

 

10:30-10:50

 

 

BREAK

 

 

10:50-11:10

Combating Ophiophobia: Is it Essential for Conservation of Snakes?

Gordon M. Burghardt

11:10-11:30

A Two Year Study Of Over-Winter Survival Rates Of Timber Rattlesnake, Crotalus horridus, From An Artificial Hibernaculum

Danny L.  Bryan

11:30-11:50

Abundances of Grassland Snakes as Avian Predators

Nathan Haislip

 

11:50-1:30

 

 

LUNCH (on your own)

 

 

1:30-1:50

Effects of Confinement and Temperature on Plasma Levels of Corticosterone in the Northern Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon, (Colubridae: Natricinae)

Kyle L. Sykes and Matthew Klukowski

1:50-2:10

Faunal Survey of the Oak Savanna and Early Succession Habitat on Catoosa Wildlife Management Area

Mark Thurman, Chris Simpson, Kirk Miles and Casey Pittman

2:10-2:30

Use of Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) Tags in Monitoring Migration and Habitat Use in Ambystomatid Salamanders

M. Kevin Hamed, Dale P. Ledford and

Thomas F. Laughlin

 

2:30-2:50

 

 

BREAK

 

2:50 – 3:10

Social Behavior of Emydid Turtles in a Naturalistic Setting

Karen M. Davis

3:10-3:30

Atlas of Reptiles in Tennessee: The Final Progress Report

A. Floyd Scott and

Bill Redmond

3:30-3:50

Keeping Lisa Out of Jail; or What You Can Do as a Citizen to Prevent the Unwarranted and Illegal Killing of Snakes on Public Property

Lisa Powers