In Event: Poster Presentation and Judging for: Anthropology; Botany; Conservation Ecology; Environmental Science; Freshwater Science; Geosciences; Mathematics & Computer Science; Neuroscience; Physics & Eng; Science Education; Terrestrial Ecology & Management.

Terrestrial Ecology and Management

Activity patterns of White-tail Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in an urban ecosystem - Lindsey Settles, East Texas Baptist University; Troy A Ladine, East Texas Baptist University

A preliminary examination of the insect biodiversity in the Headwaters Sanctuary - David Starkey, University of the Incarnate Word

Characterization of the bacterial flora of Sorcerer's Cave, the deepest cave in Texas - Joshua M. Brokaw, Abilene Christian University; Hannah Seah, Abilene Christian University; Samantha N. Studvick, Abilene Christian University; Diana P. Desai, Abilene Christian University

Effects of Melanaphis sacchari (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on the development and growth rate of Coleomegilla maculata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) - Brad Burden, Texas A&M University - Central Texas; Laura Weiser Erlandson, Texas A&M University - Central Texas

Feeding rates of natural enemies on the sugarcane aphid, Melanaphis sacchari (Hemiptera: Aphididae) - Laura Weiser Erlandson, Texas A&M University - Central Texas; Brad Burden, Texas A&M University - Central Texas; Kaitlyn Liane Clark, Texas A&M University - Central Texas

Life history of the perforate dome, Ventridens demissus (Gastropoda: Zonitidae) - Adrian Medellin, University of Houston Clear Lake; Russell Minton, University of Houston Clear Lake

Loggerhead Shrike predation - Morgan Seiler, Sul Ross State University; Sean Graham, Sul Ross State University

Preliminary colony density estimates and spatial analyses of harvester ants at Rolling N LLP properties, Runnels County, Texas - Alexis Skiles, Hardin-Simmons University; Alyssa Brooks, Hardin-Simmons University; Kenneth Davis, Oregon Institute of Technology; Rick L Hammer, Hardin-Simmons University; Andrea B. Jensen, Hardin Simmons University

Relationship between plant biodiversity and soil type at the Texas A&M University – Central Texas campus - Tara Nawrocki, Texas A&M University - Central Texas; Laura Weiser Erlandson, Texas A&M University - Central Texas

Significance of eBird as a predictive migratory tool on wild hummingbird migration - Ashley Michaela Rea, Schreiner University

Testing dark spot affinity of bee flies (Diptera: Bombyliidae) using a novel pan trapping method - Lauren G Garrett, Sul Ross State University; Chris M Ritzi, Sul Ross State University

The effects of dispersal and nitrogen fertilizer on leaf litter arthropod communities - Kendall Nicole Terry-Stewart, Concordia University Texas; Jordan Davis, Concordia University Texas; Rebecca Navarro, Concordia University Texas; Courtney Jones, Concordia University Texas; Mary Kay Johnston, Concordia University Texas

The link between larval cannibalism in Chrysoperla rufilabris and egg stalk length - Kaitlyn Liane Clark, Texas A&M University - Central Texas; Laura Weiser Erlandson, Texas A&M University - Central Texas

The sawflies of Texas with an account of world grass feeders - Richard James Wilson Patrock, TAMUK

Total cholesterol and triglyceride influence on Siphonaptera abundance in Neotoma micropus (the Southern Plains Woodrat) - Clarence Sparks, Midland College; Diana Garcia Garcia, Midland College; Missy Schenkman, Sul Ross State University; Joseph Schenkman, Midland College; Chris M Ritzi, Sul Ross State University

Track-tube assessment of a small mammal population in an urban ecosystem - Austin Word, East Texas Baptist University; Benjamin Dyess, East Texas Baptist University; Troy A Ladine, East Texas Baptist University