Presentation Information
Papers
Preparing and submitting your presentation
Schedule
Abstracts
Contributed paper sessions will take place daily from the afternoon of July 22 through July 27 at the Hilton Portland and Executive Tower. Oral presentations that are not part of one of the symposia will be grouped by subject matter. Time limits will be strictly enforced: fifteen minutes total (twelve minutes for presentation and three minutes for questions).
Three Speaker Prep Rooms will be available on the third floor of the Hotel. Boardroom East, Boardroom West, and Cabinet will have computers and projectors available for speakers to practice their presentations. A sign-up sheet will be posted near each room.
Posters
Guidelines for Poster Presentations (pdf)
Schedule
Abstracts
Poster exhibits offer an excellent opportunity for interaction between presenter and audience, allowing a more extensive exchange of ideas. A larger audience is likely to view a poster, and a poster allows greater flexibility in presentation. All poster presentations will be displayed in the Exhibit Hall, among the exhibits, to provide maximum visibility.
Maximum size is four feet (height) by eight feet (width) and will be erected back to back. Presenters are responsible for bringing their own push pins and/or other materials to secure posters to the boards.
Symposium
*In order to present in Portland, all presenters, including symposia presenters, must register and pay for the meeting. Please note that submitting an abstract does not automatically register you for the meeting. Online registration is a separate system from the abstract submission site and requires a separate login.
Presenters who do not notify ASIH or K-State 24 hours before the start of the meeting date are penalized and are not allowed to present in the next JMIH.
Symposium in Honor of Dr. Clark Hubbs
Saturday, July 25
Galleria South
The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists will hold a special paper session in honor of Dr. Clark Hubbs on Saturday afternoon, July 25, 2009. Presentations will be made by his former students, all of whom are members of the Hubbs Ichthyological Society which was established in his honor shortly after his death on February 3, 2008. Clark Hubbs was truly an icon of ASIH and he regarded the society as an extended part of his family. He held offices in a number of scientific societies. His service to ASIH included a term as President in 1987 and Managing Editor of Copeia for 14 years. He published over 300 papers, mostly dealing with fishes, and was the major advisor to over 25 doctoral students and nearly 20 Master’s students during his remarkable 42-year career at the University of Texas. His retirement in 1991 and emeritus status did very little to change his routine. He continued to collect fishes and environmental data even up to a month before his death. Clark Hubbs is noted for many things, including his generosity in contributions to the Student Travel Fund, his decades of service to ASIH (in 2004 he received the Society’s Robert K. Johnson for Excellence in Service), and his ever present fish shirts. During the Portland meeting of the JMIH, the 500+ Hubbs Fish Shirt Collection will be on display in the Exhibit Hall and will be auctioned off to raise funds for student travel.
There will be a dinner in the old Alexander’s Restaurant on the 23rd floor of the Hilton following the Special Hubbs’ Paper Session. The evening will start with a social hour at 6:30 pm, followed by dinner. Tickets will be $35 and will include 2 drink tickets. For more information on the dinner, go to the Social Events web page.
American Elasmobranch Society (AES)
Functional Morphology of Cartilaginous Fishes
Friday, July 24
Grand Ballroom II
For a relatively small group, the cartilaginous fishes (sharks, rays, & relatives) possess a remarkable morphological and functional diversity. They are the top-level predators in most marine trophic systems, are the oldest living example of mineralized skeletal tissues in vertebrates, and are the most basal extant gnathostomes. Thus, understanding the roots and mechanisms of their morphological, functional, and ecological diversification will provide a critical link in the reconstruction of vertebrate evolutionary history. Recent technological advances have redefined our methods of investigation of morphology, behavior, ecology, and evolution, yet researchers in one discipline are often ignorant of the techniques and perspectives of another. This symposium will promote an integration of ideas and techniques across multiple disciplines and levels of biological organization. Participants will pair with researchers of similar interests to develop "state of the field" presentations, and the integration of numerous functional systems in one symposium will foster an understanding of the parameters unique and common to each system. Additionally, technological proficiency will be promoted through a half-day workshop featuring industry-leading producers of technology used in functional morphology research.
Organizers
- Daniel Huber, University of Tampa
- Justin Schaefer, Brown University
- Mason Dean, University of California Urvine
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH)
All Catfishes: 6 Years of Exploration and Discovery
Friday, July 24
Grand Ballroom I
The All Catfish Species Inventory (ACSI) is a 5-year NSF/PBI award with one-year automatic extension into 2009. ACSI is possibly the largest single project in ichthyology focused on resolving the taxonomy of a big, globally distributed clade of fishes. This symposium will inform society members about the ichthyological results of the all catfish inventory: what was learned and documented about catfish diversity, and what remains to be done. The symposium will also provide insight on the logistics and efficacy of BIG taxonomy.
Organizers
- John G. Lundberg, Chair
Co-organizers
Darwin at 2009: A View from Ichthyology and Herpetology
Monday, July 27
Grand Ballroom I
The year 2009 is the bicentennial of the birth of Charles Darwin and the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species. It is fitting that ASIH pay tribute to the person that historians of science say had the greatest idea ever had by the human mind. The theory of evolution forms the basis of all we do in biology including systematics, biogeography, ecology and ethology, and molecular biology.
Organizers
Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises
Sunday, July 26
Grand Ballroom II
Most species of chelonians are declining in numbers and we need to know more of their distribution, life history, and population trends to ensure their survival in the wild. The goal of this symposium will assist in sharing of ideas and strategies for improved sampling techniques, research design and data interpretations.
Organizers
Livebearing Fishes and Their Relatives as Model Systems in Biology
Sunday, July 26
Grand Ballroom I
The live-bearing fishes and their close relatives (Families Poeciliidae, Goodeidae, Anablepidae, and Jenynsiidae) have been important experimental organisms for over 100 years. Extensive laboratory and field research - especially in Poeciliids - has resulted in several species being developed as models for biomedical, evolutionary, and behavioral investigations. For example, more than 100 species in the family Poeciliidae have been characterized for patterns of growth, maturation, reproduction, behavior, and morphology. What makes this group so striking is that several species have independently evolved the same set of traits, providing an opportunity for researchers to evaluate evolutionary change in naturally replicated systems. Consequently scientists from across the globe now use poeciliid fishes to understand a variety of research questions. Indeed, livebearing fishes are among the most extensively studied fishes in the world. Yet, there have been relatively few opportunities to bring together in one venue a set of scientists who could discuss the breadth of this work on livebearing fishes. Our symposium proposes to do just that. This synthesis will be timely and will illuminate a variety of areas where future work will yield important results.
Organizers
Herpetologists League (HL)
Reproductive Biology of the Ophidia
Saturday, July 25
Grand Ballroom II
Information on the reproductive biology of snakes has increased dramatically over the last several years. Our goal is to present this new information in a phylogenetic context. We plan to cover most major aspects of reproduction including: phenology of mating behaviors, pheromone communication, anatomy of the male and female reproductive systems, reproductive cycles, reproductive ecology, evolution of viviparity, placentation, neural control of reproduction, and hormones and reproduction.
Organizers
- Robert D. Aldridge, Saint Louis University
- David M. Sever, Southeastern Louisiana University
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)
70 Years of Herpetology: A Symposium in Honor of Robert M. Storm
Friday, July 24
Pavilion West
Robert M. (Doc) Storm came to Corvallis, Oregon, in 1939 to enter graduate school. He earned his MS and PhD degrees from Oregon State University and joined the faculty of the Zoology Department in 1948. He retired in 1984 and supervised approximately 62 graduate students whose research centered mostly on amphibians and reptiles in the Pacific Northwest. He is still alive and very active as he approaches his 91st birthday. This symposium will bring some of his students to a single venue to present results of their research. It will also bring others who have worked extensively with PNW herpetofauna, who have interacted closely with Storm since his retirement, to present some of the results of their work.
Organizers
- Joseph J. Beatty, Oregon State University
- Andrew R. Blaustein, Oregon State University
- Robert T. Mason, Oregon State University
Early Life History Section / Larval Fish Conference (ELHS/LFC)
Conference Workshop
Temperate-tropical differences in connectivity – real and perceived
Thursday, July 23
Grand Ballroom I
and
Friday, July 24
Galleria South
Does larval dispersal in marine ecosystems differ in some fundamental ways between temperate and tropical systems? Or, do the differing backgrounds and training of those working in these marine ecosystems mislead us into thinking temperate and tropical marine systems differ much more than they really do? The purpose of this workshop is to bring together larval biologists, fisheries biologists, oceanographers and other researchers working in temperate and tropical environments to explore what differences are real and which may stem from our different approaches to working on connectivity. The workshop will be a series of invited talks by researchers who are actively engaged in this important research front. Further details about this workshop appear at www.larvalfishcon.org under ‘Theme Sessions’.
Organizers
Conference Theme Sessions
Hypoxia and fish early-life stages
Sunday, July 26
Braodway I & II
There is increasing awareness and concern about the fact that vast coastal areas of the ocean are becoming more impoverished of oxygen, or hypoxic. Although the extent and pattern of hypoxia can be quite variable among ecosystems, the causes of coastal hypoxia can be traced to two major mechanisms: increased nutrient enrichment linked to human activities, and increased surfacing of nutrient-rich, oxygen-poor deep waters linked to large-scale climate changes. The earliest life stages of fishes are more vulnerable to low oxygen than are juveniles and adults due to lower physiological tolerances and limited mobility of younger fish. This theme session will be devoted to field, modeling, experimental, and comparative studies that focus on the effects of hypoxia on fish early-life stages. We invite contributions by any author whose paper is aligned with this topic. Further details about this theme session appear at www.larvalfishcon.org under ‘Theme Sessions’.
Organizers
Temperate-tropical differences in connectivity – real and perceived
Friday, July 24
Salleria South
This theme session will extend presentations and discussions from our Conference Workshop on the same topic. We invite contributions by any author whose paper is aligned with this topic. Further details about this theme session appear at www.larvalfishcon.org under ‘Theme Sessions’.
Organizers
Alternative measures of condition and feeding success
Sunday, July 26
Broadway I & II
Fish condition factors have generally been measured as a function of weight and length. Similarly, feeding success often is assumed to be proportional to stomach content weight. More recently however, it has become clear that condition may also depend on various aspects of tissue quality such as lipid classes and fatty acids. Lipid/fatty acid analysis, along with new techniques using bulk and compound specific isotopes, provide additional information on feeding success, prey selection and trophic connectivity. Physiological constraints and the environment are factors to be considered when applying new methods to evaluate condition and feeding history. To date, much of this work has focused on maturing adults or fish in aquaculture situations. This session would bring together papers that describe alternative measures of body condition and feeding success in larval and juvenile fishes with a focus on new techniques.
Organizers
- Louise Copeman, Memorial University of Newfoundland
- Ben Laurel, NOAA-AFSC
- Francis Juanes, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
President’s Travelogue
Wednesday, July 22, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
Pavilion Ballroom West
Maureen A. Donnelly, Flordia International University - Biological Sciences/College of Arts & Sciences
"Oh the Places You'll Go:" How Herps Helped Me See the World - A Herpetological Travelogue
Mo Donnelly started off as a biologist in western Mexico and fieldwork has taken her from Mexico to Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Guyana, New Guinea, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, southern Africa and northern India. Mo will tell her story through the lens of the animals who took her to the places she has been.