2012 World Congress of Herpetology
August 8-14, 2012
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
http://www.wch2012vancouver.com/


Co-sponsored by USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI), the 2012 World Congress of Herpetology will feature research from the USGS Western Ecological Research Center:

Asterisk* denotes session chair.


PRESENTATIONS

Amphibian population trends in Yosemite National Park: What do we know from long‐term monitoring? (INVITED PRESENTATION)
Thursday, August 9, 2012 | 2:45 p.m. PDT | Buchanon A201
WERC Contributors: Gary Fellers*


Nine years of monitoring the endangered Arroyo toad in an occupancy framework: Findings, program evaluation, and feedback loop to management (INVITED PRESENTATION)
Thursday, August 9, 2012 | 4:00 p.m. PDT | Buchanon A201
WERC Contributors: Robert Fisher


Desert Tortoise Use of Burned Habitat
Thursday, August 9, 2012 | 3:45 p.m. PDT | Barber 185
WERC Contributors: Todd Esque


Hierarchical case-control logistic regression reveals multiple patterns in giant gartersnake habitat selection
Thursday, August 9, 2012 | 4:15 p.m. PDT | Barber 185
WERC Contributors: Brian Halstead


Genetic erosion at the margin of a species' boundary: A case study on the threatened California Red‐legged Frog (Rana draytonii)
Saturday, August 11, 2012 | 11:30 a.m. PDT | Buchanan B313
WERC Contributors: Jonathan Richmond


Lessons learned from 13 years of recovery with the critically endangered mountain-yellow legged frog (Rana muscosa) in southern California
Saturday, August 11, 2012 | 3:45 p.m. PDT | Buchanan A203
WERC Contributors: Adam Backlin


Does Translocation Influence Physiological Stress in the Agassiz's Desert Tortoise?
Sunday, August 12, 2012 | 9:15 a.m. PDT | Buchanan A104
WERC Contributors: Karla Kristina Drake


Experimental translocation of desert tortoises spanning two decades and three states
Sunday, August 12, 2012 | 9:30 a.m. PDT | Buchanan A104
WERC Contributors: Ken Nussear


Reassessment of the distribution and conservation priorities of Fijian iguanas based on recent field work
Sunday, August 12, 2012 | 2:15 p.m. PDT | Buchanan B313
WERC Contributor: Robert Fisher


EXHIBITS

USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative (ARMI)
Thursday to Sunday | Student Recreation Centre

The Amphibian Research Monitoring Initiative within USGS monitors amphibians on lands managed by the Department of the Interior and conducts research on causes of decline. Stop by to pick up publications and studies, and meet program managers and researchers.


Todd Esque: http://www.werc.usgs.gov/esque
Gary Fellers: http://www.werc.usgs.gov/fellers
Robert Fisher: http://www.werc.usgs.gov/fisher
Ken Nussear: http://www.werc.usgs.gov/nussear