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Taylor West

Illinois Natural History Survey
Research Assistant
trwest2@illinois.edu
B.S. in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences - University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, May 2017

Interests: herpetology, genetics, evolutionary biology, animal behavior, disease ecology
Sunday, January 28
 

6:00pm

Featured Event! Welcome to Wisconsin Social Ballroom C & Foyer
 
Monday, January 29
 

1:00pm

Poster Set-up Ballroom C & Foyer Wild Jobs Café Hilton: Wright Ballroom A/B

1:20pm

SYMPOSIA-01: Resources and Tools for Creating and Managing a Citizen Science Project 101B

1:40pm

SYMPOSIA-03: Transmission of Infectious Prions in Plant Tissue 102C TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY: WILDLIFE HABITAT: Telemetry Drones and GPS Collars: What Your Engineering Department Can Do for You 103B

2:00pm

CARNIVORES: Determining Coyote-Wolf Hybridization in Minnesota and Wisconsin by Using Mitochondrial DNA 103C SYMPOSIA-02: Pollinators in Our Parks – How Is Invasive Plant Management Impacting Native Bees in National Parks? 102A

2:20pm

SYMPOSIA-01: Designing Effective Protocols for Large-scale Citizen Science Projects 101B TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY: WILDLIFE HABITAT: Using Circuit Theory to Map Connectivity of the U.S. Great Lakes Coastline 103B

3:00pm

Refreshment Break with Exhibitors Ballroom C & Foyer

3:20pm

ASIAN CARP: Using Microchemistry and Stable Isotopes to Determine Natal Origin and Movement of Asian Carp in Pools 16-19 of the Mississippi River 103D

3:40pm

SYMPOSIA-02: Assessing Vernal Pools for Informed Decision Making in Resource Management 102A

4:00pm

SYMPOSIA-01: Evaluating Citizen Science Programs: Strategies, Tools, and Resources 101B

4:20pm

CARNIVORES: Estimating Density of Bobcats in Midwestern Landscapes Using Spatial Capture-Recapture Models 103C

4:40pm

SALMONIDS: Using Stable C and N Isotopes to Assess Diets of Lake Michigan Salmonines: Implications for Ongoing Management 103E

5:00pm

Student / Professional Networking Mixer Hilton: Crystal Ballroom
 
Tuesday, January 30
 

8:00am

SYMPOSIA-06: Initial Description of Dermocystid Infections in Silvery Salamanders (Ambystoma Platineum) from Vermilion County, Illinois 101B

8:20am

SYMPOSIA-06: A Ranavirus-associated Mass Mortality Event in an Illinois Amphibian Community 101B

8:40am

SYMPOSIA-06: Impact of Snake Fungal Disease on Population Viability 101B

9:00am

SYMPOSIA-06: Can Turtles Serve as Bio-indicators of Environmental Health? Applications of Conservation Physiology in Midwestern Herpetology 101B

9:20am

SYMPOSIA-06: Urban Wildlife: An Important Focus for Conservation 101B SYMPOSIA-09: Assessing Climate Change Vulnerability for Wildlife 102C

9:40am

SYMPOSIA-06: Landscape Genetics Reveal Possible Drought and Glacial Refugia Are Driving Population Structure of Northern Leopard Frog in North Dakota 101B

10:20am

SYMPOSIA-06: Using eDNA Surveys to Detect a Fossorial Species of Conservation Concern, the Kirtland Snake (Clonophis kirtlandii) in Northwest Ohio 101B

10:40am

SYMPOSIA-06: Quantifying Home Ranges and Hibernacula Characteristics of Captive-Reared, Recently-Released Juvenile Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) 101B

11:00am

SYMPOSIA-06: Soft-Release May Not Enhance Translocation Efforts for Massasaugas (Sistrurus catenatus) 101B

11:20am

SYMPOSIA-06: The Chambana Box Turtle Project: A Collaborative Effort Using Environmental Enrichment to Inform Reintroduction Techniques for Terrapene Carolina 101B

11:40am

(CANCELLED) SYMPOSIA-06: Community, Health, and Stress Response of Reintroduced and Resident Amphibians to Oak Woodland Restoration 101B

12:00pm

Lunch Break on own N/A

1:20pm

SYMPOSIA-06: Weather Patterns and Habitat Usage of Adult Eastern Tiger Salamanders in the Prairie Pothole Region of West-Central Minnesota 101B SYMPOSIA-11: Aquatic Tox in Amphibians--perfluorinated Substances Are Chemicals of Emerging Concern 102C

1:40pm

SYMPOSIA-06: The Influence of Landscape Factors and Prescribed Fire on the Occupancy Dynamics of Blue-Spotted Salamanders 101B

2:20pm

SYMPOSIA-06: Home Range and Movements of Spiny Softshell Turtles (Apalone spinifera), Painted Turtles (Chrysemys picta), and Snapping Turtles (Chelydra serpentina) in an Urban Minnesota Lake 101B

2:40pm

SYMPOSIA-06: Preliminary Habitat Modeling of Spotted Turtles (Clemmys guttata) and Blanding’s Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in Indiana 101B

3:20pm

SYMPOSIA-06: Snake Occupancy and Abundance in Restored Grasslands 101B

3:40pm

SYMPOSIA-06: Plant Traits in the Aquatic Environment Have Lasting Effects on Larval and Post-metamorphic Anurans 101B

4:00pm

SYMPOSIA-06: Tiger Salamander Larval Size, Density, and Diet in the Prairie Potholes of West-Central Minnesota 101B

4:20pm

SYMPOSIA-06: Trade-offs Between Temperature, Predation Risk, and Nest Survival in the Blanding's Turtle 101B

6:00pm

Trade Show & Poster Social and Student Research-in-Progress Posters Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Amphibians and Reptiles of the Green River Conservation Opportunity Area Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. An Ecological Framework for Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) to Detect Kirtland’s Snakes (Clonophis kirtlandii) Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Ancient Fishes in Modern Riverscapes: A Genetic Assessment of Gar (Lepisosteidae) in Illinois’ Watersheds Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Arboreal Camera Trapping Reveals Arboreal Behavior of Hyla versicolor, Peromyscus leucopus and Peromyscus maniculatus in Northern Wisconsin Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Artificially Inducing a Plant and Animal Mutualism: A Novel Approach to Filling a Niche Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Assessing Bat Diets via Guano Metagenomics Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Development of eDNA Techniques for Endangered Mussels Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Did the Massasauga (Sistrurus Catenatus) Cross the Road? Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Effects of Soil Conditions on Cutaneous Bacteria of the Red-backed Salamander Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Efficacy of Artificial Cover Objects to Monitor Tiger and Blue-Spotted Salamanders Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Evaluating Potential Effects of Proximity to Roadways in a Road-naïve Population of Turtles Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Feasibility of Reintroducing Spring Peepers (Pseudacris crucifer) to Their Historic Range Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Filling in the Gaps: Clonophis Kirtlandii in Illinois Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Herpetofauna Community Response to Bison (Bison Bison) Grazing in Tallgrass Prairie Remnants Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Herpetofauna Surveys on Three Public Properties in Chickasaw County, Iowa Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Monitoring Catch Success of Turtles in Pool 12 of the Upper Mississippi River Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Mycoplasma Detection and Prevalence in the Endangered Illinois Alligator Snapping Turtle Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Ranavirus Effects on Metamorphic Salamander Body Condition and Growth in Created Wetlands Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Size and Demography of Illinois’ Largest Known Blanding’s Turtle Population Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Testing the Effectiveness of eDNA Procedures Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Tracking the Impacts of Bat White-nose Syndrome in Wisconsin with Citizen Scientists Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display. Utilizing Non-invasive Techniques to Measure Mercury (Hg) Concentrations in Endangered, Adult Blanding's Turtles (Emydoidea blandingii) in Northeastern Illinois Ballroom C & Foyer Poster Display: Autumn Habitat Selection of Eastern Red-backed Salamanders (Plethodon cinereus) in Delaware County, Indiana Ballroom C & Foyer Student Research-in-Progress Poster Display. Genetic Diversity of the Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) in Berrien and Van Buren Counties, Southwest Michigan Ballroom C & Foyer
 
Wednesday, January 31
 

8:00am

WATERFOWL: Visibility Bias and Disturbance of Waterfowl During Aerial Surveys 102B

8:40am

CONSERVATION COLLABORATION & GENERAL WILDLIFE: Reducing Lead Exposure in Bald Eagles in the Upper Midwest 102D&E

9:00am

CONSERVATION COLLABORATION & GENERAL WILDLIFE: Development of a Standardized Monitoring Program for Bald Eagles in the Southwest Alaska Network of National Parks 102D&E

9:20am

GENERAL FISHERIES & WILDLIFE: Managing Phragmites with Science on Your Side 103D HUMAN DIMENSIONS & FISHERIES: Beaver vs. Trout: Untangling a Controversy in the Western Great Lakes (U.S.) Region 103C

10:40am

CONSERVATION COLLABORATION & GENERAL WILDLIFE: A Bird in the Hand: Shotguns, Deadly Oil Pits, Cute Kittens, and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act 102D&E

11:10am

LIGHTING TALK: Understanding Attitudes Towards Controversial Subjects in Wildlife Management: How Students View Regulated Commercial Harvest 103C

11:40am

SYMPOSIA-14: Revisiting a Forgotten Invader: Discovery of a Third Corbicula in Illinois 102A