COURTSHIP SONG VARIATION IN POPULATIONS OF Drosophila robusta
Arbuckle, K.L.       (Honorable mention!)

FIELD EVIDENCE OF PARASITE HOST MODIFICATION IN FRESHWATER STREAMS
Beeson, E.R., Frye, K.L., and Sparkes, T. C.

EFFECTS OF A KOPJE ON A RODENT COMMUNITY IN TSAVO WEST NATIONAL PARK, KENYA
Fanson, B.G., Fanson, K.P., and Brown, J.S.

DISTRIBUTION, ABUNDANCE, AND DIVERSITY OF SOLITARY BEES IN FRAGMENTED TALLGRASS PRAIRIE LANDSCAPES
Hemsley, C.J. and Hendrix, S.D.

MICROHABITAT FACTORS AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF EXOTIC SPECIES ACROSS FOREST EDGES IN TEMPERATE DECIDUOUS FOREST OF SOUTHERN ILLINOIS, USA.
Honu, Y.A.K. and Gibson, D.J.     (Honorable mention!)

THE NITROGEN BUDGET OF A NORTHERN HARDWOOD FOREST: ANNUAL REQUIREMENTS AND ATMOSPHERIC INPUTS
Nave, L.E.

BENTHIC ALGAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE AND BIOACCUMULATION OF MERCURY IN A COASTAL WATERSHED
Novoveska, L., Phipps, S.W., and Pederson, C.L.

COMPARISON OF COLLECTION AND DNA EXTRACTION METHODS FOR COMMUNITY ANALYSIS OF UNICELLULAR EUKARYOTES FROM A LACUSTRINE SYSTEM
Ball, H., Kay, L., Lavrentyev, P., and Duff, R.J.      (Honorable mention!)

A STUDY OF PATERNITY IN THE ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE (Macrochelys temminckii) USING MICROSATELLITE MARKERS
Besenhofer, L.M., Carr, J.L., and Noor, M.A.F.

PERVASIVE RNA EDITING AMONG MITOCHONDRIAL NAD5 TRANSCRIPTS IN HORNWORTS
Branch, T. and Duff, R.J.

SPECIES-DIAGNOSTIC POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION ASSAY FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF Anopheles VECTORS OF HUMAN Plasmodium spp.
Brelsfoard, C.L., Fritz, G.N., and Rodriguez, R.

THE INFLUENCE OF POPULATION STRUCTURE ON HISTORICAL DEMOGRAPHIC INFERENCE
Busch, J.D., McCormick, C.R., Waser, P.M., and DeWoody, J.A.

MORPHOLOGICAL VARIABILITY IN INTERSPECIFIC HYBRIDS OF FLAMMULINA
Jones, S.C. and Methven, A.S.

BACTERIAL SUCCESSION ON ACER SACCHARINUM LEAVES IN THE ILLINOIS RIVER FLOODPLAIN
Kellerhals, D.M. and Lemke, M.J.

CHARACTERIZATION OF DIPTERAN TESTIS PROTEINS TO DETERMINE HOW B2 TUBULIN HAS EVOLVED WHILE MAINTAINING A FUNCTIONAL AXONEME
Phillips, C.

THE EFFECTS OF SOURCE POPULATION SIZE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF PRAIRIE PLANTS
Miramontes, L.M., Stewart, W.L., and Meiners, S.J.

ALTERATION OF FINE PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER AVAILABILITY AND QUALITY BY CRAYFISH
Montemarano, J.J. and Kershner, M.W.

EFFECTS OF DETRITAL SUBSIDY ON DIVERSITY OF GROUND-DWELLING SPIDERS AND INSECTS
Riem, J.G. and Rypstra, A.L.

RE-EXAMINATION OF CRITICAL TRANSITION TEMPERATURE AND ACTIVATION ENERGY CORRELATING WATER LOSS IN INSECTS WITH HABITAT PREFERENCE
Rellinger, E.J., Ark, J.T., Benoit, J.B. and Yoder, J.A.

EFFECTS OF PREDATORS AND HABITAT COMPLEXITY ON FORAGING EFFICIENCY IN A SPECIES OF WOLF SPIDER (Pardosa milvina)
Schmidt, J., DeVito, J., and Rypstra, J.

EDGE-MEDIATED SUCCESSION AND DROUGHT RESPONSE IN A PLANT COMMUNITY
Tulloss, E.M. and Meiners, S.J.

EFFECTS OF DEER HERBIVORY ON FLORISTIC HETEROGENEITY AND PLANT INVASIONS IN ILLINOIS
Wachholder, B.E. and Meiners, S.J.

AMPHIBIAN COMMUNITY DYNAMICS AT TWO SCALES OF ANTHROPOGENIC PERTURBATIONS
Walston, L.J.

ROUND GOBY (Neogobius melanostomus) AND DREISSENID EFFECTS ON YOUNG-OF-THE-YEAR SMALLMOUTH BASS (Micropterus dolomieu)
Winslow, C.J., Miner, J.G., and Wiegmann, D.D.

COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO RAINFALL DEVIATION IN A SUCCESSIONAL SYSTEM
Yurkonis, K.A. and Meiners, S.J.       (POSTER PRESENTATION WINNER!)

RECORD 90 DAY SURVIVAL WITHOUT FOOD AND WATER BY ADULTS OF THE AMERICAN SPIDER BEETLE, Mezium affine
Ark, J.T., Benoit, J.B., Rellinger, E.J., Yoder, J.A., and Keeney, G.D.

LACK OF FUNGAL VECTOR CAPACITY BY TICKS HARBORING AN IMPERFECT FUNGUS, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis
Benoit, J.B., Yoder, J.A., Rellinger, E.J., Gribbins, K.M., and Telford III, S.R.

EFFECTS OF CURRENT VELOCITY AND PARTICLE SIZE ON CRAYFISH (Orconectes propinquus) ACTIVITY
Clark, J.M. and Kershner, M.W.

TRANSMISSION OF FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES IN SEEDS OF Fetusca obtusa
Cummings, J.A and Methven, A.S.

DETERMINING THE ECOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS OF FRESHWATER TURTLES
Harms, H.M., and Root, K.V.

EXAMINING THE POTENTIAL FOR LOCAL ADAPTATION OF Apocynum cannabinum (HEMP DOGBANE) POPULATIONS AT AN ABANDONED LIMESTONE QUARRY
Helm, B.R. and Dudle, D.A.

AGE SPECIFIC SURVIVORSHIP OF Drosophila mojavensis REARED ON DIFFERENT HOST CACTI
Jaureguy, L. and Etges, W.J.

POPULATION ECOLOGY OF THE JEFFERSON SALAMANDER, Ambystoma jeffersonianum, IN ILLINOIS
Klueh, S.

GEOGRAPHIC VARIATION IN COURTSHIP SONGS AMONG MAINLAND AND BAJA CALIFORNIA POPULATIONS OF Drosophila mojavensis
Over, K., de Oliveira, C.C., and Etges, W.J.

EFFECTS OF HABITAT FRAGMENTATION ON Echinacea angustifolia POLLINATOR VISITATION AND SEED SET
Pimm, S.A.L. and Wagenius, S.

PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY IN Mimulus ringens: A STUDY OF DROUGHT TOLERANCE AND INDUCED HERBIVORE RESISTANCE
Rohde, A.R. and Carr, D.E.

ASSESSMENT OF THE CUTICULAR HYDROCARBONS INVOLVED IN MATE-CHOICE WITHIN AND BETWEEN TWO POPULATIONS OF Drosophila mojavensis
Tripodi, A.D. and Etges, W.J.      (Honorable mention!)

NEST PARAMETERS OF ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLES (Macrochelys temminckii) AT BLACK BAYOU LAKE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA
Woosley, L.B. and Carr, J.L.