Thursday March 10, 2022
EVENT SCHEDULE
9:30-9:35
Welcome on behalf of the Queensnake Collaborative
9:35-9:45
Setting the stage
9:45-10:55
Session 1: Population dynamics
11:05-12:05
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Thames River Royalty: Over Two Decades of Research and Conversation in Southwestern Ontario
Scott Gillingwater, Upper Thames River Conservation Authority, Ontario -
Snakes on a Floodplain: Movement of Queensnakes in the Maitland River, Ontario
Cristen Watt, Huron Stewardship Council, Ontario -
Queen-sized Collaboration: Updating the Distribution Estimate for Queensnakes in Ontario
Jennifer McCarter, Natural Resource Solutions Inc., Ontario -
Population Dynamics of Canadian Queensnakes: A Story of Complex Relationships Among Royals
Allan Edelsparre, University of Toronto
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Phylogeography of the Queensnake (Regina septemvittata)
Donald B. Shepard and Derek M. Filipek, Louisiana Tech University, Louisiana -
Crayfish life history and ecological correlates associated with Queen Snake biology: You are what you eat
Zachary Loughman & Nicoleena Storer, West Liberty University, West Virginia -
An Update of the Classification, Status and Distribution of Canadian Freshwater Crayfishes (link to publication)
Premek Hamr, Independent Researcher, Ontario
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Two-eyed seeing through a snake lens. Creating a snake conservation project by weaving knowledge systems
Steven Kell, Shawanaga First Nation, Ontario -
Identifying and Evaluating Ex Situ Conservation Activities for Queensnake
Jessica Steiner, Wildlife Preservation Canada and the Canadian Species Initiative, Ontario -
Using molecular tools for insights in conservation of vertebrates
Stephen Lougheed, Queens University, Ontario
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Advancing understanding of Queensnake population ecology and disease impacts through passive integrated transponder telemetry
Steven Price, University of Kentucky -
Ophidiomycosis in Canadian snakes: what do we know, and what do we need to learn?
Christina Davy, Carleton University, Ontario -
Taking a Look “Up” as a Means of Enhancing Protection and Recovery of the Queen Snake
Adam G. Yates, University of Waterloo, Ontario
Session 2: Population dynamics (continued)
BREAK
10:55-11:05
Breakout 1
LUNCH
12:05-12:35
12:35-13:00
Session 3: Different Ways of Knowing, Advances in Methodologies
13:00-14:00
BREAK
14:00-14:10
14:10-15:10
Session 4: Threats to Queensnakes, Crayfish and their Habitat
Breakout 2
Debrief on take home messages from breakouts, check in on progress of graphic
depiction of symposium proceedings
Closing Remarks
15:10-15:40
15:40-15:50
15:50-16:00