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PLENARY SESSION:TUESDAY (3/13) 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

PLENARY SESSION I – 8:30 to 10:00 am

PE 01

FRESHWATER BIVALVE (UNIONIFORMES) DIVERSITY, SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION: STATUS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

Arthur E. Bogan¹ and Kevin J. Roe^2. North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, Research Lab, 4301 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh NC 27607, ²Dept. of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011

PE 02

LIFE HISTORY STRATEGIES OF UNIONOID MUSSELS  

M.C. Barnhart1, G.T. Watters2  1Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897; 2Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43212

PLENARY SESSION II - Tuesday (3/13) 10:15 am to 11:45 am

PE 03

A STAGE-BASED MODEL TO INVESTIGATE LINKAGES BETWEEN DEMOGRAPHIC AND GENETIC FEATURES OF UNIONID POPULATIONS 

David J. Berg¹, James A. Stoeckel²,
 D. Levine², and K. Douglas Blodgett³.  Department of Zoology, Miami University, ¹Hamilton, OH 45011 or ²Oxford, OH 45056; ³The Nature Conservancy, Illinois River Project Office at Emiquon, Lewiston, IL 61542

PE 04

COMMUNITY AND FOODWEB ECOLOGY OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS

Caryn C. Vaughn¹, S. Jerrine Nichols², and Daniel E. Spooner¹.  ¹Oklahoma Biological Survey and Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK, 73019;  ²U.S. Geological Survey. Ann Arbor MI, 48105. 

PLENARY SESSION III – 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm

PE 05

USING LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY TO UNDERSTAND FRESHWATER MUSSEL POPULATIONS

Teresa J. Newton¹, Daelyn A. Woolnough², and David L. Strayer³.  ¹USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, WI 54603; ²Biology Department, Trent University, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8 Canada; ³Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY 12545

PE 06

FRESHWATER MUSSEL ECOSYTEM ECOLOGY:  THE INTEGRATED FUNCTIONAL ROLES OF WATER QUALITY, POLLUTION, AND PHYSICAL HABITAT IN SUPPORTING ADULT AND EARLY LIFE STAGES OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS AND THEIR ROLE IN NUTREINT RECYCLING

W.G. Cope¹, A.D. Christian², R.B. Bringolf¹, N. Wang³, T.J. Newton⁴, J.L. Farris², T. Augspurger⁵, F.J. Dwyer⁶, M.C. Barnhart⁷, R.J. Neves⁸, E. Hammer⁹, and C.G. Ingersoll³.  ¹North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7633; ²Arkansas State University, State University, AR 72467; ³U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia, MO 65201; ⁴U.S. Geological Survey, La Crosse, WI 54603; ⁵U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Raleigh, NC 27636-3726; ⁶U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Columbia, MO 65201; ⁷Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897; ⁸Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321; ⁹U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chicago, IL 60604-3590.

PLENARY SESSION IV – 2:45 pm to 5:00 pm

PE 07

DIRECTIONS AND INFORMATION NEEDS FOR FRESHWATER MUSSEL CONSERVATION

Richard J. Neves¹ and Heidi Dunn² .1Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, U.S. Geological Survey, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061; 2Ecological Specialists, Inc., 1417 Hoff Industrial Court, O’fallon, MO 63366

PE 08

FRESHWATER GASTROPOD ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION DIRECTIONS

Kathryn E. Perez¹, Russell L. Minton², Kenneth M. Brown³, Jeffrey D. Sides⁴, Steven J. Lysne⁵. ¹University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708. ²Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA 71209. ³Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. ⁴Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294. ⁵U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Boise, ID 83709.

PE 09

A New National Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society Strategy for Conservation of Native Freshwater Mollusks.
Rachel C. Muir¹ and Robert M. Anderson^2.. ¹U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Mailstop 131 National Center, Reston, VA 20102,  ² U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,  Pennsylvania Ecological Services Field Office, State College, PA, 16801.

Platform #

SESSION 1A: Evolution and Systematics

Wednesday (3/14) 8:00 to 9:40 am

PL 01

CHARACTERIZATION OF NEW POPULATIONS OF THE ENDANGERED WINGED MAPLELEAF, QUADRULA FRAGOSA  Amanda H. Hemmingsen and Jeanne M. Serb.  Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010.   STUDENT

PL 02

WHATÕS IN A NAME? A PRELIMINARY PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE GENUS VILLOSA USING MITOCHONDRIAL AND NUCLEAR DNA     Kody F. Kuehnl¹ and G. Thomas Watters².  ¹ The Aquatic Ecology Lab, ² Museum of Biological Diversity, Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, 1315 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH 43212.   STUDENT

PL 03

CRYPTIC BIODIVERSITY AND PHYLOGENETICS OF THE WIDE-RANGING FRESHWATER MUSSEL GENUS ELLIPTIO IN SOUTHEASTERN NORTH AMERICA    Michael M. Gangloff¹, Lynn M. Siefferman², David C. Campbell³, and Kenneth M. Halanych⁴.  ¹Auburn University Museum and Natural History Learning Center, 331 Funchess Hall, Auburn, AL 36849-5407, ²Department of Biology, Jordan Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, ³Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Box 870345, Tuscaloosa AL 35487-0345 ⁴Department of Biological Sciences, 101 Rouse Life Sciences, Auburn University, AL 36849-5407.

PL 04

CENTRAL GULF TOXOLASMA: BIG DIVERSITY IN LITTLE MUSSELS.  David Campbell, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

PL 05

MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS OF ELIMIA POTOSIENSIS (CAENOGASTROPODA: PLEUROCERIDAE) FROM THE INTERIOR HIGHLANDS   David M. Hayes^1,2, Russell L. Minton³. ¹Department of Biological Sciences and ²Environmental Sciences Program, Arkansas State University, State University, AR 72467; ³Department of Biology, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA 71209    STUDENT

SESSION 1B: Life History & Population Biology/Ecology

Wednesday (3/14) 8:00 to 9:40 am

PL 06

Quadrula metanevra glochidia metamorphose on select minnows Andrea Crownhart¹, Bernard Sietman¹, Mark Hove² and Nissa Rudh   1Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155; and 2University of Minnesota, 1980 Folwell Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108.  STUDENT

PL 07

HOST FISH DETERMINATION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN SOUTHERN ONTARIO, CANADA K.M. McNichols, G.L. Mackie, and J.D. Ackerman.  Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada, N1G 2W1     STUDENT

PL 08

The Use of Micro-satellite Analysis to Determine Paternity in Freshwater Mussels.  Allison M. Smith¹, Emy Monroe², Jeannette Loutsch³, Dave Berg² and Alan D. Christian^1,3 Arkansas State University. ¹Department of Environmental Science, State University, Arkansas 72467.  ²Department of Zoology, Miami University, Pearson Hall, Oxford, Ohio 45056. ¹Department of Biological Sciences, State University, Arkansas 72467.   STUDENT

PL 09

AN EXAMINATION OF FEED QUANTITY REQUIREMENTS FOR RIFFLESHELL MUSSELS (EPIOBLASMA SPP.) HELD AT WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY, WEST VIRGINIA A. L. Bush¹, R. J. Neves², C. M. Gatenby³, and D. A. Kreeger⁴.  ¹Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Mail Code 0321, Blacksburg, VA 24061; ²Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Mail Code 0321, Blacksburg, VA 24061; ³White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery, 400 East Main St., White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986; ⁴Delaware Estuary Program, P.O. Box 7068, 25 State Police Drive, West Trenton, NJ 68628   STUDENT

PL 10

CAN A GENERAL ORGANISMAL RESOURCE ALLOCATION THEORY EXPLAIN GROWTH IN FRESHWATER MUSSELS?    Jeffrey J. Kovatch, Chris L. Burcher, Geoffrey D. Smith, Department of Biological Sciences, Marshall University, 1 John Marshall Drive, Huntington, WV 25755   STUDENT

SESSION 2A: Community Ecology

Wednesday (3/14) 10:00 to 12:00 pm

PL 11

MODELING FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER, Joseph A. Daraio¹, Larry J. Weber¹, and Teresa J. Newton².  ¹IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering, Iowa City, IA 52242; ²USGS, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, WI 54603.   STUDENT

PL 12

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND MICROHABITAT OF ADULT AND JUVENILE MUSSELS (BIVALVIA: UNIONIDAE) WITHIN A BED, Eric J. Rahm¹ and James B. Layzer².  ¹Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN 38501, ²U.S. Geological Survey, Tennessee Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, TN 38501   STUDENT

PL 13

Functional connectivity of host fish among freshwater mussel communities, Daelyn A. Woolnough¹, Teresa J. Newton², and John A. Downing³. ¹Biology Department, Trent University, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8 Canada, ²U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, WI 54603 USA, ³Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011 USA.   STUDENT

PL 14

EFFECTS OF POSTION AND ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE ON BURY TIME IN UNIONIDAE  Daymon Hail, Blake Bextine, Neil Ford, Department of Biology, University of Texas at Tyler3900 University Blvd, Tyler, Texas 75799    STUDENT

PL 15

The role of distinctive freshwater bivalve communities and the exotic Asian clam in nutrient recycling along the continuum of an Ozark river. Mickey W. Matthews and Alan D. Christian. Arkansas State University, Department of Biological Sciences, State University, Arkansas, 72467.   STUDENT

PL 16

A physiological null approach examining the role of species interactions on ecosystem function of freshwater mussel communities, Daniel E. Spooner and Caryn C. Vaughn. Oklahoma Biological Survey and Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73071.   STUDENT

SESSION 2B: Life History & Population Biology/Ecology

Wednesday (3/14) 10:00 to 12:00 pm

PL 17

Demography and age-structure of an endangered species:  Popenaias popeii in New Mexico  Todd D. Levine1, Brian K. Lang2, David J. Berg3  1Department of Zoology, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056; 2New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Santa Fe, NM, 87507. 3Department of Zoology, Miami University, Hamilton, OH 45011    STUDENT

PL 18

CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF RELIC VALVES, AS ESTIMATORS OF TIME SINCE MORTALITY IN UNIONID BIVALVES, Elizabeth A. Ashcraft, Jerry L. Farris, Brent L. Walker, and Jonathan D. Maul. Arkansas State University, State University, AR, 72467.   STUDENT

PL 19

HIERARCHICAL ANALYSIS OF GENETIC VARIATION IN LAMPSILIS CARDIUM:  EVALUATING GENE FLOW AND GENETIC DRIFT IN THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER    Emy M. Monroe¹, Teresa J. Newton², and David J. Berg³.  Department of Zoology, Miami University, ¹Oxford OH 45056 or ³Hamilton OH 45011; ²USGS, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse WI 54601.   STUDENT

PL 20

ASSESSMENT OF MITOCHODRIA COI GENE FLOW IN AMBLEMA PLICATA IN THE OUACHITA HIGHLANDS OF SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA    Kathleen L. Reagan and Caryn C. Vaughn.  Oklahoma Biological Survey and Department of Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73019.   STUDENT

PL 21

POPULATION GENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE ENDANGERED CUMBERLAND COMBSHELL EPIOBLASMA BREVIDENS: IMPLICATIONS FOR SPECIES RECOVERY.  Nathan A. Johnson1, Jess W. Jones2, Paul J. Grobler1,3, Richard J. Neves4 and Eric M. Hallerman1.  1Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321; 2U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321; 3Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9330, South Africa; 4U.S. Geological Survey, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321.   STUDENT

PL 22

The zoogeographic and management implications of population structure in the imperiled snuffbox mussel, Epioblasma triquetra (Bivalvia: Unionidae), David Zanatta and Robert Murphy. Royal Ontario Museum, Department of Natural History, 100 QueenÕs Park, Toronto, ON M5S2C6, Canada   STUDENT

SESSION 3A: Conservation Directions

Wednesday (3/14) 1:40 - 3:20 pm

PL 23

Damn those dams - their effects on freshwater mussels, Jeremy S. Tiemann, Hope R. Dodd*, Nick Owens, and David H. Wahl. Illinois Natural History Survey, 1816 S. Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820.     *Current address: National Park Service, 901 S. National Ave., Springfield, MO 65804    STUDENT

PL 24

CONSERVATION VIA TRANSLOCATION OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS THREATENED BY HABITAT ALTERATION.  Jennifer Kurth¹, Cynthia Loftin², Joseph Zydlewski², and Judith Rhymer¹, ¹Department of Wildlife Ecology, 5755 Nutting Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME  04469-5755  ²USGS Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, 5755 Nutting Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME  04469-5755    STUDENT

PL 25

Assessment of Freshwater Mussel Relocation as a Conservation Strategy.  Andrew J. Peck¹, John L. Harris², Jerry L. Farris¹, and Alan D. Christian^{1,3 1}Department of Environmental Sciences, Arkansas State University, State University, Arkansas 72467, ²Environmental Division, Arkansas State Highway & Transportation Department, Little Rock, Arkansas,³Department of Biological Sciences, Arkansas State University, State University, Arkansas 72467    STUDENT

PL 26

FACTORS POTENTIALLY AFFECTING THE REINTRODUCTION OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS (BIVALVIA: UNIONIDAE) INTO THE BUTTAHATCHEE RIVER SYSTEM, ALABAMA AND MISSISSIPPI, Stuart W. McGregor and Marlon R. Cook, Geological Survey of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35486

PL 27

HOW MANY ENDANGERED AND/OR ENDEMIC MOLLUSK AND FISH SPECIES ARE REQUIRED TO PROTECT GLOBALLY RARE POPULATIONS IN THE CLINCH AND POWELL RIVER DRAINAGES OF SOUTHWESTERN VIRGINIA AND EASTERN TENNESSEE???? Steven A. Ahlstedt, P. O. Box 460, Norris, TN 37828.

SESSION 3B: Landscape & System Ecology

Wednesday (3/14) 1:40 to 3:20 pm

PL 28

Cumulative watershed effects in the South Fork Spring River: habitat, mussels, macroinvertebrates, and fish response variables. Holly C. Martin¹, John L. Harris², and Alan D. Christian¹².  Arkansas State University. ¹Department of Environmental Sciences, State University, Arkansas 72467.  ²Department of Biological Sciences, State University, Arkansas 72467.    STUDENT

PL 29

Species and size selective predation of freshwater mussels on the Buffalo National River, Arkansas, Raven L. Lawson¹, Mickey Matthews ¹, Faron Usery ², Shawn Hodges ², Alan Christian ¹; ¹ Department of Biology, Arkansas State University, State University, AR 72467; ² Buffalo National River, National Parks Service, Harrison, AR 72601   STUDENT

PL 30

AN EVALUATION OF ESTIMATORS OF MUSSEL ABUNDANCE IN A LARGE LOWLAND RIVER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN US, Jason R. Meador and James T. Peterson. Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602.   STUDENT

PL 31

CHANGES IN MUSSEL COMMUNITIES OVER TIME IN THE KIAMICHI RIVER, OKLAHOMA, Heather S. Galbraith, Daniel E. Spooner, and Caryn C. Vaughn.  Department of Zoology and Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK 73071.    STUDENT

PL 32

RELATIONSHIP OF PHYSIOGRAPHY, LANDSCAPE, AND DROUGHT TO SPECIES RICHNESS AND PRESENCE OF IMPERILED FRESHWATER UNIONIDS IN THE LOWER FLINT RIVER BASIN OF GEORGIA, Jason M. Wisniewski¹ and James T. Peterson².  ¹Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Nongame Wildlife-Natural Heritage Section, Social Circle, GA  30025;  ²U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602

SESSION 4A: Conservation Directions - Propagation

Wednesday (3/14) 3:40 to 5:00 pm

PL 82

A PRELIMINARY SURVEY OF ABUNDANCE AND SPECIES DIVERSITY OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS (UNIONIDAE) IN THREE RESERVE AREAS ON THE SABINE RIVER IN NORTHEAST TEXAS Jessica M. Gullett and Neil B. Ford. Department of Biology, University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX.  STUDENT

PL 33

GUIDELINES FOR MAINTAINGING EVOLUTIONARY POTENTIAL IN UNIONID BREEDING MANAGEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTATION Tim King and Cheryl Morrison; USGS-BRD, Leetown Science Center, Aquatic Ecology Branch, 11649 Leetown Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430

PL 34

PROGRESS IN FRESHWATER MUSSEL CULTIVATION AND RECOVERY AT VIRGINIA'S AQUATIC WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER  Nathan L. Eckert¹, Joseph J. Ferraro¹, Michael J. Pinder² and Brian T. Watson.³   Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, ¹1724 Buller Hatchery Rd, Marion, Virginia 24354, ²2206 South Main Street, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060, ³1132 Thomas Jefferson Rd, Forest, Virginia 24551.

PL 35

THE NEED TO MONITOR CONDITION OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS HELD IN CAPTIVITY, Matthew A. Patterson¹, Julie L. Devers¹, and Catherine M. Gatenby¹.  1White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 400 E. Main Street, White Sulphur Springs, WV  24986.

PL 36

POND PROPAGATION OF PINK MUCKETS (LAMPSILIS ABRUPTA), LOW TECH CONSERVATION OF AN ENDANGERED SPECIES, Don Hubbs. Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, PO Box 70, Camden, TN 38320.

SESSION 4B: Landscape & Systems Ecology - Contaminants Wednesday (3/14) 3:40 to 5:20 pm

PL 81

ASSESSING DNA DAMAGE IN HEMOCYTES OF THE FRESHWATER MUSSEL ELLIPTIO COMPLANATA WITH THE COMET ASSAY: IMPLICATIONS FOR ESTABLISHING A NON-LETHAL SCREENING TOOL, Sharon T. Prochazka¹, W. Gregory Cope¹, Robert B. Bringolf¹, and Leslie Recio².  ¹North Carolina State University, Department of Environmental & Molecular Toxicology, Box7633, Raleigh, NC 27695; ²Integrated Laboratory Systems, Inc., P.O. Box 13501, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. STUDENT

PL 37

Environmental occurrence of fluoxetine and ITS effects on freshwater mussel reproduction, Robert Bringolf¹, Rebecca M. Heltsley², Chris Eads³, Teresa J. Newton⁴, Steve Fraley⁵, Damian Shea¹, and W. Gregory Cope¹.  ¹Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-7633; ²National Institute of Standards and Technology, Hollings Marine Laboratory, Charleston, SC; ³College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; ⁴U.S. Geological Survey, La Crosse, WI; ⁵North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Clyde, NC.

PL 38

A Comprehensive Assessment of the hazards of current use pesticides to native freshwater mussels,  Robert Bringolf¹, Shad Mosher¹, Peter Lazaro¹, Chris Eads², Chris Barnhart³, Damian Shea¹, and Greg Cope¹.  ¹Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC  27695; ²College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC  27606; ³Department of Biology, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO  65804. 

PL 39

ASSESSING CONTAMINANT SENSITIVITY OF EARLY LIFE STAGES OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS, Ning Wang¹, Christopher G. Ingersoll¹, F. James Dwyer², Andy D. Roberts², Tom Augspurger³, Cynthia M. Kane⁴, Richard J. Neves⁵, and M. Chris Barnhart⁶.  ¹U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia, MO 65201; ²U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Columbia, MO 65203; ³U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Raleigh, NC 27636; ⁴U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Gloucester, VA 23061; ⁵U.S. Geological Survey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061; ⁶Department of Biology, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897

PL 40

DETERMINATION OF PRIORITY SITES REQUIRING IMPROVED PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR TRANSPORTATION-RELATED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS, Braven Beaty and Angela Watland.  The Nature Conservancy, Clinch Valley Program, Abingdon, VA  24210.

SESSION 5A: Evolution and Systematics

Thursday (3/15) 8:00 to 9:40 am

PL 41

PHYLOGENETIC ANALYSES OF GENDER-ASSOCIATED MTDNA AND THE EVOLUTION OF MANTLE LURES IN AMBLEMINE BIVALVES (UNIONOIDEA: AMBLEMINAE)   J. M. Walker¹, E. G. Chapman², A. E. Bogan³, D. Campbell⁴, A. Christian⁵, J. Curole⁶, M. Davis⁷, J. Harris⁵, M. Hove⁸, B. Sietman⁷, G. T. Watters⁹, and W. R. Hoeh²

PL 42

PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC DISCONTINUITY IN THE ENDANGERED DWARF WEDGEMUSSEL (ALASMIDONTA HETERODON). Tim King¹, Kristine Shaw², Michael Eackles¹, Cheryl Morrison¹, and Susanna von Oettingen³;  ¹USGS-BRD, Leetown Science Center, Aquatic Ecology Branch, 11649 Leetown Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430; ²The Pennsylvania State University, 124 Life Sciences Building, University Park, PA, 16801; ³U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 70 Commercial Street, Suite 300, Concord, NH

PL 43

POPULATION GENETIC STRUCTURE OF THE ENDANGERED FANSHELL PEARLYMUSSEL (CYPROGENIA STEGARIA) IN THE OHIO AND TENNESSEE RIVER DRAINAGES. Paul J. Grobler^1,2, Jess W. Jones^1,3, Nathan A. Johnson¹, Richard J. Neves^1,4 and Eric M. Hallerman¹. ¹Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321;  ²Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, 9330, South Africa; ³U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321; ⁴U. S. Geological Survey, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, 24061-0321.

PL 44

HOST SPECIFITY AND PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS AMONG UNIONICOLA MITES PARASITIZING FRESHWATER MUSSELS, Dale Edwards¹, Brian Ernsting¹, and Malcolm Vidrine². ¹Department of Biology, University of Evansville, Evansville, IN 47722; ²Division of Sciences, Louisiana State University at Eunice, Eunice, LA 70535

PL 45

Intraspecific polymorphism in host attracting structures and simultaneous hermaphroditism in Toxolasma parvus (Barnes, 1823) (Unionidae): Adaptations for colonization, G. T. Watters¹, K. F. Kuehnl¹, R. J. Trdan², J. M. Walker³, and W. R. Hoeh³. ¹Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43212; ²Department of Biology, Saginaw Valley State University, University Center, MI 48710; ³Evolutionary, Population, and Systematic Biology Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242

SESSION 5B: Life History & Population Biology/Ecology

Thursday (3/15) 8:00 to 9:40 am

PL 46

A FISHERIES-BASED APPROACH TO POPULATION DEMOGRAPHY OF AN ENDANGERED FRESHWATER MUSSEL, Karen Herrington¹, Jerry Ziewitz¹, and Steven Herrington².  ¹U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 1601 Balboa Ave, Panama City, FL,  ²The Nature Conservancy, Northwest Florida Program, P. O. Box 393, Bristol, FL 32321-0393

PL 47

Use of Microhabitat Patches by Freshwater Mussels in two TRIBUTARIES of the Tennessee River System and Relevance for Tailwater Management   Brett J. K. Ostby and Richard J. Neves.  Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Center, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg, VA 24061.

PL 48

QUANTIFYING BIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF NORTHERN RIFFLESHELL, EPIOBLASMA TORULOSA RANGIANA, IN FRENCH CREEK: ASSESSING VIABILITY AND SETTING RESTORATION BENCHMARKS FOR NEARBY WATERSHEDS, Darran Crabtree¹ and Tamara Smith². ¹The Nature Conservancy, French Creek Project, Allegheny College, Meadville, PA 16335; ²Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, Northwest Field Station, Union City, PA 16438

PL 49

APPALACHIAN ELKTOE, ALASMIDONTA RAVENELIANA (LEA 1834): STATUS AND PROGRESS TOWARD RECOVERY OBJECTIVES  Stephen J. Fraley¹ and John A. Fridell², ¹North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, 50 Trillium Way., Clyde, NC 28721; ²US Fish and Wildlife Service, 160 Zillicoa St., Asheville, NC 28801.

PL 50

ALASMIDONTA MARGINATA FROM THE SOUTH FORK OF THE ZUMBRO RIVER, ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA.  Marian E. Havlik, Malacological Consultants, La Crosse, WI 54601-4969.

SESSION 6A: Community Ecology -  Monitoring & Assessment

Thursday (3/15) 10 to 12:00 pm

PL 51

Using long term monitoring of mussel communities as a tool for resource management in the Tennessee River: PART I, Chad E. Lewis¹, James B. Sickel², and Richard N. Tippit³, ¹Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc., Murray, KY 42071; ²Department of Biological Sciences, Murray State University, Murray, KY 42071;³U.S. Army Engineer District, Nashville, P.O. Box 1070, Nashville, TN 37202        

PL 52

Conundrums of Mussel Monitoring Revisited – AGAIN: kentucky DAM TAILWATER project, James B. Sickel¹, Chad E. Lewis², and Richard N. Tippit³. ¹Department of Biological Sciences, Murray State University, Murray, KY 42071; ²Mainstream Commercial Divers, Inc., Murray, KY 42071; ³U.S. Army Engineer District, Nashville, P.O. Box 1070, Nashville, TN 37202

PL 53

Development of a generic mussel monitoring plan for sites in the Tennessee River downstream from Kentucky Dam,  John J. Jenkinson,  Clinton, TN 37716

PL 54

Quantitative Assessment of a freshwater mussel bed in the green river, Kentucky.   Monte A. McGregor¹, Adam C. Shepard¹, Thomas Barbour², Jacob Culp¹, and Leroy Koch³.  ¹Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Center for Mollusk Conservation, Frankfort Kentucky, 40601, ²Kentucky Department of Natural Resources, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, and ³USFWS, Kentucky Field Office, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601

PL 55

THE USE OF MARK-RECAPTURE TO UNDERSTAND SEASONAL CHANGES IN A MUSSEL BED.  Chris B. Eads¹, Arthur E. Bogan², Jay F. Levine¹.  ¹North Carolina State University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Raleigh, NC 27606, ²North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Raleigh, NC 27607.

PL 56

IMPACTS OF PERIODIC DROUGHTS AND WATER USE ON STREAM FLOWS AND FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN THE LOWER FLINT RIVER BASIN OF SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA , S.W. Golladay, T.K. Muenz and D.W. Hicks,J.W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Rte 2 Box 2324  Newton, GA 31770

SESSION 6B: Population Biology/Genetics

Thursday (3/15) 10:00 to 12:00 pm

PL 57

THE USE OF COTTON SWABS FOR ACQUIRING DNA FOR GENETIC ANALYSES OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS, Joe Carney¹, Renee Fratpietro², Steve Fratpietro². ¹Department of Biology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Ontario P7B 5E1; ²Paleo-DNA Laboratory, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Ontario P7B 5Z5.

PL 58

UNIQUE WITHIN-POPULATION GENETIC VARIATION IN THE SPECTACLECASE MUSSEL, CUMBERLANDIA MONODONTA: ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION USING THE INTERNALLY TRANSCRIBED SPACER (ITS) AND ALLOZYMES. Curt L. Elderkin¹, Perian Doko1, and David J. Berg², ¹Department of Biology, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628, ²Department of Zoology, Miami University, Hamilton, OH 45011

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POPULATION GENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE ENDANGERED ROUGH PIGTOE PEARLYMUSSEL PLEUROBEMA PLENUM (BIVALVIA: UNIONIDAE). Jess W. Jones^1,2, Nathan Johnson², Paul Grobler^2,3, Richard J. Neves^2,4, and Eric M. Hallerman². ¹U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321; ²Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321; ³Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9330, South Africa; ⁴U.S. Geological Survey, Virginia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0321.

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Phylogeography and population genetics for enhanced conservation of the endangered clubshell mussel, Pleurobema clava. Cheryl L. Morrison, Tim King, Michael S. Eackles, Rita Villela, USGS Leetown Science Center, Leetown, WV 25430.

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POPULATION BOTTLENECK AND SELECTION IN CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTS ALTERS GENETIC STRUCTURE OF AN ENDANGERED ISOPOD: A CAUTIONARY ÒTALEÓ FOR PROPAGATION OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS, Brian K. Lang¹, Stephen M. Shuster², Douglas A. Kelt³. ¹Conservation Services Division, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, One Wildlife Way, Santa Fe, NM, 87507, USA; ²Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011-5640, ³Department of Wildlife, Fish, & Conservation Biology, University of California, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616

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IDENTIFICATION OF FISH HOSTS FOR WILD POPULATIONS OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS USING A MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION KEY, Stephen Kneeland¹, and Judith M. Rhymer¹.  ¹Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469

SESSION 7A: Conservation Directions - Technology & Innovation Thursday (3/15) 1:40 to 3:20 pm

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Mussel silos: Bernoulli flow devices for caging juvenile mussels in rivers.  M.C. Barnhart¹, T.B. Fobian¹, D.W Whites², and C.G. Ingersoll². ¹Missouri State University, Springfield, MO 65897, ²U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia, MO 65201

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Live Freshwater Mussels (Unionidae).
F. Michael  Holliman^1,7, Denise Davis², Arthur E. Bogan⁴, Thomas J. Kwak^5,1,7, W. Gregory Cope^6,7 Jay F. Levine^3,7.  ¹North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Department of Zoology, ²Magnetic Resonance Research Center, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, ³Department of Population Health and Pathobiology, ⁴North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, 11 W. Jones Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27601, ⁵U.S. Geological Survey, ⁶Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, ⁷North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695.

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Can Habitat Maps Created From Tow-behind Sonar be Used to Predict Mussel Populations in the Kanawha River? Thomas G. Jones, Brian Richards, and Ralph Taylor, Department of Integrated Science and Technology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755

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Effects of Trematode Infestations on Gametogenesis in Freshwater Mussels. William F. Henley¹, Julie L. Devers², and Richard J. Neves³. ¹Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Center, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060; White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery, White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986; ³U. S. Geological Survey, Virginia Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.

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ZEBRA MUSSEL ERADICATION IN VIRGINIA: A 1^st OPEN-WATER SUCCESS STORY.  Brian T. Watson¹ and Raymond T. Fernald².  ¹VA Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries,1132 Thomas Jefferson Road, Forest, Virginia,  24551; ² VA Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries, P.O. Box 11104, Richmond, Virginia 23230

SESSION 7B: Community Ecology - Surveys & Status –

Thursday (3/15) 1:40 to 3:20 pm

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UNIONID COMMUNITIES OF ONTARIO'S AUSABLE RIVER: RIFFLESHELLS, KIDNEYSHELLS AND SNUFFBOXES... OH MY! Daryl J. McGoldrick¹, Shawn K. Staton², Janice L. Metcalfe-Smith¹ and Angela Baitz³. ¹Environment Canada, Burlington, ON, L7R 4A6; ²Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Burlington, ON, L7R 4A6; ³Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority, Exeter, ON, N0M 1S5.

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A REASSESSMENT OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN THE ALLEGHENY RIVER: SOME SURPRISING RESULTS. Rita Villella, USGS, Leetown Science Center, Leetown, WV 25430.

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Mussel Distribution and Stream Habitat in Patterson Creek Watershed, Grant and Mineral Counties, West Virginia. James B. Spence, Integrated Science & Technology, Marshall University, Huntington, WV, 25755.

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CONSERVATION AND TAXONOMIC STATUS OF FRESHWATER MUSSELS (FAMILY UNIONIDAE) FROM THE OGEECHEE RIVER DRAINAGE, GEORGIA. J.D. Williams¹, C.E. Skelton², E.M. Schilling³, G.R. Dinkins⁴, and R.T. Bryant⁵.  ¹4820 NW 15^th Place, Gainesville, FL 32605; ²Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Georgia College & State University, Milledgeville, GA 31061; ³11931 Couch Mill Road, Knoxville, TN 37932; ⁴Dinkins Biological Consulting, 716 West Beaver Creek Drive, Powell, TN 37849; ⁵506 G Avenue, Carrizozo, NM 88301.

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MACROHABITAT USE BY ENDANGERED FRESHWATER MUSSELS IN THE APALACHICOLA AND LOWER CHIPOLA RIVERS IN FLORIDA AND IMPLICATIONS OF HYDROLOGIC MODIFICATIONS. Gregory F. Zimmerman¹, Michael M. Gangloff ², James D. Williams³. ¹EnviroScience, Inc. 6751 A-1 Taylor Rd. Blacklick, OH 43004, ²Auburn University Museum and Natural History Learning Center, 331 Funchess Hall, Auburn University, Alabama 36849, ³4820 NW 15th Place Gainesville, FL 32605

SESSION 8A: Conservation Directions - Partnering

Thursday (3/15) 4:00 to 5:00 pm

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FRESHWATER MUSSELS (BIVALVIA:UNIONIDAE) OF THE SOUTH FORK HOLSTON RIVER, VIRGINIA:  A TALE OF TRAGITY AND HOPE.  Michael J. Pinder¹ and Joe J. Ferraro^{2  1}2206 South Main Street, Suite C, Blacksburg, Virginia,  24060, ² Rt. 3, Box 391, Marion, Virginia 24354

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JAMES SPINYMUSSEL CONSERVATION PARTNERING IN VIRGINIA. Cindy Kane, Willard Smith, John Schmerfeld, Bridgett Costanzo, Sumalee Hoskin, and Jessica Rhodes.  US Fish and Wildlife Service, 6669 Short Lane, Gloucester, Virginia 23061

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TEXAS MUSSEL WATCH, A CITIZEN BASED VOLUNTEER MONITORING PROGRAM. Marsha Elizabeth May and Lee Ann Linam, Wildlife Science, Research and Diversity Program, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department,  3000 S. IH 35, Suite 100, Austin, Texas 78704

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Priority Watersheds for Freshwater Mollusks in the Southeastern United States: Results of a Workshop including Criteria and Methods for Prioritization. Rachel Muir¹, Paul Johnson², and Rita Villella Bumgardner³. ¹U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mailstop 131, Reston, VA 20192, ²Alabama Department of Conservation, Route 3, Box 86, Marion, AL 36756, ³Leetown Science Center, 11649 Leetown Road, Kearneysville, WV 25430.

SESSION 8B: Community Ecology - Surveys & Status

Thursday (3/15) 4:00 to 5:00 pm

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Inventory of freshwater mollusks in the Savannah River Basin, South Carolina and Georgia. Lora Zimmerman¹, Jim Williams², Art Bogan³, Tim Savidge⁴, Tom Dickinson⁴, Chris Sheats¹ ¹USFWS, Charleston, South Carolina 29407; ²USGS, Biological Resources Division, Gainesville, FL 32606; ³North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC 27607; ⁴The Catena Group, Hillsborough, NC 27278

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STATUS OF TEXAS UNIONIDS, INCLUDING SPECIES OF CONCERN, NEW REGULATIONS AND SANCTUARIES. Robert G. Howells, BioStudies, 160 Bearskin Trail, Kerrville, Texas 78028

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FRESHWATER MUSSELS OF THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER. Paul Hartfield.  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Jackson, MS, 39041.

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PRELIMINARY REEVALUATION OF THE FRESHWATER MUSSELS (Bivalvia: Unionoida) OF THE CONGO REGION, AFRICA. , Daniel L. Graf¹ and Kevin S. Cummings².  ¹Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia PA 19103 USA; ²Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign IL 61820 USA.