Wildlife
Symposium
Wildlife
Symposium
Symposium Day 1 – 25
August 2008
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Session |
Start |
End |
Topic |
Presenter |
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Registration |
7:30 |
8:30 |
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Moderator Intro |
8:30 |
8:35 |
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Opening |
8:35 |
8:45 |
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Welcoming |
8:45 |
9:10 |
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Key 1 |
9:10 |
9:40 |
Some remarks on the terrestrial mammals of Aruba |
Jan Piet Bekker |
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2 |
9:40 |
10:10 |
The Ecology and Conservation of the Aruba Island Rattlesnake (Crotalus
unicolor) |
Howard K. Reinert |
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3 |
10:10 |
10:40 |
Invasive species and alert species for Aruba |
Gerard van Buurt |
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Break |
10:40 |
11:00 |
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4 |
11:00 |
11:30 |
The Ecology and Management of the Invasive Boa constrictor
on Aruba |
Howard K. Reinert |
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5 |
11:30 |
12:00 |
Welcome to Aruba (Part One): The Biology of Johnstone’s frog,
Eleutherodactylus johnstonei |
Billie Harrison of Craig S. Berg |
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6 |
12:00 |
12:30 |
Lessons learned in control efforts for invasive snakes, with
implications for control of Boa constrictor on Aruba. |
Robert N. Reed |
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Lunch |
12:30 |
14:00 |
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7 |
14:00 |
14:30 |
Human Impact on the Vegetation of Aruba |
ir. C.A.M. (Kees) Nooren |
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8 |
14:30 |
15:00 |
Concerns on actual status for flora |
Merrill Robles |
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Break |
15:00 |
15:20 |
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9 |
15:20 |
15:50 |
Saving Aruba's biodiversity is in the wings of bats |
Jafet M. Nassar, |
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10 |
15:50 |
16:20 |
Welcome to Aruba (Part Two): The history of the dispersal of
Johnstone’s frog, Eleutherodactylus johnstonei, implications for
Aruba. |
Billie Harrison of Craig S. Berg |
Symposium Day 2 – 26
August 2008
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Session |
Start |
End |
Topic |
Presenter |
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Registration |
7:30 |
8:00 |
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Opening |
8:30 |
8:40 |
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Welcoming |
8:40 |
9:10 |
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Key 1 |
9:10 |
9:40 |
The Reptile and Amphibian Fauna of Aruba |
R. Andrew Odum |
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2 |
9:40 |
10:10 |
Seasonal Timing of Reproduction and Follicular Development of the
Recently Introduced Boa constrictor on Aruba, Dutch West Indies |
William I. Lutterschmidt |
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3 |
10:10 |
10:40 |
Seaturtles of Aruba |
Richard van der Wal |
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Break |
10:40 |
11:00 |
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4 |
11:00 |
11:30 |
Observed cetacean activity and
conservation concerns in Aruban waters during the period of 1998-2008 by
AMMF |
Giolina Henriquez |
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5 |
11:30 |
12:00 |
Nutrients and Decline of Coral Reefs |
Gerard van Buurt |
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6 |
12:00 |
12:30 |
Strong together |
Jerry van Dalen |
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Lunch |
12:30 |
14:00 |
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7 |
14:00 |
14:30 |
History and Future of Parke Nacional
Arikok Aruba |
Jimmy Myers - PNA |
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8 |
14:30 |
15:00 |
Dietary Composition of the Introduced Boa constrictor on
Aruba |
Sara L. Jackrel and Howard K. Reinert |
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Break |
15:00 |
15:20 |
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9 |
15:20 |
15:50 |
The Population Structure of the Aruban
Whiptail Lizard, Cnemidophorus arubensis. |
Lauretta M. Bushar |
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10 |
15:50 |
16:20 |
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