Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Keynote Session: Theoretical Movement Ecology: Does, Could, and Should it Exist?
Discussion Leader: Simona Picardi (Utah State University, United States)
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm
Tal Avgar (Biodiversity Pathways Ltd. and University of British Columbia, Canada)
"Theoretical Movement Ecology: Does, Could, and Should It Exist?"
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm
Discussion
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Poster Session
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Empirical Tests of Theory in Movement Ecology
Discussion Leader: Anna Nisi (University of Washington, United States)
5:30 pm - 5:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
5:35 pm - 5:50 pm
Jane Fugate (University of Wyoming, United States)
"How Ungulates Learn to Migrate: A Case Study with Yellowstone Bison"
5:50 pm - 5:55 pm
Discussion
5:55 pm - 6:10 pm
Erik Johansson (University of Washington, United States)
"Patterns and Consequences of Individual-level Plasticity Across Behaviors in a Marine Predator"
6:10 pm - 6:15 pm
Discussion
6:15 pm - 6:30 pm
Edward Hurme (Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Germany)
"Long-term Tracking Reveals Bats Flexibly Wait for Better Weather at Stopover Sites"
6:30 pm - 6:35 pm
Discussion
6:35 pm - 6:50 pm
Tana Verzuh (University of Wyoming, United States)
"Where Have You Been? The Relative Influence of Memory Versus Environment on Habitat Use Across Ungulate Species"
6:50 pm - 6:55 pm
Discussion
6:55 pm - 7:10 pm
Cassandre Aimon (Indian Institute of Science, India)
"Investigation of Collective Threat Avoidance in a Schooling Fish,Tiger Barb"
7:10 pm - 7:15 pm
Discussion
7:15 pm - 7:30 pm
General Discussion
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Dinner
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Towards a Mechanistic Understanding of Animal Movement
Discussion Leader: Théo Michelot (Dalhousie University, Canada)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:20 am
William Oestreich (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, United States)
"Acoustic Evidence for Seasonal Resource-Tracking Migration by a Top Predator of the Deep Sea"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Eva Sánchez Arribas (Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research, Germany)
"Behavior and Cognition in the Movement of Solitary Felids Living in Anthropogenic Landscapes"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Jeanne Clermont (Université du Québec à Rimouski, Canada)
"Movements and Foraging Behaviours of a Territorial, Active Hunting Pedator"
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Elham Nourani (Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Germany)
"Dynamics of the Energy Landscape Across Ontogeny"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:40 am
Shlomo Cain (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
"Movement Predictability of Individual Barn Owls Facilitates Estimation of Home Range Size and Survival"
10:40 am - 10:45 am
Discussion
10:45 am - 11:00 am
General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Careers in Movement Ecology: Perspectives Across Sectors
Discussion Leader: Diego Ellis Soto (Yale University/ Max Planck - Yale Center for Biodiversity Movement and Global Change, United States)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Careers in Movement Ecology: Perspectives Across Sectors
Justine Smith (University of California, Davis, United States)
Nina Attias (University of Florida and Wild Animals Conservation Institute, United States)
Bryan Kluever (US Department of Agriculture , United States)
Autumn-Lynn Harrison (Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute, United States)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes