Galápagos: Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation in Darwin’s Islands
Part I (June 22, 1999) - Part II (June 23, 1999)
Knuth Theatre, San Francisco State University campus

Part I

Program Organizer: Matthew J. James, Department of Geology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Sponsored by: The Charles Darwin Foundation, Inc., Falls Church, VA; The California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA.

Chair: Matthew James, Sonoma State University.

0830 Welcome and introduction. Matthew J. James
0845 The Honorable Ivonne Baki, Ecuadorian Ambassador, Washington, DC
0900 Galápagos and the five journals of William Ambrosia Cowley. John M. Woram, 45 Lakeside Drive, Rockville Centre, NY 11570
0920 Capt. David Porter and early 19th century precursors to Charles Darwin. Edward Larson, Department of History, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602.
0940 Retracing Darwin’s steps through Galápagos. Gregory B. Estes and K. Thalia Grant,, Puerto Ayora, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador.
1000 Charles Darwin the geologist. Alexander R. McBirney, Department of Geological Sciences, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR 97403.

BREAK (coffee, 1030 to 1050)

1050 The California Academy of Sciences and the Galápagos: A glorious adventure 1905-1906. *Alan E. Leviton, Department of Herpetology, California Academy of Sciences; Michele L. Aldrich, Cornell University
1110 Rollo Beck: A glimpse into the life of an endangered species. Matthew J. James, Department of Geology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928.
1120 The foremost granddaddy of modern Galápagos research expeditions. Robert I. Bowman, Department of Biology, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132.

BREAK (lunch, 1200 to 1330)

Chair: Martin Wikelski, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

1330 The new regime for conservation in the Galápagos: Ensuring effectiveness and compliance. David A. Westbrook, School of Law, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY
1350 Constraint and selection in the evolution of booby clutch size. Leslie D. Clifford* and David J. Anderson, Department of Biology, Box 7325, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC 27109.
1410 Components of fitness in juvenile survivorship of masked boobies. Kathryn P. Huyvaert* and David J. Anderson, Department of Biology, Box 7325, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem NC 27109.
1430 Foraging behavior of waved albatrosses revealed by satellite tracking and its relationship to reproductive rate. *A. Patricia Fernández and David J. Anderson, Department of Biology, Box 7325, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem NC 27109.
1450 Experimental evaluation of the role of cost of reproduction in the evolution of masked booby brood size. David J. Anderson, Department of Biology, Box 7325, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem NC 27109.

BREAK (coffee, 1510 to 1530)

1530 Phylogenetic relationships of Pacific Pterodroma petrels. *Gary B. Nunn and David J. Anderson, Department of Biology, Box 7325, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem NC 27109.
1550 Impacts of El Niño on Galapagos Penguins Body Condition and Movement. P. Dee Boersma, Department of Zoology, Box 351800, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
1610 Genetic diversity in Galápagos penguins (Spheniscus mendiculus). *Gary D. Miller, B.V. Hofkin, and R.D. Miller, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
1630 Seabird foraging behavior in the inshore waters of the Galápagos Islands. Kyra L. Mills, Point Reyes Bird Observatory, 4990 Shoreline Highway Stinson Beach, CA 94970-9701
1650 Galápagos hawks: Ecological and genetic studies of variation in mating behavior and morphology. *Patricia G. Parker, James C. Bednarz, Tj. deVries, J.L. Bollmer, M. Donaghy Cannon, D. Sanchez, T. Sanchez, Susana M. Struve, and John R. Faaborg. Speaker: Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, Ohio State University, 1735 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210
1710 The realities and distribution of biological diversity in the Galápagos. Howard L. Snell, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, and Charles Darwin Research Station, Isla Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador.

Galápagos: Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation in Darwin’s Islands
Part I (June 22, 1999) - Part II (June 23, 1999)
Knuth Theatre, San Francisco State University campus

Part II

Program Organizer: Matthew J. James, Department of Geology, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA 94928

Sponsored by: The Charles Darwin Foundation, Inc., Falls Church, VA; The California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA.

Chair: David J. Anderson, Wake Forest University

0830 Flexible seasonal breeding in Darwin’s finches. *Michaela Hau, Martin Wikelski, Helga Gwinner and Eberhard Gwinner. Speaker: Department of Ecology, Ethology and Evolution, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign, 505 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
0850 Patterns of evolution in Darwin's finches: microsatellites provide a new perspective. *Kenneth Petren, B. Rosemary Grant and Peter R. Grant, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544-1003
0910 Relationships of Darwin’s Finches revisited: A cladistic analysis. Rebecca Carson, Sylvia Hope and *Luis F. Baptista, Department of Ornithology and Mammalogy, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California 94118
0930 The status of endemic rodents of the Galápagos Islands and prospects for their conservation. Robert C. Dowler, Department of Biology, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX 76909
0950 Advances in zoo biology and its application to Galápagos conservation. Dan Wharton, Central Park Wildlife Center, Wildlife Conservation Society, 830 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10021

BREAK (coffee, 1010 to 1030)

1030 Habitats and distribution patterns of Galápagos marine mammals. Daniel M. Palacios, College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331-5503
1050 Nesting ecology of the Galápagos giant tortoise during the 1997-8 El Niño. Stephen D. Earsom , Howard L. Snell, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87130; Cruz Marquez and Solanda Rea, Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador.
1110 Phylogenetic Relationships of the Galápagos Tortoise Geochelone nigra from Microsatellite and Mitochondrial DNA Data. Edward E. Louis, Jr., Center For Conservation and Research, Henry Doorly Zoo, 3701 South 10th Street, Omaha, NE 68107-2200
1130 Molecular genetics and phylogenetics of Galápagos tortoises. Jeffrey R. Powell and Adalgisa Caccone, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, 165 Prospect Street, P. O. Box 208106, New Haven, CT 06520-8106

BREAK (lunch, 1200 to 1330)

Chair: Robert C. Dowler, Angelo State University

1330 Phenotypic plasticity in the reproduction of Galápagos lava izards. *Mark A. Jordan, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131 and Howard L. Snell, Vertebrate Restoration Ecology and Ecological Monitoring, Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
1350 Evolution of body size in the Galápagos marine iguana. Martin Wikelski, Department of Ecology, Ethology and Evolution, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801
1410 Why did Darwin collect all those plants? Duncan M. Porter, Department of Biology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 and Cambridge University Library, Cambridge CB3 9DR, UK
1430 Ecology of Scalesia (Asteraceae) endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Syuzo Itow, Nagasaki University; Menoto 2-34-12, Nagasaki 852-8144, Japan
1450 Long-term studies on Scalesia, Opuntia and Bursera in the Galápagos: Mortality and recruitment. Ole Hamann, Botanic Garden, University of Copenhagen, Oester Farimagsgade 2 B, DK-1353 Copenhagen K, Denmark

BREAK (coffee, 1510 to 1530)

1530 Terrestrial hermit crabs: shell use patterns and ecological importance in the Galápagos. Sally E. Walker, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602
1550 There are 2000 species of insects in the Galápagos. Stewart B. Peck, Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottowa, Ontario K1S 5B6 Canada
1610 A 6000 year history of El Niño events in the Galápagos: Evidence from lake cores. Miriam Steinitz-Kannan, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY 41099-0400, Melanie Riedinger, Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, IL 60625, William Last, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada R37 2N2, Mark Brenner, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32606 and Michael Miller, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH. 45221-0006.
1630 Eastern Pacific sea surface temperature since 1600 AD: the 18O record of climate variability in the Galápagos. *Gerard M. Wellington, Department of Biology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5513 and Robert B. Dunbar, Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford CA 94305-2115