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Member Symposium

Science Policy

Scavenging Ecologists and Forensic Entomologists: Sharing Ideas to Impact People, Policy, and the Planet

Tuesday, November 7, 2023
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM ET
Location: Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, Maryland 5-6

In-Person

In an increasingly dynamic world, interdisciplinarity is crucial, especially concerning scavenging insects and their ephemeral resources. These insects serve as ecological indicators and ecosystem engineers while also contributing to human health, urban sustainability, and public health policy. Scavenging ecologists and forensic entomologists join to share ideas, methodology, and conceptual frameworks.

Presentations:

  • 1:30 PM – 1:35 PM ET
    Introductory remarks

    Presenting Author: Hannah Chu (she/her/hers) – University of California

  • 1:35 PM – 1:50 PM ET
    The ecology of ephemeral resource patches

    Presenting Author: Nathan Butterworth (he/him/his) – Monash University

    Co-author: Mark Benbow – Michigan State University

    Co-author: Philip Barton – Federation University

  • 1:50 PM – 2:05 PM ET
    Thermal ecology of southern California blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae)

    Presenting Author: Hannah Chu (she/her/hers) – University of California

    Co-author: Amy Christine Murillo – University of California

  • 2:05 PM – 2:20 PM ET
    Climate change and resource ephemerality: Effects on scavenging communities

    Presenting Author: Tracie Hayes (she/her/hers) – University of California

    Co-author: Léo Lassérès – École d'ingénieurs de Purpan

    Co-author: Louie Yang – University of California

  • 2:20 PM – 2:35 PM ET
    Scavenging versus predation: Implications for community and food web stability

    Presenting Author: Erin Wilson Rankin – University of California

  • 2:50 PM – 3:05 PM ET
    Break
  • 3:05 PM – 3:20 PM ET
    Decomposition in the Sonoran Desert: Looking back to move forward

    Presenting Author: Lauren M. Weidner – Arizona State University

    Co-Author: Andrew Meeds – Arizona State University

  • 3:20 PM – 3:35 PM ET
    Microbial succession of necrophagous beetles and soil during small carcass decomposition in Michigan

    Presenting Author: Kelly Waters – Michigan State University

    Co-author: Anthony Grigsby – Michigan State University

    Co-author: Bethany Mikles – Michigan State University

    Co-author: Jennifer Pechal – Michigan State University

    Co-author: Mark Benbow – Michigan State University

  • 3:35 PM – 3:50 PM ET
    Linking biotic interaction and ecosystem function in changing environments

    Presenting Author: Syuan-Jyun Sun – National Taiwan University

    Co-author: Wei-Jiun Lin – National Taiwan University

    Co-author: Mu-Tzu Tsai – National Taiwan University

    Co-author: Yi-Ta Wu – National Taiwan Normal University

  • 3:50 PM – 4:05 PM ET
    Forensic and ecological perspectives on insect succession on vertebrate remains

    Presenting Author: Blake M. Dawson – University of New England

  • 4:05 PM – 4:10 PM ET
    Closing remarks

    Presenting Author: Hannah Chu (she/her/hers) – University of California

  • 4:10 PM – 4:25 PM ET
    Break
  • 4:25 PM – 5:15 PM ET
    Discussion