How to Submit KOS Paper Abstracts

 

The KOS fall meeting traditionally features papers given by scientists, students, and birders.  The Fall 2015 Meeting will be held at Emporia State University in Emporia, October 2 - 4, 2015. Paper presentations are on Saturday, October 3.

 

To submit an abstract: Include the title of the presentation, the list of authors (use an asterisk to indicate the speaker), the institutional affiliation of the authors (if applicable), and a brief abstract of up to 250 words.  Abstracts will be printed in the KOS meeting program.  When you submit the abstract, please provide three additional pieces of information:

 

     1) The multimedia equipment you will need;

     2) Papers will be 15 min, including questions.  If you need a shorter or longer time slot, please let Rob Penner know;

     3) Whether you are eligible and would like to be considered for a student presentation award. If so, what stage of program (undergraduate, graduate, or doctorate).

 

Paper abstracts are due by September 15; please send in MS Word to Robert Penner at rpenner@tnc.org.  In the subject line of the e-mail, please indicate the meeting and give your surname: "KOS 2015: Jones."

 

Example abstract: Interspecific competition with wildcats limits populations of jay-hawks in northeast Kansas.

 Willie T. Wildcat (*), Division of Biology, Kansas State University.

 Ongoing declines in autumn populations of jay-hawks (Cyanorufa chalkii) are a topic of conservation concern in Kansas.  To assess the role of interspecific competition with wildcats (Felis purpula) as a factor contributing to observed population trends, I conducted three-hour observation bouts of captive animals in large enclosed arenas. In competition trials, jay-hawks demonstrated a strong aversion to environments saturated with royal purple. Thus, interspecific competition from wild felids may be a limiting factor that controls foraging and reproductive success of jay-hawk populations in the state of Kansas.  Effective conservation strategies for jay-hawks should include keeping cats indoors.

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