Southwestern Association of Naturalists

STUDENT AWARDS
Southwestern Association of Naturalists

Wilks Award and Student Field Natural History Award	Clark Hubbs Student Poster Award
Howard McCarley Student Research Award	Bruce Stewart Student Travel Awards

WILKS AWARD
Each year at its Annual Meeting, the Southwestern Association of Naturalists makes an award for the best paper presented by a student. The Wilks Award provides a monetary allotment of $1000, a certificate, and all available past issues of The Southwestern Naturalist. More information about competing for the Wilks Award can be found under Instructions for Student Awards.

2016	Hollis Dahn University of Central Florida	Comparative phylogeography of Arizona elegans and Rhinocheilus lecontei: two perspectives on North American desert biogeography / Filogeografia comparativa de Arizona elegans y Rhinocheilus lecontei: dos perspectivas sobre la biogeografia del desierto de América del Norte.
2015	Lucas K. Hall Brigham Young University	Desert bats and water: the importance of flight maneuverability in a changing climate/Los murciélagos del desierto y el agua: la importancia de maniobrabilidad de vuelo en un clima cambiante.
2014	Adam W. Ferguson Texas Tech University	Skunks at the crossroads: assessing the interplay between environmental, morphological and genetic variation in the American hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus leuconotus)/Zorrillos en la encrucijada: Evaluación de la interacción entre el medio ambiente, variaciones morfológicas, y genéticas en el zorrillo Conepatus leuconotus.
2013	Nathan S. Holoubek Emporia State University	Bird occupancy in relation to habitat structure in the oak savanna cross timbers of Kansas, USA / Ocupacion de pajaros en relacion a estructuras de habitat en el roble sabana a traves de bisques de Kansas, USA.
2012	Jesús A. Fernández Louisiana State University	Comparative biogeography of the arid lands of central Mexico/ Biogeografía comparada de las zonas áridas del centro de México.
2012	Sara B. González-Pérez University of Oklahoma	Bats of Colima, México: characterizing ecological aspects of distributions and habitats/Murciélagos de Colima, México: caracterizando aspectos ecológicos de su distribución y habitat.
2011	Jason Strickland Angelo State University	Phylogeography of the cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus, determined by AFLP and venom protein profiles/Filogeografia del mocasin, Agkistrodon piscivorus, determinado por AFLP y los perfiles de proteinas del veneno.
2010	Shahan Derkarabetian San Diego State University	Systematics of the Sclerobuninae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores): Cryptic Species and Troglomorphic Evolution / Sistemática Del Sclerobuninae (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores): Especies Secreta Y Evolución De Troglomórphico.
2009	Nicté Ordóñez-Garza Texas Tech University	Sphenotypic and genetic concordance in three species of Central American Peromyscus (Rodentia, Cricetidae).
2008	Jennifer Gumm Lehigh University	Sex recognition by pupfish: who are female mimics fooling?
2007	Bart W. Durham Texas Tech University	The influence of stream-discharge on the reproductive success of Great Plains cyprinids: Isi it time for a new paradigm?
2006	P. Raelyn Deaton University of Oklahoma	Do big boys always win? Male body size affects reproductive success in a livebearing fish.
2005	James B. Johnson Stephen F. Austin State University	Selection on tadpole morphology and swimming performance: an evaluation of the morphology, performance, and fitness paradigm.
2004	Scott P. Egan Texas State University	Host plant quality and local adaptation as determinants of the distribution of a gall-forming herbivore.
2003	Dave P. Onorato Oklahoma State University	Genetic structure of American black bears in the desert southwest of North America: Conservation implications for recolonization.
2002	Ricardo Torres-Cervantes Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México	Reproductive patterns of an anuran community from the Chihuahuan Desert in Guadalcazar, San Luis Potosí, México.
2002	Chad W. Hargrave University of Oklahoma	Density-dependent ecosystem effects of fishes from four functional groups.
2001	Linda M. Ilse Oklahoma State University	Porcupines, pinyon pines, and pine engravers: what's the connection.
2000	Christine L. Hice Texas Tech University	The impact of habitat and disturbance on small mammal community structure in humid tropical forests.
1999	Richard D. Stevens Texas Tech University	Tropical bats, subtropical communities, and biogeographic interfaces: Seasonal variation in the structure of a guild of frugivores.
1998	Karen Voltura University of Oklahoma	Parental investment in house sparrows (Passer domesticus): An experimental manipulation of brood sex ratio.
1997	Paul J. Gier University of Oklahoma	The interplay between environment, social behavior, and morphology: case studies in Iguanids.
1996	J. Curtis Creighton University of Oklahoma	Reproductive tradeoffs in the burying beetle, Nicrophorus orbicollis.

STUDENT FIELD NATURAL HISTORY AWARD
Starting with the 62^nd meeting at San Diego State University in 2015, the Southwestern Association of Naturalists makes an award for the outstanding oral presentation with a substantial field component presented by a student at its Annual Meeting. The Student Field Natural History Award provides a monetary allotment of $1000, a certificate, and all available past issues of The Southwestern Naturalist. More information about competing for the Student Field Natural History Award can be found under Instructions for Student Awards.

2016

Luz M. Sil-Berra

Instituto de Biología, UNAM

Crecimiento y desarrollo postnatal de Balantiopteryx plicata (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae) en refugios artificiales del occidente de Jalisco, México / Postnatal growth and development of Balantiopteryx plicata (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae) in artificial roosts in western of Jalisco, Mexico.

2015

Kelbi D. Delaune

Sam Houston State University

Flow-dependent competition between the endangered Gambusia nobilis and invasive Gambusia geiseri in a desert wetland/Flujo dependiente interacciones competitivas entre las amenazadas Gambusia nobilis e invasor de la Gambusia geiseri en un hábitat de humedales del desierto

CLARK HUBBS STUDENT POSTER AWARDS
Each year at its Annual Meeting, the Southwestern Association of Naturalists makes an award for the best posters presented by a student depicting the student's original research. The first place award consists of a monetary allotment of $600 and a set of all available back issues of The Southwestern Naturalist. Second and third place awards provide a monetary allotment of $400 and $300, respectively. More information about competing for the Clark Hubbs Student Poster Awards can be found under Instructions for Student Awards.

HOWARD MCCARLEY STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD

The Howard McCarley Student Research Fund provides up to eight awards annually, up to $1000 each, to support student research. Applicants must be students (undergraduate or graduate) currently enrolled in an institution of higher education, sponsored by a faculty member, and a member of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists. Awards will be made in support of any aspect of research on biota of the southwestern United States, Mexico, and Central America, except for travel to meetings. Individuals may receive a maximum of two grants from the Association. All qualified students are encouraged to apply, especially those in developing countries. More information about competing for the Howard McCarley Student Research Award can be found under Instructions for Student Awards.

BRUCE STEWART STUDENT TRAVEL AWARDS

The Southwestern Association of Naturalists each year grants Bruce Stewart Student Travel Awards to help defray travel and meeting expenses for students attending the annual meeting. For a given year, these awards are given to student applicants outside the host country who are giving an oral or poster presentation. To receive this award, students must be current SWAN members. Students who have received two travel awards previously are ineligible. Specific instructions and deadlines (generally 1 February) for online applications are posted each year on the SWAN website.

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This page was updated on 2 February 2015.

2016	Alejandra Osorio University of Central Florida	Concatenation vs coalescence: determining evolutionary relationships within the snake tribe Lampropeltini / Concatenación vs coalescencia: determinando las relaciones evolutivas en la tribu Lampropeltini de serpientes.
	Dafne Gri Zárate-Martínez Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa	Relaciones intraespecíficas de Pteronotus personatus (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae) / Intraspecific relationships of Pteronotus personatus (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae).
	Kathryn Michelle Benavidez Texas State University	Leptospira prevalence in small mammals on Puerto Rican dairy farms/ Prevalencia de Leptospira en pequeños mamíferos en granjas lecheras de Puerto Rico.
2015	Jason Strickland University of Central Florida	Maintenance of venom phenotypes in Mojave rattlesnakes in spite of gene flow and environmental similarity/Mantenimiento de fenotipos de veneno en serpientes de cascabel mojave a pesar de flujo de genes y semejanza ambiental.
	Alejandra Osorio University of Central Florida	Phylogenetics of the depauperate general within Lampropeltini (Serpentes: Colubridae)/Filogenéticos de los géneros depauperados dentros Lampropeltini (Serpentes: Colubridae).
	Hollis Dahn University of Central Florida	Comparative phylogeography of Arizona elegans and Rhinocheilus lecontei (Serpentes: Colubridae) in the American Southwest/Filogeografía comparativo de Arizona elegans y Rhinocheilus lecontei (Serpentes: Colubridae) en el Sudoeste Americano.
2014	Donald T. McNight Missouri StateUniversity	The omnivorous diet of the western chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia miaria)/La dieta omnívora de la tortuga pollo occidental (Deirochelys reticularia miaria).
	Marie-Eve Jacques Oklahoma State University	Maintaining low basal area in oak-pine forests of southeast Oklahoma alters small mammal communities/Mantener área basal baja en los bosques de robles y pinos en el sureste de Oklahoma altera las comunidades de mamiferos pequeños.
	Laura Stewart University of Southern Mississippi	Influence of local thermal adaptation on temperature preference across a latitudinal gradient/Influencia de adaptación termal local en la preferencia de temperatura a lo largo de un gradiente latitudinal.
2013	Corey D. Cates University of Texas at Tyler	Behavioral changes related to compensatory growth in corn snakes (Pantherophis guttata)/Cambios en el comportamiento relacionado con el crecimiento compenstorio en corn snakes (Pantherophis guttata)
	Savannah Michaelsen University of Southern Mississippi	Fluctuating asymmetry as an indicator of environmental stress in the Mississippi Sound caused by the 2010 deepwater horizon oil spill/Asmimetría fluctuante como un indicador de estrés ambiental en el Mississippi Sound causada por el "deep water horizon" derrame de aceite en el 2010 .
	Reid Morehouse Oklahoma State University	Crayfishes of Oklahoma: Identification, distributions, and ecology/Los cangrejos de río de Oklahoma: Indentificación, distribuciones y ecología
2012	Roberto Carlos Almazán-Nuñez Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapala	Effect of three successional stages in the community of frugivorous birds in a tropical dry forest of Guerrero, Mexico / Effecto de tres etapas sucesionales en la comunidad de aves frugivoras en una selva seca de Guerrero, Mexico.
	Ailed Perez Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Mexico	Movements of Kinosternum integrum in Tonatico Estado de Mexico/Movimientos espaciales de Kinosternum integrum en Tonatico Estado de Mexico.
	Sara Isabel Valenzuela-Ceballos Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango	Thermoregulation of Uta stansburiana at the south of its distribution/ Termoregulacion de Uta stansburiana en el sur de su distribucion.
2011	Jason M. Taylor Baylor University	Influence of grazing-fish mediated nutrient recycling on downstream ecosystem function.
2010	Carla Atkinson University of Oklahoma	Ecosystem services performed by native freshwater mussels: filter feeding and nutrient cycling.
2009	Taylor B. Cotton Stephen F. Austin State University	The effects of Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum) leaf litter on four anuran tadpoles.
2008	Israel Del Toro University of Texas at El Paso Co-authors David M. Borrok, and William P. Mackay	Heavy metal sequestration in rough harvester ant (Pogonomyrmex rugosus) communities of the northern Chihuahuan Desert.
2007	C. R. Randklev University of North Texas Co-authors J. Kennedy and S. Wolverton	Conservation implications of prehistoric unionids found in the Upper Trinity River Drainage.
2006	Marta Pilar Ibarra-López Universidad de Guadalajara	Recursos florales utilizados por Lasionycteris curasoae y Glossophaga soricina en el suroeste del estado de Jalisco: ¿especialistas o generalistas?
2005	Jennifer L. Curtis University of Central Oklahoma	Chiggers on lizards: variable patterns of mite infestation within a population of collared lizards.
2004	Jason L. Malaney Eastern New Mexico State University	Habitat selection by snowshoe hare and mountain cottontail in a zone of sympatry.
2003	Jason L. Malaney Eastern New Mexico State University	Primary productivity and habitat quality hypotheses for control of snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus) demography.
2002	Víctor H. Luja Molina Unidad de Biología, Tecnología y Prototipos	La conducta alimentaria de la nauyaca Bothrops asper (Serpentes: Viperidae) en Cautiverio.
2001	Andrew G. Hope Eastern New Mexico University	Biogeographic nestedness and conservation of boreal mammals in the western contiguous United States.
2000	Christopher T. Winne Stephen F. Austin State University	Daily activity patterns in Cnemidophorus inornatus and C. septemvittatus a programmed behavior?
1999	Miguel A. León-Galván Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa	Cambios morfometricos estacionales en testiculos y epididimos del Corynorhinus mexicanos (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) en Tlaxcala, Mexico.
1998	Erin Walker Texas Tech University	Effects of variable winds on dispersal of wind dispersed fruits: The role of the beak.
1997	Lorinda Sheeler-Gordon Texas Tech University	Geographic Information System as a tool for examining patterns of host specificity.
1996	Susan M. Harrell Texas Tech University	Functional diversity of aquatic bacteria in playa lakes: Spatial organization and landscape characteristics.