The following people are registered to attend the 2018 ISG Meeting and their presentations are noted.
Download a draft version of the ISG meeting compiled abstracts here
Download a draft version of the ISG meeting agenda here
Allison Alberts – San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, USA
Baptiste Angin – Ardops Environnement, Guadeloupe
“Implementation of a Long-term Monitoring Program of Lesser Antillean Iguana (Iguana delicatissima) Populations in French West Indies”
Lauren Augustine – Saint Louis Zoo, USA
John Bendon – IUCN-UK Committee, England
“Marine Iguanas of the Galápagos”, poster
Brandon Bourassa – University of New Mexico, USA
Kelly Bradley – Fort Worth Zoo, USA
“2018 Update for the Anegada Iguana, Cyclura pinguis, Conservation Program”
Jeanelle Brisbane – WildDominique, Dominica
“Riding Out the Storm: the Challenges Faced by Iguana delicatissima in a Post-Hurricane Dominica”
Joseph Brown – University of Oklahoma, USA
Judith Bryja – Houston Zoo, USA
Joseph Burgess – US Forest Service, USA
Giuliano Colosimo – San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, USA and University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
“Reproductive Isolation Mechanism Between Conolophus marthae and Conolophus subcristatus“
Christina De Jesús Villanueva – University of Rhode Island, USA
“Initial Stages of Assessment; the Effects of the Invasive Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) on Puerto Rico’s Agriculture “, poster
Wilfredo Falcón – Department of Natural and Environmental Resources, Puerto Rico
“Disentangling the Origin of Common Green Iguanas in the Virgin Islands”, poster
Cielo Figuerola – Island Conservation, Puerto Rico
“Restoring Nesting Sites for the Mona Island Iguana through the Removal of the Invasive Australian Pine — Update”, poster in absentia
Robert Fisher – US Geological Survey, USA
“Review of Accomplishments on the Biogeography and Conservation of Pacific Iguanas (Brachylophus sp.)”
Mike Fouraker – Fort Worth Zoo, USA
Susannah French – Utah State University, USA
Kyle Grace – Zoo Atlanta, USA
Tandora Grant – San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, USA
Peter Harlow – Taronga Conservation Society, Australia
“Life History Attributes of the Fijian Crested Iguana and its Food Tree Species”
Ruston Hartdegen – Dallas Zoo, USA
David Hedrick – International Iguana Foundation, USA
“Stories, SciComm Potential, and Conservation Research”
G. Brian Henley – Cameron Park Zoo, USA
Rick Hudson – Fort Worth Zoo, USA
John Iverson – Earlham College, USA
Jill Jollay – Independent, USA
“Update on the Repatriated and Translocated Subpopulation of Cyclura rileyi cristata in the Exumas”, presented for Sandra Buckner
Charles Knapp – John G. Shedd Aquarium, USA
Tanja Laaser – Cayman Islands Department of Environment, Grand Cayman
“Updates on Sister Island Rock Iguana (Cyclura nubila caymanensis) Conservation Efforts and Green Iguana (Iguana iguana) removal in Little Cayman: Data Acquisition and Public Awareness”
Melanie Litton – Audubon Nature Institute, USA
Kim Lovich – San Diego Zoo Global, USA
Catherine Malone – Utah Valley University, USA
“Conservation genetics of Iguana”
Daisy Maryon – University of South Wales, UK
“Project Updates Concerning the Critically Endangered Island Endemic Ctenosaura bakeri“
Mallory McKinney – Mississippi State University, USA
“Inbreeding Depression in the Grand Cayman Blue Iguana (Cyclura lewisi)”, poster
Yoni Muggen-van Uden – Dutch Iguana Foundation, The Netherlands
“Collecting Educational and Outreach Material”
Ann-Elizabeth Nash – University of Northern Colorado, USA
“Stability of Personality and Social Networks in the Spiny-tailed Iguana, Ctenosaura similis“
Karin Nelson – University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Sophie O’Hehir – Cayman Islands Department of Environment, Grand Cayman
Ty Park – Independent, USA
Stesha Pasachnik – Fort Worth Zoo, USA
“A New Era for the Jamaican Rock Iguana, Cyclura collei: Program Improvements for a Brighter Future”
Cayle Pearson – Jacksonville Zoo, USA
Sean Perry – Louisiana State University, USA
“Successful Electroejaculation, Semen Characterization, and Short-term Storage in Grand Cayman Blue Iguana Hybrids (Cyclura lewisi x nubila)”
Elaine Powers – Lyric Power Publishing, LLC, USA
Kimberly Rainwater – Fort Worth Zoo, USA
Sialisi Ranamu Rasalato – Ahura Resorts, Fiji
“An Update on Distribution, Population Size, Recovery Actions, and Habitat Restoration of the Malolo Crested Iguanas”
Bonnie Raphael – Independent, USA
R. Graham Reynolds – University of North Carolina Asheville, USA
“Phylogenomics of West Indian Cyclura”
Thijs van den Burg – University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
“Taxonomic Assessment of Iguana iguana and Potential Threats of Intraspecific Hybridization in Native Island Populations”
Tarren Wagener – Fort Worth Zoo, USA
Rachael Walton – San Diego Zoo Global, USA
Joe Wasilewski – Natural Selections of South Florida, Inc., USA
“The Rapid Influx of Invasive Reptiles Throughout Florida, the Caribbean and The Bahamas”
Alison Webb – Utah State University, USA
“Impacts of Site and Diet on the Gut Microbiotic Community of Bahamian Rock Iguanas”
Bruce Weissgold – Independent, USA
Mark Welch – Mississippi State University, USA
“Genetic Investigations into the Role of Female Choice and Promiscuity in Inbreeding Avoidance in Cyclura nubila caymanenensis, a Historically Small and Isolated Taxon”, presented for Jeanette Moss
Rachel Welt – American Museum of Natural History, USA
“Cryptic Species and Micro-endemism of the Iguanas of Madagascar (Opluridae)”
