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AAWG Conference 2024 - Programme: Monday 25 November 2024
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Monday07:30 - 08:30Registration
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Monday08:30 - 08:45Welcome and AnnouncementsConference OrganizersOpening remarks
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SESSION 1Chair: Jeanne Tarrant
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F1Monday08:45 - 09:15Full: Special TalkDr David C. BlackburnPhylogenetics and polyploidy of Central African night frogs
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F2Monday09:15 - 09:30FullRafael O. de SáPhylogeny of the genus Hemisus
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F3Monday09:30 - 09:45FullJavier Lobón-RoviraDoes reticulated speciation drive evolution of the Leptopelis bocagii complex?
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F4Monday09:45 - 10:00FullTadeáš NečasUnexplored diversity of Central African squeaker frogs (Arthroleptis) from the Congo Basin
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F5Monday10:00 - 10:15FullJessica M. da SilvaConservation genetics of Sclerophrys pantherina: investigating the population genetic structure and diversity of the Endangered Western Leopard Toad across space and time
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F6Monday10:15 - 10:30Full - MSc StudentJulian A.N. LawrenceIntegrating spatial genetic patterns and regional pressures: A conservation blueprint from South Africa's amphibians
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10:30 - 11:00TEA
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SESSION 2Chair: Joshua Weeber
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F7Monday11:00 - 11:15FullJeanne TarrantSouthern Africa Amphibian Red List Project – updated assessments for the region lead the GAA3
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F8Monday11:15 - 11:30FullAmaël BorzéeStrengthening amphibian conservation: the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group's global to regional efforts and building capacity in Africa
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F9Monday11:30 - 11:45FullKrystal A. TolleyLong-term monitoring of the Critically Endangered Rose’s Mountain Toadlet (Capensibufo rosei) provides key insights for its continued survival
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F10Monday11:45 - 12:00Full - MSc StudentKurt M. van WykTowards a long-term monitoring protocol for the Critically Endangered Micro Frog (Microbatrachella capensis)
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F11Monday12:00 - 12:15Full - PhD StudentSandra Owusu-GyamfiA race to save one of the world's rarest amphibians: Giant Squeaker Frog (Arthroleptis krokosua)
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F12Monday12:15 - 12:30FullKelvin K. MensahBuilding an assurance population for the Critically Endangered Atewa Slippery Frog
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12:30 - 13:30LUNCH
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SESSION 3Chair: John Measey
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F13Monday13:30 - 13:45Full - MSc StudentTiaan P. BothaA mixed-methods study on human-frog interactions in Nature's Valley, South Africa
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F14Monday13:45 - 14:00FullCharles Kojo AmponsahBuilding bridges for frogs and communities: the role of ecotourism in Ghanaian amphibian conservation
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F15Monday14:00 - 14:15FullAlan ChanningTracking the discovery of sand frog species
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F16Monday14:15 - 14:30FullAndrew A. TurnerThe BioSoundSCape project: automating frog detection for ecological monitoring in the Cape Floristic Region
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M1Monday14:30 - 14:37MiniCora S. StobieAssessing the completeness of DNA barcode reference libraries for South African frogs: where are we now, and where do we go from here?
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M2Monday14:37 - 14:44Mini - PhD StudentElena ReljicLeaping against climate change: assessing range shift dynamics of montane amphibians
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14:45 - 15:15TEA
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SESSION 4Chair: Andrew Turner
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F17Monday15:15 - 15:30FullMarvin SchäferFirst evidence for self-medication in amphibians
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F18Monday15:30 - 15:45FullWillie LandmanLarger Common River Frogs (Amietia delalandii) have fewer and shorter tissue microplastic fibres than smaller frogs
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F19Monday15:45 - 16:00Full - MSc StudentArno van NiekerkReproductive behaviour of the Kloof Frog (Natalobatrachus bonebergi), an endangered South African endemic
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F20Monday16:00 - 16:15Full - PhD StudentKirsty J. Kyle Reproductive behaviour of the Long-toed Tree Frog, Leptopelis xenodactylus
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F21Monday16:15 - 16:30Full - PhD StudentJoshua WeeberTadpole survival, development, and movement in a Critically Endangered mountain headwater stream amphibian (Heleophryne rosei)
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M3Monday16:30 - 16:37MiniTania MorkelHydropedological factors influencing the Cacosternum aggestum tadpole environment within an agricultural setting in the south-western Cape
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Monday16:37 - 16:40Closing remarks
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Monday16:45 - 18:15HAA Registrations
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Monday19:00 - LateWelcome Braai - AAWG and HAA (Included in fees)
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