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Tuesday January 21, 2025 10:20am - 10:40am CST
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AUTHORS: Caitlin Bloomer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Joel Corush, Illinois Natural History Survey; Mark Davis, Illinois Natural History Survey; Maxwell Hartman, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

ABSTRACT: The Slenderwrist Burrowing Crayfish, Fallicambarus petilicarpus, is a short-range endemic restricted to the Ouachita River drainage in south-central Arkansas and northern Louisiana. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently evaluating this species for listing as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Since 2021, teams of inter-agency biologists have been collecting data on this species to inform the listing decision. We used species distribution modeling to identify habitat associations and estimate the total available habitat within the known range of this species. We used Restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (RADseq) to establish effective population size and estimate genetic differentiation between populations. Here we will present an overview of our data collection and how our results support the listing of this species under the ESA. We will also highlight the major data gaps that still exist and how we plan to address them through future field studies.
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Caitlin Bloomer

Teaching Assistant Professor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Tuesday January 21, 2025 10:20am - 10:40am CST
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