COS 180 - Plant-Insect Interactions 1

Presentations:

• 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM EDT

  Testing pollen host specialization in the bee Osmia texana
  

  Coauthor: Tai H. Roulston – University of Virginia

  Presenting Author: Mia Murray – Wheaton College
• 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM EDT

  Host plant chemistry differentially impact parasitoid success by modulating herbivore immunity
  

  Presenting Author: Enakshi Ghosh – Colorado State University

  Coauthor: Paul Ode – Colorado State University
• 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EDT

  Microhabitat requirements of the Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly and climate change implications
  

  Presenting Author: Andrea N. Williams – Western Colorado University

  Coauthor: Kevin Alexander – Western Colorado University
• 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EDT

  Resource availability mediates the strength of density-dependent herbivory
  

  Presenting Author: Eduardo S. Calixto, n/a – University of Florida

  Coauthor: John Maron, n/a – Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana

  Coauthor: Philip G. Hahn, n/a – University of Florida
• 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM EDT

  A Jack of all trades in the land of diversity: Investigating the link between herbivore diet breadth and plant abundance in the Amazon understory
  

  Presenting Author: Diego Salazar-Amoretti, n/a – Florida International University

  Coauthor: Paul Fine, n/a – University of Berkeley
• 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM EDT

  A tale of two mutualists: how does arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi impact pollination and plant fitness in an anthropogenically disturbed environment?
  

  Presenting Author: Andrea Fetters – The Ohio State University

  Coauthor: Alison Bennett – The Ohio State University

  Coauthor: Karen Goodell, PhD – The Ohio State University

  Coauthor: Frances Sivakoff – The Ohio State University