COS 278 - Invasion: Species Interactions 2

Presentations:

• 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM EDT

  Evolutionary ecology of variable biological control of spotted knapweed in British Columbia
  

  Presenting Author: David Ensing, PhD – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Coauthor: Robert Bourchier, PhD – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Coauthor: Rosemarie De Clerck-Floate, PhD – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

  Coauthor: Susan Turner – BC Ministry of Forests

  Coauthor: Val Miller – BC Ministry of Forests

  Coauthor: Chandra Moffat, PhD – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
• 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

  Microbial communities in the leaf, roots and rhizosphere of an invasive shrub, Ardisia crenata, differ between its native and invaded range
  

  Presenting Author: Naoto Nakamura – Kyoto University

  Coauthor: Hirokazu Toju – Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University

  Coauthor: S Luke Flory – Agronomy Department, University of Florida

  Coauthor: Kaoru Kitajima – Kyoto University
• 4:00 PM – 4:15 PM EDT

  Garlic mustard as an ecological trap for falcate orangetip butterflies.
  

  Presenting Author: Don Cipollini, PhD – Wright State University

  Coauthor: Danielle Thiemann – Wright State University
• 4:15 PM – 4:30 PM EDT

  When growing pains and sick days collide: infectious disease can stabilize host population oscillations caused by stage structure
  

  Presenting Author: Margaret W. Simon – University of Florida

  Coauthor: Michael Barfield – University of Florida

  Coauthor: Robert D. Holt – University of Florida
• 4:30 PM – 4:45 PM EDT

  Biogeographical patterns in competitor-enemy interactions suggests release from antagonistic interactions for a range-expanding insect
  

  Presenting Author: Rachel A. Chen – Binghamton University

  Coauthor: Dylan G. Jones – Binghamton University

  Coauthor: Rachel A. Chen – Binghamton University

  Coauthor: Thomas H.Q. Powell – Binghamton University

  Coauthor: Kirsten M. Prior – Binghamton University