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Monday, July 23rd

Monday, July 23rd, 8:00 am to 11:45 am · 104/Mayo Civic Center
Session 2: Contributed Papers: Ecology Section - Functional Traits and Responses
Presiding: Eric Morgan, ; Carol Goodwillie, East Carolina University
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2001July 23rd 8:00 am104/Mayo Civic CenterDetermination of the level of trace metals using tree barks in automobile mechanic workshops at Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Oral PaperOdiwe, Anthony; Sikiru, Dauda K; Raimi , Idris.Atmospheric
Automobile
Pollutants
trace metals
tree bark
2002July 23rd 8:15 am104/Mayo Civic CenterUnderstanding the influences of cover crops and agrominerals as soil management alternatives in vineyard’s diversity
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Oral PaperVanVolkenburg, Heather; Vasseur, Liette; Guinel, Frederique.Cover crops
Agrominerals
Soil Health
Functional diversity
2003July 23rd 8:30 am104/Mayo Civic CenterEffect of organic (animal manures) and inorganic (NPK chemical fertilizer) soil amendments on the phytochemical contents of Lycopersicon esculentum
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Oral PaperOlowoyo, Joshua; Aina, Olawole Emmanuel; Amoo, Stephen; Mugivhisa, Liziwe.tomato
antioxidant
trace metals
organic
2004July 23rd 8:45 am104/Mayo Civic CenterThe impact of anthropogenic nitrogen and warming on plants and their associated organisms
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Oral PaperSuper, Laura; Ye, Tong; Low, Caitlin; Tsai, Kyne; Simard, Suzanne.Nitrogen deposition
Climate change
Anthropogenic drivers
Tree seedlings
Microbes
Invertebrates
Soil food webs
Above- and below-ground ecology
2005July 23rd 9:00 am104/Mayo Civic CenterFire influences flowering phenology and reproduction in two tallgrass prairie forbs
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Oral PaperRichardson, Lea; Wagenius, Stuart.phenology
fire
plant reproduction
2006July 23rd 9:15 am104/Mayo Civic CenterHerbivory Preferences Among Ecotypes of Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii)
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Oral PaperPittenger, Madison; Maricle, Keri; Baer, Sara; Johnson, Loretta; Maricle, Brian.herbivory
ecotype
big bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
grasshopper
2007July 23rd 9:30 am104/Mayo Civic CenterFunctional trait analysis of a plant community response to long-term fertilization
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Oral PaperTate, Emily; Goodwillie, Carol.functional traits
fertilization
community ecology
Wetland
July 23rd 9:45 am104/Mayo Civic CenterBreak
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2009July 23rd 10:15 am104/Mayo Civic CenterClimate warming stimulates germination and initial biomass production by seedlings of two invasive Ludwigia congeners
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Oral PaperGillard, Morgane; Grewell, Brenda; Futrell, Caryn J.; Deleu, Carole; Thiebaut, Gabrielle.aquatic ecosystems
biodiversity
invasive plants
Ludwigia spp.
climate warming
plant reproduction
2010July 23rd 10:30 am104/Mayo Civic CenterPotential phenological shifts of first bloom dates in southern New York: using long-term phenology data to understand local effects of climate change
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Oral PaperFeldsine, Natalie.phenology
spring ephemeral
climate
historical data
2011July 23rd 10:45 am104/Mayo Civic CenterNiche divergence in big bluestem grass ecotypes in response to experimental drought: Mechanisms of local adaptation
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Oral PaperJohnson, Loretta; Reichelt, Rory; Nagel, Anna; Galliart, Matt.
2012July 23rd 11:00 am104/Mayo Civic CenterSpatial-temporal variation in the defence compounds of Thapsia garganica, and their inhibition to fungi
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Oral PaperBarnes, Christopher.plant defense
plant-fungus interaction
Optimum defense model
Thapsia garganica
2013July 23rd 11:15 am104/Mayo Civic CenterThe structure, physiology and consequences of galls in Parkinsonia praecox in a semi-arid region
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Oral PaperCocoletzi , Eliezer; Contreras-Varela, Ximena; García-Chavez, Juan; Fernandes, Geraldo; Aguirre, Armando.Fabaceae
fruit
pavement cells
gall plant
trichomes
water-content
2014July 23rd 11:30 am104/Mayo Civic CenterHow safe is organic farming in the face of persistent organic and inorganic pollutants in the environment
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Oral PaperOlowoyo, Joshua; Mugivhisa, Liziwe.organic farming
Pollutants
Farmers
Human Health
Monday, July 23rd, 8:30 am to 11:45 am · 106/Mayo Civic Center
Session 7: Contributed Papers: Ecology Section - Community Interactions and Responses
Presiding: David Gorchov, Miami University
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7001July 23rd 8:30 am106/Mayo Civic CenterTree regeneration and herbaceous community responses to emerald ash borer-induced Fraxinus mortality and altered Alliaria petiolata abundance in an old-growth forest remnant
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Oral PaperChapman, Julia; Buskey, Taylor; Kukla, Mitchell; Kuminecz, Corey; McEwan, Ryan.emerald ash borer
garlic mustard
old-growth
forest
herbaceous layer
overstory
invasive
community ecology
7002July 23rd 8:45 am106/Mayo Civic CenterInfluence of a non-native orchid, Epipactis helleborine (L.) Crantz, upon the distribution, life cycle and feeding patterns of a native weevil, Stethobaris ovata (LeConte) (Curculionidae) and evidence of apparent
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Oral PaperMorgan, Eric.invasive plants
incipient
Orchidaceae
insects
7003July 23rd 9:00 am106/Mayo Civic CenterForest regeneration in a subtropical forest: factors shaping seedling community along elevation
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Oral PaperMartini, Francesco; Xia, Shangwen; Manage Goodale, Uromi.Forest regeneration
Elevation
Subtropical forest
Seedling
7004July 23rd 9:15 am106/Mayo Civic CenterDo Colonization/Extinction Probabilities of Understory Plants Differ Between Forest Types?
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Oral PaperJanssen, Eric; Zaya, David; Molano-Flores, Brenda.Floodplain forest
Upland forest
colonization
extinction
7005July 23rd 9:30 am106/Mayo Civic Center
Canceled
Frequency of white-tailed deer browse on an invasive shrub, Lonicera maackii, is inversely related to this invasive shrub’s abundance: evidence it serves as a unique food resource
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Oral PaperWright, Gabrielle; Gorchov, David.invasive plants
herbivory
Ohio
phenology
July 23rd 9:45 am106/Mayo Civic CenterBreak
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7007July 23rd 10:15 am106/Mayo Civic CenterChanges in tree species composition, abundance, and diversity in a remnant historic prairie grove in central, Illinois USA over a thirty-four year period (1977-2011)
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Oral PaperAnderson, Roger.fire
suppression
forest
deer
browsing
7008July 23rd 10:30 am106/Mayo Civic CenterEffects of cattle grazing on the species composition of prairie communities in northwest Iowa
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Oral PaperRosburg, Thomas.cattle grazing
Iowa
tallgrass prairie
ramet density
frequency
species composition
community structure
7009July 23rd 10:45 am106/Mayo Civic CenterDispersal of lichen and moss asexual propagules by wind may influence community structure in boreal forests
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Oral PaperPasiche-Lisboa, Carlos J.; Piercey-Normore, Michele D..bryophyte
community ecology
dispersal
lichen
propagule size
asexual
wind tunnel
7010July 23rd 11:00 am106/Mayo Civic CenterUnderstanding an un-described symbiosis; implications for resilience, evolution and conservation of Oxalis in the Cape flora biodiversity hotspot
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Oral PaperJooste, Michelle; Oberlander, Kenneth; Midgley, Guy; Dreyer, Leanne.Cape Flora
bacteria
endophytic microbes
fungi
nitrogen fixation
Oxalis
vertical transmission
7011July 23rd 11:15 am106/Mayo Civic CenterIs allelopathy ecologically relevant? A review and case study in Eucalyptus globulus
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Oral PaperYost, Jenn; Nelson, Kristen.Eucalyptus
allelopathy
forestry
plantation
Salvia
Quercus
7012July 23rd 11:30 am106/Mayo Civic CenterThe evolution of serpentine endemism is associated with adaptation to less competitive, but not chemically harsher, serpentine habitats
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Oral PaperSianta, Shelley; Kay, Kathleen.Speciation
edaphic adaptation
Endemism
competition
Serpentine
Monday, July 23rd, 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm · 106/Mayo Civic Center
Session 14: Contributed Papers: Ecology Section - Reproductive Biology
Presiding: Katherine Goodrich, Widener University; Suzanne Koptur, Florida International University
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14001July 23rd 1:30 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterThe role of functional traits on seed germination niche hypothesis
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Oral PaperLondono, Viviana; Madriñán, Santiago; Torres, Alba .Seed ecology
Germination Niche hypothesis
Seed functional traits
Tropical dry forest
14002July 23rd 1:45 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterSeed Pod Wind Dispersal of Holmgren’s Milk-vetch Astragalus holmgreniorum
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Oral PaperHoughton, Sydney; Meyer, Susan; Stevens, Michael T..Astragalus
seed dispersal
endangered
Conservation
14003July 23rd 2:00 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterThe effects of frozen storage on seed dormancy and germination patterns of native southwestern forb species
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Oral PaperSeglias, Alexandra; Kramer, Andrea.Seed Germination
seed bank
restoration
frozen storage
14004July 23rd 2:15 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterFleshy propagules do not necessarily mean animal-dispersed seeds: experimental data from Ginkgo biloba
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Oral PaperSimpson, Andrew.seed dispersal
Ginkgo
Field study
14005July 23rd 2:30 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterA Lindera melissifolia seed viability study at the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge, Mississippi
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Oral PaperDevall, Margaret.Endangered Species
pondberry
14006July 23rd 2:45 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterMaintenance of color polymorphism in the scarlet paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea)
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Oral PaperBraum, Anna; Steger, Laura; Fant, Jeremie.flower color
Pleiotropy
pollination
polymorphism
Orobanchaceae
14007July 23rd 3:00 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterFloral mimicry and fruit scents: Flowers of Asimina triloba and potential models
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Oral PaperGoodrich, Katherine; Senski, Rebecca; Ellis, Inesha.floral mimicry
pawpaw
fly pollination
fermentation volatiles
fermenting fruit
yeast
floral scent
July 23rd 3:15 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterBreak
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14009July 23rd 3:45 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterNectar quantity and quality in Echites umbellatus (Apocynaceae)
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Oral PaperKoptur, Suzanne; Salas, Andrea; Valdes, Imena; Nusrat, Maha; Villavicencio, Wendy; Zengin, Derya.nectar
pollination
flower size
milkweed
Apocynaceae
14010July 23rd 4:00 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterPrior autonomous selfing can promote the coexistence of related Commelina species under the competition via interspecific pollen transfer
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Oral PaperKatsuhara, Koki; Ushimaru, Atushi.Pollination biology
Pollinator-mediated competition
Reproductive assurance
Field study
Commelina
14011July 23rd 4:15 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterDo adult bees use the same flowers for pollen feeding as for pollen collecting?
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Oral PaperDobson, Heidi; Austin, Jessie; Barton, Catherine; Brodeck, Lindsey.bees
pollen
pollination
pollen feeding
14012July 23rd 4:30 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterEcotypic variation in flowering phenology: Investigating pollinator response to altered flowering times
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Oral PaperValdes, Imena; Finch, Jessamine; Havens, Kayri.phenology
milkweed
pollination
Climate change
14013July 23rd 4:45 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterChanges in the floral community contribute to increased fruiting success in southern populations of a rewardless orchid, Cypripedium candidum
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Oral PaperAnderson , Steven Richard; Ford, Bruce; Worley, Anne.pollination
Cypripedium candidum
rewardless orchid
phenology
plant-plant interactions
plant-insect interactions
Conservation
Endangered Species
latitude
tallgrass prairie
14014July 23rd 5:00 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterThe impact of temperature and water availability on floral traits influencing pollinator attraction and plant mating system
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Oral PaperBrunet, Johanne; Van Etten , Megan.Temperature
Water availability
Global warming
Floral traits
Pollinator attraction
mating system
14015July 23rd 5:15 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterMorphological divergence in Penstemon and the role pollinator-mediated natural selection
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Oral PaperRodriguez, Rosa; Wolfe, Andi.Penstemon
geometric morphometrics
pollination
pollinator functional groups
Monday, July 23rd, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Grand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic Center
Session P: Contributed Posters: Conservation Biology
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PCB001July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterDistribution and Genetic Diversity of Nabalus serpentarius and its Common Congener, N. trifoliolatus (Asteraceae)
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Poster: Conservation BiologyBallou, Steven; Mandel, Jennifer.Conservation
population genetics
gene tree conflict
Rattlesnake root
Asteraceae
PCB002July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterThe Impacts of Habit Quality and Seed Age on Seed Vitality of the Rare Plant, Synthyris bullii
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Poster: Conservation BiologyJanssen, Eric; Zaya, David; Molano-Flores, Brenda.Seed ecology
Seed age
Seed vitality
Rare plant
PCB003July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterGrowing an endangered species, Astragalus holmgreniorum, for seed
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Poster: Conservation BiologySchultz, Bettina; Meyer, Susan; DeNittis, Alyson; Rominger, Kody.Endangered Species
ex situ propagation
seed production
PCB004July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterPlant communities in eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) stands impacted by hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae)
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Poster: Conservation BiologyMoore, Cheyenne; Loeffler, Carol.eastern hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
hemlock woolly adelgid
 elevation
understory
PCB005July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterAre Restoration Seed Pools Evolving Under Commercial Propagation?
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Poster: Conservation BiologyPizza, Riley; Etterson, Julie; Espeland, Erin.Trait Evolution
cultivation
domestication
restoration
PCB006July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterUsing Spatial Phylogenetics to Inform Conservation at the Archipelago-Scale: An Introduction to the Channel Islands Phylodiversity Project
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Poster: Conservation BiologyMitine, Christina; Lehman, Kristen; Thornhill, Andrew; Freyman, Will; Wright, Chelsea; Hernandez, Adriana I.; Baldwin, Bruce; Mishler, Brent; Guilliams, C. Matt.Phylogenetics
phylodiversity
Conservation
PCB007July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterConservation genetics and host specificity in a vulnerable WV native orchid, Corallorhiza bentleyi
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Poster: Conservation BiologyFama, Nicole; Sinn, Brandon; Barrett, Craig.Orchidaceae
endangered
ISSR
mycorrhizae
mycoheterotrophy
Morphometrics
PCB008July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic Center
Canceled
Land use and mycorrhizal fungi in Cross Timbers Ecoregion of Texas
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Poster: Conservation BiologyWalker, Hayley; Meriwether, Megan; Zapata, Montana; Twanabasu, Bishnu.mycorrhizal fungi
cross timbers ecoregion
arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi
Conservation
PCB009July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterThe relationship between environmental and genetic variation: Can environmental differences among populations be used as a proxy for populations genetic differentiation?
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Poster: Conservation BiologyDi Santo, Lionel N; Hamilton, Jill.environmental distance
genetic structure
conservation prioritization
environment-genetic relationship
PCB010July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterZoned Out: An Analysis of the Genetic Diversity and Structure of Seeds of Success Accessions
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Poster: Conservation BiologySchumacher, Emily; Franklin, Scott; McGlaughlin, Mitchell.Seeds of Success
Seed Collections
Microsattelites
PCB011July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic Center
Canceled
Performance of ramets in a clonal Lamiaceae species, threatened Scutellaria floridana Chapman, in Florida: a preliminary assessment
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Poster: Conservation BiologyNegron-Ortiz, Vivian.fire
Florida
Lamiaceae
threatened
Clonal reproduction
Scutellaria floridana
PCB012July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterSeed Dispersal of Apocynaceae Family of Pine Rocklands
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Poster: Conservation BiologyOliphant, Simone; Koptur, Suzanne.Pine rocklands
South Florida
PCB013July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterComparison of post cryopreservation survival of hyperhydric and more normal phenotypes of Cycladenia humilis var. jonesii, and Crotalaria avonensis
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Poster: Conservation BiologyHansel, Nicole; Pence, Valerie; Tepe, Eric.Fabaceae
Apocynaceae
Micropropagation
Tissue Culture
hyperhydricity
PCB014July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterSurvey of an Oak-Hickory Community After One Year of Intensive Honeysuckle Removal
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Poster: Conservation BiologyEmry, David; Bergeron, Paul; Quiett, Kyle; Dennis, David; Gerety, Britanny.Honeysuckle
restoration
Forest regeneration
invasive species
Monday, July 23rd, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Grand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic Center
Session P: Contributed Posters: Ecology
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PEC001July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterA five year study of the stability of the pollination system of Monarda fistulosa
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Poster: EcologyCzapla, Grant; Krakos, Kyra.
PEC002July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterEstimates of phylogenetic diversity based on DNA barcoding vary across an elevational gradient in Southern China
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Poster: EcologyLiu, Jiajia; Liu, Juan; Burgess, Kevin; Ge, Xuejun.Bayesian tree
diversity estimates
phylogenetic diversity
tropical forest
PEC003July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterSpecies composition, diversity, and environmental differences in acid seeps
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Poster: EcologyBarfknecht, David; Gibson, David.Ecology
biodiversity
invasives
acid
seeps
Microstegium
NTI
PEC004July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterGlucosinolate Diversity in Kale: Implications in a Missouri Environment
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Poster: EcologyPearl , Carson Howard; Abrahams, Richard; Velasco, Pablo; Pires, Joseph Chris.Brassica
Plant-Insect interaction
Glucosinolates
Trophic interactions
PEC005July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterSoil near decaying logs inhibits seedling growth...but not for garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
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Poster: EcologyElkin , Lucy Claire; Kilgore, Jason Scott.coarse woody debris
invasive
garlic mustard
biomass
Growth
PEC006July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterSurvey of nutrients and invasive Butomus umbellatus (Flowering Rush) in Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge diked wetlands
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Poster: EcologyForstater, Erica; Michaels, Helen.Flowering Rush
Butomus umbellatus
Nutrients
Sediment
Lake Erie 
Wetlands
PEC007July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterSeed Coat Pigment Variation and UV Stress Tolerance in Lupinus perennis.
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Poster: EcologyMeek, Haley; Michaels, Helen.Lupine
Stress
UV
Phenotype
Seed Color
Anthocyanin
PEC008July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterNectar resource quality for oak savanna pollinator habitat restoration
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Poster: EcologyDay, Meigan ; Michaels, Helen.nectar
PEC009July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterThe effects of urbanization on avian seed dispersal success of Toxicodendron radicans (Anacardiaceae)
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Poster: EcologyStanley, Amber; Arceo-Gomez, Gerardo.Plant-animal interactions
Toxicodendron radicans
seed dispersal
PEC010July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterBad neighbors and evil weevils: why the surrounding neighborhood of Picther's thistle (Cirsium pitcheri) may influence its damage levels
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Poster: EcologyHakes, Alyssa; Paniagua-Montoya, Monica; Czaplinska, Tina.Neighbor effects
Plant-Insect interaction
Biocontrol impacts
Cirsium pitcheri
Larinus weevil
PEC011July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterSEM images of some planktonic diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) of Lekki lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria
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Poster: EcologyAdesalu, Taofikat; Nwankwo, Dike Ikegwu.Lekki lagoon
Aulacoseira
Freshwater
Diatoms
Tropics
PEC012July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterFunctional trait responses of invasive Ludwigia species to contrasting hydrologic conditions
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Poster: EcologyDrenovsky, Rebecca; Reicholf, Rebecca; Futrell, Caryn J.; Grewell, Brenda.
PEC013July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterLeaf trait variation in a Quercus lobata common garden experiment is not explained by climatic conditions of maternal seed source
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Poster: EcologyRamirez, He-Lo; Ivey, Christopher; Sork, Victoria; Wright, Jessica.Quercus
local adaptation
Plasticity
Leaf shape
climate
common garden
PEC014July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterNegative relationships between galling insect abundance and relative growth rates in a large provenance test of valley oak (Quercus lobata) fail to support the Plant Vigor Hypothesis
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Poster: EcologyIvey, Christopher; Wright, Jessica; MacDonald, Brandon; Sork, Victoria.Quercus
herbivory
galls
relative growth rate
common garden
plant vigor hypothesis
Plant-Insect interaction
plant defense
PEC015July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterNiche Evolution in Rapid Radiations: Do Hybridization and Polyploidization Drive Niche Divergence?
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Poster: EcologyMelton, Anthony; Soltis, Pamela S.; Soltis, Douglas.Niche Evolution
ecological niche modeling
Polyploidy
PEC016July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterDoes the early bud escape the weevil? Examining the effects of microclimate and Pitcher's thistle phenology on weevil oviposition
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Poster: EcologySandacz, Daniel; Calkwood, John; Hakes, Alyssa.Cirsium pitcheri
Larinus planus
Dune habitat
phenology
Plant-Insect interaction
Conservation
PEC017July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterInvestigating maternal effects in Chamaecrista fasciculata
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Poster: EcologyBoehm, Emma; Peschel, Anna; Shaw, Ruth.maternal effects
fitness
Chamaecrista 
drought
phenotypic plasticity 
PEC018July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterExamination of interactions between Sida hermaphrodita and Phragmites australis: Seedling growth and mycorrhizal colonization
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Poster: EcologyMulholland, Samantha; Costea, Mihai; Stevens, Kevin.Conservation
Ecology
Mycorrhiza
Sida hermaphrodita
Phragmites australis
Species Interaction
PEC019July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterInfluences of drought and disturbance regimes on subalpine forest in the Rocky Mountain National Park: Comparisons between 2001 and 2017-2018
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Poster: EcologyHanson, Chelsea; Maricle, Brian.Bark Beetles
fire
P. contorta
TERRA Satellite 
PEC020July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterIsolating bacteria that potentially support giant duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza) nutrient absorption
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Poster: EcologyMims, Mitchell A.; Lopez, Sarah M.; Lloyd, Yamiya; Sheardy, Erin E.; Alhabib, Zahraa; Baker, Stokes S..Giant duckweed
Sprirodela polyrhiza
Rhizobium radiobacter
Flavobacterium
Pseudomonas
Nutrient uptake
PEC021July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterSynchrony, Proximity, and Compatibility Influence Pollination Success in Fragmented Populations of Echinacea angustifolia
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Poster: EcologyWaananen, Amy; Wagenius, Stuart.pollination
fragmentation
Self-incompatibility
phenology
isolation
PEC022July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterInsect attraction to fermenting fruits and flowers of Asimina triloba (Annonaceae)
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Poster: EcologyGoodrich, Katherine; Ellis, Inesha; Senski, Rebecca.pollination
floral mimicry
fermentation volatiles
floral scent
pawpaw
PEC023July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterCalcium availability and cycling in understory shrubs
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Poster: EcologyBorer, Catherine; Dunn, Michael; Christensen, Magdalen; Harnage, Katherine.Flowering dogwood
Calcium cycling
Mineral Nutrient
Cornus florida
PEC024July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterResponse of Forest Understory Species to Experimental Treatments that Mimic Climate Change
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Poster: EcologyGolz, Haley; Etterson, Julie; Haines, Dustin; Dymond, Salli.Climate change
restoration
hydrology
herbaceous layer
PEC025July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterSoil fungal assemblages, plant-microbial mechanisms, and ecosystem services on New York City green roofs
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Poster: EcologyHoch, Jessica; Palmer, Matthew; McGuire, Krista .plant-microbial interactions 
community ecology
green infrastructure 
mycorrhizal fungi
ecosystem services 
urban ecology
PEC026July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterThe pollen virome: viral diversity and novel viral discovery across diverse plant families
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Poster: EcologyFetters, Andrea; Stephens, Jessica; Teresa Saenz Robles, Maria; Cantalupo, Paul; Pipas, James; Ashman, Tia-Lynn.pollen
viruses
pollination
PEC027July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterModeling Sex Ratio Variation in Lobelia siphilitica L. (Campanulaceae)
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Poster: EcologyMiller , John (Tony).gynodioecy
Lobelia siphilitica
ecological niche model
PEC028July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterAnalysis of physical chemical control methods for two non-native species of Viburnum
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Poster: EcologyCorrea, Juan; Fayette, Alicia; Johnson, Zachary; Cangiano, Michael; Morgan, Eric.invasive
Viburnum
PEC029July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterLate season photosynthetic activity of three species of Asclepias and its impact on the selection of oviposition sites and survival of Danaus plexippus caterpillars
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Poster: EcologyJohnson, Zachary; Rasmussen, Megan; Morgan, Eric.Asclepias
Monarch
Long Island
New York
PEC030July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterDensity dependent pollination and germination in the patchy vernal pool species Lasthenia californica
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Poster: EcologyHendrickson, Elizabeth; Thompson, Pamela; Cruzan, Mitchell.flower color
Pollinator preference
Pollinator attraction
Pollen deposition
Pollinator visitation
Self-incompatibility
Patch size
Monday, July 23rd, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Grand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic Center
Session P: Contributed Posters: Molecular Ecology
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PME001July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterBoth climatic change and geographic isolation have driven the diversification of Amana in East Asia
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Poster: Molecular EcologyZhang, Yonghua; Cai, Minqi; Chen, Yao; Xie, Xinglv; Cameron, Kenneth; Fu, Chengxin; Li, Pan.
PME002July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterMetagenomics of rhizobacterial community associated with the bryophyte, Funaria hygrometrica – A pioneer of burnt sites
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Poster: Molecular EcologyKumar, Sachin; Singh, Vibhuti; Uniyal, Prem Lal.Rhizobacteria
Funaria
burnt sites
Metagenomics
PME003July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterIdentification of microsatellite loci for investigating bird-mediated genetic isolation by habitat in oak mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum) (Raf.) Reveal & M. C. Johnst
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Poster: Molecular EcologyFlanders, Nicholas; Musselman, Lytton; Randle, Christopher; Barshis, Daniel; Walters, Eric.mistletoe
isolation by habitat
seed dispersal
Microsatellite
PME004July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterUnderstanding the role of epigenetics and phenotypic plasticity in shaping variation in geographic range size in the geographically restricted genus, Leavenworthia
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Poster: Molecular EcologyWilliams, Brigette; Miller, Allison; Edwards, Christine.rarity
phenotypic plasticity
epigenetics
conservation epigenetics
Leavenworthia
DNA methylation
Quantitative Genetics
plant conservation
PME005July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterThe tempo of floral gene expression in Canella winterana, a synchronously dichogamous species
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Poster: Molecular EcologyGarrett, Patrick; Moore, Rich.synchronous dichogamy
Differential Expression Analysis
RNAseq
Monday, July 23rd, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Grand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic Center
Session P: Contributed Posters: Reproductive Processes
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PRP001July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterTemporal variation in the pollination and morphology of Campanula americana
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesLuth, Jack; Spurgeon, Alexandra; Krakos, Kyra.pollination
morphology
Campanula americana
C. americana
reproductive ecology
pollination system
PRP002July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterThe reproductive biology of a glade population of Parthenium integrifolium
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesDeterding, Deanna; Krakos, Kyra.pollination system
Plant Reproduction Biology
PRP003July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterStaminodial Evolution in Mentzelia Section Bartonia and Their Impact on the Male Fitness of Flowers
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesSturges, Lucia; Schenk, John.Ancestral character estimation
Androecium
European honey bee
fitness
Floral evolution
co-option
pollination
staminode
Loasaceae
Mentzelia
PRP004July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterThe pollination system of Penstemon cobaea in a glade population
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesGlass , Patrick Xavier; Krakos, Kyra.Pollination biology
PRP005July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterPost-pollination development in water-pollinated Stuckenia pectinata
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesBaker, Emma; DuMond, Sabrina; Dang, Christie; Taylor, Mackenzie.Alismatales
Potamogetonaceae
hydrophily
pollination
progamic phase
pollen
pollen tube
PRP006July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterBattle of the sexes: analyzing differences in floral scent of male and female inflorescences in Canella winterana
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesJohnson, Sophia; Schurr, Paige; Garrett, Patrick; Majetic, Cassie.floral scent
dichogamy
PRP007July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterA volatile in time: The scent emissions of Canella winterana through its sexual stage transition
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesSchurr, Paige; Garrett, Patrick; Johnson, Sophia; Majetic, Cassie.floral scent
dichogamy
Nueter Phase
PRP008July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterThe Effect of Geography on Intraspecific Cross Compatibility
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesKantor, Alexis; Pretz, Chelsea; Smith, Stacey D..Pollination biology
Physalis acutifolia
Solanaceae
self-pollination
outcrossing
New Mexico
mating system
PRP009July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterSelf-incompatibility haplotypes can diversify through sequential mutation and gene conversion
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesHarkness, Alexander; Brandvain, Yaniv; Goldberg, Emma.Self-incompatibility
Breeding system
Solanaceae
PRP010July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterUnderstanding Variation in The Effects of Heterospecific Pollen Receipt: The Effect of Donor and Recipient Traits
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesPatel, Cheril; Arceo-Gomez, Gerardo; Kaczorowski, Rainee; Ashman, Tia-Lynn.Heterospecific pollen deposition
pollination
plant reproduction
PRP011July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterThe effects of invasive plant species on pollen transfer networks in Southern Appalachian floral communities
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesBarker, Daniel A.; Arceo-Gomez, Gerardo.pollinators
pollen
invasive
Transport
PRP012July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterThe trajectory of the mating system and factors affecting selfing and outcrossing rates in an amphicarpic species with a mixed mating system, Polygala lewtonii
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesMeyer, Elena; Swift, Joel; Smith, Stacy; Bassuner, Burgund; Menges, Eric; Edwards, Christine.Conservation 
Polygala lewtonii
mixed-mating
Plant Reproduction Biology
fire
Selfing
Ecological Disturbance 
PRP013July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterDifferential reward in “male” versus “female” pollen of functionally dioecious Solanum
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesNdem, Jackie; Hall, Jessica E. ; McDonnell, Angela; Martine, Christopher.Solanum
Solanaceae
dioecy
pollen
pollination
buzz pollination
Australia
andromonoecy
pollen feeding
pollen heteromorphism
inaperturate pollen
PRP014July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic Center
Canceled
Cryptic Dioecy in Stigmaphyllon subgenus Ryssopterys (Malpighiaceae)
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesTaylor, David; Anderson, Gregory.Malpighiaceae
Stigmaphyllon
Ryssopterys
dioecy
PRP015July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic Center
Canceled
Report of Fungal Endophyte in Anthers of Stigmaphyllon subgenus Ryssopterys (Malpighiaceae)
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesTaylor, David; Anderson, Gregory.Malpighiaceae
Stigmaphyllon
Ryssopterys
endophyte
fungal endophyte
fungal spores
PRP016July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterInformative floral reward cues: patterns of correlation between flower size and floral reward production
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesEssenberg, Carla; Benson, Gabriel W..pollination
Floral traits
nectar
pollen
flower size
cues
information
PRP017July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterExamination of functional reproductive differences among floral morphs in Passiflora incarnata L. (Passifloraceae)
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesHaw, Hannah; Krosnick, Shawn.
PRP018July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterSelection on phenological traits changes over the flowering season in a self-incompatible annual: Implications for the formation of adaptive temporal clines
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesLeventhal, Laura; Weis, Arthur; Bai, Karen; Peters, Madeline; Ison, Jennifer.temporal genetic structure
assortative mating
Brassica rapa
adaptive cline
phenology
pollen pool
selection gradient
paternity
isolation by time
isolation by distance
PRP019July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterReproductive characteristics of Physaria globosa (Desvaux) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz (Brassicaceae) as measured in an ex-situ cultivated population in Putnam County, TN
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesSaunders, Madisen; Krosnick, Shawn.
PRP020July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterWinter drought impact on the reproductive ecology of Ratibida pinnata
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Poster: Reproductive ProcessesWhaley, Shelby; Krakos, Kyra.drought
reproductive ecology
Ratibida pinnata
Monday, July 23rd, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm · Grand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic Center
Session P: Contributed Posters: Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe Interactions
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PSM001July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterComparative Shifts in the Reproductive Biology of Tradescantia ohiensis.
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Poster: Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe InteractionsCaceres, Steven; Spurgeon, Alexandra; Krakos, Kyra; Spurgeon, Alexandra.T. Ohiensis
PSM002July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterMycorrhiza and Host Specificity
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Poster: Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe InteractionsSharma, Meenakshi.Mycorrhiza
Symbioses
relative growth rate
Environment stressors
Genetically Strong Seeds
Genetically Weak Seeds
Interpretation of negative results 
PSM003July 23rd 5:30 pmGrand Ballroom - Exhibit Hall/Mayo Civic CenterNative Vegetation within Urban and Agricultural Landscapes: The Influence of Spatial Attributes on Tritrophic Interactions
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Poster: Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe InteractionsSalas, Andrea; Koptur, Suzanne; Jayachandran, Krish; Ayala-Silva, Thomas; Sah, Jay.Parasitoids
Herbivores
Fabaceae
Lepidoptera
Hymenoptera
Beneficial Insects
Trophic interactions
Plant-Insect interaction
isolation

Tuesday, July 24th

Tuesday, July 24th, 8:00 am to 9:45 am · 111/Mayo Civic Center
Session 16: Contributed Papers: Reproductive Processes I
Presiding: Dorothy Christopher, UW-Milwaukee
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16001July 24th 8:00 am111/Mayo Civic CenterEvolution of mating patterns in flowering plant populations
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Oral PaperChristopher, Dorothy; Karron, Jeffrey; Mitchell, Randall; Trapnell, Dorset; Semski, Wendy; Porcher, Emmanuelle; Devaux, Celine.selfing rate
mixed-mating
mating system
pollination
16002July 24th 8:15 am111/Mayo Civic CenterTradeoffs between selfing rate and siring success in monkeyflower
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Oral PaperKarron, Jeffrey; Mitchell, Randall; Trapnell, Dorset; Christopher, Dorothy; Semski, Wendy; Devaux, Celine; Porcher, Emmanuelle.selfing rate
paternity
mating system
pollination
16003July 24th 8:30 am111/Mayo Civic CenterInbreeding depression in the endangered fringed campions, Silene catesbaei
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Oral PaperChang, Shu-Mei.inbreeding depression
Silene catesbaei
Endangered Species
reproductive ecology
16004July 24th 8:45 am111/Mayo Civic CenterPreliminary assessment of self-compatibility and effects of geitnogamous pollination in Physaria globosa (Desvaux) O'Kane & Al-Shehbaz (Brassicaceae)
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Oral PaperKrosnick, Shawn; Campbell, Lesley; Thacker, J. Heath.Physaria globosa
pollination
16005July 24th 9:00 am111/Mayo Civic CenterGeographic variation in pollinators and floral traits in a widespread species Castilleja sessiliflora (Orobanchaceae)
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Oral PaperWenzell, Katherine; Fant, Jeremie; Skogen , Krissa Ann.pollination
Floral trait divergence
16006July 24th 9:15 am111/Mayo Civic CenterInfluence of floral traits on mate diversity in monkeyflower
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Oral PaperSemski, Wendy; Karron, Jeffrey; Mitchell, Randall; Trapnell, Dorset; Christopher, Dorothy; Porcher, Emmanuelle; Devaux, Celine.mate diversity
paternity
mating system
pollination
16007July 24th 9:30 am111/Mayo Civic CenterCharacterizing wind pollination syndrome, its tempo and mode of evolution in Thalictrum (Ranunculaceae)
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Oral PaperDi Stilio, Verónica S.; Hartogs, Samantha R.; Martinez-Gomez, Jesus ; Tank, David.pollination syndrome
Floral traits
wind pollination
PCA
convergence
meadow rues
Tuesday, July 24th, 8:15 am to 11:45 am · 107/Mayo Civic Center
Session 22: Contributed Papers: Molecular Ecology
Presiding: Elizabeth Stunz, ; Norman Wickett, Chicago Botanic Garden
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22001July 24th 8:15 am107/Mayo Civic CenterOut of one, many: The biodiversity considerations and ecological consequences of polyploidy
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Oral PaperLaport, Robert; Ng, Julienne.assortative mating
community phylogenetics
evolutionary ecology
pollinators
population biology
Speciation
species interactions
22002July 24th 8:30 am107/Mayo Civic CenterThe role of polyploidy in evolutionary niche divergence across the range of Geum triflorum Pursh
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Oral PaperPuppo, Pamela; Di Santo, Lionel; Hamilton, Jill.whole genome duplication
Adaptation
allopolyploid
midwestern prairies
transcriptomics
22003July 24th 8:45 am107/Mayo Civic CenterImpact of suburban landscape features on gene flow of an invasive grass
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Oral PaperArredondo, Tina; Cruzan, Mitchell.Biological invasion
landscape genetics
Isolation by resistance
Circuitscape
dispersal
22004July 24th 9:00 am107/Mayo Civic CenterGenome-wide search uncovers evidence for convergent and divergent responses to selection in a weedy species
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Oral PaperVan Etten , Megan; Baucom, Regina.Adaptation
herbicide
exome resequencing
convergent evolution
22005July 24th 9:15 am107/Mayo Civic CenterCharacterizing ecological and genetic patterns of the colonizing species Dubautia scabra on The Big Island, Hawaii
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Oral PaperNaibauer, Samanta; McGlaughlin, Mitchell.Hawaiian Silversword Alliance
microsatellites
colonization
gene flow
22006July 24th 9:30 am107/Mayo Civic CenterMolecular ecology of the arctic moist tundra sedge, tussock cottongrass (Eriophorum vaginatum), in the context of local adaptation and climate change
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Oral PaperStunz, Elizabeth; Mohl, Jonathan; Fetcher, Ned; Tang, Jim; Moody, Michael.evolutionary ecology
ecotypes
arctic plants
tussock cottongrass
Eriophorum vaginatum
population genetics
molecular ecology
moist tussock tundra
ddRAD
NGS
July 24th 9:45 am107/Mayo Civic CenterBreak
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22008July 24th 10:15 am107/Mayo Civic CenterDifferential gene expression associated with a floral scent polymorphism in the evening primrose Oenothera harringtonii (Onagraceae)
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Oral PaperBechen, Lindsey; Wickett, Norman; Johnson, Matthew; Levin, Rachel; Jogesh, Tania; Overson, Rick; Fant, Jeremie; Raguso, Robert; Skogen , Krissa Ann.Onagraceae
plant volatiles
RNA-Seq
Differential Expression Analysis
linalool
floral scent
transcriptomics
22009July 24th 10:30 am107/Mayo Civic CenterGenetic and physiological mechanisms of cold acclimation and local adaptation
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Oral PaperOakley, Christopher.Freezing tolerance
Cold acclimation
Adaptive phenotypic plasticity
Winter annual
local adaptation
Fitness tradeoffs
22010July 24th 10:45 am107/Mayo Civic CenterRapid evolution in response to heavy metals: Evolutionary adaptation of Andropogon virginicus in abandoned mines
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Oral PaperSharpe , Samantha Lipson; Johnson, Loretta; Galliart, Matt; Parrish, Olivia.local adaptation
divergence
phenotypic plasticity 
heavy metal tolerance
Genetic diversity
22011July 24th 11:00 am107/Mayo Civic CenterRNA-Seq analysis reveals novel insights into serpentine tolerance in Caulanthus amplexicaulis var. barbarae (Brassicaceae)
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Oral PaperHawkins, Angela; Pepper, Alan.Serpentine
Caulanthus
RNA-Seq
Brassicaceae
22012July 24th 11:15 am107/Mayo Civic CenterMetagenomic Analysis of Giant Duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza) Microbiota Suggests a Role for Rhizobia in Nutrient Sequestration
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Oral PaperBaker, Stokes S.; Peeples, Keona; Shella, Sameh M.; Fijal, Savannah; Lopez, Sarah M.; Chames, Nicholas M.; Kooner, Taj P.; Mims, Mitchell A..16S rRNA
Aeromonadales
bacteria
Barcode
Giant duckweed
mesotrophic
Metagenomics
Nutrient uptake
oligotrophic
phosphate
phosphorus
Rhizobiales
Rhizobium
rhizobia
Spirodela polyrhiza
22013July 24th 11:30 am107/Mayo Civic CenterThe Development and Use of Microsatellite Markers for Investigating Clonal Diversity and Parental Origins in Complex Polyploid Species
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Oral PaperThapa, Ramhari; Bayer, Randall; Mandel, Jennifer.Antennaria rosea
Microsatellite
Genetic diversity
Tuesday, July 24th, 1:30 pm to 4:45 pm · 111/Mayo Civic Center
Session 29: Contributed Papers: Reproductive Processes II
Presiding: Jennifer Ison, The College Of Wooster; Cassie Majetic, Saint Mary's College
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29001July 24th 1:30 pm111/Mayo Civic CenterThe Role of Pollinator Preference on the Maintenance of Pollen Color Variation in American Bellflower
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Oral PaperIson, Jennifer; Tuan, Elizabeth; Koski, Matthew; Whalen, Jack; Galloway, Laura.Plant-Insect interaction
Floral traits
pollination
Campanula americana
Megachile
Bombus
polymorphism
pollen
Pollinator preference
Geographic cline
29002July 24th 1:45 pm111/Mayo Civic CenterGeographical variation in cone volatiles and pollinators in the thermogenic African cycad Encephalartos ghellinckii Lem
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Oral PaperSuinyuy, Terence; Johnson, Steven.ecotypes
pollination
Speciation
29003July 24th 2:00 pm111/Mayo Civic CenterWhat makes scents sexy? The chemical composition of Canella winterana during sexual development stages
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Oral PaperMakowski, Hanna; Garrett, Patrick; Moore, Rich; Majetic, Cassie.floral scent
synchronous dichogamy
Canella winterana
pollinator 
dynamic headspace extraction
29004July 24th 2:15 pm111/Mayo Civic CenterPollen development across the pollen lifecycle in Ruppia maritima (Alismatidae): Insight into the consequences of the ecological transition to hydrophily
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Oral PaperTaylor, Mackenzie; Aeilts, Luke; Altrichter, Kristine ; Dang, Christie; Giffei, Bridget; Wilden, Ana.Alismatales
Ruppiaceae
exine
hydrophily
pollen development
pollen germination
pollen tube growth
29005July 24th 2:30 pm111/Mayo Civic CenterFruit Production, Flowering Period, and Pollination of Avon Park Harebells, Crotalaria avonensis (Fabaceae), an Endangered Central Florida Endemic
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Oral PaperRose-Person, Annika; Menges, Eric; Smith, Stacy.Crotalaria
Lake Wales Ridge
Central Florida
reproductive ecology
phenology
Rare plant
pollination
29006July 24th 2:45 pm111/Mayo Civic CenterLosing a “scent” of one’s “self”: is there a reduction in floral scent emission in self-pollinating Phlox cuspidata vs. outcrossing Phlox drummondii?
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Oral PaperMajetic, Cassie; Castilla, Antonio; Levin, Donald.Phlox drummondii
Phlox cuspidata
floral scent
self-pollination
outcrossing
Pollination biology
29007July 24th 3:00 pm111/Mayo Civic CenterExtent of intrapopulation clonality in Asclepias syriaca
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Oral PaperRicono, Angela; Gustafson, Nichole; Puzey, Joshua; Dalgleish, Harmony.Asclepias syriaca
milkweed
microsatellites
clonal population structure
July 24th 3:15 pm111/Mayo Civic CenterBreak
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29009July 24th 3:45 pm111/Mayo Civic CenterTime for a change: patterns of sex expression, health, and mortality in striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
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Oral PaperBlake-Mahmud, Jennifer; Struwe, Lena.environmental sex determination
Plasticity
sex ratios
Sapindaceae
morality
plant reproduction
health
dioecy
Temperate trees
Acer
Machine Learning
29010July 24th 4:00 pm111/Mayo Civic CenterSex Determination and Resource Allocation in Dioecious Rumex acetosa and Related Species
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Oral PaperUtley, Delecia; Burke, Janelle.
Tuesday, July 24th, 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm · 106/Mayo Civic Center
Session 31: Contributed Papers: Ecology Section - Population Biology
Presiding: Andrew Hipp, The Morton Arboretum; Naomi Fraga, Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
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31001July 24th 1:30 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterRoles of propagule number and genetic diversity in colonization success and subsequent evolution of a ruderal species
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Oral PaperHovick, Steve; Whitney, Kenneth.population genetics
Genetic diversity
propagule pressure
Biological invasion
population biology
colonization
Arabidopsis thaliana
recruitment curve
31002July 24th 1:45 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterEffects of seed source vary among species, early life stages, and field sites for two milkweeds (Asclepias sp.)
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Oral PaperFinch, Jessamine; Seglias, Alexandra; Kramer, Andrea; Havens, Kayri.Seed Germination
emergence
restoration
seed sourcing
milkweed
seedling recruitment
31003July 24th 2:00 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterEffects of phylogenetic diversity and phylogenetic identity in a restoration ecology experiment
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Oral PaperHipp, Andrew; Glasenhardt, Mary-Claire; Bowles, Marlin L.; Garner, Mira; Scharenbroch, Bryant C.; Williams, Evelyn; Barak, Rebecca; Ernst, Adrienne; Midgley, Meghan G.; Larkin , Daniel J.phylogeny
restoration
Functional diversity
phylogenetic distinctiveness
phylogenetic diversity
species richness
tallgrass prairies
31004July 24th 2:15 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterPhylogenetic distance impacts strength of competition in stressful environments
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Oral PaperWilliams, Evelyn; Wendy, Semski; Zeldin, Jacob; Hipp, Andrew; Larkin , Daniel J.competition
greenhouse experiment
prairie
restoration
31005July 24th 2:30 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterAlternative taxonomic sampling and tree reconstruction strategies can affect patterns of phylogenetic diversity: Evidence from a case study in Florida
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Oral PaperJantzen, Johanna; Whitten, William; Neubig, Kurt; Majure, Lucas; Soltis, Douglas; Soltis, Pamela S..community phylogenetics
phylogenetic diversity
31006July 24th 2:45 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterNiche Evolution in Eastern Asia – Eastern North America Disjunct Lineages
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Oral PaperMelton, Anthony; Clinton, Matthew; Wasoff, Donald; Soltis, Douglas; Soltis, Pamela S..eastern Asia-eastern North American disjunction
ecological niche modeling
Niche Evolution
31007July 24th 3:00 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterDemography of Chrysopsis highlandsensis: 16 years of data, trends, experiments, and discoveries
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Oral PaperKoontz, Stephanie; Menges, Eric.demography
new species
disturbance
fire
Conservation
July 24th 3:15 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterBreak
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31009July 24th 3:45 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterRegional Responses to Drought on the Growth and Fitness of Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus (Japanese Stiltgrass)
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Oral PaperHuebner, Cynthia; Waterland, Nicole.Microstegium vimineum
drought
range expansion
Plant Reproduction Biology
31010July 24th 4:00 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterClimate change impacts on population dynamics in tallgrass prairie: Implications for species codominance
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Oral PaperGray, Jesse; Smith, Melinda.
31011July 24th 4:15 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterEvolution of dispersal across a discontinuous landscape
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Oral PaperSullivan, Lauren; Portlas, Zoe; Hamilton, Jill.seed dispersal
morphology
terminal velocity
fragmentation
prairie
alvar
disjunct populations
31012July 24th 4:30 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterSpring fire effects on the forb community of a degraded sand prairie
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Oral PaperRosburg, Thomas.sand prairie
spring fire
annuals
plant reproduction
31013July 24th 4:45 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterUsing common gardens to understand local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity of Pelargonium species within an environmental gradient in South Africa
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Oral PaperWilliams, Tanisha; Holsinger, Kent; Schlichting, Carl.common garden
phenotypic plasticity
Climate change
adaptive divergence
Pelargonium
South Africa
31014July 24th 5:00 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterEphemeral Pond Plant Communities in Northwestern Wisconsin: A Comparison with Permanent Wetlands
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Oral PaperLittle, Amanda.Vegetation
Wetlands
Plant Communities
31015July 24th 5:15 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterFlower color polymorphism in western North American monkeyflowers: investigating flower color variation across geographic space
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Oral PaperFraga, Naomi; Blanco, Summer; McCarthy, Matthew.polymorphism
flower color
Phrymaceae
plant reproduction
Floral trait divergence
Tuesday, July 24th, 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm · 112/Mayo Civic Center
Session M30: Meeting: Ecological Section Business Meeting
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July 24th 5:30 pm112/Mayo Civic CenterEcological Section Business Meeting
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Wednesday, July 25th

Wednesday, July 25th, 8:00 am to 11:00 am · 104/Mayo Civic Center
Session 35: Contributed Papers: Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe Interactions
Presiding: Austin Lynn, University of Missouri
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35001July 25th 8:00 am104/Mayo Civic CenterSoil and its Microorganisms: A case study for Sustainable Agriculture under Pakistan’s Climatic Change Conditions
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Oral PaperIlyas, Noshin; Roomina, Mazhar.PGPR
Climate change
35002July 25th 8:15 am104/Mayo Civic CenterRhizosphere ecology: does rhizospheric saprotrophs require living roots for recalcitrant litter decomposition
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Oral PaperMalik , Rondy J; Eissenstat, David M.Rhizosphere
Temperate trees
Saprotrophs
Decomposition
Coarse wood debris
35003July 25th 8:30 am104/Mayo Civic CenterDiversity and community structure of Ectomycorrhizal fungi associated with Pinus roxburghii and P. wallichiana across the western Himalayan forests of Pakistan
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Oral PaperSaba, Malka.ECM fungi
nrDNA
Pinus roxburghii
P. wallichiana
Western Himalaya
35004July 25th 8:45 am104/Mayo Civic CenterCharacterizing the soil microbiome of two endangered orchids
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Oral PaperRavelo, Andrea; Buback, Steven; Conant, Gavin; Pires, Joseph Chris.Orchids
Orchidaceae
Microbiome
Metagenomics
mycorrhizae
35005July 25th 9:00 am104/Mayo Civic CenterA putative resistance gene RESISTANCE TO Myzus persicae (RMP) is required for the plant defense against the green peach aphid
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Oral PaperTwayana , Moon; Shah, Jyoti.RMP
RPW8
Arabidopsis thaliana
Green Peach Aphid
Antibiosis
35006July 25th 9:15 am104/Mayo Civic CenterDiscovering plant-pollinator networks in lowbush blueberry cultivation with pollen metabarcoding
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Oral PaperSmith, Tyler; Wang, Song; Javorek, Steve; Grant, Matt; Cardinal, Sophie.metabarcoding
pollen
pollinators
agroecology
blueberry
35007July 25th 9:30 am104/Mayo Civic CenterCarnivorous plant syndromes: Suites of phenotypic traits associate with prey captured across the genus Sarracenia
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Oral PaperStephens, Jessica; Determann, Ron; Kessler, Andre; Folkerts, Debbie; Raguso, Robert; Malmberg, Russell.pitcher plant
functional traits
insectivorous
July 25th 9:45 am104/Mayo Civic CenterBreak
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35009July 25th 10:15 am104/Mayo Civic CenterA Sticky Situation: selective pressure on pollen grain sculpture through differential pollen adherence
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Oral PaperLynn, Austin; Piotter, Emelyn; Galen, Candace.pollination
Sexual Selection
exine
Asteraceae
stigma
35010July 25th 10:30 am104/Mayo Civic CenterThe Valley Oak Leaf and Bulk Soil ‘Parabiome’ are Partially Shaped by Host Genetics
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Oral PaperMeyer, Rachel; DeVries, Amber; Wright, Jessica; Curd, Emily; Sork, Victoria; Wayne, Robert.Metagenomics
community ecology
eDNA
biodiversity
Microbiome
arthropods
endosymbionts
California
trees
35011July 25th 10:45 am104/Mayo Civic CenterA comparative study of the carnivorous pitcher plant microbiome reveals host influence and temporal effects
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Oral PaperStephens, Jessica; Rogers, Willie; Determann, Ron; Malmberg, Russell.Sarracenia
Microbiome
pitcher plant
Wednesday, July 25th, 8:30 am to 11:15 am · 106/Mayo Civic Center
Session 40: Contributed Papers: Conservation Biology I
Presiding: Claudia Jolls, East Carolina University
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40001July 25th 8:30 am106/Mayo Civic CenterVegetation Mapping with UAVs for Use in Habitat Suitability Modeling
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Oral PaperRominger, Kody; Meyer, Susan.Conservation
Ecology
Vegetation Mapping
Drone
Endangered Species
Habitat Suitability
40002July 25th 8:45 am106/Mayo Civic CenterPopulation genetic analyses reveal island-based differentiation in the California Channel Islands endemic plant, Malva assurgentiflora (Malvaceae)
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Oral PaperGuilliams, C. Matt; Hernandez, Adriana I.; Hasenstab-Lehman, Kristen; Wallace, Lisa; Helenurm, Kaius.Channel Islands
island biogeography
Malvaceae
40003July 25th 9:00 am106/Mayo Civic CenterChloroplast Population Genetics Reveals Low Genetic Variation and Conformation to the Central-Marginal Hypothesis in Taxus wallichiana var. mairei, an Endangered Conifer Endemic to China
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Oral PaperLiu, Li; Wang , Zhen; Huang, Lijie; Wang, Ting; Su, Yingjuan.Taxus wallichiana var. mairei
cpSSRs
the central-marginal hypothesis
low genetic variation
climatic variable
40004July 25th 9:15 am106/Mayo Civic CenterGenetic circumscription of threatened Sclerocactus (Cactaceae); what does it mean to be a species?
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Oral PaperMcGlaughlin, Mitchell; Schwabe, Anna; Hubbard, Ashley; Neale, Jennifer.Sclerocactus
microsatellites
Cactaceae
Conservation Genetics
threatened
40005July 25th 9:30 am106/Mayo Civic CenterPhylogenetic diversity across the latitudinal diversity gradient of the North American mixed-grass prairie
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Oral PaperGulick, Terri; Kellar, Pamela.biodiversity
diversity metrics
angiosperms
July 25th 9:45 am106/Mayo Civic CenterBreak
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40007July 25th 10:15 am106/Mayo Civic CenterIs biological control of weedy plants by insects effective and safe?
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Oral PaperJolls, Claudia; Havens, Kayri; Knight, Tiffany; Vitt, Pati.biocontrol
invasive plants
rare plants
40008July 25th 10:30 am106/Mayo Civic CenterPriorities for conserving the endemic phylodiversity of the California flora
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Oral PaperKling, Matthew; Mishler, Brent; Thornhill, Andrew; Baldwin, Bruce; Ackerly, David.Conservation
biodiversity
floristics
phylodiversity
spatial phylogenetics
Endemism
conservation prioritization
Biogeography
California
40009July 25th 10:45 am106/Mayo Civic CenterChallenges and opportunities for the development of a comprehensive orchid seed conservation program through cryopreservation
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Oral PaperManage Goodale, Uromi; Pradhan, Namrata; Wang, Xiaoyin; Yang, Mei.Seed Longevity
Seed Bank Technology
Low Temperature Storage
Desiccation Tolerance
Freezing tolerance
Seed Moisture Content
40010July 25th 11:00 am106/Mayo Civic CenterEffects of fruit maturity and post-harvest conditions on seeds of endemic Hawaiian lobeliads (Campanulaceae)
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Oral PaperChau, Marian; Kroessig, Timothy; Yamamoto, Cindy.Campanulaceae
seeds
Collection
ex situ
Seed Germination
fruit
Wednesday, July 25th, 1:30 pm to 3:15 pm · 106/Mayo Civic Center
Session 43: Contributed Papers: Conservation Biology II
Presiding: Rosa Scherson, Universidad De Chile
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43001July 25th 1:30 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterEvolutionary distinctness of endemic species in the vascular flora of Mediterranean Chile: use of distribution range as a surrogate for conservation status
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Oral PaperRamirez, Pamela; Scherson, Rosa.Chilean vascular plants
Evolutionary Conservation
phylogenetic diversity
Endemism
43002July 25th 1:45 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterSeed conservation physiology of four Hawaiian endemic taxa
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Oral PaperWolkis, Dustin; Walsh, Seana.Brighamia
Hibiscus
seed physiology
seed dormancy
Seed Longevity
germination ecology
endangered
endemic
Kauaʻi
Hawaiʻi
Conservation
43003July 25th 2:00 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterEstablishment of Holmgren’s Milkvetch (Astragalus holmgreniorum) from Seed
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Oral PaperMeyer, Susan; Rominger, Kody; Schultz, Bettina.Endangered Species
seedling recruitment
spring ephemeral life history
Mojave Desert
43004July 25th 2:15 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterFloral diversity assessment of the buffer zones and vicinity of the Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (MHRWS), Davao Oriental, Philippines: basis for inclusion to protected area zone
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Oral PaperAmoroso, Victor; Acma, Florfe; Coritico, Fulgent; Lagunday, Noel; Salolog, Mary Cor; Colong, Ruel.Mt. Hamiguitan 
Mindanao
Philippines
43005July 25th 2:30 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterRelationships and conservation status of the Fremont County rockcress (Brassicaceae)
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Oral PaperHay, Nikolai; Allphin, Loreen; Beck, James; Li, Fay-Wei; Windham, Michael.Hybridization
apomixis
Boechera
Triploid
Brassicaceae
Microsatellite
Cytogenetic
43006July 25th 2:45 pm106/Mayo Civic CenterEndangered plants persist in metropolitan (urban) Illinois landscapes
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Oral PaperPischl, Phyllis; Burke, Sean; Jaeger, Collin; Duvall, M.Endangered Species
biodiversity
land cover
protected land
Illinois

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