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A Century Of Wood Anatomy and 75 Years Of IAWA
A tribute to Lawrence R. Blinks: Ions, light, and algae
Botanical Cyberinfrastructure: Issues, Challenges, Opportunities, and Initiatives
Bringing Together the Living and Dead: Integrating Extant and Fossil Biodiversity in Evolutionary Studies
Deep Time Colloquium
Ecological Responses of Bryophytes to Changing Climate
Ecology and Floristics in Northern California - Current Knowledge and Unexplored Realms
Flora of North America: Synergy with other Botanical Projects
Human Transformation of California: Botany, History, and Sociology
Hybridization as a Stimulus for the Evolution of Invasiveness in Plants
Land Plant Evolution: Phylogenetics and Beyond
Lichens as Bioindicators of Air Quality
New Advances in Fern Ecology
Paleobotany in the Post-Genomics Era
Plenary Symposium: New Directions in Molecular and Organismal Botany
The Comparative - Phylogenetic Method of Reconstructing Evolutionary History
The Evolution of Ericales: Recent Insights using both Morphology and Molecules

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Monday, July 31st

Monday, July 31st
8:00 am to 11:15 am · 277/Holt
Session 3: Contributed Papers: Symbioses: Plant, Animal and Microbe Interactions
Presiding: Darlene Southworth, Southern Oregon University
3-1July 31st
8:00 am
277/HoltMammal Mycophagy in oak woodlands
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PaperSouthworth, Darlene, Frank, Jonathan.Quercus garryana
truffles
small mammals
mycorrhiza
3-2July 31st
8:15 am
277/HoltThe structure of plant pathogen host range is a function of local host density and phylogenetic distance between plant species
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PaperGilbert, Gregory, Webb, Campbell.plant-pathogen interactions
phylogenetic signal
tropical rain forest
Panama
fungi
3-3July 31st
8:30 am
277/HoltBlackbrush (Coleogyne ramosissima) - Ord
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PaperAuger, Janene, Meyer, Susan E..scatter hoarding
mast seeding
kangaroo rat
blackbrush
3-4July 31st
8:45 am
277/HoltThe endophyte community of spotted knapweed (Centaurea maculosa Lam., Asteraceae)
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PaperShipunov, Alexey B., Raghavendra, Anil Kumar, Newcombe, George.plant-fungi interactions
endophytes
Taxonomy
invasive species
3-5July 31st
9:00 am
277/HoltA race for survival: Does the rate of seed germination for Bromus tectorum provide a window to escape seed death by Pyrenophora semeniperda?
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PaperBeckstead, Julie, Meyer, Susan E., Molder, Cherrilyn, Smith, Caitlyn.invasive species
seed pathogen
seed dormancy
July 31st
9:15 am
277/HoltDiscussion
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3-6July 31st
10:15 am
277/HoltOrigin and Evolution of DMI3, a Gene Involved in Plant-Mycorrhizal Fungus Symbiosis
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PaperWang, Bin, Qiu, Yin-Long.Mycorrhizas
gene
3-7July 31st
10:30 am
277/HoltThe role of pre-dispersal seed predators in mediating pollination benefits for Delphinium barbeyi (Ranunculaceae)
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PaperElliott, Susan, Irwin, Rebecca.pollination
seed predation
multispecies interactions
Delphinium barbeyi
mutualism
seed production
3-8July 31st
10:45 am
277/HoltDiversity and Characterization of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Soils of Vernal Pools in Northern California
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PaperBlosser, G, Schierenbeck, K, Beattie, S, Schlising, Robert, Wolfe, G.vernal pool
seasonal wetland
arbuscular mycorrhiza
fungi
California
root colonization
phospholipid fatty acid
spore count
July 31st
11:00 am
277/HoltDiscussion
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Monday, July 31st
10:15 am to 12:00 pm · 268/Holt
Session 15: Contributed Papers: Seed Production and Germination
Presiding: Carol C. Baskin, University of Kentucky
15-1July 31st
10:15 am
268/HoltA seed dormancy-class profile for the steppes of Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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PaperBaskin, Carol C., Baskin, Jerry M., Zheng, Yuanrun, Huang, Zhenying.seed dormancy
seed germination
Asian steppe
biogeography
15-2July 31st
10:30 am
268/HoltDeterminants of inter-specific variation in germination response to rain in a semi-arid savanna: microhabitat versus life history
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PaperKos, Martijn, Poschlod, Peter.comparative method
osmotic stress
germination speed
nurse plants
soil texture
germination fraction
seed mass
15-3July 31st
10:45 am
268/HoltSeed germination requirements in two dominant treeline species – Betula litwinowii and Rhododendron caucasicum, in the Central Caucasus
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PaperAkhalkatsi, Maia, Abdaladze, Otar, Nakhutsrishvili, George, Smith, William K..seed germination
treeline
facilitation
Betula litwinowii
Rhododendron caucasicum
15-4July 31st
11:00 am
268/HoltPhysical dormancy in the endemic Australian genus Stylobasium, a first report for the family Surianaceae (Fabales)
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PaperBaskin, Jerry M., Baskin, Carol C., Dixon, Kingsley W..Fabales
physical seed dormancy
Surianaceae
water-impermeable endocarp
15-5July 31st
11:15 am
268/HoltSeedling Emergence and Survival in Warea carteri, a rare annual mustard
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PaperWeekley, Carl W., Menges, E.S..plant demography
seedling development
endangered
endemic species
15-6July 31st
11:30 am
268/HoltThe Effects of Gibberellic Acid, Seed Length, and Temperature on the Germination of Muhlenbergia rigens
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PaperLopez, Jennifer, Oster, Cyrus, Tra, Kimberly, Perumal, John.Muhlenbergia rigens
Gibberellic Acid
temperature
seed length
July 31st
11:45 am
268/HoltDiscussion
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Monday, July 31st
1:30 pm to 5:15 am · 277/Holt
Session 23: Contributed Papers: Pollination Biology
Presiding: Elena Conti, Inst. for Systematic Botany
23-1July 31st
1:30 pm
277/HoltConstrained lability in penstemon flowers: how many convergent origins of hummingbird pollination?
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PaperWilson, Paul, Wolfe, Andrea D., Armbruster, W. Scott, Thomson, James D..convergence
pollination
Penstemon
23-2July 31st
1:45 pm
277/HoltFloral odor variation in heterostylous primroses: effects on pollinators’ floral constancy and plant fitness
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PaperConti, Elena, Quast, Monica P., Gaskett, Anne C., Schiestl, Florian P..Primula
heterostyly
floral odor
floral constancy
23-3July 31st
2:00 pm
277/HoltPollination Biology of Turkeybeard (Xerophyllum asphodeloides) (L.) Nutt. (Melanthiaceae) in the Context of Fire in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, U.S.A
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PaperBourg, Norman A..Xerophyllum
Melanthiaceae
pollination
fire
Allee effect
pollinator limitation
Self-incompatibility
outcrossing
mass flowering
Appalachians
23-4July 31st
2:15 pm
277/HoltPollen limitation and sex allocation in an andromonoecious shrub, Calliandra haematomma (Fabaceae), on San Salvador Island, Bahamas
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PaperRathcke, Beverly.pollinator limitation
andromoency
pollination
23-5July 31st
2:30 pm
277/HoltImplications of plant-pollinator interactions in floral trait evolution: a case study from subtribe Angraecinae (Vandeae, Orchidaceae) on Reunion Island (Mascarene Archipelago, Indian Ocean)
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PaperMicheneau, Claire, Carlsward, Barbara, S., Fay, Michael F., Pailler, Thierry, Chase, Mark W..angraecoid orchids
floral trait evolution
molecular phylogenetics
oceanic islands
plant-pollinator interactions
Reunion Island
July 31st
2:45 pm
277/HoltDiscussion
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July 31st
3:00 pm
277/HoltBreak
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23-6July 31st
3:30 pm
277/HoltParallel evolution of plant-pollinator interactions in African Marantaceae
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PaperLey, Alexandra, Claßen-Bockhoff, Regine.Marantaceae
Amegilla
breeding system
Africa
Xylocopa
pollination
fruitset
Halictidae
P/O-ratio
23-7July 31st
3:45 pm
277/HoltThe generalist pollination syndrome of the root holoparasite Hydnora africana and a test of a selective insect trapping mechanism
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PaperBolin, Jay F., Musselman, Lytton John, Maass, Erika.Hydnora
Parasite
Insect Trapping
pollination
23-8July 31st
4:00 pm
277/HoltImpact of insect pollinator group on outcrossing rate
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PaperBrunet, Johanne.Aquilegia coerulea
outcrossing
pollinator
floral display size
geitonogamy
mixed mating
23-9July 31st
4:15 pm
277/HoltPatterns of Floral Scent Variation in an Asclepias Hybrid Zone
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PaperFishbein, Mark, O'Quinn, Robin, Slotta, Tracy, Raguso, Robert A..Asclepias syriaca
Asclepias exaltata
floral odor
aromatic compounds
monoterpenoids
sesquiterpenoids
pollination
July 31st
4:30 pm
277/HoltDiscussion
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Monday, July 31st
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm · 359/Holt
Session 29: Contributed Papers: Invasive Species and Exotics
Presiding: Jeffrey Walck, Middle Tennessee State University
29-1July 31st
3:30 pm
359/HoltThe role of disturbance in plant invasion: an experimental test of whether Rubus phoenicolasius will survive canopy closure.
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PaperGorchov, David L., Whigham, Dennis, ONeill, Jay.invasive species
shade treatments
tree-fall gap
Maryland
relative growth rate
garden experiment
29-2July 31st
3:45 pm
359/HoltGermination ecology of bulbils from the exotic vine Dioscorea oppositifolia (Dioscoreaceae)
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PaperWalck, Jeffrey, Cofer, M. Shea, Hidayati, Siti.Chinese yam
Dioscorea oppositifolia
germination
dormancy
bulbils
invasive species
29-3July 31st
4:00 pm
359/HoltSpore rain and environmental effects on spore germination and gametophyte growth in the invasive exotic Old World climbing fern, Lygodium microphyllum
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PaperPhilippi, Tom, Richards, Jennifer.Lygodium microphyllum
invasive
exotic
Everglades
gametophyte
spore trap
29-4July 31st
4:15 pm
359/HoltPlant invasions: the interaction between life history traits, spatial habitat structure and the resident community
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PaperShao, Nan, Hatfield, C.A..invasion
spatial structure
stochastic model
29-5July 31st
4:30 pm
359/HoltGrowth and morphological responses of invasive Ludwigia peploides ssp. montevidensis to a water depth gradient.
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PaperGrewell, Brenda J., Canington, Deborah, Futrell, Caryn J..Ludwigia
invasive species
aquatic weed
anoxia tolerance
aerenchyma
July 31st
4:45 pm
359/HoltDiscussion
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Tuesday, August 1st

Tuesday, August 1st
8:00 am to 12:00 pm · 266/Holt
Session 35: Contributed Papers: Student Oral Presentations Ecological Section
Presiding: Janice Coons, Eastern Illinois University
35-1August 1st
8:00 am
266/HoltSelection and adaptation in heterogeneous soil nutrient environments
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PaperAnderson, Rebecca R., Byers, Diane.Arabidopsis thaliana
phenotypic plasticity
soil heterogeneity
35-2August 1st
8:15 am
266/HoltSpatial and seasonal variation in leaf litter production and nitrogen content of Morella cerifera (L.) Small (Myricaceae) across a barrier island chronosequence
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PaperBrantley, Steven T, Young, Donald R.litter
nitrogen
Frankia
shrubs
barrier island
chronosequence
evergreen
35-3August 1st
8:30 am
266/HoltDeterminants of species richness and exotic species invasion on cedar glades in middle Tennessee
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PaperCofer, M. Shea, Walck, Jeffrey, Hidayati, Siti.species-area relationship
invasive species
cedar glades
endemic species
35-4August 1st
8:45 am
266/HoltRelationship between physiological status and fitness-related traits in a semi-arid specialist, Helianthemum squamatum, in two contrasting scenarios
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PaperAragón, Cristina F., Escudero, Adrian, Valladares, Fernando.Semi-arid environment
fitness
plant stress
35-5August 1st
9:00 am
266/HoltSpecies composition in a sotol-grassland of Big Bend National Park: Responses to variation in timing and magnitude of precipitation
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PaperRobertson, Traesha, van Gestel, Natasja, Walker, Erin, Zak, John, Tissue, David.plant composition
Chihuahuan Desert
sotol grassland
global climate change
35-6August 1st
9:15 am
266/HoltXylem Cavitation Resistance among Chaparral Seedlings Grown in Shade versus Sun
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PaperJerkins, Evin G., Pratt, R. Brandon, Jacobsen, Anna L., Ewers, Frank W., Davis, Stephen D..Chaparral
seedlings
xylem cavitation
drought tolerance
wildfire
35-7August 1st
9:30 am
266/HoltPlant litter decomposition under climate change: An experimental approach along an aridity gradient
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PaperNavon, Yael, Sternberg, Marcelo.litter quality
Plant litter decomposition
global climate change
Aridity gradient
ecosystem functioning
August 1st
9:45 am
266/HoltBreak
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35-8August 1st
10:15 am
266/HoltMaternal environment influences the production of a seed size hetermorphism in the weedy species Murdannia keisak (Commelinaceae)
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PaperBurns, Jean.seed heteromorphism
seed germination
bet-hedging
invasive species
weeds
Commelinaceae
dayflowers
constraint
35-9August 1st
10:30 am
266/HoltThe Asteraceae of Pico Zunil, Guatemala
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PaperQuedensley, T. Sultan, Bragg, Thomas, Veliz, Mario.Asteraceae
cloud forest
Guatemala
species richness
35-10August 1st
10:45 am
266/HoltThe ‘pimple’ dunes of Virginia’s barrier islands
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PaperMcMillan, Brett A., Day, Frank P..barrier island
pimple
dunes
Virginia
LTER
35-11August 1st
11:00 am
266/HoltAlgal Productivity and Community Structure: Indicators of Artificial Oyster Reef Function
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PaperPlutchak, Rochelle, Foster, C. Drew, Anton, Andrea, Sheehan, Kate, Goff, Josh, Cebrian, Just, Major, Kelly.ecology
oyster restoration
Algal Physiology
35-12August 1st
11:15 am
266/HoltExotic annual control and the competitive release of native forbs: An example from the northwest Sonoran Desert
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PaperSteers, Robert, Allen, Edith.Competition
creosote bush scrub
Schismus
Erodium cicutarium
35-13August 1st
11:30 am
266/HoltA high resolution, ground-based approach to local scale vegetation mapping and ecotone analysis
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PaperSteers, Robert, Curto, Michael, Holland, V.L..vegetation mapping
ecotone
plant community
August 1st
11:45 am
266/HoltDiscussion
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Tuesday, August 1st
8:45 am to 4:15 pm · 106/Ayres
Session 41: Symposium: Human Transformation of California: Botany, History, and Sociology
Presiding: Stanley A. Rice, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
41-1August 1st
8:45 am
106/AyresHuman transformation of California: botany, history, and sociology
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SymposiumRice, Stanley A..California
Human impact
Ecosystems
Fire suppression
Water resources
History
Human culture
41-2August 1st
9:00 am
106/AyresThe Biotic Transformation of California--Exotic and Invasive Species
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SymposiumMooney, Harold.invasive species
California
41-3August 1st
9:30 am
106/AyresNative American impacts on fire regimes of the California Coastal Ranges
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SymposiumKeeley, Jon E..Indians
burning
type-conversion
August 1st
10:00 am
106/AyresBreak
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41-4August 1st
10:30 am
106/AyresThe transformation of California forests
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SymposiumBarbour, Michael.broadleaf forest
conifer forest
type conversion
atmospheric pollutants
Fire suppression
forest health
41-5August 1st
11:00 am
106/AyresManagement Plan for the Burton Mesa Ecological Reserve, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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SymposiumGevirtz, Elihu, Carroll, Mary, Burton, Katrina, Collins, Paul, Holmgren, Mark, Spanne, Larry, Nelson, Anthony.Management Plan
Maritime Chaparral
Fire Planning
Endemics
Wildland/Urban Interface
Biodiversity Preservation
Burton Mesa
August 1st
2:00 pm
106/AyresIntroduction
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41-7August 1st
2:15 pm
106/AyresEnvironmental effects of water export from Owens Valley
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SymposiumManning, Sara.alkali meadow
Great Basin
groundwater
vegetation change
pumping
threatened habitat
41-8August 1st
2:45 pm
106/AyresThe management of animals by Native Californians
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SymposiumPreston, William.Native Americans
Animal resources
Plant resources
Habitat transformation
August 1st
3:15 pm
106/AyresBreak
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41-9August 1st
3:30 pm
106/AyresCuttings, Curricula & Blue Goose Gumbo: Reassembling the Materials of a Central Valley Identity on the San Joaquin Plain
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SymposiumVallee, Lillian.restoration
August 1st
4:00 pm
106/AyresDiscussion
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Tuesday, August 1st
10:15 am to 12:00 am · 108/Tehama
Session 43: Contributed Papers: Conservation Biology
Presiding: Suzanne Koptur, Florida International University
43-1August 1st
10:15 am
108/TehamaRestoration genetics of the vernal pool endemic Lasthenia conjugens (Asteraceae)
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PaperRamp Neale, Jennifer M., Ranker, Tom A., Collinge, Sharon K..Restoration Genetics
ISSR
Conservation
Vernal Pools
Lasthenia
43-2August 1st
10:30 am
108/TehamaDistribution of rare plants in Riverside County, California
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PaperCox, Robert D., Allen, Edith, Allen, Michael F..California
rare plant conservation
43-3August 1st
10:45 am
108/TehamaThe hybrid origin of Fritillaria gentneri Gilkey (Liliaceae).
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PaperMeyers, Stephen C., Liston, Aaron, Meinke, Robert J..hybrid origin
rare plant conservation
fritillary
43-4August 1st
11:00 am
108/TehamaThe abundance and distribution of the top 10 invasive plants in southern Alabama: development of a model for predicting potential invasion
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PaperSweetser, Suzanne, Major, C. Smoot, Allison, David, Major, Kelly.invasive
exotic
43-5August 1st
11:15 am
108/TehamaAn Ex Situ Approach to Managing Species Range Shifts Under Climate Change: Refuge in a bottle.
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PaperVitt, Pati, Kendall, Bruce, Havens, Kayri.climate change
species range shifts
seed banking
43-6August 1st
11:30 am
108/TehamaPersistence of small populations of Sidalcea malachroides (H. & A.) Gray, Malvaceae: Seven years of survey, mitigation, and monitoring on managed timberlands in northwestern California
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PaperRenner, Maralyn A..Sidalcea malachroides
Competition
Pioneer species
Disturbed habitats
Mitigation
43-7August 1st
11:45 am
108/TehamaConsequences of sterility on the recovery of Fritillaria gentneri (Liliaceae), an endemic lily in southern Oregon.
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PaperAmsberry, Kelly, Meinke, Robert J..breeding system
pollination
rare plant conservation
fritillary
August 1st
12:00 pm
108/TehamaBreak
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Tuesday, August 1st
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm · Auditorium/Bell Memorial Union
Session 48: Contributed Posters: Ecological Poster Session
Presiding: Unknown,
48-33August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionFriend or foe: effects of ants on fitness of an alpine wildflower, Polemonium viscosum
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Poster: Ecological SectionRabenold, Jessica J., Galen, Candace.pollination
mutualism
exploiter species
nectar-thieves
alpine skypilot
Polemonium viscosum
48-34August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionPredicting the distributions of two invasive exotics, Ardisia crenata and A. elliptica (Myrsinaceae)
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Poster: Ecological SectionBraun, Sarah.Ardisia
invasive
GARP
distribution
48-35August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionFloristic changes on the Kem-Ludy islands (Russian White Sea, 1962–2004)
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Poster: Ecological SectionAbramova, Liudmila A., Shipunov, Alexey B.. flora
arctic-alpine biogeography
islands biogeography
arctic islands
ecology
48-36August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionDo habitat edges and coflowering species facilitate the pollination of a plant with nectarless flowers?
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Poster: Ecological SectionCrants, James, Rathcke, Beverly.pollinator limitation
pollination
Podophyllum peltatum
Geranium maculatum
edge effects
deceit pollination
facilitation
48-37August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionSeed Longevity of Lesquerella ludoviciana, an Endangered Species of Illinois Sand Prairies
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Poster: Ecological SectionJernegan, Marissa, Coons, Janice M..Lesquerella ludoviciana
germination
seedling development
Physaria ludoviciana
48-39August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionMicrosite effects on Muhlenbergia richardsonis, A C4 grass growing in the alpine zone of California’s White Mountain range
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Poster: Ecological SectionMeyer, Archie, Sage, Rowan, Skillman, John.alpine tundra
Muhlenbergia richardsonis
C4 photosynthesis
microclimate
48-40August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionPhotosynthesis by hay-scented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula L.) and its potential impact on nearground enriched carbon dioxide concentrations in a temperate deciduous forest
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Poster: Ecological SectionSipe, Timothy, Kuzma, Nicholas.photosynthesis
herbaceous stratum
Temperate forest
enriched CO2
fern
48-41August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionNitrogen Deposition, Mycorrhizal Communities, and Vegetation Change in Southern California Desert
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Poster: Ecological SectionBlauth, James, Allen, Edith, Allen, Michael F..plant-fungi interactions
creosote bush scrub
exotic annuals
Larrea tridentata
Bromus tectorum
48-42August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionRestoration implications based on growth characteristics of invasive and native plant species
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Poster: Ecological SectionMagill, Emily, Ritter, Nur, Constable, John.San Joaquin Valley
photosynthesis
restoration
Biomass partitioning
48-44August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionIntegrated Weed Management of Yellow Starthistle in Southwestern New Mexico
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Poster: Ecological SectionSommers, William D., Howery, Larry D., Lee, Richard D., Pendleton, Rosemary, Pendleton, Burton K..Centaurea solstitialis
48-45August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionJapanese knotweed and other palynological inferences from soil cores in the Woonasquatucket River Valley, Rhode Island
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Poster: Ecological SectionBaghai-Riding, Nina, Corcoran, Maureen K., Wrenn, John.Polygonum
Japanese knotweed
Woonasquatucket River
palynology
48-46August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionNectar composition and petal size variation in an endangered plant species, Sidalcea pedata
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Poster: Ecological SectionJones, Marry, Liu, Sean C., Leong, Joan M..gynodioecy
endangered plant species
hermaphrodite flower
female flower
plant-insect pollinator interaction
nectar rewards
sugar composition
corolla diameter
Sidalcea pedata
48-47August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionReproductive output and pollinator interactions of an endangered, montane Sidalcea species
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Poster: Ecological SectionLeong, Joan M., Jones, Marry.gynodioecious
Sidalcea pedata
endangered
reproductive output
floral visitation
pollinator interactions
montane meadows
48-48August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionThe use of NanoDrop technology to measure nectar concentration in flowers
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Poster: Ecological SectionSpielbauer, Kristen A., Smith-Huerta, Nancy L..nectar
NanoDrop
measure
DNSA
48-49August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionEnvironmental gradients and vegetation in a South Florida dune system
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Poster: Ecological SectionLane, Cynthia, Roncal, Julissa, Wright, Samuel, Maschinski, Joyce.South Florida
coastal dune
mineral nutrients
sand erosion and accretion
salt spray
vegetation
organic matter accumulation
48-50August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionRole of gardening in protection of biosphere
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Poster: Ecological SectionMammadov, Tofik.dendrary
48-51August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionHabitat correlates of two mariposa lilies, Calochortus plummerae and Calochortus splendens, on the campus of California State University, San Bernardino
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Poster: Ecological SectionWilliams, Kimberlyn.Calochortus plummerae
Calochortus splendens
Centaurea melitensis
Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens
48-52August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionComposition of insect prey of the pitcher plant Sarracenia alata from an East Texas bog
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Poster: Ecological SectionLawton, Leigh-Anne, Gravatt, Dennis.pitcher plant
prey
Sarracenia
Insecta
48-53August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionInsect and small mammal herbivores limit tree growth in northern Mongolian steppe
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Poster: Ecological SectionDulamsuren, Choimaa, Hauck, Markus, Muehlenberg, Michael.drought
grasshoppers
gypsy moth
herbivores
Larix sibirica
light taiga
meadow steppe
rodents
Asian steppe
48-54August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionDisturbance-dependent glacial drift hill prairies in forest landscapes: is historical past or recent past more important in determining species composition?
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Poster: Ecological SectionEdwards, Adrienne, Koontz, Jason.hill prairie
habitat islands
habitat fragmentation
48-55August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionEcology of C3 and C4 photosynthesis in Arizona grasses (Poaceae): a phylogenetically-controlled analysis
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Poster: Ecological SectionAlexander, Patrick J..Poaceae
grass
ecology
photosynthesis
c3
C4 photosynthesis
48-57August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionSoil Fidelity in Gulf Coast Helianthus species (Nueces County, Texas)
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Poster: Ecological SectionGrisé, David J., Thompson, Sean M., Loya, Karla K., Overath, R. Deborah.Helianthus
sunflowers
soil type
seed germination
distrubution
48-58August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionLow soil nutrient availability increases nutrient resorption in perennial serpentine species
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Poster: Ecological SectionDrenovsky, Rebecca E., Richards, James.nutrient resorption
serpentine soils
nitrogen
phosphorus
nutrient cycling
48-59August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionPatterns of ectomycorrhizal communities associated with Quercus garryana on serpentine soils
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Poster: Ecological SectionMoser, A. Mariah, DAllura, Jad, Southworth, Darlene.serpentine
Quercus garryana
mycorrhiza
Tuesday, August 1st
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm · Auditorium/Bell Memorial Union
Session 48: Contributed Posters: Conservation Biology Poster Session
Presiding: Unknown,
48-60August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionConservation and Sustainable Management of Chamaedorea Palms in Belize
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Poster: Conservation BiologyGarwood, Nancy C., Bridgewater, Samuel G. M., Bateman, Richard M.resource management
neotropical
xate
48-61August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionEstablishing Two Experimental Populations of Wolf's Evening Primrose (Oenothera wolfii) on the Southern Oregon Coast
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Poster: Conservation BiologyCurrin, Rebecca E., Meinke, Robert J..
48-62August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionGrowing Pine Rockland Wildflowers for Restoration in Schoolyards and on Roadsides in south Florida
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Poster: Conservation BiologyKoptur, Suzanne, Barragan, Michelle, Jurado, Angel.pollinator
wildflower
Conservation
restoration
schoolyard
habitat fragmentation
48-63August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionRiparian Habitat Restoration at Decker Island
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Poster: Conservation BiologyShowers, David, Nelson, Kent, Philipp, Mark.restoration
Lilaeopsis
Aster lentus
Decker Island
48-64August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionSeed Banking The Tallgrass Prairie
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Poster: Conservation BiologyAllen, Betsy, Vitt, Pati, Havens, Kayri.seed banking
ex situ conservation
48-65August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionControl of invasive shrubs and herbivores required to conserve an endangered annual plant, Tomanthera auriculata (Scrophulariaceae), in prairie fragments near Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Poster: Conservation BiologyKnight, Tiffany, Vitt, Pati, Kendall, Bruce.rare plant conservation
plant demography
48-66August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionGenetic diversity in the endangered Baker’s larkspur: Implications for conservation
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Poster: Conservation BiologyBadtke, Laura, Gschwend, Andrea, Koontz, Jason.threatened species
conservation genetics
larkspur
Delphinium
genetic diversity
AFLP
Tuesday, August 1st
12:30 pm to 2:00 pm · Auditorium/Bell Memorial Union
Session 48: Contributed Posters: Symbioses: Plant, Animal and Microbe Interactions Poster Session
Presiding: Unknown,
48-67August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionNematode prey by the purple pitcher plant species-specific chironomid midge larvae.
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Poster: Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe InteractionsDay, Stephanie, Greenidge, Samuel, Petersen, Raymond L..Sarracenia purpurea
pitcher plant
phytotelms
Metriocnemus knabi
nematodes
48-68August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionPersea survival and growth in Veracruz, Mexico in areas invaded by Phytophthora cinnamomi and P. citricola
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Poster: Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe InteractionsVioli, Helen A., Barrientos-Priego, Alejandro F., Escamilla-Prado, Esteban, Ploetz, Randy C., Lovatt, Carol, Menge, John A..Persea
Phytophthora
México
48-69August 1st
12:30 pm
Auditorium/Bell Memorial UnionPartial mycoheterotrophy in Cypripedium fasciculatum
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Poster: Symbioses: Plant, Animal, and Microbe InteractionsWhitridge, Henry O., Southworth, Darlene.Cypripedium fasciculatum
orchid
mycorrhiza
mycoheterotrophy
Tuesday, August 1st
1:30 pm to 5:15 am · 108/Tehama
Session 49: Contributed Papers: Conservation Biology, Part 2
Presiding: Susan E. Meyer, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
49-8August 1st
1:30 pm
108/TehamaGlossostigma (Phrymaceae) in North America: taxonomy and invasive potential
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PaperLes, Donald H., Capers, Robert S., Tippery, Nicholas P..Australian flora
invasive
nonindigenous
North America
Phrymaceae
Phylogenetics
Taxonomy
49-9August 1st
1:45 pm
108/TehamaLife History of Astragalus crassicarpus var. trichocalyx in Illinois
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PaperSmith, Marian, Wells, Genneth.ecology
life-history
endangered
49-10August 1st
2:00 pm
108/TehamaEffects of Psyllid parasitism on growth and reproduction of Boltonia decurrens, a threatened species
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PaperMettler-Cherry, Paige, Smith, Marian, Keevin, Thomas.Boltonia decurrens
floodplain
Psyllid
threatened species
49-11August 1st
2:15 pm
108/TehamaPopulation viability analysis (PVA) for Arctomecon californica (Papaveraceae), an eastern Mojave Desert gypsophile perennial herb
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PaperMeyer, Susan E., Forbis, Tara.PVA
population dynamics
endemic species
golden bearpaw poppy
seed bank
49-12August 1st
2:30 pm
108/TehamaEffect of knowledge gain on species conservation status
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PaperRoberts, David L..Conservation assessment
Herbarium collections
Sampling bias
49-13August 1st
2:45 pm
108/TehamaInvasion of the Annual Grasses: Mapping the Loss of Nevada’s Ecological Integrity
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PaperPeterson, Eric B..Bromus madritensis ssp. rubens
Bromus tectorum
Schismus barbatus
remote sensing
Landsat
MODIS
Great Basin
Mojave
wildfire
distribution model
August 1st
3:00 pm
108/TehamaBreak
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49-14August 1st
3:30 pm
108/TehamaAn investigation of ecological and genetic variation among populations of Tahoe draba (Draba asterophora; Brassicaceae)
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PaperPutnam, Emily, Allphin, Loreen, Windham, M. D..Draba
Brassicaceae
Conservation
ecology
population genetics
autopolyploidy
chromosome number
49-15August 1st
3:45 pm
108/TehamaDevelopment of a rapid assessment methodology and predictive model for the identification of exotic invasive hotspots in Southern Alabama
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PaperMajor, C. Smoot, Sweetser, Suzanne, Allison, David, Major, Kelly.invasive
southeastern US
49-16August 1st
4:00 pm
108/TehamaPicking up the Pieces: The Status of Native Vegetation in the Western San Joaquin Valley
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PaperRitter, Nur, Kelly, Patrick.San Joaquin Valley
restoration
local seed sources
49-17August 1st
4:15 pm
108/TehamaRapid ex-situ conservation method for Commiphora wightii - an endangered medicinal plant of the Thar Desert in India
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PaperSoni, Vineet.Commiphora wightii
Micropropagation
49-18August 1st
4:30 pm
108/TehamaUsing RAPD markers to detect the population genetic structure of Pseudotaxus chienii (Taxaceae), an endangered and endemic conifer in China
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PaperWang, Ting, Su, Yingjuan.Pseudotaxus chienii
RAPD
population genetic structure
Conservation strategies
49-19August 1st
4:45 pm
108/TehamaLife history traits and recovery of the endangered island endemic, Boechera [Arabis] hoffmannii (Brassicaceae)
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PaperWilken, Dieter.endangered
life-history
recovery
monocarp
August 1st
5:00 pm
108/TehamaDiscussion
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Tuesday, August 1st
2:10 pm to 5:00 pm · 134/Performing Arts Center
Session 57: Colloquium: Bringing Together the Living and Dead: Integrating Extant and Fossil Biodiversity in Evolutionary Studies
Presiding: Nathalie Nagalingum, Duke University; Hervé Sauquet, Royal Botanic Gardens
August 1st
2:10 pm
134/Performing Arts CenterIntroduction
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57-1August 1st
2:15 pm
134/Performing Arts CenterPaleontology, genomics, and combined-data phylogenetics: can molecular data improve phylogeny estimation for fossil taxa?
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SymposiumWiens, John.Combined analysis
fossils
Genomics
Missing data
molecular data
phylogeny
57-2August 1st
2:30 pm
134/Performing Arts CenterElucidating the diversification of saxifragalean lineages through simultaneous analysis including extant and fossil taxa
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SymposiumHermsen, E. J..simultaneous analysis
Saxifragales
Cretaceous
Tertiary
fossil
extant
57-3August 1st
2:45 pm
134/Performing Arts CenterHomology assessments within the Gnetales: integrating information from molecules, extant morphology and fossils
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SymposiumRydin, Catarina, Pedersen, Kaj Raunsgaard, Wu, Shunqing, Friis, Else Marie.Ephedra
Gnetum
Gnetales
fossils
molecular data
Yixian Formation
Potomac Group
57-4August 1st
3:00 pm
134/Performing Arts CenterPaleontology Provides a Context for the Developmental Mechanisms of Evolution
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SymposiumSanders, Heather, Rothwell, Gar W., Wyatt, Sarah.leaf development
leaf evolution
evo-devo
fossil
57-5August 1st
3:15 pm
134/Performing Arts CenterExtant basal angiosperms; pitfalls or springboards for re-greening Early Cretaceous ecophysiology?
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SymposiumFeild, Taylor S..Amborella
ecophysiology
Chloranthaceae
August 1st
3:30 pm
134/Performing Arts CenterBreak
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57-6August 1st
4:00 pm
134/Performing Arts CenterJurassic origin for the Salviniaceae: the last word or just the first?
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SymposiumLupia Ii, Richard, Schneider, Harald, Nagalingum, Nathalie S., Pryer, Kathleen M..divergence time estimates
heterosporous ferns
phylogeny
Sampling bias
57-7August 1st
4:15 pm
134/Performing Arts CenterEmpirical exploration of calibration sensitivity in molecular dating methods - when are multiple-calibration methods most effective?
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SymposiumBrochu, Christopher.fossil
calibration
Crocodylia
57-8August 1st
4:30 pm
134/Performing Arts CenterAlternative uses of fossil data in relaxed molecular clock age estimation: a case study on the age of angiosperms
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SymposiumMagallón, Susana.maximum age constraint
molecular clock
total evidence
penalized likelihood
Morphology
branch length optimization
stem lineage
seed plant phylogeny
57-9August 1st
4:45 pm
134/Performing Arts CenterFossil and molecular evolutionary divergences: Ostracoda (Crustacea) as a starting point for database and synthesis
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SymposiumOakley, TH.divergence time estimates
molecular clock
database
fossil
Tuesday, August 1st
5:15 pm to 6:45 pm · Art Gallery/Bell Memorial Union
Meeting: Ecological Section Business Meeting
Presiding: Janice Coons, Eastern Illinois University
August 1st
5:15 pm
Art Gallery/Bell Memorial UnionEcological Section Business Meeting
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Wednesday, August 2nd

Wednesday, August 2nd
8:00 am to 9:30 am · 266/Holt
Session 66: Contributed Papers: Vegetation Ecology and Reproduction
Presiding: Margaret Devall, U.S. Forest Service
66-1August 2nd
8:00 am
266/HoltMale cottonwoods open their flowers earlier than female cottonwoods
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PaperRice, Stanley A., Rice, A. Lisette.Populus deltoides
Budburst
Sexual selection
66-2August 2nd
8:15 am
266/HoltHabitat, geologic, and soil characteristics of Shasta snow-wreath (Neviusia cliftonii) populations
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PaperLindstrand III, Len, Nelson, Julie Kierstead.Shasta snow-wreath
Neviusia cliftonii
limestone
Shasta Lake
geology
soil
Rosaceae
66-3August 2nd
8:30 am
266/HoltVital rates differ between transplants and their naturally recruited descendants in a reintroduction of the federally threatened Pitcher
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PaperBell, Timothy, Bowles, Marlin.Cirsium pitcheri
reintroduction
vital rates
threatened species
66-4August 2nd
8:45 am
266/HoltVariation in cyclone tolerance in Arecaceae
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PaperGriffith, M. Patrick, Noblick, Larry R., Dowe, John L..Arecaceae
biogeography
cyclone
hurricane
living collection
66-5August 2nd
9:00 am
266/HoltThe reproductive biology of Piper auritum ( Piperaceae) in a Mexican cloud forest
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PaperDevall, Margaret S., Garcia-Franco, José G..reproductive biology
Piperaceae
cloud forest
México
August 2nd
9:30 am
266/HoltDiscussion
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Wednesday, August 2nd
10:15 am to 11:30 am · 359/Holt
Session 71: Contributed Papers: Biology of Dryland Plants
Presiding: Frank W. Ewers, Michigan State University
71-1August 2nd
10:15 am
359/HoltFloral and physiological trait correlations differ among populations of Leptosiphon (Polemoniaceae) with contrasting moisture availability
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PaperLambrecht, Susan.water-use efficiency
carbon isotopes
phenotypic correlation
floral traits
gradient
moisture availability
71-2August 2nd
10:30 am
359/HoltWood density and vessel traits as distinct correlates of ecological strategy in 51 California coast range angiosperms
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PaperPreston, Katherine, Cornwell, William, DeNoyer, Jeanne.wood anatomy
vessels
phylogenetic signal
trait correlations
71-3August 2nd
10:45 am
359/HoltYear-round biology of the geophyte, Triteleia ixioides (Themidaceae), in mid-elevation Mediterranean California.
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PaperKannely, Alfred, Schlising, Robert A..Triteleia ixioides
Mediterranean California
corm
geophyte
coniferous forest
71-4August 2nd
11:00 am
359/HoltCholla Mortality as Related to Drought, Increased Temperatures, and Elevation in the Northwestern Sonoran Desert
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PaperBobich, Edward, Wallace, Nick, Sartori, Keely.cholla
climate change
drought
mortality
August 2nd
11:15 am
359/HoltDiscussion
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