Thursday, August 6, 2009: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Grand Pavillion II, Hyatt
COS 110 - Invasion: Species Interactions II
1:30 PMCOS 110-1Interactions between the non-native invasive plant, leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula), soil microbiota, and biocontrol agents impact native plant recruitment in the Great Plains, USA
Dustin F. Haines, University of Minnesota, Linda L. Kinkel, University of Minnesota
1:50 PMCOS 110-2Do mutualisms aid invasion? Differential use of carbohydrate resources by invasive ants in their native and invasive ranges
Shawn M. Wilder, Texas A&M University, Micky D. Eubanks, Texas A&M University, David Holway, University of California, San Diego, Andrew V. Suarez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Edward G. LeBrun, University of Texas at Austin
2:10 PMCOS 110-3Pollination of an invasive orchid, Cyrtopodium polyphyllum (Orchidaceae), by an invasive oil-collecting bee (Centris nitida) in southern Florida
Hong Liu, Florida International University, Robert W. Pemberton, USDA ARS Invasive Plant Research Lab
2:30 PMCOS 110-4Effects of nonnative Phragmites australis on native amphibian larval performance
Mary A. Rogalski, Yale University, David K. Skelly, Yale University
2:50 PMCOS 110-5Evolutionarily labile species interactions and spatial spread dynamics of invasions
Alex Perkins, University of California, Alan Hastings, University of California
3:10 PM Break
3:20 PMCOS 110-6A native herbivore’s preference for invasive Tamarix sp. may limit the plant's range expansion in the central United States
Wyatt I. Williams, Colorado State University, Andrew Norton, Colorado State University
3:40 PMCOS 110-7The perils of an unreliable partner: Ant-barrel cactus mutualisms in the face of invasion
David Holway, University of California, San Diego, John Ludka, University of California, San Diego
4:00 PMCOS 110-8Climate range-expanding plant species experience lower herbivore loads, but higher predator pressure
Tim Engelkes, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Bart Wouters, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), T. Martijn Bezemer, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Jeffrey A. Harvey, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Wim H. van der Putten, Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW)
4:20 PMCOS 110-9The invasive plant Lespedeza cuneata attracts more insect pollinators than its native congeners in tallgrass prairie
Teresa M. Woods, Kansas State University, Carolyn J. Ferguson, Kansas State University
4:40 PMCOS 110-10Modeling the impacts of an invasive intraguild predator on native species and their natural enemies
Richard J. Hall, University of Georgia

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