Wednesday, August 4, 2010: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
410, David L Lawrence Convention Center
COS 70 - Plant-Insect Interactions
1:30 PMNovel defenses in invasion resistance: Potential eavesdropping may cue inducible defenses against an invasive herbivore
Travis D. Marsico, Arkansas State University, Anastasia M. Woodard, Arkansas State University, Gary N. Ervin, Mississippi State University
1:50 PMDevelopmental plasticity and reduced susceptibility to natural enemies following host plant defoliation in a specialized herbivore
Glen R. Hood, The University of Notre Dame, James R. Ott, Texas State University-San Marcos
2:10 PMHerbivore identity mediates the nature and strength of non-consumptive predator effects on differentially resistant host-plants
Ian Kaplan, Purdue University, Jennifer Thaler, Cornell University
2:30 PMTrade-off between food quality and enemy-free space in an assemblage of polyphagous forest caterpillars
Michael S. Singer, Wesleyan University, Timothy E. Farkas, University of Colorado at Boulder, Kailen A. Mooney, University of California at Irvine
2:50 PMContrasting covariation of above- and belowground invertebrate species across plant genotypes
Martijn L. Vandegehuchte, Ghent University, Eduardo de la Peña, Ghent University, Dries Bonte, Ghent University
3:10 PMBreak
3:20 PMSpecialist weevil mediates negative indirect interactions between a threatened plant, Mead’s Milkweed (Asclepias meadii), and weedy congeners
Steven M. Roels, University of Kansas
3:40 PMUsing occupancy models to investigate large-scale stem-boring insect herbivory dynamics in a primary successional landscape
Christian Che-Castaldo, University of Maryland, Evan H. Campbell Grant, US Geological Survey, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, University of Maryland, College Park, William F. Fagan, University of Maryland, Charlie Crisafulli, US Forest Service, John G. Bishop, Washington State University
4:00 PMEffects of preconditioning Aphis glycines on the expression of resistance in breeding lines of Glycine max
Matthew L. Richardson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Curtis B. Hill, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Glen L. Hartman, USDA-ARS
4:20 PMEffects of plant quality on an insect food web in a complex tropical coffee agroecosystem
David J. Gonthier, University of Toledo, Stacy M. Philpott, University of Toledo, Gabriel H. Domínguez, Finca Irlanda Research Station, Jason D. Witter, University of Toledo, Alison L. Spongberg, University of Toledo
4:40 PMThe causes and consequences of natural tree clearings that reduce fire severity in western forests
Sarah E. Dalrymple, University of California, Davis, Hugh Safford, USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region

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