COS 139 - Herbivory

Thursday, August 9, 2012: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Portland Blrm 254, Oregon Convention Center
8:20 AM
 Effects of generalist root feeders (Agriotes spp. larvae, Coleoptera: Elateridae) on grassland plant communities
Ilja Sonnemann, Freie Universitaet Berlin; Susanne Wurst, Freie Universitaet Berlin
8:40 AM
 Insect herbivore effects on population dynamics of the clonal weed Solanum carolinense
Stacey L. Halpern, Pacific University; Nora Underwood, Florida State University; Brian D. Inouye, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
9:00 AM
 Allocation shifts favor asexual reproduction: Response to damage and pollination in a clonal flowering plant (Eichhornia crassipes)
Amanda L. Buchanan, University of Maryland; Nora C. Underwood, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory; Brian D. Inouye, Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
9:20 AM
 Agricultural land use history and fire suppression strengthen herbivore impacts
Philip G. Hahn, University of Wisconsin - Madison; John L. Orrock, University of Wisconsin - Madison
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
10:10 AM
 Global patterns in herbivore impact on marine benthic primary producers: A comprehensive meta-analysis
Alistair G.B. Poore, University of New South Wales; Alexandra H. Campbell, University of New South Wales; Ross A. Coleman, The University of Sydney; Graham Edgar, University of Tasmania; Veijo Jormalainen, University of Turku; Pamela L. Reynolds, University of California; Erik E. Sotka, College of Charleston; John J. Stachowicz, University of California, Davis; Richard B. Taylor, University of Auckland; Mathew A. Vanderklift, CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship; J. Emmett Duffy, Tennenbaum Marine Observatory Network, Smithsonian Institution
10:30 AM
 Effects of drought stress on grassland plant traits and insect herbivore communities
Paul A. Lenhart, Texas A&M University; Spencer T. Behmer, Texas A&M University; Micky D. Eubanks, Texas A&M University
10:50 AM
 Predicting extinction risk and novel host use in a complete Lepidoptera-plant food network
Ian S. Pearse, United States Geological Survey; Florian Altermatt, University of Zürich
11:10 AM
 Herbivory and plant density affect the consequences of apical damage
Natalie M. West, University of Illinois; Svata M. Louda, University of Nebraska-Lincoln