COS 48
Trophic Dynamics And Interactions

Tuesday, August 6, 2013: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
M100IB, Minneapolis Convention Center
1:30 PM
 A trophic cascade effect of the predatory mosquitoToxorhynchites rutilus on aquatic bacteria
Daniel Albeny Simões, Federal University of Santa Catarina; Ebony Murrell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Evaldo F. Vilela, Federal University of Viçosa; Steven A. Juliano, Illinois State University
1:50 PM
 The risks of being big - The ecological and evolutionary significance of the thylacine’s body size and diet
Marie R. G. Attard, University of New South Wales; Stephen Wroe, University of New South Wales; Tracey L. Rogers, University of New South Wales
2:10 PM
 Ecological subsidies drive the dynamics of keystone predation in a rocky intertidal meta-ecosystem: Insights from a comparative-experimental approach
Bruce A. Menge, Oregon State University; Gil Rilov, National Institute of Oceanography; Melissa M. Foley, University of California Santa Cruz; Francis Chan, Oregon State University
2:30 PM
 Trophic interactions in centipedes as indicated by fatty acid, molecular gut content and stable isotope analysis
Olga Ferlian, University of Goettingen; Bernhard Eitzinger, University of Goettingen; Babett Günther, University of Goettingen; Stefan Scheu, Georg-August University
2:50 PM
 Variation in the trophic ecology of reef herbivores in protected and unprotected areas of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Laura Bhatti, Florida International University; Deron E. Burkepile, Florida International University
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
 Life cycle dynamics of a key copepod over long time scales: A complex and non-stationary interplay of internal and external driver
Saskia A. Otto, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University; Georg Kornilovs, Institute of Food Safety, Animal Health and Environment; Marcos Llope, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO); Christian Möllmann, Institute for Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science
3:40 PM
 Large effects of consumer offense on ecosystem structure and function
Michael F. Chislock, Auburn University; Orlando Sarnelle, Michigan State University; Brianna K. Olsen, Auburn University; Enrique Doster, Auburn University; Alan E. Wilson, Auburn University
4:00 PM
 Multi-level oscillating trophodynamic control causes regime shifts in large marine ecosystem
Christian Moellmann, Hamburg University; Rabea Diekmann, Hamburg University; Axel Temming, Hamburg University; Jens Floeter, Hamburg University
4:20 PM
 On the evolution of omnivory in a community context
Alex M. Chubaty, Simon Fraser University; Brian O. Ma, ESSA Technologies Ltd.; R. Will Stein, Simon Fraser University; David R. Gillespie, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Lee M. Henry, University of Oxford; Conan Phelan, Simon Fraser University; Eirikur Palsson, Simon Fraser University; Franz W. Simon, Simon Fraser University; Bernard D. Roitberg, Simon Fraser University
4:40 PM
 Resource specialization by tadpoles determines their developmental responses to leaf litter quality and shade
Jeffrey P. Stephens, Oakland University; Keith A. Berven, Oakland University; Jon R. Bartkus, Oakland University; Michelle Golembieski, Oakland University; Scott D. Tiegs, Oakland University; Thomas R. Raffel, Oakland University