COS 28
Invasion II

Tuesday, August 6, 2013: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
L100H, Minneapolis Convention Center
8:00 AM
 Introduction sources and population genetics of Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Mayan cichlids) in South Florida
Elizabeth Harrison, Florida International University; Joel C. Trexler, Florida International University; Timothy M. Collins, Florida International University
8:20 AM
 Evidence for evolution in the novel range of an invasive weed in multiple common gardens
Kathryn G. Turner, University of British Columbia; Ruth A. Hufbauer, Colorado State University; Loren H. Rieseberg, University of British Columbia
8:40 AM
 Evolution of invasive traits in nonindigenous species: Increased survival and faster growth in invasive populations of rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus)
Lindsey W. Sargent, University of Notre Dame; Andrew M. Deines, University of Notre Dame; David M. Lodge, University of Notre Dame
9:00 AM
 Role of storm activities on the spread of an invasive plant, Phragmites australis, in North America
Ganesh P. Bhattarai, Louisiana State University; James T. Cronin, Louisiana State University
9:20 AM
 Inter-population variation in garlic mustard response to light
Lauren M. Smith, Indiana University; Heather L. Reynolds, Indiana University
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
 Dispersal distance and recruitment survival comparison of introduced and native species on a broad scale under natural conditions
Habacuc Flores-Moreno, University New South Wales; Fiona J. Thomson, Landcare Research; David I. Warton, UNSW; Angela T. Moles, University of New South Wales
10:30 AM Cancelled
 Molecular detection of potentially harmful bacteria discharged into the Duluth-Superior Harbor in the ballast water of commercial ships
Andrew J. Reed, University of Minnesota Duluth; J.B. Badgley, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; J.B. Welch, University of Minnesota Duluth; C.M. Sloan, University of Minnesota Duluth; Michael J. Sadowsky, University of Minnesota; R.E. Hicks, University of Minnesota Duluth
10:10 AM
 Invasion by non-native annuals in the Mojave and Sonoran Desert: the role of fire, disturbance, and precipitation
Claus Holzapfel, Rutgers University; Hadas A. Parag, Rutgers University; Marjolein Schat, Rutgers University; Jennifer L. Schafer, North Carolina State University; Carolyn E. Haines, Montclair State University; Erika L. Mudrak, Iowa State University; Andres Fuentes Ramirez, Iowa State University; Kirk A. Moloney, Iowa State University
10:50 AM
 Effect of latitude, temperature and nitrogen in traits of native and invasive Impatiens species
Kamal Prasad Acharya, Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Jörg Brunet, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences; Olivier Chabrerie, Université de Picardie Jules Verne; Sara A.O. Cousins, Stockholm University; Martin Diekmann, University of Bremen; Pieter De Frenne, Ghent University; Martin Hermy, University of Leuven, Division Forest, Nature and Landscape; Annette Kolb, University of Bremen; Isa Lemke, University of Bremen; Jan Plue, Stockholm University; Kris Verheyen, Ghent University; Christophe Pélabon, Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Bente J. Graae, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
11:10 AM
 Polyploidization as driver for plant invasions into mountains
Sylvia Haider, Institute of Biology, Geobotany, Martin Luther University Halle Wittenberg; Harald Meimberg, Restoration Ecology, Technische Universität München