Tuesday, August 7, 2007: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Almaden Blrm II, San Jose Hilton
COS 51 - Invasion: Genetics and evolutionary processes
1:30 PMCOS 51-1Evolution of traits explaining invasion success of Conyza canadensis (L)
Dipti Abhilasha, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Jasmin Joshi, University of Zurich, Switzerland
1:50 PMCOS 51-3Population differentiation in phenotypic and genetic traits of an invader: The recent high elevation expansion of Bromus tectorum
Rebecca Hufft Kao, Colorado State University, Cynthia S. Brown, Colorado State University, Ruth A. Hufbauer, Colorado State University
2:10 PMCOS 51-4Patterns of gene flow and population evolution during a recent range expansion of an invasive plant
Alisa Ramakrishnan, Portland State University, Trieste Dobberstein, Portland State University, David M. Rosenthal, Portland State University, Mitchell B. Cruzan, Portland State University
2:30 PMCOS 51-5Do founder effects impact invasions? Genetic variation in North American Impatiens naturalized in England
Eric J. Von Wettberg, Brown University
2:50 PMCOS 51-6Genetic variation of an asexual invasive plant in resistance to biological control organisms
Donald M. Campanella, Oregon State University, Christopher C. Mundt, Oregon State University, Peter B. McEvoy, Oregon State University
3:10 PM Break
3:20 PMCOS 51-7Living fast on the edge: Adaptive evolution in founding populations of an invasive plant
Katrina M. Dlugosch, University of California Santa Cruz, Ingrid M. Parker, University of California Santa Cruz
3:40 PMCOS 51-8Population genetics of an invasive species, Sus scrofa: Implications for their behavior and management
Johanna Delgado-Acevedo, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Randy W. DeYoung, Texas A&M-Kingsville, Tyler A. Campbell, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
4:00 PMCOS 51-9Are invaders moving targets? The generality and persistence of advantages in size, reproduction, and enemy release in invasive species with time since introduction
Christine V. Hawkes, University of Texas at Austin

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