Thursday, August 9, 2007: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
San Carlos I, San Jose Hilton
COS 115 - Plant-insect interactions: Chemical defenses and induction
8:00 AMCOS 115-1Biogeography of Alaska paper birch (Betula neoalaskana): Latitudinal patterns in chemical defense and plant architecture
Michael T. Stevens, California State University, Stanislaus, John P. Bryant, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Sarah C. Brown, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Helen M. Bothwell, Northern Arizona University, Richard L. Lindroth, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Donald M. Waller, University of Wisconsin-Madison
8:20 AMCOS 115-2Secondary compounds: A search for consistency and clarity
David C. Haak, University of Washington, Joshua J. Tewksbury, University of Washington, Doug Levey, University of Florida
8:40 AMCOS 115-3The multivariate defences of Solanum carolinense in the field
Stuart Campbell, Cornell University
9:00 AMCOS 115-4Patterns of local adaptation in an insect-plant interaction
Rodrigo Cogni, Stony Brook University
9:20 AMCOS 115-5Elevated CO2 and plant-insect interactions: Connecting gene expression to ecological responses
Evan DeLucia, University of Illinois, Clare L. Casteel, University of Illinois, Bridget F. O'Neill, University of Illinois, Jorge A. Zavala, University of Illinois, Arthur R. Zangerl, University of Illinois, May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 115-6QTL mapping in a foundation tree (Populus) reveals a potential relationship between introgression, ecologically significant traits, and community phenotypes
Scott A. Woolbright, Northern Arizona University, Matt Zinkgraf, Northern Arizona University, Gancho Slavov, West Virginia University, Jennifer A. Schweitzer, University of Tennessee, Gery Allan, Northern Arizona University, Brian Rehill, U.S. Naval Academy, Richard L. Lindroth, University of Wisconsin, Steve DiFazio, West Virginia University, Tom Whitham, Northern Arizona University, Paul Keim, Northern Arizona University
10:10 AMCOS 115-7Guild-specific herbivory alters physiology and the induction of plant defenses in Nicotiana attenuata
Paul D. Nabity, University of Illinois, Jorge A. Zavala, University of Illinois, Ian T. Baldwin, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Evan H. DeLucia, University of Illinois
10:30 AMCOS 115-8Regulation of insect-induced plant defenses by competition signals in the light environment
Carlos L. Ballaré, University of Buenos Aires, Miriam M. Izaguirre, University of Buenos Aires, Carlos A Mazza, University of Buenos Aires, Javier E. Moreno, University of Buenos Aires
10:50 AMCOS 115-9Induction of chemical defences in response to browsing: Effects of artificial and natural browsing by introduced Rusa deer on the eucalypt Corymbia gummifera
Emilie Kissler, The University of Sydney, Ross A. Coleman, The University of Sydney, Clare McArthur, The University of Sydney
11:10 AMCOS 115-10Induced airborne volatiles coordinate systemic defense responses to insect herbivores
Christopher J. Frost, Pennsylvania State University

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