Wednesday, August 8, 2007: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Blrm Salon VI, San Jose Marriott
COS 77 - Seed ecology: Production, predation, and dispersal
8:00 AMCOS 77-1Seed ecology of invasive and native Louisiana irises
Greta Milena Goranova, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Susan Mopper, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
8:20 AMCOS 77-2The evolutionary ecology of a major spice: Capsaicinoids, chilies, and selection by vertebrate, invertebrate, and fungal consumers
Joshua J. Tewksbury, University of Washington, Karen M. Reagan, University of Washington, Alejandra L. Calderon-Peñaloza, Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno (UAGRM), Noelle J. Machnicki, University of Washington, David C. Haak, University of Washington, Doug Levey, University of Florida
8:40 AMCOS 77-3Seed predation decreases recruitment in Lupinus sericeus and Lithospermum ruderale
Mary Bricker, University of Montana, John L. Maron, The University of Montana, Dean Pearson, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station
9:00 AMCOS 77-4How do different empirically derived patterns of natural enemy attack and seed dispersal affect patterns of seedling recruitment?
Noelle G. Beckman, University of Minnesota, Helene C. Muller-Landau, University of Minnesota
9:20 AMCOS 77-5A Janzen-Connell diversity-maintaining mechanism in temperate grasslands: Pre-dispersal seed predation by fungi and insects
Ray Dybzinski, University of Minnesota
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 77-6Frugivore visitation and seed handling quality of four large-seeded mature forest tree species
Nicole D. Gross-Camp, Center for Tropical Ecology & Conservation, Antioch University New England, Beth A. Kaplin, Center for Tropical Ecology & Conservation, Antioch University New England
10:10 AMCOS 77-7Tapirs as unique seed dispersers in a changing environment: A large-scale seed germination experiment
Georgina O'Farrill, McGill University, Gonzalez Andrew, McGill University, Sophie Calme, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur, Sengupta Raja, McGill University
10:30 AMCOS 77-8Characterizing hydrochory along the Middle Sacramento River, California
Catherine A. Little, H.T. Harvey & Associates, Colleen A. Hatfield, California State University, Sheli M. Wingo, California State University, Karen D. Holl, University of California, Santa Cruz, David M. Wood, California State University
10:50 AMCOS 77-9Regional and seasonal differences in movement patterns, rather than seasonal diet changes, determine seed dispersal by Asian elephants (Elephas maximus)
Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz, University of Tokyo, Asier R. Larrinaga, Instituto Mediterraneo de Estudios Avanzados, CSIC, Udayani Rose Weerasinghe, The University of Tokyo, Seiki Takatsuki, The University of Tokyo, Prithiviraj Fernando, Center for Conservation and Research, Peter Leimgruber, Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Luis Santamaria, Instituto Mediterraneo de Estudios Avanzados, CSIC
11:10 AMCOS 77-10Return on investment: A hierarchical model of the pathways from bud production to seed dispersal in an understory herb
Sean M. McMahon, Duke University

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