Tuesday, August 5, 2008: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
202 E, Midwest Airlines Center
COS 39 - Interspecific Competition
1:30 PMCOS 39-1Competitive effect and response in the LHS model
Pierre Liancourt Jr., University of Tuebingen, Botanical Institute, Katja Tielbörger, University of Tuebingen, Botanical Institute
1:50 PMCOS 39-2Resource and non-resource root competition effects of grasses on trees of different successional status - CANCELLED
Christian Messier, University of Quebec in Montreal, Lluis Coll, Centre Tecnològic Forestal de Catalunya, Amélie Poitras-Larivière, University of Quebec in Montreal, Nicolas Belanger, University of Saskatchewan, Jacques Brisson, Université de Montréal
2:10 PMCOS 39-3Plant-mediated interactions between an invasive oak gall wasp and a native butterfly
Kirsten M. Prior, University of Notre Dame, Jessica J. Hellmann, University of Notre Dame
2:30 PMCOS 39-4Effects of planting season and disturbance on the competition between a non-native grass and two native forbs
Anne L. Frances, University of Florida/ IFAS, Carrie Reinhardt Adams, University of Florida/ IFAS, Jeffrey G. Norcini, University of Florida/ IFAS, Emily J. Austen, University of Florida/ IFAS
2:50 PMCOS 39-5Neighbors, nitrogen, and plant-microbe communication: Understanding the role of acylated homoserine lactones in the rhizosphere
Katharine N. Suding, University of California, Irvine, Isabel W. Ashton, National Park Service, Martina Stursova, University of New Mexico, Robert L. Sinsabaugh, University of California, Irvine
3:10 PM Break
3:20 PMCOS 39-6Calculation and comparison of R* values in three larval mosquito species
Ebony Murrell, Illinois State University, Jessica A. Frigo, Illinois State University, Caisie E. Bazer, Illinois State University, Mark S. Dondero, Illinois State University, Kevin M. Kocot, Auburn University, Megan J. Timpe, Illinois State University, Steven A. Juliano, Illinois State University
3:40 PMCOS 39-7Intraspecific aggregation modifies plant-soil feedback relationships
Pete Manning, Imperial College London, Anna J. Fenton, University of Manchester
4:00 PMCOS 39-8Local community size and the role of stochasticity versus determinism in affecting the outcome of competition in metacommunities
John L. Orrock, Washington University
4:20 PMCOS 39-9Widespread displacement of one phorid fly species (Diptera: Phoridae: Pseudacteon) by another: Spatial signature of competition among naturalized parasitoids of imported fire ants
Edward G. LeBrun, University of Texas at Austin, Robert M. Plowes, University of Texas at Austin, Lawrence E. Gilbert, University of Texas at Austin
4:40 PMCOS 39-10Coexistence of predators depends on differences in their sizes and the sizes of their prey
Zachary T. Long, McGill University, Mehdi Cherif, McGill University, Michel Loreau, McGill University

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