COS 111 - Ecological Genetics

Friday, August 8, 2008: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
103 DE, Midwest Airlines Center
8:00 AM
 Genetic diversity and species diversity interact to influence the productivity of species-rich limestone grassland
Jason Fridley, Syracuse University; J. Philip Grime, University of Sheffield
8:20 AM
 Maternal genetic correlations in a frugivore-generated seed rain
Cristina García, Universidade do Porto; Pedro Jordano, Estacion Biologica de Donana, EBD-CSIC; Jose Godoy, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC
8:40 AM
 Assessment of genetic and wood density variation of Liriodendron tulipifera populations in unmanaged forests of the southeastern United States
Katherine E. Kovach, Duke University; Shepard M. Zedaker, Virginia Tech; Muhammad Iqbal, Virginia Tech; EM Ulrika Egertsdotter, Virginia Tech
9:00 AM
 How are genetic diversity, and plant species diversity correlated? A test of three alternative hypotheses in the Park Grass Experiment
Pamela M. Biss, The Open University; Jonathan Silvertown, The Open University; Joanna R. Freeland, Trent University
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
 Adaptation to salinity stress: The role of genetic architecture and geographical separation
Kevin M. Purcell, Duke University & NOAA: Southeast Fisheries Science Center; Paul L. Leberg, University of Lousiana-Lafayette
10:10 AM
 Molecular analysis of microbial community composition and diversity associated with the long-lived perennial plant species Andropogon gerardii and Lespedeza capitata
Noah Rosenzweig, University of Minnesota; James M. Bradeen, University of Minnesota; Linda L. Kinkel, University of Minnesota
10:30 AM
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