Thursday, August 6, 2009: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
Picuris, Albuquerque Convention Center
COS 105 - Dispersal and Colonization: Genetics and Invasion
1:30 PMCOS 105-1Shade coffee, it’s not just for the birds: Pollen-mediated gene flow for a buzz-pollinated tree
Shalene Jha, University of Michigan, Christopher W. Dick, University of Michigan
1:50 PMCOS 105-2Contrasting patterns of dispersal and gene flow in two populations of red oak (Quercus rubra)
Emily V. Moran, Duke University, James S. Clark, Duke University
2:10 PMCOS 105-3Genetic population graphs reveal complex patterns of spatial genetic variation among populations in a vertebrate-dispersed species
Cristina García, Georgia University
2:30 PMCOS 105-4Fungal endophytes utilize the seeds of their hosts to colonize new areas
Rachel L. Sewell Nesteruk, University of Washington
2:50 PMCOS 105-5Role of a native legume in facilitating native vs. invasive species in sagebrush steppe before and after fire
Erin M. Goergen, University of Nevada - Reno, Jeanne Chambers, USDA Forest Service
3:10 PM Break
3:20 PMCOS 105-6Constraints on plant immigration: The roles of competition, herbivory, and nutrient availability in relation to initial community properties
Anu Eskelinen, University of Oulu
3:40 PMCOS 105-7Propagule pressure-establishment relationships vary with environmental conditions for Lespedeza cuneata in a Kansas grassland
Gregory R. Houseman, Wichita State University, Bryan L. Foster, University of Kansas, Chad Brassil, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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