Thursday, August 6, 2009: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Grand Pavillion IV, Hyatt
COS 97 - Seed Production, Dispersal, and Predation
8:00 AM	COS 97-1		Seed mass, abundance, and breeding system among tropical forest species: Do dioecious species exhibit compensatory reproduction or abundances? Simon A. Queenborough, University of Sheffield, Susan J. Mazer, University of California, Santa Barbara, Steven M. Vamosi, University of Calgary, Nancy Garwood, Southern Ilinois University, Renato Valencia, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Robert P. Freckleton, University of Sheffield
8:20 AM	COS 97-2		The impact of complete bird loss on seed dispersal and plant recruitment in Guam Haldre S. Rogers, University of Washington, Joshua J. Tewksbury, University of Washington, Janneke Hille Ris Lambers, University of Washington
8:40 AM	COS 97-3		Factors affecting white-footed mice (Permyscus leucopus) seed predation upon wild blue lupine (Lupinus perennis) in Northwest Ohio Rachel H. Kappler, Bowling Green State University, Karen V. Root, Bowling Green State University
9:00 AM	COS 97-4		Recruitment limitation for a tropical forest understory herb in a human-modified Amazonian landscape Maria Uriarte, Columbia University, Emilio M. Bruna III, University of Florida, Paulo Rubim, INPA, Marina Anciaes, INPA, Inge Jonckheere, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
9:20 AM	COS 97-5		Spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) as seed dispersers in continuous and fragmented rainforests in southern Mexico Kathryn E. Stoner, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Oscar M. Chaves, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Víctor Arroyo-Rodríguez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Julieta Benítez-Malvido, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Alejandro Estrada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
9:40 AM			Break
9:50 AM	COS 97-6		Linking interspecific variation in vertebrate seed predation, insect seed predation, and pathogen attack to fruit traits in tropical woody plants Noelle G. Beckman, University of Minnesota, Helene C. Muller-Landau, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
10:10 AM	COS 97-7		Timing is everything: Seed predation and indirect facilitation by ants alter seedling establishment following drought Nancy Nicolai, University of New Mexico
10:30 AM	COS 97-8		Seed dispersal of an endangered conifer: Functional groups and spatiotemporal variability Jessica E. Lavabre, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Jordi Bascompte, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC
10:50 AM	COS 97-9		Local adaptation and insect-mediated transmission of fungal pathogens in wild chilies Noelle J. Machnicki, University of Washington, Carlos E. Manchego, University of Florida, Joshua J. Tewksbury, University of Washington
11:10 AM	COS 97-10		Wild Rice population resiliancy in response to fungal smut pathogen Crystal Phillips, Ferris State University, Scott M. Herron, Ferris State University

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