95th ESA Annual Meeting (August 1 -- 6, 2010)

Tuesday, August 3, 2010: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM

412, David L Lawrence Convention Center

Presider:

Justin C. Touchon, Vassar College

1:30 PM

COS 42-1

Toward a phylogenetic perspective on the evolution of inducible defenses in Amybstoma salamanders
Heather M. Shaffery, University of Pittsburgh; Rick A. Relyea, University of Pittsburgh

1:50 PM

COS 42-2

Quantifying and manipulating spatiotemporal variation in risk to prey of small mammals
Tyler E. Schartel, Southern Illinois University; Eric M. Schauber, Southern Illinois University; Taylor P. Campbell, University of North Dakota; Brett J. Goodwin, University of North Dakota; Richard S. Ostfeld, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Clive G. Jones, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies

2:10 PM

COS 42-3

Differential responses of odor-mediated predators to density and distribution characteristics of prey patches
Miranda, L. Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marc J. Weissburg, Georgia Tech

2:30 PM

COS 42-4

Double deception: ant-mimicking spiders fool both visually and chemically-oriented predators
Divya Uma, University of Maryland; Martha Weiss, Georgetown University

2:50 PM

COS 42-5

Cougar presence influences diet optimization in ungulate prey
David M. Choate, Wright State University; Gary E. Belovsky, University of Notre Dame; Michael L. Wolfe, Utah State University

3:10 PM

COS 42-

Break

3:20 PM

COS 42-6

Size and density-mediated interactions among sequential predators of different life stages of the red-eyed treefrog
James R. Vonesh, Virginia Commonwealth University; Michael W. McCoy, Boston University; Justin C. Touchon, Vassar College; Karen M. Warkentin, Boston University

3:40 PM

COS 42-7

The influence of plant architecture on the foraging efficiencies of generalist predators feeding on pea aphids
Paula G. Reynolds, University of Waterloo; K. Cuddington, University of Waterloo

4:00 PM

COS 42-8

The sensory ecology of chemically-mediated non-consumptive effects
Marc J. Weissburg, Georgia Tech; Matthew C. Ferner, San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve; Delbert L. Smee, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

4:20 PM

COS 42-9

Trait-mediated effects of a host-specific ant parasite on multi-predator effects: Phorids, ants, and the coffee berry borer
Stacy M. Philpott, University of California, Santa Cruz; Gabriella Pardee, University of Toledo; David J. Gonthier, University of Michigan

4:40 PM

COS 42-10

Prey availability vs. mutual interference as determinants of emigration in a hunting spider
Jason M. Schmidt, Miami University; Kerri M. Wrinn, Miami University; Ann L. Rypstra, Miami University

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