COS 117 - Population Dynamics: Metapopulations

Thursday, August 11, 2011: 1:30 PM-5:00 PM
18A, Austin Convention Center
1:30 PM
The effects of density, habitat properties, and traits on habitat selection
Bailey Jacobson, University of Quebec at Montreal; Pedro R. Peres-Neto, University of Quebec at Montreal
1:50 PM
Population persistence in dynamic landscapes: The role of spatiotemporal connectivity
Katharina Ullmann, UC Davis; Neal M. Williams, University of California
2:10 PM
Spatial patterns of species interaction networks
Luis J. Gilarranz, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC; Jordi Bascompte, Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC
2:50 PM
Recruitment limitation and seed-mediated gene flow in the dioecious tree Aextoxicon punctatum in relict forest fragments in semiarid Chile
Mariela C. Nuñez, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity; Maria Uriarte, Columbia University; Pablo A. Marquet, Santa Fe Institute; Juan J. Armesto, Universidad Católica de Chile, Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity
3:10 PM
3:20 PM
Genetic population structure in two amphibian species with differing dispersal capabilities: Implications for metapopulation theory
Anna M. McKee, University of Georgia; Lora L. Smith, Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center; John C. Maerz, University of Georgia; Travis C. Glenn, University of Georgia
3:40 PM
Reproductive dynamics and population genetics of the Western Prairie Fringed Orchid
Andrew A. Ross, North Dakota State University; Steven Travers, North Dakota State University
4:00 PM
Insights into Blue crab larval ecology from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
Erin Grey, Tulane University; Caz M. Taylor, Tulane University; Susan Chiasson, Tulane University; Michael Bartlein, Tulane University
4:40 PM
Natal habitat alters population dynamics in novel environments
Benjamin G. Van Allen, Rice University; Volker H.W. Rudolf, Rice University
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