COS 137 - Genetics And Molecular Techniques

Thursday, August 9, 2012: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
E145, Oregon Convention Center
8:00 AM
 Range-wide patterns of genetic population structure and potential geographical range shifts of Pinus contorta (ssp. latifolia, murrayana, contorta, and bolanderi)
Sarah Bisbing, California Polytechnic State University; David J. Cooper, Colorado State University; Amy L. Angert, University of British Columbia
8:20 AM Cancelled
 Landscape genetics and limiting factors
Samuel A. Cushman, US Forest Service; Andrew Shirk, University of Washington; Erin L. Landguth, University of Montana
8:40 AM
 Comparative landscape genetics of two co-occurring arboreal mammals in a highly developed Australian landscape
Rachael Dudaniec, University of Queensland; Jonathan Rhodes, University of Queensland; Jessica Worthington-Wilmer, Queensland Museum
9:20 AM
 Detecting invasion and/or survival post eradication using genetic methods: The stoat on New ZealandĀ“s islands
Andrew James Veale, University of Auckland; Mick Clout, University of Auckland; Dianne Gleeson, Landcare Research
9:40 AM
9:50 AM
 Determining the source(s) for Cichlasoma urophthalmus (Mayan cichlids) in South Florida
Elizabeth Harrison, Florida International University; Joel C. Trexler, Florida International University; Timothy M. Collins, Florida International University
10:10 AM
 The role of invertase isoforms in overcompensation following mammalian herbivory: Are they functionally redundant?
Madhura H. Siddappaji, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign; Steve Clough, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Daniel R. Scholes, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Ken N. Paige, University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign
10:30 AM
 GeoChip 4.0 as a high-density comprehensive functional gene array for profiling microbial communities
Zhili He, University of Oklahoma; Qichao Tu, University of Oklahoma; Ye Deng, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ping Zhang, Institute for Environmental Genomics; Hao Yu, University of Oklahoma; Aifeng Zhou, University of Oklahoma; Zhenmei Lu, University of Oklahoma; Yanfei Chen, University of Oklahoma; James W. Voordeckers, University of Oklahoma; Kai Xue, University of Oklahoma; Yongjin Lee, University of Oklahoma; Joy D. Van Nostrand, University of Oklahoma; Liyou Wu, University of Oklahoma; Terry C. Hazen, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Jizhong Zhou, University of Oklahoma
10:50 AM
 Assessing the need for and impact of translocation as a means of genetic rescue for Wisconsin's sharp-tailed grouse population
Kristen M. Malone, Central Michigan University; Scott D. Hull, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources; Bradley J. Swanson, Central Michigan University
11:10 AM
 Roles of genotype-by-environment interactions in shaping the root-associated microbiome of Populus
Christopher W. Schadt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Migun Shakya, University of Tennessee; Neil Gottel, University of Texas, Austin; Hector Castro, University of Tennessee; Zamin Yang, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Marilyn Kerley, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Gregory Bonito, Duke University; Jesse Labbe, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Wellington Muchero, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Rytas Vilgalys, Duke University; Gerald Tuskan, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Mircea Podar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Mitchel Doktycz, Oak Ridge National Laboratory