COS 194 - Predation And Predator-Prey Interactions II

Friday, August 10, 2012: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
Portland Blrm 258, Oregon Convention Center
8:00 AM
 Contrasting effects of different nitrogen to phosphorus stoichiometry in consumer–resource dynamics
Aldo Barreiro, CIIMAR; Nelson G. Hairston Jr., Cornell University; Manuel Febrero-Bande, University of Santiago
8:20 AM
 Behavioral transition probabilities in dugongs change with habitat and predator presence
Aaron Wirsing, College of Forest Resources, University of Washington; Michael R. Heithaus, Florida International University
8:40 AM
 The allometrics of fear: Interspecific relationships between body size and response to predation risk
Evan L. Preisser, University of Rhode Island; John L. Orrock, University of Wisconsin - Madison
9:00 AM
 Predation on parasites: Effects of predator type, parasite species, and environmental conditions
Sarah A. Orlofske, University of Colorado at Boulder; Robert C. Jadin, University of Colorado Boulder; Pieter T. J. Johnson, University of Colorado at Boulder
9:40 AM
10:10 AM
 Predation risk and diet expansion in a native arthropod predator
Kristina K. Prescott, University of Minnesota; David A. Andow, University of Minnesota
10:30 AM
 Dearest neighbors: Adaptive nest clustering and density-dependent nest survival in dabbling ducks
Kevin M. Ringelman, University of Delaware; John M. Eadie, University of California - Davis; Joshua T. Ackerman, United States Geological Survey
10:50 AM
 The role of arrival phenology and size-mediated priority effects for species interactions in simple food webs
Nicholas L. Rasmussen, Rice University; Volker H.W. Rudolf, Rice University