COS 34
Physiological Ecology II

Tuesday, August 11, 2015: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
347, Baltimore Convention Center
8:00 AM
COS 34-1
 Polytolerance to abiotic stresses: how universal is the shade-drought tolerance trade-off in woody species?
Lauri Laanisto, Estonian University of Life Sciences; Ülo Niinemets, Estonian University of Life Sciences
8:20 AM
COS 34-2
 The physiological stress response is affected by both developmental and evolutionary exposure to stressors
Gail L. McCormick, Penn State University; Travis Robbins, Northern New Mexico College; Sonia Cavigelli, Penn State University; Tracy L. Langkilde, Penn State University
8:40 AM
COS 34-3
 Relationships among foliar idioblasts, leaf anatomy and leaf water relations: Using tropical Rhododendron species as exemplar
Erik T. Nilsen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
9:00 AM
COS 34-4
 Are whole canopies optimized for carbon gain? How wasteful water use in shade leaves of Eucalyptus trees constrain theoretical relationships of photosynthesis and resource distribution
Courtney E. Campany, University of Western Sydney; Remko A. Duursma, University of Western Sydney
9:20 AM
COS 34-5
 A flexible egg pigmentation strategy by a predatory stink bug: A response to UV radiation?
Paul K. Abram, Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal; Eric Guerra-Grenier, Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal; Inmaculada Torres-Campos, Instituto de Hortofruticultura Subtropical y Mediterránea “La Mayora”, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IHSM-UMA-CSIC); Guy Boivin, Centre de Recherche et de Developpement en Horticulture, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Jacques Brodeur, Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Université de Montréal
9:40 AM
COS 34-
 Break
9:50 AM
COS 34-6
 Variation in plant water use and water-use efficiency in planted mixtures and monocultures: Toward proper species selection for reforestation efforts in the seasonally dry tropics
Heidi Asbjornsen, University of New Hampshire; Jefferson Hall, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; Katherine Sinacore, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
10:10 AM
COS 34-7
 Investigating the function of leaf inclination in the sand dune herb Hydrocotyle bonariensis
Heather M. Joesting, Armstrong State University; John Counts, Armstrong State University; Joshua Grier, Armstrong State University; Hannah Zook, Armstrong State University
10:30 AM
COS 34-8
 The maintenance of water balance in flowers: Physiological mechanisms and ecological implications
Adam B. Roddy, Yale University; C. Matt Guilliams, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; Craig R. Brodersen, Yale University; Todd E. Dawson, University of California Berkeley
10:50 AM
COS 34-9
 No signs of physiological deterioration with aging in Borderea pyrenaica, a long-lived perennial herb relict of the Tertiary
Melanie Morales, Universitat de Barcelona; Sergi Munné-Bosch, University of Barcelona
11:10 AM
COS 34-10
 Physiological filters to vegetation establishment on contaminated soil
Stephen M. Via, Virginia Commonwealth University; Julie C. Zinnert, Virginia Commonwealth University; Donald Young, Virginia Commonwealth University
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