101st ESA Annual Meeting (August 7 -- 12, 2016)

LNG 2 - Lightning Session II

Tuesday, August 9, 2016: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM

Floridian Blrm BC, Ft Lauderdale Convention Center

10:00 AM

LNG 2-1

Exploring the symbiont diversity of old growth forests: Arbuscular mycorrhizas of ancient western recedar
Monika A Gorzelak, University of BC; Brian J. Pickles, University of Reading; Miranda M. Hart, University of British Columbia - Okanagan

10:05 AM

LNG 2-2

Does sex really matter? Endoparasite infections of the mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus (L.)
Celine Santiago Bass, Kaplan University

10:10 AM

LNG 2-3

The efficiency and nutrition of cowpea and sorghum: Linking arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, alternative soil amendments, and sustainable agriculture
Adam B. Cobb, Oklahoma State University; Gail W.T. Wilson, Oklahoma State University; Carla Goad, Oklahoma State University

10:15 AM

LNG 2-

Discussion

10:30 AM

LNG 2-4

Presence of an invasive bee, Anthidium manicatum, changes the foraging behavior of a native pollinator (Bombus impatiens)
Kelsey K Graham, Tufts University; Philip T Starks, Tufts University

10:35 AM

LNG 2-5

Eastern indigo snakes discriminate among prey odors and prefer copperheads
Scott M. Goetz, Auburn University; James C. Godwin, Auburn University; Fred Antonio, Central Florida Zoo; David A. Steen, Auburn University

10:40 AM

LNG 2-6

Gradients in oak-insect herbivore interactions: Moving beyond latitude
Deirdre Loughnan, University of British Columbia; Jennifer L. Williams, University of British Columbia

10:45 AM

LNG 2-

Discussion

11:00 AM

LNG 2-7

Plant functional constraints guide macroevolutionary trade-offs in competitive and conservative growth responses to nitrogen
Rachel C. Wooliver, University of Tennessee; Alix A. Pfennigwerth, University of Tennessee; J. K. Bailey, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Jennifer Schweitzer, University of Tennessee

11:05 AM

LNG 2-8

Asymmetric effects of environmental filtering on the assembly of tropical bird communities along a moisture gradient
Juan Pablo Gomez, University of Florida; Jose Miguel Ponciano, University of Florida; Scott K. Robinson, University of Florida

11:10 AM

LNG 2-9

The role of edaphic traits in determining grass distributions in the páramos
Courtenay A. Ray, University of California, Santa Cruz; Ingrid M. Parker, University of California Santa Cruz; Santiago Madriñán, Universidad de los Andes

11:15 AM

LNG 2-10

Leaf litter is deeper in the tropics: the thermal topography of rainforest litter and ant biodiversity
Terrence P. McGlynn, California State University Dominguez Hills; Erica L. Parra, California State University Dominguez Hills

11:20 AM

LNG 2-

Discussion

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