2017 ESA Annual Meeting (August 6 -- 11)

PS 61-170

Moving character displacement beyond ‘characters’ using contemporary ecological theory
Rachel M. Germain, University of British Columbia

PS 61-171

Large herbivores benefit plant growth via diverse and indirect pathways in a temperate grassland in northern China
Xiaofei Li, School of Life Sciences, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University; Deli Wang, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University; Zhiwei Zhong, School of Life Sciences, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University

PS 61-172

Ecosystem engineering strengthens bottom-up and weakens top-down effects via trait-mediated indirect interactions
Zhiwei Zhong, School of Life Sciences, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University; Xiaofei Li, School of Life Sciences, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University; Dean Pearson, USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station; Deli Wang, School of Life Sciences, Northeast Normal University; Yu Zhu, School of Life Sciences, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University; Ling Wang, School of Life Sciences, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University

PS 61-173

A note on associations observed between sharks and teleosts in the Gulf of Mexico
Lauren N. Fuller, The University of Mississippi; Glenn R. Parsons, The University of Mississippi

PS 61-174

Characterizing the structure of plant interaction networks
Nicole L. Kinlock, SUNY Stony Brook University

PS 61-175

The balance of positive versus negative plant-plant interactions in response to herbivory and water availability
Marina C. Cock, CONICET-UNLPam; Enrique J. Chaneton, IFEVA-CONICET, Universidad de Buenos Aires; José L. Hierro, CONICET and Universidad Nacional de La Pampa

PS 61-176

Foliar endophytic fungi alter plant host chemistry
Natalie S. Christian, Indiana University; Noelle D. Visser, University of Manchester; Keith Clay, Indiana University

PS 61-177

Defining and predicting keystone species in the tangled bank
Jonathan Borrelli, University of Virginia; Martin Wu, University of Virginia

PS 61-178

Effects of plant-soil feedbacks and plant-plant interactions on elevational range shifts in mountain plants
Robert D. Morgante, University of Calgary; Jeremy W. Fox, University of Calgary

PS 61-179

Does variation in chemical diversity affect fungal endophyte communities in a Piper sancti-felicis common garden?
Heather Lea Slinn, University of Nevada Reno; Thomas L. Parchman, University of Nevada; Matthew L. Forister, University of Nevada, Reno; Angela M. Smilanich, University of Nevada, Reno; Lee A. Dyer, University of Nevada

PS 61-180

Bumblee bee pollen abundance and richness along a urban garden management gradient
Stacy M. Philpott, University of California, Santa Cruz; Zachariah Jordan, University of California, Santa Cruz; Peter Bichier, University of California, Santa Cruz; Heidi Liere, Reed College; Brenda B. Lin, CSIRO; Shalene Jha, University of Texas at Austin

PS 61-181

How do plant-mycorrhizal associations affect nematode community structure in two milkweed species?
Fabiane M. Mundim, University of Nevada, Reno; James Farlin, University of Nevada, Reno; Elizabeth G. Pringle, University of Nevada, Reno

PS 61-182

Manipulating the microbiota of Daphnia magna to understand the effects of individual bacterial groups
Reilly O. Cooper, University of Nebraska; Kaitlyn Stava, University of Nebraska; Janna Vavra, University of Nebraska; Clayton E. Cressler, University of Nebraska

PS 61-183

Effects of ice storm and neighborhood interaction on seedling layer dynamics in a subtropical forest
Yunquan Wang, University of Toronto - Scarborough; Lei Chen, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Xiangcheng Mi, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Marc W. Cadotte, University of Toronto; Jianhua Chen, Zhejiang Normal University; Jintun Zhang, Beijing Normal University; Keping Ma, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences

PS 61-184

Geographical structuring of genetic variation in a grass/endophyte symbiosis
T.J. Sullivan, Indiana University Kokomo; Holly Roberts, Indiana University Kokomo; Thomas L. Bultman, Hope College

PS 61-185

Effects of diet on the gut bacteria of Acipenser fulvescens (Lake Sturgeon) fingerlings
Julia A Zimmer, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Ryan J. Newton, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Dong-Fang Deng, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

PS 61-186

Co-infection affects host growth and pathogen establishment in amphibians
Chloe T. Ramsay, University of South Florida; Paul W. Snyder, University of South Florida; Dana Calhoun, University of Colorado Boulder; Andrew R. Blaustein, Oregon State University; Cheryl Briggs, University of California, Berkeley; Jason T. Hoverman, Purdue University; Pieter TJ Johnson, University of Colorado at Boulder; Jason R. Rohr, University of South Florida

PS 61-187

Consequences of novel host plant utilization for pathogen exposure, immunocompetence, and chemical defense in wild populations of Euphydryas phaeton
Nadya D. Muchoney, University of Nevada, Reno; M. Deane Bowers, University of Colorado; Peri A. Mason, University of Colorado and Bard College; Mike B. Teglas, University of Nevada, Reno; Angela M. Smilanich, University of Nevada, Reno

PS 61-188

This town ain't big enough for the two of us… or is it? Interaction between exotic and native species in an urban reserve
Israel Solano-Zavaleta, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Gonzalo A. Ramírez-Cruz, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Pedro E. Mendoza-Hernández, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; J. Jaime Zúñiga-Vega, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

PS 61 - Species Interactions

Meeting Information

Ecological Society of America