Student Competition for the President's Prize Display Presentations, Section P-IE1. Plant-Insect Ecosystems

Monday, November 17, 2008: 7:00 AM-6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall 3, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)


Distribution and function of girdling by caterpillars of prominent moths (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae)
Carissa N. Ganong, University of Central Arkansas ; David E. Dussourd, University of Central Arkansas
Flight phenology and colonization behavior of the peach bark beetle, Phloeotribus liminaris
Bradley Barnd, Purdue University ; Matthew D. Ginzel, Purdue University
Site selection behavior of spider communities: Temporal and altitudinal variation in web placement
Kelton D. Welch, University of Kentucky ; Susan Romero, University of Kentucky ; James D. Harwood, University of Kentucky
Bee (Hymenoptera: Apiformes) species diversity and abundance on the West Eugene Wetlands
Jennifer Bergh, Oregon State University ; Sujaya Rao, Oregon State University
Phylogeography and population genetics of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) from Turkey based on COI-COII sequence data
Cesar Solorzano, University of Arkansas ; Allen Szalanski, University of Arkansas ; Meral Kence, Middle East Technical University ; Aykut Kence, Middle East Technical University ; James Austin, Texas A&M University
Genetic diversity of honey bees, Apis mellifera, from south central United States
Roxane Magnus, University of Arkansas ; Allen Szalanski, University of Arkansas ; Cesar Solorzano, University of Arkansas
A comparison of insects pollinating two species of Cornus
Paul Raymond Rhoades, University of Tennessee ; John A Skinner, The University of Tennessee ; William Klingeman, University of Tennessee ; Robert N Trigiano, University of Tennessee
Got rhythm?: An investigation into the behavioral patterns of a honey bee queen (Apis mellifera)
Jennifer N. Johnson, East Tennessee State University ; Curtis J. Gill, East Tennessee State University ; Darrell Moore, East Tennessee State University
Investigating nectar rhythms in squash (Cucurbita pepo): Effects on honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging behavior
Sam D. Boyd, East Tennessee State University ; Andrea Edge, East Tennessee State University ; Jennifer N. Johnson, East Tennessee State University ; Byron N. Van Nest, East Tennessee State University ; Darrell Moore, East Tennessee State University