Thursday, August 7, 2008: 8:00 AM-11:30 AM
201 B, Midwest Airlines Center
COS 86 - Evolutionary Ecology
8:00 AMCOS 86-1Cardenolides, induced responses, and interactions between above- and belowground herbivores in the milkweeds (Asclepias spp)
Sergio Rasmann, Cornell University, Anurag A. Agrawal, Cornell University, Susan C Cook, Cornell University, Alexis C. Erwin, Cornell University
8:20 AMCOS 86-2Inbreeding depression varies with investment in sex in a cyclic parthenogen
Carla E. Cáceres, University of Illinois, Cynthia A. Hartway, University of Montana, Kimberly A. Paczolt, Texas A&M University
8:40 AMCOS 86-3The effect of maternal environment on seed dormancy and its support for an evolutionary stable strategy
Christian Lampei Sr., University Tuebingen, Katja Tielboerger, University Tuebingen
9:00 AMCOS 86-4Diversity, host specificity, and evolution of trophic modes among endophytic, endolichenic, and saprotrophic fungi
Jana M. U'Ren, University of Arizona, Jolanta Miadlikowska, Duke University, Francois Lutzoni, Duke University, A. Elizabeth Arnold, University of Arizona
9:20 AMCOS 86-5Frequent evolution of theft in fungus-farming ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae and Platypodinae)
Jiri Hulcr, Michigan State University, Anthony I Cognato, Michigan State University
9:40 AM Break
9:50 AMCOS 86-6Dioecy as a specialization promoting sperm delivery
Priya Iyer, Stanford University, Joan Roughgarden, Stanford University
10:10 AMCOS 86-7Local adaptation in the feeding preferences for chemically-rich seaweeds in the marine herbivore, Ampithoe longimana
Amanda T. McCarty, College of Charleston, Erik E. Sotka, College of Charleston
10:30 AMCOS 86-8Ontogenetic and spatial variation in size-selective mortality of a marine fish
Darren W. Johnson, Oregon State University, Mark A Hixon, Oregon State University

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