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richness and phenotypic dissimilarity on consumerresource
dynamics and ecosystem function.
COS 11-2 Abbott, JM1 , JJ Stachowicz2 and AR
Hughes3 , (1)University California, Davis, (2)University of
California, Davis, (3)Florida State University. The role of
genetic relatedness and trait similarity in the outcome
of pairwise interactions between genotypes of eelgrass
(Zostera marina).
2:10 PM COS 11-3 White, HM1 , RF Long1 , K Velas2 , WL
Rockey3 , AP Rayburn4 and R Kelsey2 , (1)University of
California Cooperative Extension, (2)Audubon California,
(3)University of California-Davis, (4)University of
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California, Davis. Avian use of hedgerows and adjacent
crops in Central California agricultural landscapes.
COS 11-4 Snyder, WE1 , D Crowder1 , TD Northfield2 and R Gomulkiewicz1 , (1)Washington State University,
(2)University of Wisconsin. Conserving and promoting
evenness: Organic farming and fire-based wildland
management as case studies.
2:50 PM COS 11-5 Hedin, LO, Princeton University. Do we need
individual organisms in ecosystem models?.
3:10 PM Break
3:20 PM COS 11-6 Keitzer, SC1 and RR Goforth2 , (1)Purdue
University, (2)Purdue Universtiy. Effects of consumer
species richness and functional diversity on stream
ecosystem processes.
3:40 PM COS 11-7 Bracken, MES, JG Douglass and GC Trussell,
Northeastern University. Changes in the functional
consequences of biodiversity loss along a latitudinal
gradient.
4:00 PM COS 11-8 Baruffol, M1 , PA Niklaus1 , C Xiulian2 , T
Zhiyao2 and B Schmid1 , (1)University of Zurich, (2)Peking
University. Tree species richness enhances stand growth
in south-east Asian subtropical secondary forests.
4:20 PM COS 11-9 Herr, JR, Penn State University. Diversity of
soil fungi associated with differing monoculture forest
types measured by next-generation pyrosequencing.
COS 12 - Education: Pedagogy
E141, Oregon Convention Center
1:30 PM COS 12-1 Hunsicker, ME1 , L Ciannelli1 , JM Anderies2 ,
KM Bailey3 , P Chigbu4 , C Finley1 , K Frank5 , C Leach6 and C Webb6 , (1)Oregon State University, (2)Arizona
State University, (3)National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, (4)University of Maryland Eastern Shore,
(5)Department of Fisheries and Oceans, (6)Colorado
State University. Multidisciplinary higher education is
critical for marine ecosystem sustainability.
1:50 PM COS 12-2 Rogers, J, St. Lawrence University. Teaching
Foundations of Ecology to Freshmen – An evolving
student-led discussion approach.
2:10 PM COS 12-3 Williams, KS1 , SD Bush2 , NJ Pelaez3 , JA
Rudd II4 , MT Stevens5 and KD Tanner6 , (1)San Diego
State University, (2)California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, (3)Purdue University, (4)California State
University Los Angeles, (5)Utah Valley University, (6)San
Francisco State University. National study of Science
Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) in the US.
2:30 PM COS 12-4 Stehlik, I, University of Toronto at
Scarborough. Bringing biology to life: Introducing
students to the tree of life with a self-guided learning
circuit.
2:50 PM COS 12-5 Paradise, CJ, AM Campbell, LJ Heyer, P
Sellers and M Barsoum, Davidson College. Improving
critical thinking in introductory college biology courses.
3:10 PM Break
Life on Earth: Preserving, Utilizing, and Sustaining our Ecosystems
1:30 pm-5pm
3:20 PM COS 12-6 Harsh, JA and M Schmitt-Harsh, Indiana
University. The development and implementation of an
inquiry-based poster project on sustainability in a large
non-majors environmental science course.
3:40 PM COS 12-7 Grant, BW, Widener University. Pedagogy for
the rest: Improving ecological literacy through a studentcentered
problem-based non-majors environmental
science course.
4:00 PM COS 12-8 Berkowitz, AR 1 , RC Jordan 2 , A Alvarado 3 ,
SA Gray 4 and JR DeLisi 5 , (1)Cary Institute of Ecosystem
Studies, (2)Rutgers University, (3)Cary Institute
or Ecosystem Studies, (4)University of Hawaii, (5)
Educational Development Center, Inc.. Why and how
should high school students learn about the ecologynature
of science? .
4:20 PM COS 12-9 Baker, GA and SL Kiser, Lane Community
College. Data literacy focus to move students to
apprentice scientists: Incorporating authentic research
into introductory biology from DNA to phenology.
4:40 PM COS 12-10 Ting, TF, University of Illinois at Springfield.
Systems thinking and ecosystem management: A
pedagogical approach.
COS 13 - Evolution: Selection And Adaptation I
E142, Oregon Convention Center
1:30 PM COS 13-1 Lindh, B, Willamette University. Cost of
reproduction in a gender-switching forest understory
herb, Coptis laciniata.
1:50 PM COS 13-2 Felker-Quinn, E 1 , JA Schweitzer 1 and JK
Bailey 2 , (1)University of Tennessee - Knoxville, (2)
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Meta-analysis of EICA
hypothesis finds no trade-off between plant defense and
competitive ability.
2:10 PM COS 13-3 Talluto, MV and CW Benkman, University of
Wyoming. Effects of natural selection from seed predation
on serotiny: The role of red squirrels in determining forest
structure in lodgepole pine.
2:30 PM COS 13-4 Kovach, RP 1 , AJ Gharrett 1 , JE Joyce 2 and
D Tallmon 3 , (1)University of Alaska Fairbanks, (2)NOAA,
(3)University of Alaska Southeast. Changes in salmon
migration timing: Potential role of microevolution.
2:50 PM COS 13-5 Johnson, L 1 , M Gray 1 , H Tetreault 1 , K
Garrett 1 , E Akhunov 1 , P St Amand 1 , N Bello 1 , J Bryant 1 ,
N An 1 , BR Maricle 2 , J Olsen 2 , SG Baer 3 , RK Goad 4 ,
A De La Cruz 5 , T Morgan 1 and M Knapp 1 , (1)Kansas
State University, (2)Fort Hays State University, (3)
Southern Illinois University, (4)Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, (5)Universidad Central del Caribe. Ecotypic
variation in drought tolerance and genetic diversity of the
ecologically dominant grass big bluestem (Andropogon
gerardii) across the Great Plains precipitation gradient.
3:10 PM Break
3:20 PM COS 13-6 Christie, MR 1 , ML Marine 1 , RA French 2
and MS Blouin 1 , (1)Oregon State University, (2)Oregon
Department of Fish and Wildlife. Genetic adaptation to
novel environments can occur on ecological timescales.
3:40 PM COS 13-7 Rivera, RJ 1 , K Skogen 2 and J Fant 3 , (1)
Northwestern University, (2)Chicago Botanic Garden,
(3)Northwestern University & Chicago Botanic Garden.
Quantitative genetics in a fragmented landscape, a study
of heritable floral traits in Oenothera harringtonii.
4:00 PM COS 13-8 Heger, T 1 , J Kollmann 1 , A Givmanesh 2 ,
AM Latimer 2 and K Rice 2 , (1)Technische Universitaet
Muenchen, (2)University of California, Davis. Effects of
past and present competition on evolutionary potential
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