Session: Invasion: Species Interactions (96th ESA Annual Meeting (August 7 -- 12, 2011))

PS 63-80

Phenotypic plasticity and the invasive success of the New Zealand mud snail, Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Edward P. Levri, Penn State Altoona; Rachel H. Bilka, Penn State Altoona; Amy C. Krist, University of Wyoming; Mark F. Dybdahl, Washington State University

PS 63-81

Are two invasive herbivores better than one? The role of starch
Lily K. Glidden, Tufts University; Sara Gomez, University of Rhode Island; Colin Orians, Tufts University; Evan Preisser, University of Rhode Island

PS 63-82

Competition between invasive mosquitofish and native bluegill sunfish
Anthony C. Burger, Denison University; Geoffrey R. Smith, Denison University; Jessica E. Rettig, Denison University

PS 63-83

Behaviors in groups: Measuring aggression between native bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) and invasive mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)
Eliza Z. Miller, Denison University; Jessica E. Rettig, Denison University

PS 63-84

CANCELLED - The competitive response of Panicum virgatum cultivars to non-native invasive species
Lauren M. Schwartz, Southern Illinois University; David J. Gibson, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

PS 63-85

Cross- scale assessment of the competitive effects of an invasive weevil on a native floral herbivore
Tatyana Rand, USDA-ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory; Svata Louda, University of Nebraska; Abigail Rogers Kula, University of Maryland; Amy Arnett, Unity College

PS 63-86

Latitudinal gradients in the defense characteristics in an invasive plant, Phragmites australis, in North America
Ganesh P. Bhattarai, Louisiana State University; Laura A. Meyerson, University of Rhode Island; Christopher Lee, The University of Rhode Island; James T. Cronin, Louisiana State University

PS 63-87

Impacts of a naturalized specialist bee Centris nitida on an endemic mutualism in Southern Florida
Jason L. Downing, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida

PS 63-88

Fixing invasions: The effect of non-native nitrogen-fixing species on plant community structure in Northeastern open-meadow habitats
Allison L. Gill, Boston University; Martha F. Hoopes, Mount Holyoke College

PS 63-89

Survival and oviposition of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) on invasive pale swallow-wort (Cynanchum rossicum) in Massachusetts
Elizabeth E. Barnes, University of Denver; Martha F. Hoopes, Mount Holyoke College

PS 63-90

Adelgid infestation increases foliar water content in eastern hemlock
Liahna Gonda-King, University of Rhode Island; Evan Preisser, University of Rhode Island

PS 63-91

Using dendroecology to determine the effect of Celastrus orbiculatus Thunb. (Oriental bittersweet) on Liriodendron tulipifera L. (tulip poplar) growth
Jacob S. Francis, University of Nevada Reno; Jonathan L. Horton, University of North Carolina at Asheville

PS 63-92

The invasive shrub Lonicera maackii receives significantly less herbivory in the field than two native relatives: evidence for enemy release
Deah M. Lieurance, Wright State University; Don Cipollini, Wright State University

PS 63-93

Facilitating invasion by altering soil conditions: Evidence from Lespedeza cuneata
Katherine E. Coykendall, Wichita State University; Gregory Houseman, Wichita State University

PS 63-94

Contrasting a native and invasive legume: Competitive effect on and response to sixteen native species
G. R. Houseman, Wichita State University; D. D. Wixson, Wichita State University

PS 63-95

An interaction between the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanosomus) and native fishes across a gradient of round goby density
Gabrielle L. Lehrer-Brey, University of Wisconsin Madison; Matthew S. Kornis, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; Jesse Carlson, University of Wisconsin Madison; M. Jake Vander Zanden, University of Wisconsin-Madison

PS 63-96

An investigation of the below-ground properties of two Polygonum species: native Polygonum virginianum and non-native invasive Polygonum cespitosum
Ellen R. Kujawa, Mount Holyoke College; Martha F. Hoopes, Mount Holyoke College

PS 63-97

Determining ecological drivers of plant community composition: Which plant interactions govern seedling establishment and growth?
Katherine D. Jones, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON, Inc.); Thomas N. Kaye, Institute for Applied Ecology

PS 63 - Invasion: Species Interactions