Session: Physiological Ecology (100th ESA Annual Meeting (August 9 -- 14, 2015))

PS 77-170

Climatic and competitive constraints drive clinal variation in Populus tremuloides leaf morphology
Alec Baird, University of Washington; Janneke Hille Ris Lambers, University of Washington; Elizabeth Van Volkenburgh, University of Washington; Leander Love-Anderegg, University of Washington; Melissa Lacey, University of Washington

PS 77-171

Impacts of the invasion of alien strawberry guava trees on the transpiration characteristics of a montane Hawaiian forest
Yoshiyuki Miyazawa, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Ryan G Mudd, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Thomas W. Giambelluca, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa; Maoyi Huang, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Gregory Asner, Carnegie Institution for Science

PS 77-172

Novel seed germination in response to California’s historic drought may deplete soil seed banks
Amanda M. Burns, Berea College; Nicole A. Nakamatsu, Pepperdine University; Victoria M. Lekson, Pepperdine University; Helen I. Holmlund, University of California Santa Cruz; Stephen D. Davis, Pepperdine University

PS 77-173

Isohydric and anisohydric tree strategies result in differing carbon allocation patterns in drought-stressed tree saplings
Steven A. Kannenberg, Indiana University; Richard Phillips, Indiana University

PS 77-174

Impact of deer herbivory on leaf nutrient content and leaf thickness of Betula lenta in Black Rock Forest, New York
Peter L. Gmelch, SUNY Oneonta

PS 77-175

Physiological responses of oaks to extreme water deficit, fungal pathogens, and insect herbivores through historic drought conditions in California
Andrew P. Weitz, University of California, Berkeley; David Ackerly, University of California

PS 77-176

Light and leaf hydraulics: The case for two tropical epiphytes
Gretchen North, Occidental College; Marvin Browne, Occidental College; Franklin Maharaj, Occidental College; Kyle D. Fukui, Occidental College; Carly Phillips, University of Georgia; Walter T. Woodside, University of Georgia

PS 77-177

Examining the influence of environmental parameters on sap flow across stand ages and slope positions in a tropical montane cloud forest
Z. Carter Berry, University of New Hampshire; Sybil Gotsch, Franklin and Marshall College; Friso Holwerda, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Lyssette E. Muñoz-Villers, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; Heidi Asbjornsen, University of New Hampshire

PS 77-178

Is it getting hot in here? Adjustment of hydraulic parameters in six boreal and temperate tree species after three years of warming
Katherine A. McCulloh, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Joshua Petitmermet, Oregon State University; Artur Stefanski, University of Minnesota; Karen Rice, University of Minnesota; Roy L. Rich, University of Minnesota; Rebecca A. Montgomery, University of Minnesota; Peter B. Reich, University of Minnesota

PS 77-179

Xylem vessel structure of current year growth varies with cambial age
Jessica Valdovinos-Ayala, California State University, Bakersfield; F. Daniela Rodriguez-Zaccaro, California State University, Bakersfield; Anna L. Jacobsen, California State University, Bakersfield

PS 77-180

The effects of water hardness and alkalinity on the development of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) eggs and fry in aquaculture
Thom Teears, James Madison University; Steve J Baedke, James Madison University; Thomas R Benzing, James Madison University; Nate Wilke, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Daniel M Downey, James Madison University; Christine L. May, James Madison University

PS 77-181

Underwater and undetected: Aquatic respiratory capacity of a secretive aquatic turtle
Carolyn Kupec, Missouri State University; Day Ligon, Missouri State University

PS 77-182

Proximity to and identity of plant neighbors affect the water status of Larrea tridentata, a dominant desert shrub
Logan Monks, Arizona State University; Heather A. Kropp, Arizona State University; Kiona Ogle, Arizona State University

PS 77-183

Ploidy level of white ash trees influences water relations in a common garden
Jacob M. Carter, University of Kansas; Joy K. Ward, University of Kansas

PS 77-184

The influence of ambient solar UV on the growth and morphology of plants differing in diurnal UV sunscreen protection
Isabelle N.M. Bottger, Loyola University New Orleans; Paul W. Barnes, Loyola University; Mark A. Tobler, Loyola University

PS 77-185

Variation in C:N:P stoichiometry across a climate gradient in worker ants of the Aphaenogaster rudis species complex
Katie Miller, University of Vermont; Clint Penick, North Carolina State University; Aaron Ellison, Harvard University; Nicholas J. Gotelli, University of Vermont; Sara Helms Cahan, University of Vermont

PS 77-186

Comparative foliar water uptake and leaf hydrophobicity among eight species of California ferns
Stephen D. Davis, Pepperdine University; Helen I. Holmlund, University of California Santa Cruz; Victoria M. Lekson, Pepperdine University; Amanda M. Burns, Berea College

Cancelled

PS 77-187

The metabolic costs of breeding strategy and its influence on competition (widthdrawn)
Blaine D. Griffen, University of South Carolina

PS 77-188

Plasticity of pigmentation of the harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica, in response to developmental temperature and photoperiod
Jennifer R. Olson, University of Richmond; Kelly A. Brosko, University of Richmond; Carly D. Sibilia, University of Richmond; Audrey E. White, Kenyon College; Kristine L. Grayson, University of Richmond

PS 77 Physiological Ecology

PS 77
Physiological Ecology