Session: Physiological Ecology: Celebrating 50 years of the Physiological Ecology Section (2020 ESA Annual Meeting (August 3

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Variation in ecophysiological performance of semi-arid savanna C₄ grasses along a natural precipitation gradient
Nicole Havrilchak, Texas A&M University; Jason West, Texas A&M University

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Patterns of cortisol and corticosterone concentrations in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) differ with cause of death
Carley L. Lowe, Northern Arizona University

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Comparison of water-related traits between Asclepias speciosa and Asclepias syriaca
Emily Konz, Augustana University; Haley M. Eversman, Augustana University; Kyla M. Kasuske, Augustana University; Carrie F. Olson-Manning, Augustana University; Steven Matzner, Augustana University

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Stable isotopes in tree rings: Inferring physiological, climatic and environmental responses
J. Renée Brooks, US EPA; John S. Roden, Southern Oregon University; Matthias Saurer, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research WSL; Rolf T. W. Siegwolf, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL)

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Reproductive and energetic costs of injury in the mangrove tree crab
Blaine Griffen, Brigham Young University; Zachary J. Cannizzo, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Jade Carver, Brigham Young University; Morgan Meidell, Brigham Young University

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Grass-stage pine seedling physiology: Water use under droughty conditions differs across soil types
Monica Harmon, University of Georgia; David Love, University of Georgia; Steven Brantley, Jones Center at Ichauway; Daniel M. Johnson, University of Georgia

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Climate of origin has no influence on drought adaptive traits and drought response of a widely distributed shrub
Stefan K. Arndt, The University of Melbourne; Gui Qing Xu, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Claire Farrell, The University of Melbourne

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Neighborhood effects on physiology of turkey oak (Quercus laevis) seedlings in a longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystem
Sean A. Reynolds, Auburn University, The Jones Center at Ichauway; Lisa J. Samuelson, Auburn University; Seth W. Bigelow, The Jones Center at Ichauway; Robert Boyd, Auburn University

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The effects of diet, thermal history, heat stress, and sirtuin inhibition on the siphon activity of the California mussel, Mytilus californianus
Maya Feezell, Oregon State University; Melissa A. May, California Polytechnic State University; M. Christina Vasquez, Loyola Marymount University; Lars Tomanek, California Polytechnic State University

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Landscape forest cover affects thermal suitability of nesting sites for embryonic development in a high-elevation lizard
Shu-Ping Huang, National Sun Yat-sen University; Jia-Wei Chen, National Sun Yat-sen University

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It’s the heat and the humidity: Anatomical and physiological traits within pine needles predict response to changes in VPD
Luke A. Wilson, University of Georgia; David Love, University of Georgia; William Hammond, Oklahoma State University; Henry D. Adams, Oklahoma State University; Daniel M. Johnson, University of Georgia

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Physiological considerations of blight-resistant transgenic American chestnut trees
John Drake, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Anuli Onwumelu, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

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Testing for temporal stability of the gut microbiome in a mammalian herbivore in a natural setting
Dylan Klure, University of Utah; Robert Greenhalgh, University of Utah; Sara B. Weinstein, University of Utah; M. Denise Dearing, University of Utah

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Natural parasite infections are associated with shifts in the gut microbiome of a mammalian herbivore
Margaret Doolin, University of Utah; Sara B. Weinstein, University of Utah; M. Denise Dearing, University of Utah

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Evergreen, semi-evergreen, and deciduous woody plants in a semi-arid savanna: Near-canopy remote sensing with CCI/PRI and photoinhibiting physiology
Harrison Raub, Texas A&M University; Nithya Rajan, Texas A&M University; Kevin McInnes, Texas A&M University; Sara E. Duke, USDA Agricultural Research Service; Jason West, Texas A&M University

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Chlorophyll fluorescence and sap flow in eastern red cedar (Juniperus virginiana) over the course of the year
Richard Boyce, Northern Kentucky University

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Hydraulic conductivity of hybrid chestnuts is more similar to American chestnuts than to Chinese chestnuts when under drought and pathogen infection
Brett Fredericksen Jr., Ohio University; Samuel Kukor, Ohio University; Allison M. Paolucci, University of Louisville; Kelsey Bryant, Ohio University; David Rosenthal, Ohio University

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Does leaf water-stress tolerance reflect niche partitioning in trees of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest?
Ilana Stein, UC Berkeley; Todd Dawson, University of California Berkeley

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Thermal acclimation effects on metabolic performance curves of four frog species are species-dependent
Karie A. Altman, University of Pittsburgh, Oakland University; Julia R. Tituskin, New Mexico State University, Oakland University; Hunter Craig, Oakland University; Amelia R. Bates, Oakland University; Thomas R. Raffel, Oakland University

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Physiological stress of several New Zealand bryophytes increases with elevation and changing season
Angela Brandt, Landcare Research; David Burritt, University of Otago; David Glenny, Landcare Research

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Short- and long-term effects of fire on stem hydraulics in Pinus ponderosa saplings
Raquel Partelli Feltrin, University of Idaho; Daniel M. Johnson, University of Georgia; Alistair Smith, University of Idaho

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Age and microclimate effects in carbon cycling in understory trees
Mary Heskel, Macalester College; Jean Pengra, Macalester College

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Male to hermaphrodite conversion in gametophytes of the fern Ceratopteris richardii is affected by hermaphrodite density, male age, and male size
Mike Ganger, Gannon University; Sam Wilczynsky, Gannon University

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Clonal integration and inducible crassulacean acid metabolism as independent drought-tolerance traits in the invasive plant, Carpobrotus edulis
Peter Braun, California State University San Bernardino; John B. Skillman, California State University

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