2021 ESA Annual Meeting (August 2

Vital Connections in Ecology: Breakthroughs in Understanding Species Interactions 1 - PS 7 - Live Discussion
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Variation in the onset of first rains reveals germination niche specialists and generalists in a clade of native jewelflowers
Arquel Miller, Evolution and Ecology, University of California, Davis;

Forage grass allelopathy in birdsfoot trefoil establishment
Nathan Blake, West Virginia University;

Historical land use change reduces habitat availability for keystone seeding-dispersing ant, Aphaenogaster sp.
Carly L. Gerth, Department of Biological Sciences, Binghamton University (SUNY);

Can a necromenic nematode serve as a biological Trojan horse for an invasive ant?
Alice Hotopp, School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Maine;

Cottontails vs. vegetation: A more unpredictable interaction than we thought
Georgina Fortis-Fernández, Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México;

Rapid differentiation of soil-borne plant pathogen and bacteria communities in response to prairie plant community manipulation field experiment
Haley M. Burrill, The University of Kansas;

Plant-fungal chemical feedbacks mediate host affinity and functional roles of endophytes
Natalie S. Christian, University of Louisville;

Nectar bacteria stimulate pollen germination and bursting to enhance their fitness
Shawn M. Christensen, University of California, Davis;

Lateralization of predatory behavior in two congeneric ambush predators
Marley Weiss, Biology, University of Puget Sound;

Lizard communities differ in structure, dominance, and niche partitioning in arid Southwestern U.S.
Denise Ortega, Middle Tennessee State University;

PS 7 Vital Connections in Ecology: Breakthroughs in Understanding Species Interactions 1 - PS 7