8:00 AM Craine, Joseph^{1, 2}, Lee, William², Bond, William³, Reich, Peter¹, Ollinger, Scott⁴, ¹ University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN, USA² Landcare Research, Dunedin, 00, New Zealand³ University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 00, South Africa⁴ University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA The resource economics of chemical and structural defenses across nitrogen supply gradients.

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8:15 AM Rudgers, Jennifer^*,1, ¹ Indiana University, Bloomington, IN Mechanisms of plant resistance: Plant architecture alters herbivory on a coastal shrub.

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8:30 AM Cipollini, Don^*,1, Enright, Stephanie¹, ¹ Wright State University, Dayton, OH Induction of systemic acquired resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana benefits Spodoptera exigua but not Trichoplusia ni.

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8:45 AM McCall, Andrew^*,1, Waugaman, Robin¹, ¹ University of California-Davis, Davis, CA Induced floral resistance in a native California annual, Nemophila menziesii.

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9:00 AM Halitschke, Rayko^*,1, ¹ Max Planck Institute of Chemical Ecology, Jena, Germany Ecological consequences of altered jasmonate signaling capacity in Nicotiana attenuata.

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9:15 AM Kessler, André^*,1, Baldwin, Ian^*,1, ¹ Max-Planck-Institute for Chemical Ecology, Jena, Thuringia, Germany The emission of herbivore induced phytochemicals and their effect on the insect community of Nicotiana attenuata in natural populations.

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9:45 AM Niesenbaum, Richard^*,1, Kluger, Emily¹, ¹ Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA Where is spicebush the spiciest? – Variation in leaf quality, chemistry, and herbivory in Lindera benzoin.

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10:00 AM Griffin, Celine^*,1, Thaler, Jennifer¹, ¹ Department of Botany, Toronto, Ontario Carnivore induced density- and trait- mediated indirect effects cause changes in plant resistance to herbivores.

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10:15 AM Singer, Michael^*,1, Carriere, Yves¹, ¹ University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Anti-parasitoid defense explains host-plant selection by a polyphagous caterpillar.

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10:30 AM Adler, Lynn^*,1, ¹ Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Induced susceptibility to leaf herbivores via floral induction.

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10:45 AM Spiller, David¹, Agrawal, Anurag², ¹ University of California, Davis, Davis, CA² University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Intense disturbance enhances plant susceptibility to herbivory: Natural and experimental evidence.

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