1:30 PM Sax, Dov¹, Gaines, Steven¹, ¹ Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, Santa Barbara What exotic species tell us about the limits of geographic range boundaries.

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1:50 PM Stachowicz, John^*,1, Tilman, David², ¹ University of California, Davis, CA² University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN Species invasions and the relationship between community saturation, diversity and ecosystem functioning.

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2:10 PM McKinney, Michael ¹, Lockwood, Julie^*,2, ¹ Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA² Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA Biotic homogenization and the breakdown of biogeographic barriers.

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2:30 PM Lafferty, Kevin¹, Smith, Katherine ², Torchin, Mark³, Dobson, Andrew⁴, Kuris, Armand^*,2, ¹ USGS, Santa Barbara, CA, USA² University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA³ NCEAS, Santa Barbara, CA, USA⁴ Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, USA What exotic species tell us about the role of diseases in natural communities.

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2:50 PM Hastings, Alan^*,1, Kinlan, Brian², ¹ University of Californa, Davis, Davis, CA, USA² University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA What exotic species tell us about potential rates of population growth, dispersal and geographic range expansion.

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3:10 PM Break.

3:30 PM Levine, Jonathan^*,1, Rees, Mark², ¹ University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, USA² Imperial College at Silwood Park, Ascot, Berks, United Kingdom How do exotic species invasions enhance our understanding of how rare plants persist?

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3:50 PM Huey, Raymond^*,, Gilchrist, George, Invasive species as an opportunity to study the rate, predictability, and processes of rapid evolution.

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4:10 PM Grosberg, Richard^*,, Hughes, Randall, Wares, John, Evolutionary changes during biological invasions.

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4:30 PM Holt, Robert^*,1, ¹ University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA Exotic species: Testing grounds for theories of niche conservatism and evolution.

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