8:00 AM Dodge, Gary^{*,1, 2}, Louda, Svata ³, Inouye, David^{1, 2}, ¹ University of Maryland, College Park, MD² Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, CO³ University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE Colonization and herbivory of native flora by introduced biocontrol agents.

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8:20 AM Wheeler, Greg^*,1, ¹ USDA/ARS Invasive Plant Research Lab, Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA Maintenance of a narrow host range by Oxyops, a biocontrol agent of Melalueca.

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8:40 AM Rabie, Paul^{*,1, 4}, Larson, Diane², Andersen, Paula^{3, 5}, ¹ University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, MN, USA⁴ Washington State University, Pullman, WA² United States Geological Survey, St. Paul, MN³ Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora, ND⁵ Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, Cottonwood Falls, KS Imazapic impacts on leafy spurge and flea beetle biocontrol agents.

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9:00 AM Irwin, Rebecca^{*,1, 2}, Rizo, Ronald², ¹ Institute of Ecology, Athens, GA, USA² Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, CO, USA Coping with attack: Tolerance to non-pollinating floral visitors.

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9:20 AM Erickson, Amy ^*,1, Bell, Susan², Dawes, Clinton², ¹ Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce, FL² University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Relating mangrove herbivore preference and consumption to leaf chemistry and structure.

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9:50 AM Auge, Harald^*,1, Leib, Katharina², Schaedler, Martin³, Brandl, Roland³, ¹ UFZ Centre for Environmental Research, Halle, Germany² Martin Luther University, Halle, Germany³ Philipps University, Marburg, Germany Enemy release and the success of invasive plants: An experimental test on goldenrod.

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10:10 AM Cachu, Yolanda^*,1, Inglese, Steven¹, Paul, Nigel¹, ¹ Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom The ecophysiology of tolerance to defoliation and foliar disease in Senecio vulgaris.

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10:30 AM BENNET, A^*,1, BEVER, J¹, ALERS-GARCIA, J¹, ¹ Indiana University, Bloomington Underlying mechanisms and theoretical predictions of mycorrhizal-plant-herbivore interactions.

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