8:20 AM: Berke, Sarah^*,1, Woodin, Sarah¹, ¹ University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, Energy-mortality tradeoffs of decorating for a Majid crab (Oregonia gracilis).

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8:40 AM: Aumann, Craig ¹, Eby, Lisa², Fagan, William ³, ¹ University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB² University of Montana, Missoula, MT³ University of Maryland, College Park, MD, How Transient patches affect population dynamics: the case of hypoxia and blue crabs.

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9:00 AM: Ward, Jessica^*,1, Harvell, Drew¹, Kim, Kiho², ¹ Cornell University, Ithaca, NY² American University, Washington, DC, Temperature alters sea fan coral (Gorgonia ventalina) resistance to disease.

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9:20 AM: Petes, Laura^*,1, Murphy, Gayle¹, Menge, Bruce¹, ¹ Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, Effects of thermal stress on parasite loading and reproduction in New Zealand mussels.

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9:50 AM: Shin, Eun-Young ¹, Yeo, Hwan-Goo^*,2, Park, Jong-Gyu³, ¹ Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute, Ansan, Kyeonggido, South Korea² Hanseo University, Seosan, Chungnam, South Korea³ Kunsan National University, Kunsan, Jeonbuk, South Korea, A study on thecate dinoflagellates in the neritic ecosystems of Korea.

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10:10 AM: Andras, Jason ^*,1, Rypien, K¹, Harvell, C¹, ¹ Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853, Population genetics of the Gorgonia ventalina / Aspergillus sydowii pathosystem.

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10:30 AM: Lennon, Jay ^*,1, Marston, Marcie², Hughes, Jen¹, ¹ Brown University, Providence, RI² Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI, Marine viruses influence evolution, population dynamics, and nutrient cycling in experimental microbial food webs.

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