1:30 PM: Lewis, Danny^*,1, Denno, Robert¹, ¹ University of Maryland, College Park, MD, Spatial refuge influences the distribution of predators during tidal disturbance.

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1:50 PM: McCauley, Douglas^*,1, Keesing, Felicia², Young, Truman³, Allan, Brian⁴, ¹ Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA² Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, USA³ University of California at Davis, Davis, CA, USA⁴ Washington University, St. Louis, MO, USA, Impacts of large mammals on snakes in an African savanna.

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2:10 PM: Thompson, Craig^*,1, Gese, Eric², ¹ Department of Forest, Range, and Wildlife Sciences, Logan, UT, USA² US Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Logan, UT, USA, Population regulation of a mesocarnivore: Relative influence of landscape, predators, and prey.

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2:30 PM: Shier, Catherine^*,1, Boyce, Mark¹, ¹ University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Interaction between mink and muskrat populations in Canada.

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2:50 PM: Kauffman, Matthew^*,1, Varley, Nathan², Smith, Douglas³, Stahler, Daniel³, Boyce, Mark², ¹ University of Montana, Missoula, MT² University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB³ Yellowstone National Park, Mammoth, MT, Landscape factors and wolf pack distribution influence the spatial variability of wolf predation on elk.

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3:20 PM: Resetarits, William^*,1, Binckley, Christopher², ¹ Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA² University of Alaska - Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, Habitat selection and metacommunity structure: The importance of habitat quantity and quality for ovipositing treefrogs.

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3:40 PM: Martinson, Holly^*,1, Fagan, William¹, Denno, Robert¹, ¹ University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA, Differential effects of habitat connectivity on predators and prey: Implications for food web dynamics.

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4:00 PM: Barbosa, Pedro¹, Caldas, Astrid¹, ¹ Department of Entomology, College Park, MD, USA, Associational resistance and susceptibility: Are they multitrophic phenomena ?

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4:20 PM: Preisser, Evan^{*,1, 2}, Dugaw, Christopher¹, Dennis, Brian³, Strong, Donald^{1, 4}, ¹ University of California - Davis, Davis, CA, USA² University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Amherst, MA³ University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA⁴ Bodega Marine Laboratory, Bodega Bay, CA, USA, Bush lupines (Lupinus arboreus) facilitate top-down control by providing seasonal predator refuges.

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4:40 PM: Connors, Matthew^{1, 3}, Schauber, Eric^{*,1, 3}, Goodwin, Brett^{2, 3}, Ostfeld, Richard³, Jones, Clive³, ¹ Coop. Wildlife Research Lab. and Dept. of Zoology, Carbondale, IL, USA³ Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY, USA² Department of Biology, Grand Forks, ND, USA, Spatial and temporal scale of heterogeneity in risk of predation on gypsy moth pupae by white-footed mice.

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