1:30 PM

Smith, Leslie*,1, Carlson, Jessica1, Metz, Grace2, Paradise, Christopher1, 1 Davidson College, Davidson, NC2 Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI, The effects of a top predator vary with resources and season in aquatic treeholes.

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1:50 PM

Jessup, Christine*,1, Bohannan, Brendan1, 1 Stanford University, Stanford, CA, The shape of a trade-off relationship: predator resistance and competitive ability in a microbial experimental system.

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2:10 PM

Hall, Spencer *,1, Tessier, Alan2, Duffy, Meghan 3, Huebner, Marianne 3, Caceres, Carla1, 1 University of Illinois, Urbana, IL2 National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA3 W.K. Kellogg Biological Station, Hickory Corners, MI, Warmer does not have to mean sicker: temperature and predators can jointly drive timing of epidemics.

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2:30 PM

Frank, Steven*,1, Denno, Robert1, Shrewsbury, Paula1, 1 University of Maryland, College Park, MD, Alternative foods dampen trophic cascades by omnivorous predators.

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2:50 PM

Kauffman, Matthew *,1, Brodie, Jedediah1, Jules, Erik2, 1 University of Montana, Missoula, MT2 Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, Foraging and its influence on plant populations are not controlled by predation risk gradients in a large mammal predator-prey system.

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3:10 PM

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3:20 PM

Tessin, Dale *,1, Clark, William1, Dixon, Philip1, Howerter, David2, 1 Iowa State University, Ames, IA2 Ducks Unlimited Institute for Wetland and Waterfowl Research, Stonewall, MB, Spatial and temporal variation in waterfowl nest initiation and predation.

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3:40 PM

Clark, Jennifer1, Kershner, Mark*,1, 1 Kent State University, Kent, OH, USA, Effects of substrate, current velocity, and stream depth on size-dependent predation risk of crayfish (Orconectes obscurus) in a forested stream.

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4:00 PM

Parris, Matthew*,1, 1 University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, Chytridiomycosis impacts predator-prey interactions in larval amphibian communities.

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4:40 PM

Wirsing, Aaron*,1, 2, Dill, Lawrence1, Heithaus, Michael2, 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Burnaby, BC, Canada2 Department of Biological Sciences, North Miami, FL, USA, Living on the edge: dugongs prefer foraging microhabitats allowing for escape when predators are abundant.

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