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Monday, July 29th

Monday, July 29th, 1:30 pm to 5:30 pm · Tucson J/Starr Pass
Session CO04: Colloquium: The Evolution of Functional Traits in Plant: Is the Giant Still Sleeping?
Presiding: Chase Mason, University of Central Florida; Juliana Medeiros, The Holden Arboretum
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July 29th 1:30 pmTucson J/Starr PassIntroduction
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CO04002July 29th 1:45 pmTucson J/Starr PassEvolution of photosynthetic limitations: mesophyll conductance in gymnosperms
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Colloquium PresentationsVeromann-Jürgenson, Linda-Liisa; Tosens, Tiina; Brodribb, Timothy J.; Laanisto, Lauri; Niinemets, Ülo.gymnosperm
mesophyll conductance
photosynthetic limitation
CO04003July 29th 2:00 pmTucson J/Starr PassNew insights into the evolution of CAM photosynthesis from genomes of Yucca species
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Colloquium PresentationsHeyduk, Karolina; Berry, Kerrie; Daum, Chris; Lipzen, Anna; Grimwood, Jane; Jenkins, Jerry; Plott, Chris; Schmutz, Jeremy; Leebens-Mack, Jim.Whole Genome Sequencing
RNA sequencing
Physiology
photosynthesis
Gene duplication
CO04004July 29th 2:15 pmTucson J/Starr PassPhenotypic plasticity and intraspecific trait variation: a test of a not obvious relationship
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Colloquium PresentationsGianoli, Ernesto; Escobedo, Victor.phenotypic plasticity
intraspecific trait variation
functional traits
arid enviroments
CO04005July 29th 2:30 pmTucson J/Starr PassLearning from dynamic traits: seasonal shifts inform the origin of ecophysiological trade-offs across scales from macroevolutionary to intra-individual
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Colloquium PresentationsMason, Chase; LaScaleia, Michael; Monroe, J. Grey; Goolsby, Eric.functional traits
Function-Valued Traits
macroevolution
ecophysiology
Plasticity
Intra-Individual Variation
Dynamic Traits
phylogenetic comparative methods
Cornus
CO04006July 29th 2:45 pmTucson J/Starr PassBiotic and Abiotic Effects on Belowground Functional Traits in Panicum virgatum
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Colloquium PresentationsMcLachlan, Emily Elizabeth; Jack, Chandra; Petipas, Renee; White III, Richard; Younginger, Brett; Friesen, Maren.Microbiome
functional traits
nitrogen
switchgrass
CO04007July 29th 3:00 pmTucson J/Starr PassReframing trait-based population and community ecology and trait-demographic rate analyses to catalyze a synthesis with evolutionary biology
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Colloquium PresentationsSwenson, Nathan; Worthy, Samantha.Functional traits
Demographic Rate
Forest Ecology
July 29th 3:15 pmTucson J/Starr PassBreak
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CO04009July 29th 3:45 pmTucson J/Starr PassAlternative designs and tropical tree seedling growth performance landscapes
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Colloquium PresentationsWorthy, Samantha; Laughlin, Daniel; Zambrano, Jenny; Umaña, María; Zhang, Caicai; Lin, Luxiang; Cao, Min; Swenson, Nathan.Forest Ecology
Demographic Rate
Functional traits
Tropical Biology
CO04010July 29th 4:00 pmTucson J/Starr PassKeep expecting the unexpected: leaf midrib anatomy and branch architecture define a surprising functional trade-off within ecologically diverse genus Rhododendron
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Colloquium PresentationsDuong, Fiona; Medeiros, Juliana.Water relations
plant architecture
economics spectrum
CO04011July 29th 4:15 pmTucson J/Starr PassGenome duplication impact on secondary metabolite composition in non-cultivated species: A systematic meta-analysis
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Colloquium PresentationsGaynor, Michelle; Lim-Hing, Simone; Mason, Chase.Whole genome duplication
Secondary metabolites
polyploidy
CO04012July 29th 4:30 pmTucson J/Starr PassTrends in plant functional traits under elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide
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Colloquium PresentationsSoh, Wuu Kuang; Murray, Michelle; McElwain, Jennifer.Functional traits
Leaf mass per area
Leaf habit
Elevated CO2
Global warming
Ecological strategy
Physiology
CO04013July 29th 4:45 pmTucson J/Starr PassTransgressive physiological traits explain broad-scale niche novelty in an allopolyploid fern complex
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Colloquium PresentationsKrieg, Christopher; McCulloh, Kate; Guralnick, Robert; Sessa, Emily.ferns
polyploidy
niche divergence
ecophysiology
July 29th 5:00 pmTucson J/Starr PassDiscussion
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