Extended Registration Deadline: March 1, 2009 Special Workshop: Synthesizing Ecology and Evolution for the Study of Invasive Species
Organizers: Carol Lee, Kristina Schierenbeck, Robert Holt Conference Website: https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/carollee/web/Lee/ <https://silk.csuchico.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/carollee/web/Lee/> InvasionBiologyWorkshop.html We have organized this workshop to promote integration of ecological and evolutionary perspectives and approaches toward the study of invasive species. Our aim is to create a venue in which discussion among participants would lead to novel synthetic research and papers that reflect the novel syntheses. For example, the integration of population genetics and population dynamics could yield insights into the lag period of invasions, evolutionary responses to novel environments, and range expansions, oscillations, and extinctions. Also, integrating empirical data on ecological factors, such as predation or competition, with genetic factors, such as quantitative genetic variance or the genomic architecture of critical traits, could enhance our understanding on factors that limit invasions and improve the efficacy of predictive models, including those that might aid in biological control. Invasive species provide an ideal testing ground for many basic evolutionary theories, and we hope that this workshop will help expand this potential. This event will be held March 19-22, 2009 at Granlibakken Lodge, North Lake Tahoe, California, USA. The workshop will consist of talks by invited speakers (listed below), group discussions, and posters sessions. Papers resulting from the workshop will be submitted to the journal Evolutionary Applications for a special issue. The registration deadline is March 1. You may register at http:// <https://silk.csuchico.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://> www.granlibakken.com. Click on "Make a Reservation" button to the left, select "Conference Participant." The user name and password are: usda09. The all-inclusive meeting package of $799.00 (single- occupancy) or $608.00 (double occupancy) includes conference registration fees, lodging, and meals. Day passes (conference attendance + lunch) are available at $120 per day or $252 for the entire conference. Workshop participants are eligible for a discount lodging fee of $120 per night for a Standard Room for days before or after the conference (call Granlibakken to make sure you receive this discount). Workshop participants will also receive special discounts at Homewood Mountain Ski Resort. Poster titles may be submitted to Kristina Schierenbeck ([email protected]). Invited Speakers and Titles: Richard Gomulkiewicz, Robert Holt & Scott Nuismer Genetic complexity, adaptation, and invasion in harsh environments Alex Perkins Effects of evolutionarily labile interspecific interactions on spatial spread dynamics Judith Miller The fate of neutral mutations arising during invasions Andrew Kanarek & Colleen Webb Allee effects and invasion success through coupled evolutionary and ecological dynamics Carol Eunmi Lee, Yuseob Kim & Davorka Gulisija Testing for genetic signatures of selection during independent invasions into novel environments Marc Kramer Application of climate models to understand and model environmental processes Neil Tsutsui, Andy Suarez & David Holway Insights into invasion success from comparing the biology of ant invaders in their native and introduced ranges Kevin Rice, Cynthia Brown, Andrew Dyer, Erin Espeland, John McKay & Harald Meimberg The role of trans-generational plasticity (i.e. maternal effects) in biological invasions George Gilchrist & Raymond Huey Developmental plasticity evolves during biological invasions Heinz Müller-Schärer Adaptive evolutionary change in an invasive plant: Tracking its evidence Elizabeth Leger & Erin Espeland Evolution of native plants in response to invaders George Roderick & Maria Navajas Evidence for evolutionary change in classical biological control and what this says about invasions _________________________ Kristina A. Schierenbeck USDA/ARS, Research Leader Exotic & Invasive Weeds Unit 920 Valley Road Reno, Nevada 89512 Work: 775-784-6057 ext. 222 Cell: 530-591-9907
