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Sunday, July 8th

Sunday, July 8th
8:00 am to 11:00 pm · Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/Hilton
Session P: Contributed Posters: Tropical Biology Section Posters
P61001Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonPhenology and Habitat Characterization of the Endangered Species Chamaecrista glandulosa var. mirabilis (Leguminoseae: Cesalpinioidea)
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Poster: Tropical Biology SectionMarrero-Solís, Solimar; López-Colón, Jonathan A.; Davila, Eva.Chamaecrista glandulosa
Cesalpinioidea
habitat characterization
Leguminoseae
phenology
P61002Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonUsing databases to investigate biodiversity of Cape Verde Islands
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Poster: Tropical Biology SectionRomeiras, Maria; Pais, Maria Salomé; Duarte, Cristina.Macaronesian Islands
On-line Flora
biological collections
P61003Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonAlien flora of Cape Verde Islands: taxonomical, biological and biogeographic traits
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Poster: Tropical Biology SectionDuarte, Cristina; Fernandes, Claudia; Romeiras, Maria.exoctic species
invader plants
species traits
West Africa
P61004Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonBreeding systems of the littoral forests of Madagascar
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Poster: Tropical Biology SectionVary, Laura B.; Lowry, Porter P. II; Rabehevitra, David; Randrianjanahary, Mirana; Schatz, George E..dioecy
Madagascar
littoral forests
P61005Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonFloral Ecology of Mendoncia cowanii (Acanthaceae: Thunbergioideae) in Madagascar
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Poster: Tropical Biology SectionMagnaghi, Emily B.; Daniel, Thomas F..pollination
nectar
tropical forest
Acanthaceae
floral visitors
floral ecology
Mendoncia
Madagascar
P61006Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonEvolution of fruit and seed morphology in the Asian stone oaks (Lithocarpus: Fagaceae)
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Poster: Tropical Biology SectionChen, Xi; Cannon, chuck; Raquet, Virginie.morphology
ITS
exocarp
receptacle
cupule
acorn fruit
ER fruit (enclosed receptacle)
P61007Jul 8, 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 9 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 10 8:00am-11:00pm
Jul 11 8:00am-2:00pm
Exhibit Hall (Northeast, Southwest & Southeast)/HiltonMorphological parameters of the genus Mirabilis L. (Nyctaginaceae)
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Poster: Tropical Biology SectionKritzer Van Zant, Miriam; Ugent, Donald; Lightfoot, David A..Nyctaginaceae
Mirabilis
M. expansa
taxonomy
classification

Tuesday, July 10th

Tuesday, July 10th
1:00 pm to 2:15 pm · Lake Ontario/Hilton
Session CP32: Contributed Papers: Tropical Biology Section
Presiding: Fabian A. Michelangeli, The New York Botanical Garden
CP32001July 10th 1:00 pmLake Ontario/HiltonSex, lies, and begonias: Light and N affect gender in a rainforest herb, Begonia urophylla
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Oral PaperCozza, John.tropical forest
understory
monoecy
Sex allocation
environmental sex determination
Gender
CP32002July 10th 1:15 pmLake Ontario/HiltonAn Estimation of Outcrossing in Florida Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) Using Microsatellite Markers
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Oral PaperBorrone, James W.; Olano, Cecile T.; Kuhn, David N.; Brown, J. Steven; Violi, Helen A.; Ploetz, Randy C.; Schnell, Raymond J..Persea americana
F1 population
pollination
outcrossing
SSR markers
CP32003July 10th 1:30 pmLake Ontario/HiltonPlants Dispersed by Bats in the Neotropics
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Oral PaperLobova, Tatyana A.; Geiselman, Cullen K.; Mori, Scott A..bat dispersal
Neotropics
French Guiana
chiropterochory
dispersal
CP32004July 10th 1:45 pmLake Ontario/HiltonEcotypic variation in Symphonia globulifera (Clusiaceae), and its systematic “complications”
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Oral PaperAbdul-Salim, Kobinah; Martin, Claire V..Clusiaceae
Symphonia
ecotypes
multivariate
Morphometrics
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Tuesday, July 10th
2:15 pm to 3:00 pm · Lake Ontario/Hilton
Meeting: Tropical Biology Business Meeting
Presiding: Fabian A. Michelangeli, The New York Botanical Garden
July 10th 2:15 pmLake Ontario/HiltonTropical Biology Business Meeting
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