Program
| MSB5 | Woodward 5; 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm, July 27 |
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| Title | Dispersal Phenomena in Ecology |
| Organizers | Rebecca Segal |
| Virginia Commonweath University | |
| David Chan | |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | |
| Abstract | Dispersal behavior is ubiquitous in ecology. All species compete to establish territory and propagate their survival. Often times this process leads to undesired outcomes, as in the destruction of a native ecosystem by the invasion of non-native species, the spread of disease to new populations or the dependence on secondary carriers for species survival. By understanding the dynamics of dispersal and the impact of this phenomenon on ecosystems, it may be possible to protect and (when necessary restore) the normal functioning of animal, plant and insect species within their environment. |
| Speaker 1 | David Chan |
| Virginia Commonwealth University | |
| Gene Dispersal in an Insect-Mediated Tree Species | |
| Speaker 2 | Holly Gaff |
| Old Dominion University | |
| Effects of migration on tick-borne disease risk | |
| Speaker 3 | Rebecca Tyson |
| University of British Columbia Okanagan | |
| The effect of habitat fragmentation on cyclic predator-prey populations | |
| Speaker 4 | Abdul-Aziz Yakubu |
| Howard University | |
| Asynchronous and synchronous dispersals in spatially discrete population models |
-- Minisymposium talks are scheduled for 30 min each, including time for questions.