International Pollination Symposium 2007 -- Posters

POSTERS

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The poster session allows attendees to present original research related to one of the conference's sub-themes. The poster sessions will provide an excellent venue for discussions and exchange of scientific information. To promote this interaction, posters should be put up as soon as possible, but no later than Monday, June 25th at 8am, and must be left up for the entire meeting. The posters will be organized by theme and times for authors to accompany their posters will be indicated in the Symposium Schedule. All Symposium attendees presenting posters must also submit a two-page abstract of their presentation. This abstract will be included in the Symposium proceedings to be made available to all Symposium attendees. Abstracts were due March 8, 2007.

POSTER FORMAT:

POSTER AREA: Each Poster will be allocated a 48 in. wide by 48 in. (121.9 cm x 121.9 cm) display area. Pushpins will be provided for mounting.
LETTERING: A 6 to 12-in. high (15.2 to 30.5 cm) strip at the top should contain the title of the paper and the name and affiliation of the authors. The poster should have large legible text and figures easily read from a distance of 1 meter (39.6 in.), and describe the results in a manner that would be clear to a reader in the author's absence. The following lettering guidelines are suggested:
- Fonts: Ariel (Helvetica), Times (Times New Roman), and Symbol. Avoid script and narrow fonts.
- Title: At least 84 pt, printed across the top of the poster.
- Author(s)/Affiliation(s): At least 42 pt.
- Subheadings: At least 36 pt.
- Text, Figures, and Tables: At least 24 pt.
CONTENTS AND LAYOUT:
- A brief abstract should be included.
- Text and graphical elements should be laid out in vertical columns in a clear and logical sequence.

REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCEPTANCE:
In order for your poster to be accepted, your poster must feature scientific content that is relevant to the conference themes. The lead presenter of the poster must be registered for the conference no later than March 8, 2007, and conference fees must be paid in full at that time. The Conference reserves the right to dismiss any inappropriate submissions due to relevance, subject matter, or submissions without paid registrations.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS:
The following posters have been submitted for presentation at the International Pollination Symposium. The abstracts are currently under review; authors will be notified in late March regarding acceptance and/or recommendations, as appropriate.

POSTER SUBMISSIONS (AS OF 29 MAY 2007)
SUBMITTER NAME & CITY	POSTER NAME	APPLICABLE SUB-THEME
Arathi, Seshadri Fort Collins, Colorado, USA	Pollination Success: Are Bigger Flowers More Attractive to Bees?	I - Floral Attraction & Pollinator Reward
Caswell, Wade D. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada	An Anatomical and Ultrastructural Study of the Floral Nectary in Lythrum virgatum x L. alatum (cv. Morden Gleam)	I - Floral Attraction & Pollinator Reward
Cresswell, James Exeter, Devon, UK	Measuring the outcrossing potential of Bumblebee-Pollinated safflower to assess the risks of GM genetic escape from plant molecular farming	I - Floral Attraction & Pollinator Reward
Edlund, Anna Atlanta, Georgia, USA	Curious Pollen Germination in Arabidopsis and the Brassicaceae	I - Floral Attraction & Pollinator Reward
Horner, Harry Ames, Iowa, USA	Soybean and Tobacco Floral Nectary Glands: Their Structural and Functional Similarities and Differences	I - Floral Attraction & Pollinator Reward
Koltowski, Zbigniew Pulawy, Poland	Attractiveness of Phaseolus coccineus L. for Pollinating Insects and Influence on Blooming, Pod Setting and Yield of Seeds	I - Floral Attraction & Pollinator Reward
Liu, Guangyu Ames, Iowa, USA	MYB305: A transcription factor expressed in late floral stages that controls novel features of nectary development	I - Floral Attraction & Pollinator Reward
Manson, Jessamyn Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Deterrent nectar alkaloids do not incur costs to nutrient utilization for Bombus impatiens workers	I - Floral Attraction & Pollinator Reward
Rodriguez-Ria�??�?±o, Tom�??�?¡s Badajoz, Spain	Nectar Hanging Droplet in Anagyris foetida (Leguminosae)	I - Floral Attraction & Pollinator Reward
Venkatesan, Radhika Jena, Thuringia, Germany	Sweet or Extra-Sweet? A Test of Optimal Defence Theory for Extrafloral Nectar Production	I - Floral Attraction & Pollinator Reward
Vervoort, Arnaud Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium	Comparative Pollination Study of Impatiens Species (Balsaminaceae): When a Native Species Faces Invasive Alien Brothers From Asia	I - Floral Attraction & Pollinator Reward
Whitney, Heather Cambridge, United Kingdom	Effects of a single plant gene controlling floral morphology on pollinator behavior.	I - Floral Attraction & Pollinator Reward
Wist, Tyler J. Saskatoon, Saskatchewa, Canada	A Comparison of Floral Nectary Structure and Nectar Production Between Echinacea pallida var. angustifolia and E. purpurea (Asteraceae)	I - Floral Attraction & Pollinator Reward
Figueroa-Castro, Dulce Columbia, Missouri, USA	Interpopulational variability in the mating systems of two Nicotiana species	II - Impacts of Animal-mediated Pollination on Gene Flow
Figueroa-Castro, Dulce Columbia, Missouri, USA ;	Reproductive Biology of Erythrina dominguezii (Fabaceae: Papilionoideae)	II - Impacts of Animal-mediated Pollination on Gene Flow
Gates, Dan Ames, Iowa, USA	Does Self-fertilization Promote Coexistence in Fig-Fig Wasp Mutualisms in Extreme Enviroments?	II - Impacts of Animal-mediated Pollination on Gene Flow
Holmquist, Karsten Madison, Wisconsin, USA	The effect of landscape and pollinator features on contemporary gene movement in Aquilegia caerulea.	II - Impacts of Animal-mediated Pollination on Gene Flow
Matsumoto, Shogo Gifu, Japan	Pollen dispersal distance in an apple orchard by Osmia cornifrons bees based on S-Rnase allele and SSR analyses.	II - Impacts of Animal-mediated Pollination on Gene Flow
Strickler, Karen Parma, Idaho, USA	Exploring Alternate Conceptions of Flowering Phenology with an Interactive Systems Model	II - Impacts of Animal-mediated Pollination on Gene Flow
Asiko, Grace Nairobi, Kenya	Domestication of Stingless Bee (Meliponula Sp. & Hypotrigonia Sp.) for Sustainable Livelihoods in Kenyan Communities	III - Pollinators in Plant Genetic Resource Conservation
Hanlin, Steve Ames, Iowa, USA	Novel use of Alfalfa Leafcutting Bees (Megachile rotundata) for Plant Genetic Resource Conservation	III - Pollinators in Plant Genetic Resource Conservation
Hanlin, Steve Ames, Iowa, USA	Insect Pollination at North Central Regional Plant Introduction Station - Past and Present	III - Pollinators in Plant Genetic Resource Conservation
Reitsma, Kathleen Ames, Iowa, USA	Regeneration of self-compatible Pimpinella plants benefits from the addition of fly pollinators	III - Pollinators in Plant Genetic Resource Conservation
Torres-Ruiz, Alfonso El Marques, Queretaro, Mexico	High-bush Blueberry polllination by the Bumblebee Bombus impatiens	III - Pollinators in Plant Genetic Resource Conservation
Alanen, Eeva-Liisa Karkkila, Finland	Habitats And Food Plants Of Bumblebee Queens In An Agricultural Landscape	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Bhattacharya, Ashoke Krishnagar, West Bengal, India	Floral biology, flower resource constraints and low pollination of five angiosperms of eastern India	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Brittain, Claire Reading, Berkshire, UK	Impacts of pesticides on pollinator biodiversity and pollination services	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Brosi, Berry Stanford, California, USA	Changes in habitat-scale bee foraging in response to landscape context shown with stable isotope ratios	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Caswell, Wade D. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada	Effectiveness of Various Flower Visitors as Pollinators of Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria L.)	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Colla, Sheila Toronto, ON, Canada	Evidence for the Decline of Eastern North American Bumblebee Species (Bombus spp.)	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Davis, Art R. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada	Damage by Ants to the Honey Bee Parasitic Mite, Varroa destructor	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Desai, Suresh Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Temperature changes in Honey Bees due to infestation by parasitic mites	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Evans, Elaine St. Paul, Minnesota, USA	Impact of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) on Resource Use by Bombus impatiens	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Fetridge, Evelyn Armonk, New York, USA	Are UV pan traps robust to variation in floral resource availability?	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Gazit, Shmuel Rehovot, Israel	Stingless bees can serve as efficient avocado pollinators	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Hamid, Mohd Norowi Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Development of a Computer Vision System for Monitoring Pollinator Activity in a Mango Ecosystem	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Klein, Alexandra Gottingen, Germany	Wild bees and coffee farmer's income at the farm scale	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Kozak, Paul Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada	Varroa destructor's utilization of honey bee brood in winter.	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Kunitake, Yoko Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan	The ecological key for spatial distribution of the naturalized alien bumblebee, Bombus terrestris	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Menzler-Hokkanen, Ingeborg Mikkeli, Finland	Beyond pollination services: honey bees for gray mold control on strawberries	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Morath, Shannon Bronx, New York, USA	Increased Floral Abundance and Diversity Reduce Cucumber Yield in Urban Gardens.	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Ortiz-Perez, Evelyn Ames, Iowa, USA	Insect-mediated Cross-pollination in Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill]: II. Phenotypic Recurrent Selection	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Patenaude, Andrea Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN	Comparison of Wild Bee (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) Community Parameters in a Canadian Mixed-grass Prairie Using Two Sampling Methods	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Persson, Anna Lund, Sweden	Bumblebee foraging in agricultural landscapes of contrasting intensity and foraging resources	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Smith, Henrik Lund, Sweden	Pollinator diversity in agricultural landscapes: interactions between local and landscape effects	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Strager, Catherine Newark, Delaware, USA	Sampling Wild Bees on the Delmarva Peninsula: An Assessment of Trap Methods	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Tarrant, Sam Northampton, UK	The potential of restored landfill sites to support assemblages of pollinating insects	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Tuell, Julianna East Lansing, Michigan, USA	Life on the Edge: Response of Native Bees to Insect Pest Management Programs	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Van der Steen, Sjef (Jozef) Wageningen, Netherlands	Preliminary tests to determine the best carrier substance for the dissemination of BCA by honey bees	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Viana, Blandina Felipe Salvador, Brazil	Exploring Causes Of Pollinator Limitation of Yellow Passion Fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) In Northeast Brazil	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Viana, Blandina Felipe Salvador, Brazil	Structure of bee-flower networks in Caatinga vegetation, Northeastern Brazil	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection
Wist, Tyler J. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada	Comparison of Two Quantitative Techniques for Evaluating the Pollination Efficiency of Single Visits by Insects to Inflorescences of Echinacea pallida var. angustifolia (Asteraceae)	IV - Pollinator Biology, Conservation, & Protection