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Monday, July 19th

Monday, July 19th, 12:30 pm to 1:45 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session TB: Contributed Papers: Tropical Biology
Presiding: Heike Vibrans, Colegio de Postgraduados; Eugenio Valderrama, Cornell University
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TB001July 19th 12:30 pmVirtual/VirtualNative weeds of highland Mexico: pollinator dependence related to floral display and plant size
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Oral PaperVibrans, Heike; Hernández-Villa, Valeria; Uscanga-Mortera, Ebandro; Aguirre-Jaimes, Armando.pollination ecology
agricultural weeds
weed evolution
Mexico
maize
pollinators
TB002July 19th 12:45 pmVirtual/VirtualToggling between bird and insect pollination syndromes in the radiation of Neotropical Costus L
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Oral PaperValderrama, Eugenio; Skinner, David; Maas, Paul; Maas, Hiltje; Andre, Thiago; Landis, Jacob; Sass, Chodon; Pinilla Vargas, Maria; Guan, Clarice; Grunder, Nikolaus; Almeida, Ana; Specht, Chelsea.Pollination syndromes
Costaceae
Zingiberales
radiation
Costus  L.
Neotropical
TB003July 19th 1:00 pmVirtual/VirtualInvestigating environmental niche characteristics of a few species complexes within the genus Hedychium (Zingiberaceae)
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Oral PaperXavier, Aleena; Gowda, Vinita.gingers
Bioclimatic niche
species complex
niche evolution
TB004July 19th 1:15 pmVirtual/VirtualEvolution of lineages, niches, and traits in the dominant savanna grasses Heteropogon and Themeda (Panicoideae-Andropogoneae)
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Oral PaperArthan, Watchara; Dunning, Luke; Besnard, Guillaume; Lehmann, Caroline E.R.; Kellogg, Elizabeth; Hackel, Jan; Mitchley, Jonathan; Vorontsova, Maria.niche evolution
phylogenomics
C4  grasses
Savanna
functional traits
Bioclimatic niche
Trait evolution
TB005July 19th 1:30 pmVirtual/VirtualUnderstanding Vascular Plant Diversity in Complex Tropical Mountain Ranges: Initial Insights from Hispaniola
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Oral PaperNaranjo, Andre; Majure, Lucas.Melastomataceae
hispaniola
montane tropical forest
phylogenetic diversity
endemism
Monday, July 19th, 1:45 pm to 2:30 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session M04: Meeting: Tropical Biology Business Meeting
Presiding: Suzanne Koptur, Florida International University
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July 19th 1:45 pmVirtual/VirtualTropical Biology Business Meeting
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Wednesday, July 21st

Wednesday, July 21st, 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm · Virtual/Virtual
Session P3: Contributed Posters: Tropical Biology Posters
Presiding: Margaret Devall,
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P3TB001July 21st 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualEvolution of Carbon Capture Capacity with Reverse Use of An Urban EEMs Artificial Dwarfing Forests System & Indoor/Outdoor Forest Surroundings
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Poster: Tropical BiologyXiong, XiangWen.ecological & energized module (EEM)
Carbon Capture Capacity
High-Quality Air Indicators
EEM Artificial Dwarfing Forests
Indoor Forest Surroundings
Transgenic Tropical Plants
P3TB002July 21st 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualAn open vegetation-plot database for Southeast Asia: tool for ecology, conservation, and paleo-conservation
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Poster: Tropical BiologySpagnuolo, Edward; Wilf, Peter; Kooyman, Robert.Vegetation Plots
Rainforests
Southeast Asia
Vegetation Dynamics
Rainforest Conservation
Vegetation Plot Database
Malesia
biogeography
P3TB003July 21st 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualHigh phenotypic similarity despite the low climatic niche overlap between groups of populations of Epidendrum fulgens Brongn. (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae)
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Poster: Tropical BiologyDe Lima, Thales Moreira; Pinheiro, Fabio.Orchidaceae
local adaptation
phenotypic plasticity
P3TB004July 21st 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualPhylogeography and adaptive genomic variation in Guazuma
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Poster: Tropical BiologyContreras Ortiz, Natalia; Kidner, Catherine; Hart, Michelle; Hudson, Andrew; Pennington, Toby; Richardson, James.Targeted enrichment
Transcriptome
Neotropics
Dry Forest
Theobromeae
Drought
P3TB005July 21st 5:00 pmVirtual/VirtualGenetic diversity of small cacao farms in Mashpi, Ecuador
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Poster: Tropical BiologyOleas, Nora; Sandoval, Pablo; Solano, Alejandro; Melo, Cristian.Cacao
Ecuador
genetic diversity
farm

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