FSD 2010 - Symposium

5th International Symposium-Workshop on Frugivores and Seed Dispersal (1985-2010)

Symposium

Plenary Symposium (Einstein Auditorium)

Monday 14 June (14:00-18:30)

Oaks and acorns organized by Arndt Hampe (CSIC) and Delphine Grivert (CIFOR-INIA) - Overview -

Chemical ecology of seed dispersal : odors, taste and nutritional ecology organized Martine Hossaert-McKey (CEFE-CNRS) and Pia Parolin (INRA – French National Institute for Agricultural Research, Agrobiotech) - Overview -

(photo : All about bats at http://www.bats.org.uk/pages/all_about_bats.html © Mike Castle)

Poster session (18:30-20:00) - Joffre Hall

Tuesday 15 June (14:00-18:30)

Measuring the dispersal kernel organized by Patrick Jansen (Wageningen University) and Kimberly Holbrook (CSIC) - Overview -

Seed dispersal on islands organized by Dennis Hansen (Stanford University) and Anna Traveset (Spanish Research Council) - Overview

Poster session (18:30-20:00) - Joffre Hall

Wednesday 16 June (14:00-18:30)

Anthropogenic impacts on frugivory and seed dispersal: mechanisms, scales and consequences organized by Norbert Cordeiro (Roosevelt University) and Daniel Garcia (Universidad de Oviedo) - Overview -

(Photos : Oak acorn © A. Hampe; Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda © P.-M. Forget)

Evolution of dispersal organized by Pierre-Olivier Cheptou (CNRS-CEFE) , Hélène Fréville (MNHN-CEFE) and Isabelle Olivieri (ISEM) - Overview -

Poster session (18:30-20:00) - Joffre Hall

Concurrent Symposia

Thursday 17 June (14:00-18:00)

Eistein (318)

Anthropogenic impacts on frugivory and seed dispersal (Part II) - Overview
Consequence of the loss of large frugivores - Overview

Joffre A/B (130)

Organismal and natural history oriented research (Part II) - Overview
Movement ecology, dispersal kernels, and genetic effects (Part II) - Overview

Joffre C/D (110)

Ecology and evolution of frugivory and seed dispersal (Part II) - Overview
Animal-plant interactive networks and seed dispersal services - Overview

(Photo : http://is.gd/5XdUO ; combination of a cerrado photo in Brazil © Marco Mello and a graph from Foodwebs.org)