RICE UNIVERSITY
Examining Competitive Interactions Between Rasberry Crazy Ants
(Paratrechina sp. nr. pubens) and Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis
invicta) Using Laboratory and Field Studies
by
Katherine Horn
A THESIS SUBMITTED
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE
Master of Arts
APPROVED, THESIS COMMITTEE:
Evan Siemann, Professor, Chair Ecology
and Evolutionary Biology
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David Queller, Harry C. and Olga^R. Wiess
Professor Ecology and Evolutionary
Biology
Amy ŋ am, Assistant Professor Ecology
and Evolutionary Biology
Micky Eimanks, Associate Professor
Entomology, Texas A&M
HOUSTON, TEXAS
AUGUST 2009