Collaborations and Advice:
James F. A, Traniello, Boston University -My primary advisor and collaborator
Kari T. Ryder Wilkie. Boston University - help with ant taxonomy, field work collaborations and website inspiration
Stefan Cover, Harvard University - commitee member, advice on project design, help with ant taxonomy and species descriptions
Gary Alpert, Harvard University - advice on project design and use of automontage synchroscopy system
Michael Sorenson, Boston University - commitee member, use of primers and instructon on DNA sequencing and phylogeny construction
Marcio Pie, Universidade Federal do Parana - use of primers, advice on DNA sequencing and morphometrics
Marc Seid, Smithsonian Tropical Research Insitute - advice on performing ethograms and behavioral assays
Karen Warkentin, Boston University - commitee member, advice on project design
Michael Kaspari, University of Oklahoma - commitee member, advice on experimental design
Corrie Saux Moreau, Harvard University - advice on primer use
Assistance in the Field :
Tiputini Biodiversity Station staff - especially Jaime Guerra for providing river level data and Ramiro Rodriguez for assistance with site selection
Wendy Mertl
Clifton Meek
Megan Johnson
Brian Henry
Scott Appleby
Noah Reid
Elise Koncsek
Frank Azorsa Salazar
Funding Sources:
Claire Booth Luce Foundation
Boston University Graduate School