Old Dominion University ODU Digital Commons Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations Biological Sciences Spring 2010 Ecological Interactions Between Spiders and the Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea Marc Aaron Milne Old Dominion University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_etds Part of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Commons, Entomology Commons, and the Parasitology Commons Recommended Citation Milne, Marc A.. "Ecological Interactions Between Spiders and the Purple Pitcher Plant, Sarracenia purpurea" (2010). Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), dissertation, Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/w46r-te09 https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_etds/65 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Biological Sciences at ODU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ODU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SPIDERS AND THE PURPLE PITCHER PLANT, SARRACENIA PURPUREA by Marc Aaron Milne B.S. May 2002, University of North Florida A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of Old Dominion University in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY ECOLOGICAL SCIENCES OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY May 2010 Approved by: Vic^f Townsend, Jr. (Men| Kneeland Nesius (Member) ABSTRACT ECOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SPIDERS AND THE PURPLE PITCHER PLANT, SARRACENIA PURPUREA Marc Aaron Milne Old Dominion University, 2010 Director: Dr. Deborah A. Waller Spiders and harvestmen are commonly captured by or reside upon the carnivorous purple pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea. Although spiders and harvestmen are often known to be prey of S. purpurea, other ecological interactions between these arthropods and the plant are poorly understood.