Arthropod Evolution

[Tammy Horton]

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>Perhaps what academics should do is go to large industries (Shell, Esso,
>etc.), prick their societal consciences, and try to set up say $50,000 to
>$100,000 research funds for non-directed research.
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>Robin Leech

Here in the UK (and in Texas) we are already looking to industry for
taxonomic funding.  BP has funded 2 postdoctoral fellowships to carry out
much needed morphological taxonomic work.  See my webpages for more
information.  http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/GDD/BP/





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Dr Tammy Horton
BP Deepsea Biodiversity Research Fellow
George Deacon Division for Ocean Processes
Southampton Oceanography Centre
Empress Dock
Southampton SO14 3ZH
Tel: (02380) 596352
Fax: (02380) 596247
email: txh at soc.soton.ac.uk
webpages: http://www.soc.soton.ac.uk/GDD/BP/