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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



Studying marine larval ecology and physiology 

 is difficult: laboratory studies, requiring larval 

 culture, are only now becoming routine, and field 

 studies are fraught with taxonomic and sampling 

 problems. Combined laboratory and field studies 

 that provide real insight into the factors that 

 affect larval distribution, abundance, and sur- 

 vival are that much more difficult and rare. Dr. 

 Reuben Lasker and his group were pioneers and 

 pre-eminent in this integrated approach. Tax- 

 onomic studies such as the present work are the 

 basis for such research, which is only now begin- 

 ning on tropical penaeids. We dedicate this 

 paper to Reuben's inspiring example. 



Many people assisted in larval rearing, includ- 

 ing A. Chamberlain, R. Coles, P. Crocos, S. 

 Frusher, D. Gwyther, G. Mawhinney, A. Ness, 

 J. Salini, I. Somers, C. Tanakani, T. Wassen- 

 berg, and I. Zagorskis. Larval specimens were 

 provided by M. Autrand, N. Hicks, H. Kurata, 

 A. Lawrence, H. Motoh, J. Racovolis, L. Smith, 

 and K. Yasuda. We also thank W. Ball, F. R. 

 Harden Jones, V. Mawson, and D. Staples who 

 provided helpful criticism of the manuscript. 



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