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Museums 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. J. P. Gosse, Assistant. 

 SCOPE OF activities: Systematics. 



Section des hivvrtebres 



executive officer: Dr. E. Leloup, Director. 



Section des MoUusques (Mollusk Section) 



executive officer: Prof. Dr. W. Adam, Labora- 

 tory Director. 



Insfiint jiter Spez'ielle Zoolog'ie und Zoolo- 

 gisches Museum, der Huniboldt-Unh'ers'itaet 

 zn Berlin 



institute of systematic zoology and zoo- 

 logical MUSEUM, HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY OF 

 BERLIN 



POSTAL address: Invalidenstrasse 43, Berlin N. 4, 

 Deutsche Demokratische Republik (East Germany). 



executive officer: Professor Dr. Fritz Peus, Direk- 

 tor. 



YEAR founded: 1810. 



scope of activities: Systematic zoology, 



provisions for visiting scientists: space for several 

 visitors. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library; 

 small aquarium tanks; extensive research and identi- 

 fied reference collections of fauna and flora. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Twenty-one at professional level; about 

 50 technicians. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: 



Mitteiluiigen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 



(regularly published journal) 

 Deutsche Enloinologische Zeitschrift, Neue Folge 

 (regularly published journal) 

 DEPARTMENTS OF MUSEUM DESCRIBED: (Activities in- 

 clude aquatic biology) 

 1. Abteilung Crustacea (Department of Crustacea) 



MUSrUM l-LM-K NAT l'KKI!Nllh, IHK 1 1 1 1 M 1" )l 1 T N 1\' I- KM I A !■ 1 

 ZU BERLIN 



2. Ichthyologische Abteilung (Department of Ichthy- 

 ology) 



3. Malakologische Abteilung (Department of Mala- 

 cology) 



Abteilung Crustacea 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Hans-Eckhard Gruner, Kus- 

 tos. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on taxon- 

 omy and ecology of crustaceans. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 4 visi- 

 tors ; no fees charged ; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Small aquarium tanks; 

 research collections of Crustacea from all over the 

 world; identified reference collection of most of the 

 Crustacea of central Europe. 



SIZE OF STAFF: One at professional level; 1 part-time 

 technician. 



MAJOR RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC LEADERS: 



Card index of decapod Crustacea (H. E. Gruner) 

 Hyperiid Amphipoda (H. E. Gruner) 



Ichthyologische Abteilung 



EXECUTIVE officer; Professor Dr. Kurt Deckert, 

 Leiter. 



scope of ACTIVITIES: Extensive studies in taxonomy 

 and comparative anatomy of fishes. 



PROVISIONS for VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for several 

 visitors. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Extensive researdi col- 

 lections of fishes; optical and microscopical technique 

 equipment. 



Malakologische Abteilung 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Rudolf Kilias, Kustos und 

 Abteilungsleiter. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on the sys- 

 tematics and biology of marine mollusks. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for visi- 

 tors; no fees charged; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Research and identified 

 reference collections of marine, fresh-water and ter- 

 restrial mollusks from all over the world. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCII-.NTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Comparative anatomy of Lamellibr.inchia (Rudolf 



Kilias) 

 Physiology of marine Prosobranchia (Rudolf Kilias) 

 Monographic studies on the families of Tonnacea 



(Rudolf Kilias) 



Koebenhavns Vniversitets Zoologiske Museum 



COPENHAGEN UNIVERSITY ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Krystalgade 27, Koebenhavn K, Den- 

 mark (Denmark). 

 EXECUTIVI-: OFFICER: Dr. R. Spaerck, President of the 



