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PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 4 visi- 

 tors; living quarters available nearby. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Very extensive library; 

 small aquarium tanks; research and identified refer- 

 ence collections of fishes and invertebrates from all 

 over the world; herbarium of algae. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: General marine biology. 



SIZE OF staff: Three at professional level; 3 techni- 

 cians. 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Fishes of the Gulf of Genoa (E. Tortonese) 

 Benthos of the Gulf of Genoa (L. Rossi) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Anuals (regularly published 

 journal) 



Museo de Historia Natural "Javier Prado" 



"JAVIER PRADO" NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM 

 POSTAL ADDRESS: Avenida Arenales 1256, Casilla 



1109, Lima, Peru. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. Ramon Ferreya H., Director. 

 SPONSORING agency: Universidad Nacional Mayor de 



San Marcos. 



YEAR founded: 1918. 



provisions for visiting scientists: None. 

 MAJOR research FACILITIES: Small library. 

 size of staff: Ten at professional level; 6 techni- 

 cians. 



PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: 



Publkaciones del Museo de His/or/a Natural "Javier 

 Prado" (occasionally published journal) 



Memorias del Museo de Historia Natural "Jarier 

 Prado" (occasionally published journal) 

 SECTIONS OF MUSEUM DESCRIBED: (Activities include 



aquatic biology) 



1. Seccion de Ictiologia (Ichthyological Section) 



2. Seccion de Criptogamas (Cryptogamy Section) 



Seccion de Ictiologia 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke, 



Jefe. 

 SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on system- 



atics, ecology and zoogeography of fishes. 

 collections: Research collections of fishes and birds; 



identified reference collections of local fishes, birds, 



mollusks and crustaceans. 

 SIZE OF staff: One at professional level. 



MAJOR current RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Studies on fishes of Peru (Hans-Wilhelm Koepcke) 

 Studies on the birds of Peru (in part) (Hans-Wilhelm 

 Koepcke) 



Seccion de Criptogamas 



EXECUTIVE officer: Dr. Oscar Tovar, Jefe. 

 COLLECTIONS: Partially identified collection of algae 

 (part of Herbaria San Marcos). 



MUSEO DE HISTOKIA NAIIKAL "jAVIER PRADO," PERU 



M/iseo Nacional de Historia Natural, Seccion 

 Hidrobiologia 



NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, HYDRO- 

 BIOLOGICAL SECTION 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Casilla 787, Santiago, Chile. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICERS: Humberto Fuenzalida V., Direc- 

 tor del Museo. Nibaldo Bahamonde N., Jefe del 

 Seccion Hidrobiologia. 



YEAR founded: Museum — 1830. Seccion — 1949. 



SCOPE OF ACTIVITIES: Unrestricted research on biology 

 and the taxonomy of aquatic fauna. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 3 visi- 

 tors ; no fees charged. 



MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES: Moderately complete 

 library; small aquarium tanks; good research collec- 

 tions of mollusks. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Two at professional level; 1 technician. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 



studies: 

 Crustacea: Aegla laevis laei'is, Parastacus pugnax 

 Pisces: Cheirodon pisciculus, Pygidium maculatus 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Systematics of Chilean decapods (Nibaldo Baha- 

 monde) 

 Life history of Cerv'nnunida jobni (Nibaldo Baha- 

 monde) 

 Systematics of Chilean fishes (Fernando De Buen) 

 PUBLICATIONS ISSUED: Boletin del Museo Nacional 

 (regularly published journal) 



Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle 



NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 



POSTAL address: 57, rue Cuvier, Paris Ve, France. 

 EXECUTIVE officer: Professeur Roger Heim, Direc- 



teur. 

 SPONSORING AGENCY: Ministere de I'Education na- 



tionale. 

 YEAR founded: 1635. 



