As a high-school student, Michael 

 Boppre (page 26) took a summer job at 

 the Max Planck Institute for Behavioural 

 Physiology at Seewiesen, an isolated "sci- 

 ence village" in an idyllic landscape in the 

 German countryside. The atmosphere 

 there — a satisfying mix of work and pri- 

 vate life, with many interesting research 

 groups and famous visitors ("most coming 



to see Konrad Lorenz") — convinced Bop- 

 pre to "study biology and nothing else." 

 When he did his university studies at Mar- 

 burg, he continued to spend most of his 

 holiday time at Seewiesen. A 1972 trip to 

 Kenya sparked a great interest in the trop- 

 ics and fieldwork. Now a full professor 

 and director of the University of Frei- 

 burg's Institute of Forest Zoology, Boppre 

 continues his work in the interdisciplinary 

 field of chemical ecology, which includes 

 the study of behavior, physiology, mor- 

 phology, taxonomy, and evolutionary biol- 

 ogy. For more on butterflies, Boppre rec- 

 ommends The Biology of Butterflies, 

 edited by R. I. Vane-Wright and P R. Ack- 

 ery (Princeton: Princeton University 

 Press, 1 989), in which he has a chapter en- 

 titled "Chemically Mediated Interactions 

 Between Butterflies." 



BERLIN TO ISTANBUL 



A Train Journey 



Aboard the Red Prussian 



May 23 - June 4, 1994 



Join a team of Ameri- 

 can Museum and guest 

 lecturers next spring on 

 a fascinating journey 

 from Berlin to Istanbul. 

 Following the tracks of 

 the legendary Orient 

 Express, we will travel 

 aboard the Red Prus- 

 sian from eastern Ger- 

 many through Czecho- 

 slovakia, Poland, Hun- 

 gary, Romania, Bul- 

 garia and Turkey. 



Along the way we will explore many of the grand and historic cities of 

 Eastern Europe, including Berlin, Dresden, Prague, Krakow, Budapest, 



Plovdiv, Edime and Sofia, as well 

 as some of the small towns and 

 picturesque villages that have re- 

 tained their rural charm. Continu- 

 ing along the age-old route be- 

 tween Europe and Asia, we culmi- 

 nate our journey in Istanbul where 

 the two continents meet. 



The privately-chartered Red Prus- 

 sian, once used exclusively by East- 

 em European dignitaries, is an ideal 

 base for exploring this region. En- 

 joy a front row seat from which to 

 watch the beautiful landscapes and 

 historic cities of Eastern Europe 

 unfold. 



American 

 Museum of 

 Natural 

 History 



Discovery Tours 



Central Park West at 79th St. 



New York. NY 10024-5192 



Toll-free (800) 462-8687 



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