Group, A Neotropical Hybrid/Polyploid Species Complex of 

 Ferns," wirh John Kress, from January I, 1995 to June 30, 1995. 



Matthew Wills, University of Bristol, "Phylogeny and Mor- 

 phological Disparity of Fossil and Recent Ctustacea," with 

 Douglas Erwin and Conrad Labandeira, from January 10, 

 1995 to January 9, 1996. 



Liling Xiang, Visiting Student, Beijing Natural History Mu- 

 seum. "Genetic Relationships in the Blechnum Occidentale 

 Group," with Charles Werth and John Kress, from January 

 15, 1995 to May 14, 1995. 



Jin Yugan, Visiting Scientist, Academia Sinica. "End-Permian 

 Mass Extinction," with Douglas Erwin, from September 3, 

 1995 to October 17, 1995. 



Jutta Zipfel, "Origin of Olivine in Pallasitic Meteorites: Evi- 

 dence from Trace Elements in Olivine," with Glenn Mac- 

 Pherson, from October I, 1994 to September 30, 1995. 



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Janette Boughman, SI Predoctoral Fellow, University of Mary- 

 land. "Group Recognition, Vocal Learning and Information 

 Transfer in a Group-Foraging Bat, Phyllostomus hastatus," 

 with Eugene Morton, from June 1, 1995 to May 31, 1996. 



Kathy Carlstead, Visiting Scientist, Takoma Park, Maryland. 

 "Methods of Behavioral Assessment for the Captive Propa- 

 gation of Endangered Species," with Devra Kleiman, from 

 January I, 1995 to March 31, 1995. 



Adriana Grativol, Visiting Student, University of Maryland, 

 College Park. "Population Genetics and Evolution of the 

 Genus Leontopithecus," with Robert Fleischer, from Sep- 

 tember I, 1995 to August 30, 1996. 



Matthew Hamilton, SI Postdoctoral Fellow, Brown Univer- 

 sity. "The Influence of Forest Reserve Size on Standing Ge- 

 netic Variation and Paternity Pool Diversity in Tropical 

 Forest Plants," with Robert Fleischer, from September 15, 

 1995 to September 14, 1996. 



Thomas Hildebrandt, Short Term Visitor, Institut fur Zoo- 

 und Wildtierforschung. "An Examination of Various Ani- 

 mal Species Using Ultrasonic," with Dick Montali, from 

 July I, 1995 to January 30, 1996. 



Peter Leimgruber, Visiting Student, University of Oklahoma. 

 "Abundance and Diversity of Songbirds and Small Mam- 

 mals in Managed Forest Mosaics," with William McShea, 

 from May 15, 1995 to August 15, 1995. 



Catherine Morrow, Visiting Student, George Mason University. 

 "Understanding Reptoductive Mechanisms to Conserve the 

 Endangered Scimitar-Horned Oryx (Oryx dammah)" with Ste- 

 ven Monfort, from May 1, 1985 to July 31, 1997. 



Linda Penfold, Visiting Scientist, United States Department 

 of Agriculture. "Crisis in Parrot Conservation: The Poten- 

 tial of 'Assisted' Breeding," with David Wildt, from July I, 

 1995 to June 30, 1996. 



Ellen Paxinos, SI Predoctoral Fellow, Brown University. 



"Using Ancient DNA Techniques to Determine the Effects 

 of a Population Bottleneck on Genetic Variability and Pop- 

 ulation Structure in the Hawaiian Goose," with Robert 

 Fleischer, from August 15, 1995 to August 14, 1996. 



Jay Schulkin, Visiting Scientist, National Institute of Mental 

 Health. "Self-Selection of Minerals in the Desert Tortoise 

 (Gopherus Agassizii)," with Olav Oftedal, from April I, 

 1995 to September 30, 1995. 



Michael Schwartz, SI Graduate Fellow, American University. 

 "An Examination of the Breeding Biology of the Hum- 

 boldt Penguin Using Molecular Genetic Techniques," with 

 Daryl Boness, from June 19, 1995 to August 25, 1995. 



Daniel Shilhto, SI Graduate Fellow, State University of New 

 York, Albany. "Attribution of False Knowledge States in 

 Orangutans," with Benjamin Beck, from June I, 1995 to 

 August 10, 1995. 



Katerina Thompson, Visiting Scientist, University of Mary- 

 land, College Park. "Olfactory Control of Reproduction in 

 Female Sable Antelope: Behavioral and Physiological Mech- 

 anisms of Estrous Synchrony," with Christen Wemmer, 

 from June 1, 1995 to August 31, 1995. 



Lisa Wooninck, University of California, Santa Barbara, "Mea- 

 surements of Relative Sperm Contribution Correlated with 

 Distribution of Paternity in an External Fertilizing Spe- 

 cies," with Robert Fleischer, from January 2, 1995 to March 

 10,1995. 



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Hae-Gyung Geong, SI Predoctoral Fellow, University of Wis- 

 consin, Madison. "Exerting Control: Biology and Bureau- 

 cracy in the Development of American Entomology, 

 1870-1930," with Pamela Henson, from August 15, 1995 to 

 April 14, 1996. 



Elizabeth Hanson, SI Predoctoral Fellow, University of Penn- 

 sylvania. "American Zoos: A Cultural History," with Pa- 

 mela Henson, from Septembet 15, 1995 to March 15, 1996. 



Joseph Taylor, SI Predoctoral Fellow, Univetsity of Washing- 

 ton. "Making Salmon: Transcontinental Discourse in Fish 

 Culture, 1870— 1941," with Pamela Henson, from June 15, 

 1995 to September 14, 1995. 



Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory 



Joao Alves, Visiting Student, University of Lisbon. "A Study 

 of the Clustering Properties of Young Stars and its Relation 

 to Dense Molecular Cloud Cores," with Charles Lada, from 

 February 6, 1995 to February 5, 1996. 



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