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the ecosystems of the Philippines). The groups worked separately for the most part and consisted 
of a botany section (mosses and flowering plants), an entomological section (primarily spiders and 
millepedes), herpetologists led by Cameron Siler and Rafe Brown from the University of Kansas, 
and mammalogists from the University of the Philippines. 
Acknowledgments 
Gratitude is here extended to the chief scientists for each of the three research components of 
the expedition: Terrence Gosliner (shallow-water component and overall expedition chief scien¬ 
tist), Rich Mooi (deep-water component), and Peter Fritsch (terrestrial component), to all the par¬ 
ticipants and support staff that made the expedition a reality, and for the generous gift by Margaret 
and William Hearst that made it all possible. Identifications of the amphibians and reptiles (Figs. 
lOA-D) were graciously provided by Dr. Rafe Brown (Univ. Kansas). 
The photographs reproduced in this article are by members of the expedition and are in the 
Hearst Biodiversity Expedition archives at the California Academy of Sciences. 
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