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Show ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Beeeuse of the pioneering nature of this study, with s-everal authorities aclenowl edged for availability to I would foremost, Jr., for directing L. "Stokes 'W. In-(:dme me of my is gratefully- me in untiring help and readyfreely given of his 'time -and committee, Dr. Lewis T. in Ihis tions thesis, National Nielsen Science Foundation grants and considerably, as .,. I wish 'this thes is. producing Dr to .• money from this grant has provided the collectin$ equipment and Has paid for the also EdmUllds, th-eir time and sugges tions. for s prdvided by Edmunds have aided his He has consultation. thank.the other members and Dr. help like to thank Dr. George F study and for my and has grea t ly aided knowledge their necessary and . and First was consu ftratrfon wel a many collecting . t l Lus t re.- expenses. I I am particularly indebted to in Honduras and its a, supported me my director, Dr. Albert Mueller, 'for aiding scholarship from'the obtaining in my My for sincere collecUng thanks go to me in Rockefeller Foundation which has last six; months of thanks for his support and and materials the,Escuela Agricola Panameri1na ' , aid in s tudy Dr. , providing me Mueller also with r ece tves transportation in Honduras. Mr. William L .. Peter's f,or his cri tical reading of parts of this thesis and for his help. in preparing the section on the Dr. family Leptophlebiidae. Jay R. Traver has aided me Thraulodes, which she and Dr. her otper help on material I on Edmunds am mQst the genera Dactylobaetis and are revising. grateful. For this and for |
