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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=507121816-12022010>Amigos de la Red,
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=507121816-12022010>Dear TABDP network
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class=507121816-12022010>Regards,</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4><FONT color=#323232><FONT face=Arial>Tropical Butterfly
Ecology<SPAN lang=EN-US><?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR>This 2-week
course is for advanced graduate students interested in conducting tropical field
studies on butterflies. The course will focus on the Costa Rican Atlantic
rainforest fauna, and include work at the La Selva Biological Station and the
Tirimbina Biological Reserve – both sites share a diverse assemblage of
Neotropical butterflies, including many species that extend well into
<?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags"
/><st1:place w:st="on">South America</st1:place>.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#323232 size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana color=#323232 size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The major thrust
of this course will be natural history and identification of butterfly adults
and early stages. We will focus on behavior, diversity, ecological and
evolutionary patterns, symbiotic associations, ecophysiology, quantitative
sampling techniques, experimental design, and as well, the pleasures of
conducting research on tropical insects.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#323232 size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> </SPAN></FONT><FONT
face=Verdana color=#323232 size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">The course
combines lectures, hands-on field exploration, and major efforts on the part of
students to understand and apply quantitative observational and sampling
procedures in the field. The course will stress developing rigorous
natural history questions from field observations.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><BR>Faculty:</SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> Dr.
Phil DeVries, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">New
Orleans<SPAN
class=507121816-12022010>, </SPAN></st1:PlaceName></st1:place></SPAN><FONT
face=Verdana color=#323232 size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> Dr. Bruce Walsh,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Arizona</st1:PlaceName></st1:place></SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Verdana color=#323232 size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Guest
faculty:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Verdana color=#323232 size=2><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Isidro Chacon</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Costa Rica</st1:country-region></st1:place>
National Museum and </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Verdana color=#323232
size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">National
Biodiversity Institute (INBIO)</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><B><FONT face=Verdana color=#323232 size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Dates:</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT
face=Verdana color=#323232 size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"> May 14-28,
2010<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Application Deadline:</SPAN></B>
February 16, 2010 for priority admission followed by open enrollment until
filled.<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Tuition:</SPAN></B> OTS consortium
applicants - $2,000; non-member applicants $2,500</SPAN></FONT><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Verdana color=#323232 size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Partial need-based
scholarships are available; priority given to OTS consortium and Latin American
applicants.</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><B><FONT face=Verdana
color=#323232 size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">Students:
</SPAN></FONT></B><FONT face=Verdana color=#323232 size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #323232; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana">graduate students,
postdoctoral fellows and other interested professionals<BR><B><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">For More information</SPAN></B>: consult the OTS
website at <A title=http://www.ots.duke.edu/
href="http://www.ots.duke.edu/">www.ots.duke.edu</A> or contact
</SPAN></FONT><U><FONT face=Verdana color=blue size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: blue; FONT-FAMILY: Verdana"><A
title=mailto:barbara.lewis@ots.ac.cr
href="mailto:barbara.lewis@ots.ac.cr">barbara.lewis@ots.ac.cr</A></SPAN></FONT></U><SPAN
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Barbara E. Lewis<BR>Graduate
Education Coordinator<BR>Organization for Tropical Studies<BR>Apartado 676-2050
San Pedro<BR><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">San José</st1:City>,
<st1:country-region w:st="on">Costa
Rica</st1:country-region></st1:place><BR>Tel: (011 506) 2524-0607 ext
1510<BR>Fax: (011 506) 2524-0608<BR>E-mail: barbara.lewis@ots.ac.cr
</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Skype:
blewis_otscro</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Website:
www.ots.ac.cr</SPAN></FONT><SPAN lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Calibri size=2><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </P>
<DIV align=left><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'"><FONT
size=2>-----------------------------</FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'"><FONT size=2>Blanca Huertas
FLS DIC MSc <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'"><FONT size=2>Curator
(Lepidoptera)<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'"><FONT size=2>Entomology
Department<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'"><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'"><FONT size=2>The <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Natural</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">History</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Museum</st1:PlaceType></st1:place><o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=left><FONT
size=2><st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'">Cromwell
Road</SPAN></st1:address></st1:Street><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'"><FONT size=2>SW7 5BD,
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">London</st1:City>, <st1:country-region
w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'"><FONT size=2>Tel.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>+44 (0) 20 7942
6215<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'"><o:p><FONT
size=2> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'"><FONT size=2>Museum Website
</FONT><A href="http://www.nhm.ac.uk/"><FONT
size=2>www.nhm.ac.uk</FONT></A><FONT size=2> <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=left><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'"><FONT size=2>TABDProject
</FONT><A href="http://www.andeanbutterflies.org/"><FONT
size=2>www.andeanbutterflies.org</FONT></A></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'"><FONT
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </P>
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