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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The focus of NCB Naturalis is biodiversity. NCB Naturalis
curates a collection of 37 million specimens; this is one of the world's largest
natural history collections. We present the history of our planet and the
diversity of life on Earth with permanent and temporary exhibitions, educational
programmes and websites. Our research and education are maintained at a high
academic level. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">NCB Naturalis is appealing to a wide audience, attracting
over 250,000 visitors and 5 million hits to its website annually. Co-operation
with international institutions, including three renowned Dutch universities,
and the outstanding collections, are all factors that attract hundreds of
visiting scientists every year. <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">Expectations
and ambitions for the next few years are high. We will develop new exhibitions
and plan to integrate several collections. NCB Naturalis will invest
significantly in infrastructure for collections and research, including new
buildings. </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">In short, we
are a developing, world-class institution, and present this exciting opportunity
for you to help us achieve our ambitions and meet our
challenges.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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face="Times New Roman">Starting May 1<SUP>st</SUP> 2011, the NCB Naturalis has
positions available for:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<H6><FONT face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US
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PhD students</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
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align=center><SPAN lang=EN-US
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face="Times New Roman">For 36 hours a week<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></H3>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">We seek to attract three PhD students who will be working
on one of three projects described below. You are an energetic and enthusiastic
scientist with interest in systematics in general and one of the projects
specifically. You are eager to join our new institute and to study the NCB
Naturalis natural history collections.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">PhD
project 1: </SPAN></B><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Diversification
of mycoheterotrophic angiosperms<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">In deeply shaded understory of forests plants are
light-limited. To cope with this limitation numerous plant lineages have evolved
to take advantage of mycorrhizal networks, or free-living saprotrophic fungi, by
gaining organic carbon and other essential elements from the fungi. These
achlorophyllous plants are referred to as ‘mycoheterotrophs’. A
mycoheterotrophic mode of life has evolved many times independently in flowering
plants, both in monocots and eudicots. While some species of mycoheterotrophs
are remarkably widespread, many other species are rare and have very limited
distributions.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Unlike mycorrhizal autotrophic plants some species of
mycoheterotrophic plants are associated with very narrow lineages of mycorrhizal
fungi. Because the availability of a suitable mycorrhizal fungus is crucial for
the germination and development of specialized mycoheterotrophic plants, it has
been suggested that mycorrhizal specialization and the distribution of their
host fungi drives the diversification and distribution of the mycoheterotrophs.
Evidence for this hypothesis is lacking, and due to the rarity and minute habit
of many mycoheterotrophic species, little is known about their evolutionary
history, phylogenetic relationships, and interaction with mycorrhizal
fungi.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The aim of the proposed PhD study is to elucidate the
evolutionary history of selected groups of mycoheterotrophic plants that
associate with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, and the potential role of
mycorrhizal specialization in their diversification and distribution. This
includes:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: Cambria; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Cambria; mso-bidi-font-family: Cambria"><SPAN
style="mso-list: Ignore">-<SPAN
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">inferring the phylogenetic relationships and
biogeographical history of the study groups;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">investigating their fungal associations and host
specificity;<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">studying the role of mycorrhizal specialization in plant
diversification and distribution.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The study will be focused on mycoheterotrophic genera in
Burmanniaceae, Triuridaceae, Corsiaceae, and Gentianaceae. You will construct
molecular phylogenetic hypotheses and infer biogeographical histories of the
study groups. You will use molecular tools to identify the associated
mycorrhizal fungi. This project combines molecular laboratory techniques and
advanced data analysis. The project also includes fieldwork in the
tropics.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Skills</SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">:
The successful applicant will have proven knowledge of molecular phylogenetics
and plant systematics.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">PhD
project 2: Ecomorphology and evolution of sharks</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">The study of feeding mechanics in chondrichthyans (sharks
and relatives) is becoming well developed. However, understanding the role of an
organism in a marine ecosystem can be hampered by the inability to observe it in
its natural habitat—a factor that influences both living and fossil organisms—
though to different degrees. In this project, the candidate will use a
combination of discrete character analysis and morphometric landmark analysis to
explore the relationship between locomotor and feeding strategies in modern
chondrichthyans (sharks and relatives). Landmark analysis will be used to
quantify shape differences in major locomotor features such as fin shape and
position, and body profile, as well as jaw gape, branchial chamber size, etc.
The student will be expected to use the ichthyological collections at NCB
Naturalis, as well as collections at institutions abroad, and develop research
collaborations with other working groups on ichthyology. This project will
require creating photographic records of body shape and fin shape for
digitization and landmark analysis, as well as recording aspects of gape,
dentition, and jaw function. The candidate will integrate methods in
systematics, collections-based research, possible fieldwork, and comparative
quantitative morphometrics. The goal will be to try to discover predictors of
trophic level and feeding ecology in chondrichthyans. These results will
hopefully be transferrable to conservation research, as well as
macroevolutionary studies.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Skills</SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">:
The successful applicant will have proven ability in maths and some background
in zoology or a related discipline; and demonstrate a keen interest in learning
morphology and systematics of sharks and their relatives. Some experience with
statistics and/or computer programming are
desirable.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><B><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">PhD
project 3: Biodiversity responses to environmental change in the
Netherlands.</SPAN></B><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Most studies assessing impacts of past land use and
climate change on flora or fauna target single species or species groups (e.g.
flowering plants, birds or butterflies). As a result, we have a fragmented
understanding of how communities respond to change, have to assume that the
observed response in the focal species is representative for other species’
responses, and do not know how individual changes percolate through the food
web. This project aims to improve our understanding of the main environmental
drivers that are affecting Dutch biodiversity by (1) assessing the spatial
congruence in colonization and extinction patterns for multiple taxa (e.g.
pollinators, grasshoppers, plants, spiders, beetles); (2) analyzing whether
responses can be predicted from functional traits; (3) determine the role of
historic land use and environmental change in species occupancy patterns, by
means of species distribution modelling; (4) assess the role of ecological
dependencies (e.g. plant-pollinator, host-parasite, insect-plant) in species
responses; (5) assess whether species-habitat relationships have changed over
time. Besides making scientific progress, this project will provide a range of
tools and knowledge that can be applied in nature conservation and species
management in NW Europe.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">You will use the collections and databases of NCB
Naturalis, EIS, FLORON and others which are among the best in the world. There
will be intensive collaboration with UVA-IBED, Alterra and several dataholders
and you will be part of a dynamic and growing group with an extensive network of
collaborators.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Skills</SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">:
The successful applicant will have <SPAN
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">considerable expertise in spatial ecology and
data analysis (e.g. GIS, Access, R) and interest in biodiversity and global
change.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></P>
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lang=EN-US
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">General requirements<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoBodyText style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 6pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">You
have a master degree in </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">systematics,
evolutionary biology, palaeontology or other relevant discipline.</SPAN><SPAN
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
You have </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">a
scientific and critical attitude, excellent time management and organizational
skills, the ability to work independently, good verbal and written communication
skills. Fluency in English required.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman">We
offer<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></H4>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">A fulltime contract (36 hours per week) for a period of
four years. A salary that is comparable with salary for PhD’s at Dutch
Universities. All our employees are incorporated into a pension fund. The
successful candidates will be employed by NCB Naturalis in Leiden. The candidate
will also be affiliated to either the University of Leiden, the University of
Amsterdam or Wageningen University.<I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">
</I>The appointment must lead to the completion of a PhD thesis. During your
appointment you will be supervised by either Dr. Vincent Merckx (project 1), Dr.
Martin Brazeau (project 2) or Dr. Koos Biesmeijer (project
3).<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=2><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Procedure<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></H4>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">You
are invited to submit your application including your curriculum vitae, a list
of publications, up to five keywords describing your research interests, and the
names and e-mail addresses of at least two persons that can be contacted for
reference (and who have agreed to be contacted) <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">before March14<SUP>th</SUP> </B><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">2011 </B>by e-mail to; </SPAN><SPAN lang=NL
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'"><A
href="mailto:sollicitaties@ncbnaturalis.nl"><SPAN lang=PT-BR
style="mso-ansi-language: PT-BR; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">sollicitaties@ncbnaturalis.nl</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
lang=PT-BR
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">,
or by mail; NCB Naturalis, HR department, PO box 9517, 2300 RA Leiden, the
Netherlands.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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lang=PT-BR
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: PT-BR; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">For more information on the current research and
facilities, see the websites of the founding partners of the NCB Naturalis, on
</FONT><A href="http://www.ncbnaturalis.nl/"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.ncbnaturalis.nl</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> - </FONT></SPAN><SPAN lang=NL
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'"><A
href="http://www.nhn.leidenuniv.nl/"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">www.nhn.leidenuniv.nl</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
- </SPAN><SPAN lang=NL style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'"><A
href="http://www.science.uva.nl/zma"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">www.science.uva.nl/zma</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">
- </SPAN><SPAN lang=NL style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'"><A
href="http://www.bis.wur.nl/UK/Organisation/Herbarium"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">www.bis.wur.nl/UK/Organisation/Herbarium</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Any additional information can be requested
from:<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Prof.Dr. E.F. Smets, scientific
director<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity Naturalis
<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT
face="Times New Roman"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">E-mail:
</SPAN><SPAN lang=NL style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'"><A
href="mailto:smets@nhn.leidenuniv.nl"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">erik.smets@ncbnaturalis.nl</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Phone: +31 71 5687 713<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN lang=NL
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Avenir 35 Light'"><o:p><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><SPAN
lang=NL><o:p><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></o:p></SPAN></P>
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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>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt" align=left><SPAN
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
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/><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
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