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Alwyn H.
Gentry (1945-1993) |
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Field botanist
and researcher from the Missouri Botanical Garden, famous for his
encyclopedia ¨Tropical Plant Knowledge.¨ Since 1990, he
has visited RESERVA AMAZONICA many times and collected several botanical
species that are currently found in Missouri and at Lima's Museum
of Natural History. |
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Dr. Edward.
O. Wilson |
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Research pioneer
of social insects and the father of Sociobiology. Curator at Harvard's
museum and author of the revolutionary book ¨Sociobiology: the
new synthesis¨(1975). Identified John Tobin's ant collection
at RESERVA AMAZONICA and determined that it established the world
record for variety of ant species. |
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Dr. William
E. Duellman |
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PhD and Professor
Emeritus at the University of Michigan. Dedicated to the conservation
of herpetology, and researcher of taxonomy and biogeography of Geotropical
frogs and tropical communities of herpetofauna. |
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Dr. Oliver
L. Phillips |
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Leeds University,
United Kingdom
Studied Geography at Leeds University, England. Visited RESERVA
AMAZONICA on several occasions between 1994 and 2001 to conduct
field studies for the 'Amazon Forest Inventory Network' project,
in which he calculates the amount of carbon captured by an evolving
forest. |
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Dr. Percy Núñez Vargas
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Biologist at Cusco´s San Antonio Abad National University.
One of most knowledgeable botanists of the Machu Picchu Historical
Sanctuary. He began his visits to RESERVA AMAZONICA in 1998 with
Alwyn Gentry and has over 20,000 registered botanical collections.
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Dr. Gerardo
Lamas Muller |
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Head of the
Zoology Department at Lima's San Marcos National University. Peruvian
entomologist and taxonomist at San Marcos National University's
Museum of Natural History. Currently, he is cataloging Neotropical
butterfly species. He conducted the inventory of Lepidoptera at
the RESERVA AMAZONICA. |
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Dr. James
Patton |
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PhD from the
University of Arizona.
Renowned researcher on evolutionary theory of mammals, focusing
on Neotropical rodents and marsupials. Research conducted in Mexico,
French Guinea, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and others. Visited RESERVA
AMAZONICA continually between 1979 and 1986. |
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Dr. Wilfredo
Arizabal |
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Biologist at
Cusco´s San Antonio Abad National University. Specialist in
Herpetological communities. Conducted the study 'DNA on Amphibians
and Reptiles' for the University of Texas at Arlington. Project
work with TreeS, Peruvian Amazon Research Institute, Amazon Biodiversity
Project. |
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Dr. Ned
K. Johnson (1932-2003) |
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Biology professor
at the University of California and ornithological researcher for
the Zoological Museum of Vertebrates. Visited RESERVA AMAZONICA
in 1982. Arduous research of South American birds; considered an
owl expert. Most important contribution includes the description
of the Poecilotriccus. |
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Linda Trueb,
USA |
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PhD from the
University of Kansas. Professor and researcher for the Natural History
Museum's Herpetology department. Visited RESERVA AMAZONICA for the
first time in 1986 and returned as part of the research team of
the BIOTROP Project, financed by the National Geographic Society.
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