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ACknowledgments<br />

The author gratefully acknowledges reviews <strong>of</strong> some <strong>of</strong> the entries by the following<br />

scientists:<br />

Simon Conway Morris, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England<br />

Richard Dawkins, Oxford University, Oxford, England<br />

Niles Eldredge, American Museum <strong>of</strong> Natural History, New York<br />

Victor Hutchison, University <strong>of</strong> Oklahoma, Norman<br />

Lynn Margulis, University <strong>of</strong> Massachusetts, Amherst<br />

Mark McMenamin, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts<br />

Karl Niklas, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York<br />

Ian Tattersall, American Museum <strong>of</strong> Natural History, New York<br />

Michael Turnage, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant<br />

Douglas Wood, Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant<br />

The author is also grateful to Edward O. Wilson <strong>of</strong> Harvard University, Lynn<br />

Margulis <strong>of</strong> the University <strong>of</strong> Massachusetts at Amherst, and Ian Tattersall <strong>of</strong> the<br />

American Museum <strong>of</strong> Natural History in New York for meeting with the author<br />

to discuss some <strong>of</strong> the material that eventually went into this encyclopedia. The<br />

author is also indebted to A. Lisette Rice for historical information, particularly<br />

about Thomas Jefferson, and also gratefully acknowledges the time, dedicated<br />

efforts, and skill <strong>of</strong> editor Frank K. Darmstadt, photo researcher Tobi Zausner, and<br />

literary agent Jodie Rhodes. The contributions <strong>of</strong> Mr. Darmstadt and Ms. Zausner<br />

to this volume exceeded those <strong>of</strong> editor and photo researcher and included alerting<br />

the author to valuable new information sources.<br />

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