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- Pacific has been sunrorted by funds from Contract Mo. AT (30-1)~ 2407,
"much importart and furdanental work has been accomplished.
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Dre Josoph Rosowater was hired a3 S Yollacolocist in Deconver,
1552, cond remained in this capacity undor the contract unt Li
October 1941. During this time he prepared and comnleted a
_ monograph of the Indo-Facific species of tho Pinnidao, which
has been published, and iniated studies of tho Indo-Pacific
oe mombers of the faally Tridacnidae and Littorinidac, He is
i, continuing his work on both of these groups and wALL complete:
_then in the noar future,
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‘In addition, carly in his tenure of this sostiton, bo :
Co assisted the principal investigator in reorganizing the
is Peforence collection ofP IndomPacitio marine mollusks.
From October 16 thro oh November hs 1962, ‘Dre Ae We Baden
my _, Powell of the Auckland Institute and Musoun in Now Zealand, ard
ss Virginia Orr of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philedolphia,
worked in the Divislon of Hollusks ona study of the Indo-Pacific
‘+. members of the large and important family Turridae, Many specinens
Ji, were lent to Dr. Powell fur further study, am in April 1962 all
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. . of the Hawaiian specimens of Turridcae were sent him on loan.
+ His work on this group has continued and his monograph on the
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a7 family should be roady for publication before long._—
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Dr. Re ider has. initiated studios on the fandlies Harpidao
-'. and Tellinidae as represented in tho Pacific, and his research eon
7 on the former group is now well along touards completions In connection with the above nonographie studies, both
Dr. Rosewater and the principal investigator msde trips to
-- Fouseums in Cambridse, New York City, and Philadelphia, and to
_' Honolulu to cxamine and study specimens belonging to familica
- under investigation. In connection with the visit to Honolulu, |
Drs, Rehder and Rosewater attended tha Tenth Pacific Secienca
Congress, worse valuable contacts vere made with malacolozists
. interested in the Pacific fauna.
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