Sad news: Ernst Mayr died on Thursday. Obituaries are appearing in many places. The _New York Times_ covers the basics. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/05/obituaries/05mayr.html?oref=login Joe ____________________ Dr Joe Cain Department of Science and Technology Studies University College London Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT [log in to unmask] | www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/ 0207 679 3041 office