personal friend to many of us but also a serious blow to ornithology and to international science. To many ornithologists he was mainly known through his pioneer studies in bird navigation--which were both original and penetrating--but he did equally outstanding work in several other fields. His doctor's thesis, on the function of the lateral line organs of the South African Clawed Frog, attracted ...

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