Hi My feature on scientific research in museums is due to appear on Friday 6th July online in the BMN.com flagship webzine HMSBeagle, for which registration is free but required for full access. Thanks to all those members of the museum-l list who provided useful background information and comments. The article will appear at http://news.bmn.com/hmsbeagle/106/notes/adapt/ davebradley sciencebase.com ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).