To all of CONCH-L:

        This just in ... Dr. Daniel Geiger of the Natural History Museum of Los
Angeles County, Molecular Systematics Lab is soliciting information/data
for world-wide abalone distributions for ongoing research (see below).  If
you can help please respond PRIVATELY to Dan <[log in to unmask]>  Many thanks!

Aloha,

Lindsey T. Groves


>Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 14:56:31 -0800
>To: [log in to unmask]
>From: "Daniel Geiger" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: ABMAP: world-wide abalone distribution site
>
>
>Daniel Geiger has put together a site on the distribution of abalone
>world-wide. The URL is:
>
>http://www.nhm.org/~dgeiger/ABMAP
>
>The site is the electronic form and expansion of a recent paper:
>Geiger, D. L. 2000. Distribution and biogeography of the Recent
>Haliotidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda) world-wide. Bollettino
>Malacologico 35: 57-120. The paper is one chapter out of my
>dissertation, available on-line in pdf format under
><http://www.nhm.org/~dgeiger/dissertation.html>.
>
>The elements of the site are:
>- Species grouped by geographic area
>- taxon list linking to species
>Each species is shown with a dot map of its distribution, which is
>based on actual specimen and credible records in the literature. The
>SOURCES are listed on a separate page, which links to a REFERENCE
>PAGE. All species are FULLY ILLUSTRATED, some with animal photographs.
>
>I seek to further complete our knowledge on the distribution of
>abalone species. I have a CONTRIBUTION FORM implemented with which
>you can add your knowledge and your specimen data to the project.
>
>For my ongoing phylogenetic work, now with molecular tools, I am also
>looking for fresh tissue of abalone species, particularly H. MIDAE,
>the Japanese species (H. GIGANTEA, H. MAKAKA, H. DIVERSICOLOR, H.
>EXIGUA) and the Omanian H. MARIAE. Other species are also most
>welcome.
>
>I also am looking for MIRROR SITES for this site. If you are a
>webmaster and are interested in having this site on your server,
>please contact me.
>
>Have fun browsing. Best wishes         Daniel
>--
>**********************************************************************
>
>Daniel L. Geiger, Ph.D.
>W. M. Keck Post-doctoral Fellow
>Molecular Systematics Lab, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
>900 Exposition Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90007, USA
>
>phone: (213) 763 3431   fax: (213) 746 2999   e-mail <[log in to unmask]>
>www    http://www.nhm.org/~dgeiger
>