I
want to express my sincerest gratitude to my family, who have always been
supportive, and to Dr. Carl Luer for his help and guidance in my orchid
studies. Special thanks to John and Ruth Moore for their generous financial
support since the beginning via donations to the Population Biology Foundation,
and to the San Diego
County Orchid Society and Oregon Orchid Society for their support. Thanks
to Malli Rao for generously supporting orchid conservation in my area, and
to Steve Beckendorf and Cindy Hill for a very generous grant to support
my conservation research. Thanks also to the Orchid
Resource Center, the Center for
International Studies-Andean Study Programs, Kent and Cherise Udell,
R. Bozek and Alyssa Roberts. The discoveries reported here are theirs as
well as mine. |