FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Dr. Leonard R. Fisher died on 20 June, 1965. This volume started
life as a monograph on Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars) but, shortly
before Leonard’s untimely death, evolved into a monograph on the
Euphausiacea. Leonard left notes on the revised forms of Chapters 2,
7 , 8 (Vision), and 12 of the original monograph and these Chapters have
bcen built around his notes, thus, I hope, expressing some of his
ideas but any errors, omissions or wrong interpretations are mine.
Many colleagues throughout the world have helped to produce this
work either by answering letters or sending specimens and I can not
mention everybody but take this opportunity to thank them all most
sincerely. I received much help from my own colleagues, not forgetting
Mr. P. T. Ross, our Librarian, a t the Marine Station, Millport, during the
period when the manuscript was being prepared and I thank them for
their advice and for being, in many instances, good listeners. Dr.
Sheina M. Marshall O.B.E., F.R.S. and Mr. R. I. Currie both read the
manuscript most conscientiously and I am extremely grateful to them
both for their advice and criticisms. I am also grateful to Mr. A. de C.
Baker who also read the manuscript and who subscribed unpublished
data of his own to it. My greatest debt of gratitude is owed to my
technical assistants who have all had to work extremely hard : Miss H.
Beaddie and Miss M. Wright aided with practical work and typing of
drafts. Mrs. H. McBay, as well as helping with many other aspects of
this work and other work, drew all the text-figures in her usual accurate
and artistic manner ; I thank her most sincerely for all her help and for
her enthusiasm throughout the whole course of this work which,
without her help, would still not be completed. I am also extremely
grateful to Miss J . L. M. Murray for help with the typing of the final
manuscript. Finally, it is a pleasure to acknowledge the helpful
comments and criticisms of the Editors, Sir Frederick S. Russell and
Sir Maurice Yonge.
JOHN MAUCHLINE
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Dr. Leonard R. Fisher died on 20 June, 1965. This volume started
life as a monograph on Meganyctiphanes norvegica (M. Sars) but, shortly
before Leonard’s untimely death, evolved into a monograph on the
Euphausiacea. Leonard left notes on the revised forms of Chapters 2,
7 , 8 (Vision), and 12 of the original monograph and these Chapters have
bcen built around his notes, thus, I hope, expressing some of his
ideas but any errors, omissions or wrong interpretations are mine.
Many colleagues throughout the world have helped to produce this
work either by answering letters or sending specimens and I can not
mention everybody but take this opportunity to thank them all most
sincerely. I received much help from my own colleagues, not forgetting
Mr. P. T. Ross, our Librarian, a t the Marine Station, Millport, during the
period when the manuscript was being prepared and I thank them for
their advice and for being, in many instances, good listeners. Dr.
Sheina M. Marshall O.B.E., F.R.S. and Mr. R. I. Currie both read the
manuscript most conscientiously and I am extremely grateful to them
both for their advice and criticisms. I am also grateful to Mr. A. de C.
Baker who also read the manuscript and who subscribed unpublished
data of his own to it. My greatest debt of gratitude is owed to my
technical assistants who have all had to work extremely hard : Miss H.
Beaddie and Miss M. Wright aided with practical work and typing of
drafts. Mrs. H. McBay, as well as helping with many other aspects of
this work and other work, drew all the text-figures in her usual accurate
and artistic manner ; I thank her most sincerely for all her help and for
her enthusiasm throughout the whole course of this work which,
without her help, would still not be completed. I am also extremely
grateful to Miss J . L. M. Murray for help with the typing of the final
manuscript. Finally, it is a pleasure to acknowledge the helpful
comments and criticisms of the Editors, Sir Frederick S. Russell and
Sir Maurice Yonge.
JOHN MAUCHLINE
Vii