Acknowledgments
 
I would like to thank Dr. Michael E. Dorcas for his invaluable contributions to this site.  I also thank the following organizations for permission to post their images on this site: The Greater Manchester Police Department; Schick-Shadel Hospital; and W.H. Freeman and Company.

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  This site was created during the fall semester of 1999 by Wes Self, a student at 
  Davidson College, as part of an assignment in Biology 312 (Animal Physiology). 

  Questions, comments and suggestions are appreciated at weself@davidson.edu