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Dr. Hans Smid, Wageningen Univ.
Matvey Nikelshparg, Chernyshevsky Saratov State Univ.
Dr. Scott P. Egan, Rice Univ.
Dr. Ellen O. Martinson, Univ.of New Mexico
Dr. Kelly Weinersmith, Rice Univ.
Dr Adrian Smith, North Carolina State Univ. / Ant Lab
Dr. Alexey Polilov, Lomonosov Moscow State Univ.
Dr. Maridel Fredericksen, Univ.of Basel
Dr. Nina Fatouros, Wageningen Univ.
Gino Nearns, USDA / Smithsonian
Alicia Hodson, Smithsonian
Dr. Frederic Libersat, Ben Gurion Univ.
Dr. Kenneth Catania, Vanderbilt Univ.

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