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  1. BAGGE, Pauli, Univ. of Jyvaskyla, Dept of Biology, P.O.Box 35, FIN-40351 Jyvaskyla, Finland.
    Fax: 358-41-602321.
  2. BAKANOV, A.I., Institute of inland waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Jaroslavl' district, Nekouz rayon, 152742 Borok, Russia.
  3. BALCI, Pinar, Coastal Ecosystems Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, FL, 33406, USA.
    Email:
    Interests: Bioassessments, ecology of Chironomidae.
  4. BALL, Shelley, Dept. of Zoology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, CANADA Phone: (519) 824-4120, ext. 6393.
    Email:
    Interests: Ecology and adaptive life history strategies, including antepredator behavior of larvae.
  5. BALUSHKINA, Evgenia, Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 199034 Sankt-Peterburg, Universitetskaja nab. 1, Russia.
    Fax (007) (8120 218-29-41.
    Interests: Ecology.
  6. BARMUTA, Leon, Department of Zoology, University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252C, Hobart, 7001, Australia.
    Interests: ecology.
  7. BARTON, David R., Dept of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, N2L 3G1, Canada.
    Fax: (519) 746 0614; Email:
    Interests: Influence of land use on lotic chironomid distribution; chironomid ecology in the Great Lakes.
  8. BAZZANTI, Marcello, Dipt. di Biologia Animale e dell'Uomo, Universit degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", via Universit, 00100 Roma, Italy.
    Interests: Benthos of lakes and ponds in central Italy.
  9. BELIANINA, S.I., Saratov Medical Institute, 112, B. Kazachia Str. Saratov 410710, Russia.
  10. BELKOV, Viktor M., Limnological Institute (Russian Academy of Science), Ulan Batorskaya 3, 664033 Irkutsk, Russia.
    Fax: +7 95 420 2106.
    Interests: Ecology, systematics.
  11. BENBOW, Marc E., Dept. of Biology, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-2320, USA.
    Fax: (513) 229-2021; Email:
    Interests: (Hawaiian) stream ecology, life history, bioenergetics, habitat classification of Phonematogeton torrenticola, other aquatic organisms.
  12. BERG, Martin B., Department of Biology, Loyola University of Chicago, 6525 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626, USA.
    Fax: (312) 508-3646; Email:
    Interests: Ecology of larvae; secondary production of chironomids in streams and lakes; use of chironomids in water quality assessment.
  13. BERGQUIST, Bjorn, Fiskeriverket, S17011 Drottningholm, Sweden.
    Interests: Fish ecology.
  14. BERGTROM, Gerald, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Department of Biological Sciences, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA.
    Phone: 414-229-6254; Fax: 414-229-3926; Email:
    Interests: Structure, function, regulation and evolution of globin genes and mobile elements (retroposons); molecular evolution and population genetics.
  15. BERVOETS, Lieven, Ecophysiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology, Department of Biology, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium.
    Phone: ++32 3 218 03 49; Fax: ++32 3 218 04 97; Email:
    Interests: Ecotoxicology.
  16. BESTEN, Piet J. den, Institute for Inland Water Management and Waste Water Treatment (RIZA), P.O. box 17, 8200 AA Lelystad, Netherlands.
    Fax: ++31.320.249218; Email:
    Interests: Lab-field extrapolation with Chironomus riparius, a tool for ecotoxicological research.
  17. BETTINETTI, Roberta, Dept. Biology, Sect. Ecology, Univ. Milano, via Celoria 26, I-20133 Milano, Italy
    Email:
    Interests: Ecotoxicology using Chironomus.
  18. BILLAH, Maxwell Kelvin, Department of Zoology, University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, Ghana.
    Phone: 233-21-501404; E-mail:
    Interests: Ecology; description, systematics and phylogeny of the genus Kiefferulus Goetghebuer, 1922.
  19. BILYJ, Bohdan, 12 Westroyal Rd., Etobicoke, ON M9P 2C3, Canada.
    Phone/Fax: (416) 241-8612; E-mail:
    Interests: Chironomid systematics.
  20. BIRO, Kalman, Ludwig Herr Strasse 12, 79713 Bad Säckingen, Germany.
    Phone: +41(0)61 821 92 81. Email:
  21. BISTHOVEN, Luc Janssens de, Limco International, An der Aa 5, D-49477 Ibbenbüren, Germany.
    Phone/fax: +49 54 51 970 390. E-mail:
    Interests: Deformations in chironomid larvae in relation to pollution, sediment biotests, trophic ecology.
  22. BITUSIK, Peter, Matthias Belius University, Dept. of Biology and Ecology, Tajovsky street 40, SK-974 01 Banska Bystrica, Slovakia.
    Email: and
    Interests: Chironomids of mountain lakes and rivers, use of pupal exuviae for water quality assessment, biological indicators, palaeolimnology.
  23. BJORKLUND, Annie E., Radgivende Biologer AS, Bredsgarden Bryggen, N-5003 Bergen, Norway.
    Fax: +47 55 316275.
    Interests: Ecotoxicology and chironomid larvae.
  24. BLACKWOOD, Mary Anne, Central Plains Center for Bioassessment, Kansas Biological Survey, University of Kansas, 2101 Constant Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66047-3759, USA.
    Phone: +1 (785) 864-1549; Fax: +1 (785) 864-1534; Email:
    Interests: Chironomids in springs, chironomid fauna of the High Plains and Interior Highlands regions (USA).
  25. BLAND, Richard, 20 Oakwood Drive, London, Ontario, Canada N6K 2V4
    Phone: (519) 657-9217 or (519) 641-0225, Fax (519) 641-8260, Email:
    Interests: Identification of Chironomid larvae and pupae.
  26. BLEEKER, Eric, Department of Aquatic Ecology and Ecotoxicology, IBED, Faculty of Science, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 320, P.O. Box 94084, 1090 GB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    Phone: +31(0) 20 525 7712. Fax: +31 (0) 20 525 7709, Email:
    Interests: Ecotoxicology (PAKS) of Chironomus riparius.
  27. BLINOV, Alexander, Institute of Cytology and Genetics (Siberian Dept., Russian Academy of Sciences) Academician Lavrentiev Avenue 10, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia.
    Fax: +7 3832 35 6558, Email:
    Interests: Molecular biology, gene structure, transposable elements, molecular evolution, ecology.
  28. BODE, Robert W., New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation, 50 Wolf Road, Albany, NY 12233-3503, USA.
    Fax: +1 518 472 2805
    Interests: Taxonomy, water quality preferences.
  29. BOLTON, Michael J., Ohio EPA, 4675 Homer Ohio Lane, Groveport, OH 43125, USA.
    Phone: (614) 836-8781 (office), (614) 836-8802 (lab). Fax: (614) 836-8801. Email:
    Interests: Chironomid fauna of Ohio; production of key to lotic chironomid larvae temperate eastern Nearctic north of Florida.
  30. BOOTHROYD, Ian K.G., Kingett Mitchell & Associates, Level 2, ASDA Plaza, 4 Fred Thomas Drive, P.O. Box 33849, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand.
    Phone: ++64 9 4885033; Fax: ++64 9 4868072; Email: (work)
    (home)
    Interests: Taxonomy, systematics; biomonitoring.
  31. BORKENT, Art., 691-8th Ave. SE, Salmon Arm, British Columbia, V1E 2C2, Canada.
    Phone: (250) 833-0931; Email:
    Website: http://www.inhs.uiuc.edu/research/FLYTREE/Borkent.html
    Interests: Taxonomy, Stenochironomus and related genera, Ceratopogonidae phylogenetic relationships within the Chironomoidea and with other families of Nematocera.
  32. BOTTGER, K., Zoologisches Institut der Universität Kiel Olshausenstr. 40-60, 24118 Kiel, Germany.
  33. BOUCHARD, R. William, University of Minnesota, Entomology Department, 219 Hodson Hall, 1980 Folwell Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA.
    Email:
    Interests: Ecology and taxonomy of Chironomidae, macroinvertebrates, biological assessment of lotic waters.
  34. BRABEC, Karel, Department of Zoology and Ecology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic.
    Fax: +425 412 11 214; Email:
    Interests: Ecology of freshwater chironomids, influence of temperature regime on life cycles, periodically flooded habitats.
  35. BRAIONI, M.G., Dipt. di Biologia, Universit degli Studi di Padova, via Trieste 75, 35121 Padova, Italy.
    Interests: Macrobenthos including Chironomidae.
  36. BRIGHT, Ethan, School of Natural Resources and Environment, G-139 Dana Building, 440 Church St., The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-1041, USA.
    Webmaster - Chironomidae Home Page
    Phone: (734) 647-2022; Email:
    Interests: Taxonomy and systematics, stream and aquatic insect ecology.
  37. BRODERSEN, Klaus Peter, Freshwater Biological Laboratory, University of Copenhagen, 51 Helsingorsgade, DK-3400 Hillerod, Denmark.
    Phone: +45 3532 1917 (direct phone); Fax: +45 3532 1901; Email:
    Interests: Chironomid ecology, physiology, paleolimnology
  38. BRODIN, Y-W. Murray, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, S 106 48 Stockholm, Sweden
    Phone +46 8 6981306; E-mail:
    Interest: Ecology of lake chironomids, systematics, palaeoecology, environmental problems.
  39. BROOKS, Stephen J., Dept of Entomology, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, UK.
    Fax: +44 71 938 8937; Email:
    Interests: Chironomids as indicators of climate change and environmental monitoring, systematics.
  40. BROWN, Wendy, The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Crested Butte, Colorado, 81224, USA.
    Phone +01 (970) 349-7231; Email:
    Interests: Biomonitoring, midge communities of mountain streams and ponds in the upper Gunnison Basin.
  41. BROWNE, Gene N., Kingett Mitchell & Associates, Level 2, ASDA Plaza, 4 Fred Thomas Drive, P.O. Box 33849, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
    Phone: ++64 9 4885041; Fax: ++64 9 4868072; Email: (work) (home)
    Interests: Control, taxonomy, systematics.
  42. BROZA, Meir, Dept. of Biology, University of Haifa at Oranim, Tivon 36006, Israel.
    Fax: 972-4-9832-167; Email:
    Interests: Chironomids as pests in drinking water and sewage ponds; egg-masses.
  43. BUND, Wouter van de, Department of sytems ecology, Stockholm university, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
    Fax: +46 8 158417; Email:
  44. BURGOS, Arnoldine, Bureau voor Openbare Gezondheidszorg, Centraal laboratorium, Rode Kruislaan 13 Postbus 1911, Paramaribo, Suriname.
  45. BURT, John A., Environmental Sciences Unit, Zayed University, PO Box 19282, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
    Phone: +971 4 208 2299; Fax: +971 4 648689; Email:
    Interests: General biomonitoring. In particular, magnitude of deformity in uncontaminated conditions and the relationship between fluctuating asymmetry and habitat suitablity.
  46. BUSKENS, Ronald, IWACO, PO box 525, 5202 AM 's Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
    Email:
  47. BUTCHER, Rhonda, Water Ecoscience, 68 Ricketts Road, Mt. Waverley, Victoria 3149, Australia.
    Fax: +61 3 9543 7372.
    Interests: Biomonitoring.
  48. BUTLER, Malcolm G., Department of Biological Sciences , North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105-5517, USA.
    Phone: (701) 231 7398; Fax: (701) 231 7149; Email:
    Interests: Population and community ecology of Chironomidae, chironomids as biological indicators, ecology of profundal chironomids, Chironomus systematics.
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