SPIXIANA 26 193-208 München, Ol. November 2003 ISSN 0341-8391 : Proceedings of the FORUM HERBULOT 2003. Geometridae of the Indo-Pacific region and Australia: Inventories, evolution, colonization, Gondwana distributions (Zoologische Staatssammlung München, 13.-14.3.2003) Axel Hausmann (ed.) Hausmann, A. (ed.) (2003): Proceedings of the Forum Herbulot 2003. Geometri-dae of the Indo-Pacific region and Australia: Inventories, evolution, colonization, Gondwana distributions (Zoologische Staatssammlung München, 13.-14.3.2003. -' pixiana 26/3: 193-208 A short report on the results of the Forum Herbulot 2003 is presented emphasiz-the great impact that this meeting had for coordinated, modern research in ometridology and for creating a worldwide, IT-based network of scientists rking on Geometridae. The abstracts of fourteen lectures from the seminary ssion of the Forum Herbulot are added. Dr. Axel Hausmann, Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstr. 21, D-81247 München, Germany; e-mail:
[email protected] Short Report and Results Axel Hausmann, Jeremy D. HoUoway, Martin Krüger, Peter McQuillan & Manfred Sommerer Hausmann, A., Holloway, J. D., Krüger, M., McQuillan, P. & M. Sommerer (2003): Short report and results. In Hausmann (ed.): Proceedings of the Forum Herbulot 2003; Geometridae of the Indo-Pacific region and Australia: Inventories, evolution, colonization, Gondwana distributions (Zoologische Staatssammlung München, 13.-14.3.2003. -Spixiana 26/3: 193-195 Corresponding author: Dr. Axel Hausmann, Zoologische Staatssammlung München, Münchhausenstr. 21, D-81247 München, Germany; e-mail:
[email protected] 1. The chairman outlined once more the aims of the FORUM HERBULOT (see www.herbulot.de). The participants welcomed the research initiative and stressed the need for, and advantages of, the oppor-turdties offered for close scientific Cooperation among geometrid experts. Access to the rieh Coli. Herbulot with its manifold historical assets was greatly ap-preciated. Following a brief address from Claude Herbulot {in absentia presented by Philippe Darge) the participants expressed their respect for the achievements of the founder of the collection and patron of the Forum. The use of internet-based tools with a view to linking collection data with existing or planned databases in order to improve the avail-ability of relevant data was discussed (Henry Bar-low, A. Hausmann). 193
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