New York Zoological Society. Dept. of Tropical Research. Rancho Grande Station (Venezuela).
Rancho Grande, a high altitude field station overlooking Lake Valencia in Venezuela, was the site of three Department of Tropical Research expeditions between 1945 and 1948. The major expenses of the laboratory, living quarters, and trips were underwritten by the Creole Petroleum Corporation. The regular research staff consisted of Director William Beebe, research zoologist Jocelyn Crane, and entomologist Henry Fleming.
From the description of Terrestial expeditions records, 1945-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155464547
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creatorOf | Terrestial expeditions records, 1945-1949. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory |
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associatedWith | Beebe, William, 1877-1962. | person |
associatedWith | Crane, Jocelyn. | person |
associatedWith | Creole Petroleum Corporation. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Dunn, Emmett Reid, 1894-1956. | person |
associatedWith | Fleming, Henry. | person |
associatedWith | Oliver, James Arthur, 1914- | person |
associatedWith | Phelps, William Henry, 1875-1965. | person |
associatedWith | Tate, George R. R. | person |
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Venezuela |
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Amphibians |
Bats |
Birds |
Insects |
Jungle ecology |
Lepidoptera |
Mammals |
Reptiles |
Zoological specimens |
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Active 1945
Active 1949