Acknowledgements
The guest editors are grateful to Dr Gareth Dyke and the very capable and friendly staff of Historical Biology, especially Ms Thandi Meets, for their patience and help in preparing this festschrift. They are also grateful to the reviewers of the papers in this volume and to the many friends of Yuki Tomida. Professor Joe Cain of University College London provided useful information concerning Anne Roe Simpson. We thank Diana Vineyard for her help and assistance at every step leading to this volume.