vanishing taxonomists reference?

[P. F. Stevens]

While not denying that numbers of taxonomists seem to be decreasing, this
seems to have been a problem for over a hundred years.  Either there were
very many of us to start with, or reports of our impending death need
careful documentation..... :-)   .

Peter S.

>For some reason, I can't locate the citation for the article that came out
>a few years back (I think it may have been in The American Entomologist,
>but now I'm not so sure) examining the attrition rate in the taxonomy
>profession. Surely someone must have this citation at their fingertips?
>
>TIA,
>
>
>Doug Yanega        Dept. of Entomology         Entomology Research Museum
>Univ. of California - Riverside, Riverside, CA 92521