vanishing taxonomists reference?

[B. J. Tindall]

Peter Stevens wrote
>
>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..... :-)   .
>
You mean that while we are trying to save endangered species we haven't
noticed that we are in danger ourselves!
Brian

>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
>


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