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Are Lobsters Ambidextrous?

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by David Feldman


  Randy Acorcey, Diversified Electronic Corporation; Jim Amanna, Mobil Oil Corporation; American Cat Association; Harold Amstutz, American Association of Bovine Practitioners; John Anderson, Borden’s Glue; Joe Andrews, Pillsbury Brands; Richard Anthes, National Center for Atmospheric Research; Atlas Casket Company.

  David Bahlman, Society of Architectural Historians; Ian Bailey, University of California, Berkeley; Jean Bailey, General Tire; Carol Barfield, United Animal Owners Association; Rick Barongi, San Diego Zoo; Marie Beckey, Perdue Farms; Lynn Beedle, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat; Denton Belk, Crustacean Society; W. J. “Buck” Benison, Southern Ambulance Builders, Inc.; Maynard Benjamin, Envelope Manufacturers Association of America; Randy Bergman, Colgate-Palmolive; Enid Bergstrom, Dog World; Barry Berlin, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company; William Berman, Society for Pediatric Research; Kathy Biel-Morgan; Bill Biles, Gestetner Corporation; Peter Black, SUNY; Wallace Blanton; Richard Boon, Roofing Industry Educational Institute; J. Gregg Borchelt, Brick Institute of America; G. Bruce Boyer; Kimberly Boyer, Coca-Cola; Ben Brewster, Colonial Brass Company; Roy Brister, Tyson Food, Inc.; Richard M. Brooks, Stouffer Hotels; Lee Brown, Whitehall Products Ltd.; Don Byczynski, Colonial Carbon Co.

  K. L. Campbell; John Carolson, Dixie/Marathon, James River Corporation; Jack Castor, San Francisco Zoo; Marc Chernin, Dwelling Managers, Inc.; Helen Cherry, Cat Fanciers Federation; Chesebrough-Ponds, Inc.; Kathryn Cochran, American Hotel and Motel Association; Roger Coleman, National Food Processors Association; Norma Conley, Pretzel Museum; John Corbett, Clairol, Inc.; James Cramer, American Institute of Architects.

  Michael D’Asaro; Robert DeChillo, National Coffee Association of USA; Steve Del Priore, Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of New York; Diane Demee-Benoit, San Francisco Zoo; Michael DeMent, Hallmark Cards, Inc.; Thomas H. Dent, Cat Fanciers Association; Michael DiBiasi, Becton-Dickinson and Company; Tim Dillon, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology; Robert J. Dinkin, California State University, Fresno; Brent Dixon, Paper Bag Institute; Richard Dowhan, GTE Products Corporation; Lynn Downey, Levi Strauss & Co.; Joe Doyle; Fred Dunham, Oasis Mobile Homes; William Duval, International Brotherhood of Painters & Allied Trades.

  David Eagan, Eagan Associates; Eclair Bake Shoppe; Linda Eggers, Maytag Company; D’Elain Pastries; Raymond Ellis, Hospitality, Lodging and Travel Research; Sherry Enzweiler, Gibson Greetings; Jacob Exler, Human Nutrition Information Service.

  Charles Farley, Brick Institute of America; Newton Fassler, Institute of Store Planners; Darryl Felder, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Carla Fischer, GE Company; Robert Fischer, American Society of Bakery Engineers; Mike Fisher, Besam, Inc.; Hans Fiuczynski, M&M/Mars; Barry Floyd, Philadelphia Fire Code Unit; Edward S. Ford, Grayson Foundation; James B. Ford; Al Fowler, Heyer Company; Matt Fox; Gwendolyn Frost, Cornell Feline Health Center.

  Dorothy Garrison, Cooling Towers Institute; Carl Gerster, Mobil Oil Corporation; Lennie Gessler, Professional Bowlers Association of America; Mary Gillespie, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers; Megan Gillispie, The League of Women Voters; Ellyn Giordano, National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame; Paul Godfrey, Water Resources Research Center; William Good, National Roofing Contractors Association; Danielle Gordon, Kraft General Foods Corporation; Hy Greenblatt, Manufacturers of Illumination Products; Steve Gregg, Coffee Development Group; Mark Grunwald, Philadelphia Zoo.

  Robert Habel, Cornell University; Daniel Halaburda, Panasonic Industrial Company; Dianna Hales; John Hall, American Bankers Association; John Haller, Robert Talbott Company; John Hallett, Desert Research Institute; E. E. Halmos, Construction Writers Association; Ed Hansen, American Association of Zoo Keepers; Megaera Harris, Office of the Postmaster General; John Hassett, International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association; Sylvia Hauser, Dog World; Jeanette Hayhurst; Donald Hazlett, Zippo Manufacturing Company; George Headrick, Construction Industry Manufacturers Association; David J. Hensing, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; Jack Herschlag, National Association of Men’s Sportswear Buyers; Bill Heyer, Heyer Company; Shari Hiller, Sherwin-Williams Company; Myron Hinrichs, Hasti Friends of the Elephant; Bruce Hisley, National Fire Academy; Sue Holiday, American Greetings; David Hopper, American Academy of Somnology; Tom Horan, American Irish Historical Society; Joe Horrigan, Professional Football Hall of Fame; Meredith Hughes, Potato Museum; Irv Hyatt.

  Idaho Potato Commission.

  Simon S. Jackel; Rand Jerris, United States Golf Association; William P. Jollie, American Association of Anatomists; Caroline Jones, Better Sleep Council; Chris Jones, Pepsi-Cola Company; Sally Jones, USDA; William Jones, Zippo Manufacturing Company.

  Burton Kallman, National Nutritional Foods Association; Jack Katz, SUNY Buffalo Speech and Hearing Clinic; Leon Katz, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey; Kendell Keith, National Grain and Feed Association; Bruce Kershner; Donald Kieffer, National Hay Association; Sally Kinne, Poodle Club of America; Rodger Koppa, Texas Transportation Institute; Steve Korker, United States Postal System; Judith Kraus, FDA; Lucille Kubichek; Anita Kuemmel, Soap and Detergent Association; Karen Kuzsel, Middle Eastern Dancer; Linda Kwong, Bic Pen Corporation.

  Richard Landesman, University of Vermont; Fred Lanting; Thomas Laronge, Thomas M. Laronge, Inc.; Thomas A. Lehmann, American Institute of Baking; George Lemke, International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades; Joe Lesniak, Door and Hardware Manufacturing Institute; Edna Leurck, Procter & Gamble; Victor Liebe, American Traffic Safety Services Association; Judith Lindley, Calico Cat Registry International; Kick Lorenz, Gibson Greetings; Sally Lorette, Oakland Athletics; Kevin Lowery, Campbell Soup Company; Timothy Lynch, Kenneth Lynch & Sons.

  Jane Macdonald-James, International Jelly and Preserve Association and Association for Dressings & Sauces; David Maier, Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology; Kari Anne Maino, Best Foods Baking Group; Irene Malbin, Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association; Marlene Marchut, M&M/Mars; Joanne Marshall, Campbell Soup Company; Nancy Martin, Association of Field Ornithologists; Keith Marvin; Karen Mason, Recreational Vehicle Industry Association; Joe Mastrullo, Procter & Gamble; Doug Matyka, Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Susan Mauro, Pepsi-Cola Company; S. Michael Mazva, Eveready Battery Co.; Linda McCashion, the Potato Board; James P. MaCauley, International Association of Holiday Inns; James P. McCulley, Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology; Kay McKeown; Harry Medved, Screen Actors Guild; Barbara Meyer, Hallmark Cards, Inc.; Jim Meyer, United States Postal Service; Craig Michelson, Pfizer, Inc.; Bill Middlebrook, North American Philips Lighting Corporation; Mary D. Midkiff, American Horse Council; Mark Miller, American Bowling Congress; Stephen Miller, American Optometric Association; Steven Mintz; J. Robert Moody, GE Lighting Business Group; David Moore, Virginia Tech University; E. R. Moore; Randy Morgan, Cincinnati Insectarium; Marilyn Myers, Norelco Consumer Products.

  Rosetta Newsome, Institute of Food Technologists; Irene Norman, Goldstein’s Funeral Directors, Inc.; Jill Novack, Levi Strauss & Co.

  Norman Owen, American International Electric, Inc.; Jane Owens, Western Trailer Park.

  Andy Palatka, Business Forms Management Association; Rich Palin, Loctite Corporation; Joseph Pash, Somerset Technologies, Inc.; Wayne Pearson, Plastics Recycling Foundation; Philadelphia Zoo; Susan Pistilli, International Council of Shopping Centers; John A. Pitcher, Hardwood Research Council; Ron Pominville, AMF Bowling Company; Barbara Preston, Association for Dressings and Sauces; Roy Preston, United States Postal System; Robert C. Probasco; Larry Prussin; Nancy Purtill, UCLA.

  Howard Raether, National Funeral Directors Association; Jerry Rafats, National Agriculture Library; Lorraine Ramig, Denver Center for Performing Arts Voice Research Laboratory; Jean C. Raney, American Wool Council; Ginger Rawe, Kroger Company; Oakley Ray, American Feed Industry Association; Kelly Redmond, Western Regional Climate Center; Nan Redmond, Kraft General Foods; Richard Reynells, American Poultry Historical Society; Jim Richards, Cornell Feline Health Center; Chris Rieck, America
n Banking Association; Nancy Rivera, Greeting Cards Association; Caroline Robicsek, National Association for Plastic Container Recycling; Robin Roche, San Francisco Zoological Society; John Rockwell, National Center for State Courts; John R. Rodenburg, Federated Funeral Directors of America; Robert R. Rofen, Aquatic Research Institute; Alan Rooscroft, San Diego Wild Animal Park; Janet Rosati, Fruit of the Loom; Phyllis Rosenthal, NutraSweet; Kate Ruddon, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

  John Saidla, Cornell Feline Health Center; Samuel Salamon, Cataract Eye Center of Cleveland; San Francisco Zoological Park; Ronald A. Schachar, Association for the Advancement of Ophthalmology; Robert Schmidt, North American Native Fishes Association; Jack Schultz, National Retail Federation; E. H. Scott, J. Hofert Company; Norman Scott, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles; William Scott, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Bert Seaman, B.J. Seamon Company; Keith Seitter, American Meteorological Association; Steven Shelov, Montefiore Medical Center; Hezy Shoshani, Elephant Interest Group; Scott Shuler, Asphalt Institute; Steve Sigman, Zenith Electronics Corporation; Dede Silverston, Eye Information; Harry Skinner, Federal Highway Administration; Brian Smith, U.S. League of Savings Institutions; Gary Smith, Agricultural Extension Service; Michael T. Smith, National Cattlemen’s Association; Rose Smouse, National Retail Federation; J. M. Smucker Company; Bruce V. Snow; Richard Snyder, Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association; Society of Plastics Industry; South Brooklyn Casket Company; Mark Spencer, Yellow Freight Systems; Sandra Spiegel, Gibson Greetings Cards; Margie Spurlock, Royal Crown Cola Company; George Stahl, Potdevin Machine Company; Bill Stanley; Elaine Stathopoulos, SUNY Buffalo Speech and Hearing Clinic; Henry Stehlingadam, Hydra-Shield Manufacturing, Inc.; Sunset Trailer Park; Swiss Bakery.

  Jeanne Taylor, Milton Bradley Company; Frank Thomas, United States Golf Association; Tire Industry Safety Council; J. Donald Turk, Mobil Oil Corporation; William Turpin, Miles, Inc.

  Edwin Uber, Bingo King; Mary Ann Usrey, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

  Al Vanderneck, American Bowling Congress; Carolyn Verweyst, Whirlpool Corporation; James Vondruska, Quaker Oats Company.

  Pat Wachtel, Maytag Company; Ann Walk, National Independent Bank Equipment and Systems Association; Iain Walton, D. D. Bean & Sons; Jeanne Washko, Borden, Inc.; Liz Wentland, Oster/Sunbeam; Thomas Werner, New York State Department of Transportation; Fred Wexler, Schick Razors; Larry Whitish, SAC Products; Beth Williams, American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians; Brad Williams, Levi Strauss & Co.; D. L. Woods, Texas A&M; Peter Wulff, Home Lighting & Accessories.

  Peter Zando, Ebac Systems; Sheryl Zapcic, Lever Brothers Company; Caden Zollo, Specialty Bulb; Mike Zulak, San Francisco Zoological Park.

  And to the many sources who, for whatever reason, wished to remain anonymous but still shared your expertise with us, our sincere thanks.

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