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W.T. Edmondson; Rotifer study as a way of life. Hydrobiologia 186/187:1-9, 1989
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When Claudia Ricchi asked me to present a review of my research program on rotifers at the Fifth International Rotifer Symposium. I was puzzled about what to do because I did not think I had a program. All my life various opportunities have come up and I have gone along step-by-step, doing whatever seemed most interesting at the time, within the normal constraints of existence. In fact, when I look back now I can see a sort of pattern, but it was not the result of planning. Apparently there was some selection on my part from a random assortment of opportunities. A review of one's work necessarily involves some autobiography. To understand what I tell you about my research requires some information about my early activities. Investigation is an integral part of a scientist's life, and there is no way to discuss it intelligibly without the biographical background. Change happening in one's personal life can change the direction of his professional experience.