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PURDUE UNIVERSITY HAS HOLIDAY GIFT IDEA: NAME NEW SPECIES OF BATS
December 08, 2008
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 8 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:

Would you like to name a bat species this holiday season for a family member or friend, securing their immortality?

Purdue University is auctioning the naming rights to several new species discovered by researcher John Bickham, a Purdue professor of forestry and natural resources who specializes in genetic studies of fish and wildlife, including biodiversity and biosystematics.

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