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Purdue researcher Rick Howard collects a toad for his studies on their mating behavior. Howard and his colleagues are examining the vocalizations or "calls" generated by males to attract mates. His studies show that females prefer the calls of older, larger males, and that males may disguise their voices to increase their chances of luring a mate. The findings may pose new questions about the role played by genetics in natural selection. Howard's studies focus on American toads, whose mating season generally lasts only 48 hours. Click on photo above to download a (218k) JPEG photo. Color prints are available or electronic scans can also be transmitted from Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2096. The story accompanying this photograph can be seen by clicking this link to the Toad Mating story (Purdue News Photo by David Umberger.)

Purdue student Anton Oleinik (left) and Professor William Zinsmeister display a fossil of a giant ammonite at their campsite in Antarctica. Click on photo above to download a (278k) JPEG photo. Color prints are available or electronic scans can also be transmitted from Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2096. The story accompanying this photograph can be seen by clicking this link to the Antarctic Fossil story (Photo by William Zinsmeister.)

Seniors in Purdue's corporate flight training program take the new Boeing 727-200 Level C simulator for a spin. Pictured from left to right are: James P. Wilkerson, Osceola, Ind.; Mark D. Lindeman, South Bend, Ind.; and Kevin L. Dinius, Huntington, Ind. The simulator is a $3 million donation to Purdue from NASA. Click on photo above to download a (128k) JPEG photo. Color prints are available or electronic scans can also be transmitted from Purdue News Service, (765) 494-2096. The story accompanying this photograph can be seen by clicking this link to the 727 Simulator story. (Purdue News Service photo by David Umberger.)

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