ASSOCIATED RESEARCH ACTIVITIES . . . ... .103

 Vertebrate pests in the Dominican Republic . ... 103

 Assessment of postharvest losses in Jamaica due to rodents 105

 Vertebrate pests in Peruvian agriculture . ... 106

 Losses and lesions in swine caused by vampire bats .... 108

 Rodent control in coconut plantations on San Andres Island
 (Colombia) . . . .... . 110

 Observations on rodent problems in Latin American
 agriculture . . . . ... ..... 111

INTERNATIONAL VISITORS . . . . ... .. 115

PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, SEMINARS . ... 117

PUBLICATIONS . . . ... . .. 121

SUMMARY .. ..... . . . ....... 123


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