Please answer the following question: Facts: - caption: phil devries and '' morpho catenaria '' - spouse: carla penz -lrb- 1997-present -rrb- - field: biologist - work institution: university of new orleans - awards: macarthur fellowship -lrb- 1993 -rrb- honorable mention , rolex awards for fellowship enterprise -lrb- 1993 -rrb- john simon guggenheim memorial foundation fellowship -lrb- -lrb- 1996 -rrb- fulbright program , distinguished visiting professor -lrb- 1988 2014-2015 -rrb- -rrb- geraldine r. dodge foundation - name: philip j. devries - image: pjdevries.jpg - alma mater: university of michigan Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of philip james devries .
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philip james devries phd -lrb- born march 7 , 1952 -rrb- is a tropical biologist whose research focuses on insect ecology and evolution , especially butterflies .his best-known work includes symbioses between caterpillars , ants and plants , and community level biodiversity of rainforest butterflies .