def on_select_level_name(self,event,called_by_parent=False):
        """
        change this objects specimens_list to control which specimen interpretatoins are displayed in this objects logger
        @param: event -> the wx.ComboBoxEvent that triggered this function
        """
        high_level_name=str(self.level_names.GetValue())

        if self.level_box.GetValue()=='sample':
            self.specimens_list=self.parent.Data_hierarchy['samples'][high_level_name]['specimens']
        elif self.level_box.GetValue()=='site':
            self.specimens_list=self.parent.Data_hierarchy['sites'][high_level_name]['specimens']
        elif self.level_box.GetValue()=='location':
            self.specimens_list=self.parent.Data_hierarchy['locations'][high_level_name]['specimens']
        elif self.level_box.GetValue()=='study':
            self.specimens_list=self.parent.Data_hierarchy['study']['this study']['specimens']

        if not called_by_parent:
            self.parent.level_names.SetStringSelection(high_level_name)
            self.parent.onSelect_level_name(event,True)

        self.specimens_list.sort(key=spec_key_func)
        self.update_editor()
change this objects specimens_list to control which specimen interpretatoins are displayed in this objects logger
        @param: event -> the wx.ComboBoxEvent that triggered this function