ɪn ɐn ˈɛfɚt tʊ ɪŋkɹˈiːs ðə pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən ʌv kˈoʊpiə ænd kəmjˌuːnɪkˈeɪʃən ɐmˌʌŋ ˌɪkθɪˈɑːlədʒˌɪsts ænd hˌɜːpɪtˈɑːlədʒˌɪsts, nˈɪkəlz mˈɛt wɪð hˈɛnɹi wˈiːd fˈaʊlɚ ænd dwˈaɪt fɹˈæŋklɪn ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi.
In an effort to increase the publication of Copeia and communication among ichthyologists and herpetologists, Nichols met with Henry Weed Fowler and Dwight Franklin in New York City.