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Pikas Pick Phenol-Heavy Plants to Preserve

• December 11, 2012 • 2 Comments

Posted in Animal Behavior, Botany, Chemistry, Evolution, Natural History, Survival strategies

Onychomys: Tiny Terror of the Western Deserts

• June 14, 2011 • 3 Comments

Posted in Animal Behavior, Desert ecology, Evolution, Local ecology, Mammalogy, Survival strategies
Tags: grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster, wolf mouse

The Fascinating Microcosm of the Pitcher Plant.

• June 2, 2011 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Ecosystem dynamics, Plant ecology, Survival strategies, Trophic interactions, Wetland Ecology
Tags: carnivorous plants, food webs, mosquito, Sarracenia purpurea

How Do Trees Survive The Cold?

• January 20, 2011 • 5 Comments

Posted in Botany, Plant ecology, Survival strategies, Winter ecology
Tags: ABA, Aspen, Cedar, cold acclimation, hardening off trees, Marchand, Populus tremuloides, Thuja, vitrification

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