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Ep. 322 - Rue-production in Thalictrum
Episode 322
Plant sex is strange. Rooted in place, plants have had to get really creative (evolutionarily speaking) when it comes to reproduction. Moreover, ther…
5 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 321 - Rapid Changes in Slow-Growing Ecosystems
Episode 321
Disturbance is an integral part of any ecosystem, but as the human presence on this planet continues to grow, disturbances are becoming more frequent…
5 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 320 - The Prehistoric Path to Flowering Plants
Episode 320
Resolving the origins of flowering plants requires an understanding of how their morphology came to be. After all, despite their rapid appearance in …
5 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 319 - Evolution of the Seed
Episode 319
Seeds are among the most important biological structures on this planet. Seeds have been instrumental in the diversification of plants, allowing them…
5 years, 2 months ago
Ep. 318 - The Challenges of Protecting an Endemic Mint
Episode 318
More than half of the species on the Endangered Species List are plants and yet plants receive less than 5% of all conservation funding. If we care a…
5 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 317 - Leaf Margins, Paleoclimates, and Continental Movements
Episode 317
Are the leaf margins smooth or toothed? How dense are the leaf veins? Are the petioles thick or thin? The answers to these questions go far beyond he…
5 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 316 - How an Asteroid Changed Neotropical Rainforests
Episode 316
The asteroid that slammed into the Yucatan Peninsula some 66 million years ago marked the end of the Cretaceous and the reign of the dinosaurs. As fa…
5 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 315 - Deer & Forest Health
Episode 315
In today's human-dominated world, healthy forests require healthy and sustainable management practices. To do this, we must try to understand the myr…
5 years, 3 months ago
Ep. 314 - The Silversword Alliance
Episode 314
In this episode, we take a deep dive into the wild world of the Hawaiian silversword alliance. This group of daisy relatives represents one of the mo…
5 years, 4 months ago
Ep. 313 - Of Bluebells & Bracken
Episode 313
Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) are a biological treasure throughout parts of Europe and the British Isles. When left undisturbed, these spring…
5 years, 4 months ago