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TWiEVO 105: Not every rose has its thorn
Episode 105

TWiEVO 105: Not every rose has its thorn

This Week in Evolution

September 30, 20241h 31m

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Show Notes

Nels and Vincent look at how plant prickles, sharp epidermal projections that provide defense from predators and other advantages, arose by convergent evolution, the emergence of analogous traits in distantly related species.

Hosts: Nels Elde and Vincent Racaniello

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