Study confirms classic theory on the origins of biodiversity

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Study confirms classic theory on the origins of biodiversity

Postby Mona Miller » Sat Mar 27, 2010 11:07 am

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sep ... kweed.html
Study confirms classic theory on the origins of biodiversity

"Before eating a common milkweed leaf, a newly hatched monarch butterfly caterpillar trims leaf hairs and cuts the leaf's veins to drain poisonous latex before feeding on the leaf tissue inside the circle.
Click on the image for video (Quicktime: 7 min., 50MB)"
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Re: Study confirms classic theory on the origins of biodiver

Postby Mona Miller » Sat Mar 27, 2010 12:29 pm

To watch the video, click on the picture in the article

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/Sep ... Video.html

I found that I had to wait until it loaded and then go to the far right lower corner to bring the play button to the beginning. I did this by clicking on it with the left mouse button on my laptop and
holding down the shift button at the same time. Once you get the play button to the far left, then just double click in the middle of the movie. It's a good video.
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