Wild Ideas...the Podcast 170
Posted On : July 12/2012
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Show Notes : Gary talks about coevolution between a native plant and an invasive. Joann is still focused on weather—this time heat waves. We interview Sheila Colla of WIldlife Preservation Canada about bumblebees.

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Wild Ideas...the Podcast 161
Posted On : May 10/2012
Tagged as : Kettle hole bog Blue-eyed Mary eukaryotes black flies polyploidy Goldfinch seed dispersal
Show Notes : It’s the question show! Gary talks about the first eukaryotes. Joann is in another pothole or kettle hole. Gordon’s sentimental favorite is Blue-eyed Mary. Then on to questions: polyploidy, black flies, Goldfinches, seed dispersal.

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Wild Ideas...the Podcast 135
Posted On : November 3/2011
Tagged as : Aurora Borealis Amoeba Forest Time
Show Notes : Gary talks about Giant Amoebas in the ocean abyss. Joann saw the Aurora Borealis. Gordon talks about how trees plant themselves. This leads to a discussion of time and how all different time scales matter to an ecologist.

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Wild Ideas...the Podcast 38
Posted On : December 17/2009
Tagged as : Winter weeds nighttime visitors Bird Feeders evolution
Show Notes : Winter weeds, nighttime visitors at your birdfeeder, a study of human influence on sparrow evolution. Discussion of bird feeding.

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Wild Ideas...the Podcast 29
Posted On : October 15/2009
Tagged as : Bobcats Skunks Groundhogs hybernation torpor aestivation
Show Notes : Bobcats, Skunks, Groundhogs. Strategies for survival in stressful time: hybernation, torpor, aestivation, brunation.

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