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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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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
Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS, emailBecome a patron of TWiEVO
Links for this episodeNels – Trees as a metaphor to understand relationships in biology Vincent – Project 2025 vs. The Public's Health
Music on TWiEVO is performed by Trampled by Turtles Send your evolution questions and comments to [email protected]

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