Cycad Cone Sized Up (IMAGE)

University of Guam

Cycad Cone Sized Up

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Professor Thomas Marler measures the dimensions of a male cone on a cycad plant in the University of Guam's research plots. Marler has shown how a tiny moth interacts with the cone of this endemic cycad species to provide multiple services to the plant.

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