Annual (IMAGE)

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Annual

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Annuals serve as the ecological equivalent of laboratory mice due to their petite stature and rapid generational turnover. Scientists employ them to create "microcosms," which are experimental ecological communities.

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Niv DeMalach

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