Thursday 30 May 2013

feeds/tech+feeds/techvideo: Palm problem: Deforestation plants the seeds of rapid evolution in Brazil

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Palm problem: Deforestation plants the seeds of rapid evolution in Brazil
May 31st 2013, 01:26

The deforestation of the Brazilian rain forest has created a hidden consequence: The seeds of palm trees have evolved rapidly to be smaller.The change is the result of a domino effect that begins with human agriculture and hunting, which have devastated large bird populations in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. With these birds, which include colorful toucans and cotingas, locally extinct or barely ...

    


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