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Tag Archives: symbiosis
Green Islands
In Idaho at the end of September, 2012, Julia and I noticed some striking green spots on dogwood leaves that were otherwise senescing. As you may have noticed, each of them was centered along a major vein. When we flipped … Continue reading
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Tagged Cecidomyiidae, Cornaceae, Cornus, dogwood, gall, gall midge, green island, midge, Parallelodiplosis subtruncata, symbiosis, Wolbachia
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