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Butterflies Have Hearts In Their Wings. You'll Never Guess Where They Have Eyes
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Length:
14 minutes
Released:
Jul 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Adriana Briscoe, a professor of biology and ecology at UC Irvine, studies vision in butterflies. As part of her research, she's trained them to detect light of a certain color. She also explains why they bask in the sunlight, and why some of them have 'hearts' in their wings. Plus ... you'll never guess where their photoreceptors are.She's written about the importance of teachers and mentors in diversifying the STEM fields. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.
Released:
Jul 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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