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EARLY SPRING DRIVES DOWN BUTTERFLY POPULATION, STANFORD STUDY SHOWS
Rocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryCrested ButteColorado Rocky MountainsColoradoErigeron speciosusViolaSpeyeria mormonia
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The following information was released by Stanford University: Scientists say early snowmelt for two consecutive years explained more than four-fifths of the observed variation in Mormon fritillary butterfly population growth rate. Carol Boggs A Mormon fritillary butterfly visiting an aspen fleabane
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