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ONE DOWNSIDE OF EARLY SPRING: A DROP IN ROCKY MT. BUTTERFLIES
phenological mismatchRocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryColorado Rocky MountainsColoradoErigeron speciosusBombusSpeyeria mormonia
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The following information was released by the University of Maryland - College Park: The early arrival of spring across the U.S. undoubtedly has warmed the hearts of many people, but for flowering plants and pollinating insects, the trend toward earlier springs brings complicated, and not always goo
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