About this episode

Dr Karen Munroe discusses the intriguing findings of a squirrel-acorn-forest study and the implications for nut evolution.

When is half an acorn better than a whole one? The great Dr Karen Munroe joins the show to fill us in on one of the most chaotically fascinating squirrel-acorn-forest studies ever conducted, nut evolution and the scientific value of hoovers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Elliot Connor

Guest: Dr Karen Munroe

Topics covered

• squirrel studies
• acorn evolution
• forest ecology
• scientific research
• nature

Keywords

• acorn
• squirrel
• forest studies
• nut evolution
• scientific research

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