Not strictly on topic, since Aradopsis is a terrestrial plant. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if some aquatic/marginal plants do this, too. Essentially, in response to getting eaten by herbivores, some cells in Aradposis develop duplicate copies of their genome. It's thought that the extra copy stim...

Did you guys have the meeting? We had a memorial service in Hyattsville that day. I had hoped to make it to the meeting, but the weather got so bad, I gave up on that idea. It took us 45 minutes just to get to the Beltway, and another half hour to get to Silver Spring.

OK. I Google "holes in leaves nutrient deficiency" and found this link to the Aquarium Wiki: http://www.theaquariumwiki.com/Plant_Deficiencies " Lack of Potassium Pinholes in leaves which slowly become larger over time. Leaves begin to curl, become yellow from edge inwards and also lo...

The pork, definitely.

Per my earlier post, about finding a new collecting site for the Catfish Convention field trip this fall. We'll meet at the first site, where Route 7 crosses the Shenanandoah River, at the parking lot below the bridge's east bound span, just off River Road (606). The site is west of the towns of Blu...

I haven't been to any of them yet, Arlene. I think we might find madtoms and maybe rainbow darters, especially farther out. We like our current site just fine. It's loaded with madtoms and roanoke darters. However, it's 2 1/2 hours away from the Convention site, which makes for a long, possibly expe...

Hi all. I have to take down my 65 gallon high low tech planted tank by October to allow for some home renovation in the room it's currently standing in. The tank has always been a little high for me, and, for a low tech tank, a bit of a challenge to light adequately. Would any of you high tech folks...

We're planning a scouting trip this Saturday, to check out potential new locations for the Catfish Convention collecting trip this Fall. Locations include the Shenandoah River at Route 7 in Purcelville, Goose Creek at the golf course in Leesburg, and, possibly, Difficult Run off Route 193. I'll prob...

In case you forgot, THIS SATURDAY, July 13, is National Local Fish Store Meet Up Day (http://www.sonnysfishroom.com/?p=321) For Virginia: Meet up at NOON at Vienna Aquarium of Leesburg 301 Industrial Ct SE Leesburg, VA 20175 (703) 777-2133 Spend an hour or so touring the store, then go over to the L...

Get ready... it'll soon be here!

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