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121	What do Asian swamp eels eat? Tagged: 2008 July biology (Back to Main Page) Published: 7/24/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

120	What colors were dinosaurs? Tagged: July biology dinosaurs paleontology 2008 (Back to Main Page) Published: 7/23/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

115	Why do scientists band birds? Tagged: 2008 July biology birds (Back to Main Page) Published: 7/16/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

109	What are the leading causes of frog declines and deformities? Tagged: July 2008 biology frogs amphibians (Back to Main Page) Published: 7/8/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

106	How many times a year do you do research on endangered fish in the Colorado River? Tagged: biology 2008 July ColoradoRiver water river (Back to Main Page) Published: 7/2/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

104	How do you know when an animal is becoming endangered or extinct? What is the determining factor? Tagged: June 2008 animals biology (Back to Main Page) Published: 6/30/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

102	How did zebra mussels get into the Great Lakes, and why is that a problem? Tagged: water GreatLakes InvasiveSpecies biology ZebraMussels 2008 June (Back to Main Page) Published: 6/26/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

97	Are sturgeon really the largest freshwater fish? Tagged: 2008 June biology fish (Back to Main Page) Published: 6/19/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

95	What are zebra mussels and why should we care about them? Tagged: 2008 June biology InvasiveSpecies (Back to Main Page) Published: 6/17/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

90	What elements are harmful to living organisms and how do they get into our environment? Tagged: minerals June 2008 biology toxics environment (Back to Main Page) Published: 6/10/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

85	What is an Asian swamp eel and what does it look like? Tagged: fish biology June 2008 (Back to Main Page) Published: 6/3/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

79	Why is it important to save manatees? Tagged: biology May 2008 (Back to Main Page) Published: 5/23/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

66	Does the Biological Resources Discipline also have science libraries? Tagged: biology May 2008 (Back to Main Page) Published: 5/6/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

64	I have bats in my attic, what should I do? Tagged: biology May 2008 (Back to Main Page) Published: 5/2/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

52	What elements are required by animals and plants for survival? Tagged: biology environment minerals April 2008 (Back to Main Page) Published: 4/16/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

51	How can I find the scientific names of plants and animals? Tagged: biology April 2008 (Back to Main Page) Published: 4/15/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

16	Where can I go for more information on amphibian declines and deformities? Tagged: biology 2008 Feb (Back to Main Page) Published: 2/26/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

10	How can I stop a male cardinal from repeatedly hitting my windows? Tagged: biology 2008 Feb (Back to Main Page) Published: 2/15/2008 Transcript/Links \| Download directly (right-click to save)

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