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The Single Acorn

The Single Acorn

By: Crow's Path
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 This is The Single Acorn podcast, a podcast for those of us who love to ponder the world around us, who slowly walk through a forest with the question “Why?” as our constant companion, who are drawn to the tough, weird, gross, and fascinating questions about the natural world. Each season will cover a topic within natural history (Season 1: Symbiosis, Season 2: Scat, Season 3: Urban Wildlife). So whether your curious about why some trees change sex or why parasitic castration is an effective strategy for some barnacles or why turkey vultures poop on their legs, then this is the podcast for you. So then, teachers, students, gardeners, foresters, and naturalists, get out your field notebook and join us on a deep dive into the natural history and ecology of our wild neighbors.© 2021 Crow's Path Biological Sciences Nature & Ecology Science
Episodes
  • 00.00 – The Single Acorn Trailer

    00.00 – The Single Acorn Trailer
    May 4 2020
    Woohoo! It's finally here. We've been putting in a ton of work behind the scenes to get the new Crow's Path natural history podcast off the ground. And now it's launch time! Check out the trailer, download past episodes, and be sure to subscribe to the podcast on your favorite podcast app. Enjoy!
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    1 min
  • 01.01 – Symbiosis

    01.01 – Symbiosis
    May 5 2020
    There is a growing body of evidence that illuminates just how deeply and complexly interconnected organisms are to one another. As scientists uncover these interdependencies, we’re beginning to see how fundamentally different our world would be without symbioses. We would not have the forests of today with mycorrhizal connections running through the soil, we would not have cows, termites, or rabbits without the powerful digestive processes of bacteria, and we wouldn’t even have multicellular life if not for symbiotic bacteria that power photosynthesis (chloroplasts) and metabolism (mitochondria). Many of these lasting interactions across species lines are beneficial to both organisms involved (symbionts), but in the everlasting evolutionary arms race to survive long enough to produce offspring, organisms have devised endless adaptations to exploit other species. Welcome to the Single Acorn.
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    53 mins
  • 01.02 – Mutualism

    01.02 – Mutualism
    May 12 2020
    In this series on symbiosis, we’re taking a deep dive into the many different types of relationships organisms have evolved into, the good, the bad, the benign. This episode highlights mutualisms, those relationships where both organisms involved benefit. We look at the broad categories of mutualism (service vs resource), discuss the evolutionary origins of multicellular life, and how the organisms involved (the symbionts) are in a constant battle to try and out-exploit the other symbiont. Welcome to The Single Acorn.
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    1 hr and 1 min
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