Campbell Essential Biology (7th Edition)
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Author: Eric J. Simon, Jean L. Dickey, Jane B. Reece
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One hypothesis suggests that population cycles observed in snowshoe hares are caused by winter food shortages. Describe an experiment to test this hypothesis.
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