CAMPBEL BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS & CONNECTIONS
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SCIENTIFIC THINKINGAnother hypothesis for snowshoe hare population cycles proposes that they are caused by sunspot activity. According to this hypothesis, sunspot activity affects the chemicals present in the plants eaten by hares, which in turn affects the quality of the food. What testable predictions are generated by this hypothesis?
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