periodical cicada
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Also notable is that all seven periodical cicada species—broods contain multiple species—will be out in the same year.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2024
The research team says this is one of only a few studies that has explored the indirect effects of periodical cicada emergence events on forest food webs.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2023
These images help scientists determine trends in periodical cicada populations, according to Gene Kritsky, a professor emeritus at Mount St. Joseph University in Ohio who helped create the app.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 5, 2023
Citizen science has been part of periodical cicada emergences since the very beginning, said John Cooley, an ecology and evolutionary biology professor at University of Connecticut who studies cicadas.
From Washington Times ● May 1, 2021
It is one of 15 periodical cicada broods found in the U.S.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 9, 2021
