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April 7, 2009
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Creosote bushes replaced juniper trees in the Mohave Desert; woodrats there switched diets.
Creosote bushes replaced juniper trees in the Mohave Desert more than 10,000 years ago; woodrats had to switch their diet from juniper to creosote.
Credit: Denise Dearing, University of Utah
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