Spotlight on Smithsonian Science, 17 March 2006

Evans, David L.

dc.contributor.author	Evans, David L.
dc.contributor.editor	Mellendick, Theresa	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2006-04-06T14:45:20Z	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2006-07-11T20:19:27Z
dc.date.available	2006-04-06T14:45:20Z	en_US
dc.date.available	2006-07-11T20:19:27Z
dc.date.issued	2006-03-17
dc.identifier.citation	Spotlight on Science, Vol. 4, no. 6, 17 March 2006
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.smithsonian.org/research/spotlight/04_06.html	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10088/206	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10088/206
dc.description	In this issue of the Spotlight on Science, we'll look at nests of stellar gas that give birth to sibling stars. Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory researchers will explain how evidence gathered from distant clouds of dust, may explain why our own sun seems to have no brothers or sisters in the nearby galactic neighborhood. Then we'll explore the ingredients that may have led to the diversity and coexistence of rainforest plants. A Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute scientist explains how the success of a variety of fig trees may reveal key attributes shared by members of diverse communities of plants. While in the tropical forest, we'll answer the cry of the Toco toucan, and find out why they are susceptible to diabetes, and more importantly, how it is being treated by National Zoological Park veterinarians. And finally we'll face death and rebirth, as Smithsonian Environmental Research Center scientists reveal the role of the smallest of microbes in speeding along the cycle of decomposition and nutrient release in freshwater streams.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Introduction from Dr. David Evans, Smithsonian Under Secretary for Science -- Primoridial Stellar Structures -- A Newtonian View of Tropical Forest Diversity: The Fig as a Model of Diversification -- Diabetic Toucan Treated at National Zoo -- Giving Protists their Props: Eukaryotic Microbes and the Decomposition of Leaf Litter in Streams.	en_US
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dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Under Secretary for Science.	en_US
dc.subject	Stars -- Formation	en_US
dc.subject	Stars -- Clusters	en_US
dc.subject	Ficus (Plants)	en_US
dc.subject	Rain forests plants	en_US
dc.subject	Toucans	en_US
dc.subject	Piciformes	en_US
dc.subject	Diabetes in animals	en_US
dc.subject	Ferritin	en_US
dc.subject	Iron -- Metabolism	en_US
dc.subject	Protists	en_US
dc.subject	Eukaryotic cells	en_US
dc.subject	Rivers	en_US
dc.subject	Biodegradation	en_US
dc.subject	Microbiology	en_US
dc.title	Spotlight on Smithsonian Science, 17 March 2006
dc.title.alternative	Vol. 4, no. 6, 17 March 2006	en_US
dc.type	Recording, oral