CBC's Quirks and Quarks: Professor discusses research on polar bears

Release Date: March 6, 2010 This content is archived.

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Charlotte Lindqvist, assistant professor of biological sciences, was interviewed on CBC's Quirks and Quarks radio show about her research on polar bears. Polar bears are relatively young in terms of evolution, and split off from brown bears only 150,000 years ago, adapting quickly to its arctic environment, her research shows.

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