Pando – Colony

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The quaking aspen is named aptly after the stirring Contributed by Sonam Choudhary, Science Reporter, CSIR-National Institute of of its leaves which are easily quivered by even a gentle Science Communication And Information Resources breeze. The fluttering sound produced with only the slightest

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