Sex that moves mountains: Spawning fish can influence river profiles

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It turns out that sex can move mountains.

A Washington State University researcher has found that the mating habits of salmon can alter the profile of stream beds, affecting the evolution of an entire watershed. His study is one of the first to quantitatively show that salmon can influence the shape of the land.

LINK (via: WSU News)

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