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Phenology is the study of periodic plant and animal life cycle events and how these are influenced by seasonal and interannual variations in climate, as well as habitat factors (such as elevation). The word is derived from the Greek φαίνω (phainō), "to show, to bring to light, make to appear"φαίνω, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus + λόγος (logos), amongst others "study, discourse, reasoning"λόγος, Henry George Liddell, Robert Scott, A Greek-English Lexicon, on Perseus and indicates that phenology has been principally concerned with the dates of first occurrence of biological events in their annual cycle.