Selection counteracts developmental plasticity in body-size responses to climate change
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 August 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01457-8The authors reveal the complex interplay of factors influencing climate-related body-size changes in tree swallows. Nest...
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Hidden microearthquakes illuminate large earthquake-hosting faults in Oklahoma and Kansas
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Camera trap surveys in the rainforests of southeast Cameroon have been conducted to predict the total biomass of large rodents and duikers, the local...
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Scientists have published new evidence showing that selective planting of vegetation between roads and playgrounds can substantially cut toxic traffic-derived air pollution reaching school...
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