The American pika: A case study in wildlife acclimating to climate change
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Research published in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment last month that examines how wildlife adapts to the impacts of global climate change focuses on the American pika, a small, tailless mammal that exhibits a range of adaptive behavioral changes, as a case study. The authors of the study note that there are […]
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American Pika and Climate Change – Wildlife Leadership Academy
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The American pika: A case study in wildlife acclimating to climate
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Pikas are adapting to climate change remarkably well, contrary to
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American Pika as an Indicator Species for Detecting Climate Change
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