Wednesday, 10 December 2014

How pace of climate change will challenge ectotherms

Date:
December 9, 2014

Source:
University of Sydney

Summary:
40 years of data has been analyzed to outline climate change challenge for ectotherms (animals who rely on external sources of heat to control body temperature). The research showed that many groups of ectotherms, which make up more than 90 percent of all animals, are able to change their physiological function to cope with an altered environment, but the rapid pace and fluctuations of human-induced climate change present serious challenges.


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