Sunday 30 March 2014

Salamanders shrinking due to climate change

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Salamanders shrinking due to climate change
Clemson SC (SPX) Mar 28, 2014 - Wild salamanders living in some of North America's best salamander habitat are getting smaller as their surroundings get warmer and drier, forcing them to burn more energy in a changing climate. That's the key finding of a new study co-authored by a Clemson University biologist and published Tuesday in the journal Global Change Biology that examined museum specimens caught in the Appalachi ... more


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