Mammalian body size is determined by interactions between climate, urbanization, and ecological traits

oleh: Maggie M. Hantak, Bryan S. McLean, Daijiang Li, Robert P. Guralnick

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01

Deskripsi

Anthropogenically-driven climate change is responsible for body size decreases in mammals. Using an important dataset of historically-collected data and data from continental-scale survey efforts from the National Ecological Observatory Network, Hantak et al. show that urbanization plays an important role in mediating this dynamic.