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Lizards, fish and other species are evolving with climate change, but not fast enough

  • Written by Michael P. Moore, Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Colorado Denver
imageTemperature sensitivity makes western fence lizards vulnerable to climate change.Greg Shine/BLM, CC BY

Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change.

Some species have been able to meet the challenge with rapid evolutionary adaptation and other changes in behavior or...

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