Delay in the hibernation emergence date of female Columbian ground squirrels in Canada over 20 years is related to climatic conditions other than increasing temperature, and as years of later emergence are associated with decreased individual fitness, plastic responses to climate change may be associated with declines in population viability.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/delayed-phenology-and-reduced-fitness-associated-climate-change-wild-hibernator
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jeffrey-e-lane
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/loeske-e-b-kruuk
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anne-charmantier-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-impacts
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fauna
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/canada
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mammals
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
