Mammal diversity (IMAGE)

S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources, Utah State University

Mammal diversity

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With access to a mammoth set of global-scale climate data and a novel strategy, a team from Utah State University identified several factors to help answer a fundamental ecological question: what an animal eats (and how that interacts with climate) shapes Earth’s diversity.

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