Squirrels, geographic divides and evolutionary divergence (IMAGE)

Michigan State University

Squirrels, geographic divides and evolutionary divergence

Caption

New research from Michigan State University is showing that the biodiversity we see among today's mammals, including the red squirrel, is linked to changes in the Earth’s geography that were happening millions of years ago.

Credit

Ragnhild and Neil Crawford

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