City-Dwelling Mammals Bigger Than Rural Counterparts (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

City-Dwelling Mammals Bigger Than Rural Counterparts

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An analysis of nearly 140,500 measurements of body length and mass from more than 100 North American mammal species collected over 80 years shows city-dwelling mammals are longer and heavier than the same species in rural areas.

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Kristen Grace/Florida Museum of Natural History

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