Global warming lethal to baby lizards: Nests become heat traps

19 agosto 2015

The expected impact of climate change on North American lizards is much worse than first thought. A team of biologists has discovered that lizard embryos die when subjected to a temperature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit even for a few minutes. They also discovered a bias in previous studies, which ignored early life stages such as embryos. Embryonic lizards are immobile and cannot cool off when surrounding soil becomes hot.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150819083332.htm

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