Members of the same bird species can have dramatically different responses to deforestation depending on where they live, finds a new study.
Members of the same bird species can have dramatically different responses to deforestation depending on where they live, finds a new study.
Predicting a species’ sensitivity to environmental changes, such as deforestation or climate change, is crucial for designing conservation strategies.
These predictions are often based on a species’ physical traits, and assume that all members of a species will respond the same.
However, members of a single species live across a large geographical range that encompasses areas with the right physical conditions for them, such as temperature and food sources.
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Image: A green-headed tanager, one of the birds in the study (Credit: José Carlos Morante-Filho)
