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Study models albatross evolution as oceans warm

Original: 🦅 NEW: A # PNAS study fed more than three decades of black-browed # albatross records into a model that let traits like

A new PNAS study fed more than three decades of black-browed albatross records into a model that let traits such as wing length, breeding timing and behaviour evolve as the climate warms. The findings show that evolutionary rescue can extend the species' survival under mild warming, but that this buffering effect fails under strong warming, underscoring limits of adaptation for long-lived seabirds facing rapid climate change.

Why now: New research on whether evolution can keep pace with climate change is sparking interest among scientists and conservationists.

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• 🦅 NEW: A # PNAS study fed more than three decades of black-browed # albatross records into a model that let traits like wing length, # breeding timing, and # behavior evolve as the # climate warms. Evolutionary rescue extended survival under mild warming but strong warming… · tksst@fediscience.org · 6

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