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Two Squirrely Responses To Climate Change

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Published
Mon 22 May 2023
Episode Link
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/19/1177168252/climate-change-stresses-out-these-chipmunks-why-are-their-cousins-so-chill

Kwasi Wrensford studies two related species: the Alpine chipmunk and the Lodgepole chipmunk. The two have very different ways of coping with climate change. In this episode, Kwasi explains to host Emily Kwong how these squirrelly critters typify two important evolutionary strategies, and why they could shed light on what's in store for other creatures all over the globe.

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