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Coat color mismatch improves survival of a keystone boreal herbivore: Energetic advantages exceed lost camouflage.

Ecology - 1 Feb 2023

Kennah Joanie L, Peers Michael J L, Vander Wal Eric, Majchrzak Yasmine N, Menzies Allyson K, Studd Emily K, Boonstra Rudy, Humphries Murray M, Jung Thomas S, Kenney Alice J, Krebs Charles J, Boutin Stan

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Climate warming is causing asynchronies between animal phenology and environments. Mismatched traits, such as coat color change mismatched with snow, can decrease survival. However, coat change does not serve a singular adaptive benefit of camouflage, and alternate coat change functions may confer advantages that supersede mismatch costs. We found that mismatch reduced, rather than increased, autumn mortality...

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PMID: 36208219
DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3882

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