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Squirrels Evolving to Suit Global Warming?

Posted by michael on from the weird-science dept.

Gavinsblog writes "New Scientist is reporting that using a technique called quantitive genetics, researchers have found that due to the effects of global warming, female squirrels now give birth on average 18 days earlier in the year than their great-great-grandmothers. Is global warming also affecting human evolution?
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  1. Global Warming?--Right... by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    More accurately, New Scientist reports that Red Squirrels in the Yukon are evolving due to local climate change. Which it proceeds to call global warming.