Extreme physiological adaptations as predictors of climate‐change sensitivity in the narwhal, Monodon monoceros
@article{Williams2011ExtremePA, title={Extreme physiological adaptations as predictors of climate‐change sensitivity in the narwhal, Monodon monoceros}, author={T. Williams and S. Noren and Mascaraque Glenn}, journal={Marine Mammal Science}, year={2011}, volume={27}, pages={334-349} }
Rapid changes in sea ice cover associated with global warming are poised to have marked impacts on polar marine mammals. [...] Key Result We found that extreme morphological and physiological adaptations enabling year-round Arctic residency by narwhals limit behavioral flexibility for responding to alternations in sea ice.Expand Abstract
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