The Case of the Missing Mechanism: How Does Temperature Influence Seasonal Timing in Endotherms?

How temperature affects the timing of life cycles in warm-blooded organisms remains a mystery but must be addressed in order to predict the future consequences of global warming.

• Publication year

  2013

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  PLoS Biology

• Publication date

  2013-04-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001517PMID 23565055PMCID 3614498
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