A trait-based approach for assessing physiological sensitivity to climate change can connect a species' evolutionary past with its future vulnerability. Now a global assessment of freshwater and marine fishes reveals patterns of warming sensitivity, highlighting the importance of different biogeographies and identifying places where vulnerability runs high.
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Sunday, J. Survival of the finfish. Nature Clim Change 7, 692–693 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate3395
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