A 34-year study of collared flycatchers demonstrates that males are evolving to be less ornamented in response to rising temperatures.
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Dey, C., Dale, J. Climate change ecology: Hot under the collar. Nat Ecol Evol 1, 0060 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-016-0060
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