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Grasshopper size changes suggest how to predict winners and losers under climate change

University of Washington

Feb 4, 2025

A grasshopper, Melanoplus boulderensis, typical of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. This species matures later in the year, in mid-June. Research shows that its body size has decre…

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