Climate change is rapidly altering our environment—and posing major challenges for many animal species. Whether they can adapt depends largely on their genetic diversity. An international study involving researchers from the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB) now shows how closely genetic diversity and adaptability are linked. The work was published in the journal Science and was conducted under the leadership of the Swiss Ornithological Institute.
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