Baby boomer marmots fatten up with climate change - environment - 21 July 2010 - New Scientist
The good times have been rolling for Colorado's baby-boomer marmots. They've been getting fatter and their population has been swelling – but the news is not all good. The changes seem to be caused by the warming climate.
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Either way, the good times may soon be over for the yellow-bellied marmots. "Summers are predicted to get longer and drier in this region," says Blumstein. In the past, droughts have caused population crashes.
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