Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine: How Body Weight Drives Mammal Diversity
August 12, 2025
August 12, 2025
ITHACA, New York, Aug. 12 -- Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine issued the following news:
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How body weight drives mammal diversity
It turns out that size matters -- at least it does for land mammals and their lifestyles. This fact was revealed in a recent study published a paper in the journal BMC Ecology and Evolution. "Body mass has a pervasive influence on nearly every aspect of a species' ecology, life history and evolutio . . .
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How body weight drives mammal diversity
It turns out that size matters -- at least it does for land mammals and their lifestyles. This fact was revealed in a recent study published a paper in the journal BMC Ecology and Evolution. "Body mass has a pervasive influence on nearly every aspect of a species' ecology, life history and evolutio . . .