In response to global warming and the greater supply of seeds, Reale and colleagues (2003) found that red squirrels in the Yukon
A) declined in number because their reproductive patterns did not adapt.
B) gave birth two weeks earlier over a ten year period.
C) experienced greater competition from new animal species.
D) doubled the number of offspring over a two year period.
E) stored fewer pine cones due to the abundance of food.

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Red squirrels in the Yukon gave birth two weeks earlier over a ten-year period, adapting their reproductive timing in response to global warming and an increased supply of seeds.

In Response to Global Warming and the Greater Supply of Seeds