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Butterflies Are Shrinking: Evidence from the Past Century
Konstantina Zografou, Eva Knop, Brent J. Sewall…·Vassiliki I. Kati
This study uses historical butterfly museum data to show a century-long decline in body size, more pronounced in warmer biomes, supporting the temperature-size rule.
DOI 10.1101/2025.02.05.636603