Study documents widespread extinction of lizard populations due to climate change
Thursday, May 13, 2010 - 13:11
in Biology & Nature
A major survey of lizard populations worldwide has found an alarming pattern of population extinctions attributable to rising temperatures. If current trends continue, 20 percent of all lizard species could go extinct by 2080, according to Barry Sinervo, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of California, Santa Cruz.