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UCLA Study Reveals Monkeys' Resilience to Climate Droughts

1/24/2025

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A groundbreaking UCLA study uncovers how white-faced capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica thrived during severe droughts by displaying remarkable stress responses during milder conditions. This resilience enabled them to withstand the harsh El Niño drought from 2014 to 2016, emphasizing the critical role of physiological traits in conservation and evolutionary biology as climate change intensifies.

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A groundbreaking UCLA study uncovers how white-faced capuchin monkeys in Costa Rica thrived during severe droughts by displaying remarkable stress responses during milder conditions. This resilience enabled them to withstand the harsh El Niño drought from 2014 to 2016, emphasizing the critical role of physiological traits in conservation and evolutionary biology as climate change intensifies.