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Reply to: Shrinking body size may not provide meaningful thermoregulatory benefits in a warmer world

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  1. Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA

    Casey Youngflesh

  2. The Institute for Bird Populations, Petaluma, CA, USA

    James F. Saracco & Rodney B. Siegel

  3. Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Morgan W. Tingley

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C.Y., J.F.S., R.B.S. and M.W.T. conceived of and wrote the manuscript.

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Youngflesh, C., Saracco, J.F., Siegel, R.B. et al. Reply to: Shrinking body size may not provide meaningful thermoregulatory benefits in a warmer world. Nat Ecol Evol 8, 390–391 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02308-1

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