New research highlights behavioral flexibility as a key survival tool for animals facing sudden environmental shifts. Instead of waiting for genetic evolution, creatures quickly adjust feeding and movement habits. Yet the same flexibility may reduce selection pressure, potentially slowing longer-term physical change. Across lemurs, urban birds, and mice, these fast adaptations can also boost diversification and shape evolution over time.
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