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ArticleGlobal change biology2026

Space Use Change Associated With Climate Induces Camouflage Mismatch to Increase Extinction Risk in an Endangered Mammal.

Sean M Mahoney, Melissa J Merrick, Vicki Greer, John L Koprowski, Bret Pasch

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Article in Global change biology, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Sean M MahoneySchool of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8446-423X
Melissa J MerrickBeckman Center for Conservation Research, San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, Escondido, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8330-4795
Vicki GreerSchool of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
John L KoprowskiSchool of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1406-9853
Bret PaschSchool of Natural Resources and the Environment, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9168-6770

Funding

University of Arizona
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Camouflage is vital for survival, but climate warming may distort the visual environment of predators and prey to reduce crypsis efficacy. Many animals store food using strategies that vary along a continuum from larderhoarding (centralized caching) to scatterhoarding (dispersed caching), and behavioral shifts and space use may help overcome challenges complicated by warming provided that prey remain cryptic. We combined long-term population and behavioral data with comparative analyses of pelage color to assess predation risk in a highly endangered mammal. Environmental warming was associated with decreased population densities, decreased larderhoard use, and expanded space use that reduced camouflage and increased avian predation rates. Integration of long-term demographics with predator-specific visual sensitivities in rapidly changing environments highlights mechanisms underlying population declines that accelerate extinction risk.

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Biological MimicryClimate ChangeEndangered SpeciesExtinction, BiologicalAnimalsFood ChainPredatory Behaviorbehavioral plasticitycamouflageclimate changefood hoardinglong‐term monitoringpredation

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PMID42644492
PMCPMC13508735

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