World's highest-dwelling mammal discovered on top of a Chilean volcano
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Carly Scott
Evolutionary Biology
University of Texas at Austin
I’m a PhD student at the University of Texas in evolutionary biology studying genomic responses of corals to changing environments and climates. Stumbling through many different departments to get here, I’ve also developed a passion for (and background in) anthropology and applied math - especially how we can model human impacts to the environment.
The yellow-rumped leaf-eared mouse was found nearly a kilometer higher than scientists thought possible for mammals
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