A new study conducted by an international team of researchers has discovered that fish species in the Amazon rainforest are adapting to their local conditions. The team studied 40 different species of fish in the rainforest and found that the species had adapted to their local environment in various ways, including variations in body size and coloration. The researchers believe their findings may help explain why some species are able to survive in certain ecosystems, while other species are unable to. This is the first time that an adaptive response to local conditions has been documented in Amazonian fish. The findings provide new insight into the effects of climate change on species diversity in the Amazon.

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source: Phys.org