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ENVIRONMENT
A migrant’s plight
By Jordi Bou
May 12, 2016 - Red knot chicks born under rapidly warming conditions in the Arctic are now smaller when they migrate, hampering their ability to reach the best food in their wintering grounds in West Africa. Researchers warn that body shrinkage could also be affecting the survival of other Arctic migrants.