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Non-genetic transgenerational acclimation cannot always be relied upon to provide populations with an effective, short-term response to climatic changes.

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Salinas, S. No head start. Nature Clim Change 4, 1054–1055 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2452

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