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Thus, although the variation of metabolic rate with latitude is becoming increasingly well known for a variety of groups, Lovegrove (2000) has recently suggested, based on comparative work taking both species body mass and phylogeny into account, that unpredictability of resources associated with considerable inter-annual unpredictability in rainfall (in turn partly a consequence of El Niño–associated variability) has been responsible for the evolution of generally low metabolic rates in terrestrial mammals of most of the southern continents.
The Intermountain West consists of two biogeographic provinces, the Great Basin and the Colorado Plateau, that differ in precipitation patterns and drainage [ 30 ] . While both the Great Basin and the Colorado Plateau share weathers with cool wet winters and relatively dry summers, they differ in that the Colorado Plateau has wetter summers and drier winters than the Great Basin [ 29 ] . There is also a trend for sites to have lower total annual rainfall towards the south and west.
At the southern extremities of the National Park are areas of limestone with so-called “clint and grike” patterns, caused when rainfall erodes weaker fissures, leaving high narrow ridges or overhangs of stronger rock.
The climate is subtropical, with an annual rainfall of 190 cm (75 inches), so avoid the rainiest season, from April through July.
On average, mid-July to the end of September is considered the most dependable time of year because of the mild temperatures and relatively restrained rainfall.
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