Great tits cope well with warming................

*nhboy* ^(Premo) · 05-09-2008, 10:02 AM

"Researchers found that great tits are laying eggs earlier in the spring than they used to, keeping step with the earlier emergence of caterpillars.

Writing in the journal Science, they point out that the same birds in the Netherlands have not managed to adjust.

Understanding why some species in some places are affected more than others by climatic shifts is vital, they say.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) commented that other species are likely to fare much worse than great tits as temperatures rise. "

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Great tits cope well with warming

puggymom · 05-09-2008, 10:29 AM

Reading the title I was seriously thinking boob jobs and global warming? That would be some wasted research.

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nhboy ^(Premo) Ubi bene ibi patria Member Since: Aug 2007 Posts: 11,730	Great tits cope well with warming................ "Researchers found that great tits are laying eggs earlier in the spring than they used to, keeping step with the earlier emergence of caterpillars. Writing in the journal Science, they point out that the same birds in the Netherlands have not managed to adjust. Understanding why some species in some places are affected more than others by climatic shifts is vital, they say. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) commented that other species are likely to fare much worse than great tits as temperatures rise. " BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Great tits cope well with warming Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Add post to Facebook __________________ Doctors Without Borders Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Tragedy Assistance Program For Survivors (TAPS) Special Olympics
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