Birds risk starvation trying to "keep pace" with climate change

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-10/cu-brs100620.php

News Release 6-Oct-2020
Cornell University

Surviving on a warming planet can be a matter of timing--but simply shifting lifecycle stages to match the tempo of climate change has hidden dangers for some animals, according to new research from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour and Cornell University.

The study, published in PNAS, has uncovered drastic consequences for birds that are breeding earlier in lockstep with earlier starts of spring: chicks hatching earlier face increased risk of poor weather conditions, food shortages and mortality. 

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