Or so says a study by San Francisco State researchers using data collected from over forty years of measurements taken during bird banding. Here’s hoping that this means that some birds, at least, might be able to adapt as climate change continues.
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Weird. I would have thought the opposite, as body size and temperature tend to be inversely proportional, per Bergmann’s Rule.
But, now in reading the piece it suggests the larger size is a response to more extreme weather, rather than just warming.
Maybe a very, very long period of continuous warming around 235 Million years ago could explain the size of dinosaurs? Wow, do I want to see California Condors in a million years from now…
From the website ARKIVE, I read an article saying the opposite–that climate change is making animals shrink–>
I am very curious about this. Could somebody explain this to me?