Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Hungry Birds As Climate Change Drives Food 'Mismatch'

Female Pied flycatcher (Credit: Tom Wallis) Click to Enlarge.
Warmer springs create a "mismatch" where hungry chicks hatch too late to feast on abundant caterpillars, new research shows.

With continued spring warming expected due to climate change, scientists say hatching of forest birds will be "increasingly mismatched" with peaks in caterpillar numbers.

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