Temperature variability reduces nesting success
November 16, 2023
November 16, 2023
ITHACA, New York, Nov. 16 -- Cornell University issued the following news:
Cold snaps and heat waves associated with climate change lead to more deadly nest failures for songbirds, new Cornell research has found.
Songbirds are already nesting earlier in spring because of warmer temperatures, but greater exposure to temperature variability is another danger that is especially perilous for nestlings, according to the study, "Inconsistent Shifts in Warming and Tempera . . .
Cold snaps and heat waves associated with climate change lead to more deadly nest failures for songbirds, new Cornell research has found.
Songbirds are already nesting earlier in spring because of warmer temperatures, but greater exposure to temperature variability is another danger that is especially perilous for nestlings, according to the study, "Inconsistent Shifts in Warming and Tempera . . .