Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds.
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The discussions highlight various aspects of the research, such as 'using a four-decade specimen series of 70,716 individuals' and 'reduced body weight and increased wingspan.' The language reflects concern and urgency, particularly phrases like 'impressive, alarming study' and 'climate change will make birds smaller,' emphasizing the importance of understanding these ecological changes in the context of climate change.
Many discussions reflect a general consensus on the findings of the publication, noting the connection between climate change and morphological changes in birds.
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While the depth of discussions varies, several participants engage thoughtfully, discussing methodology and referencing specific data points.
Participants perceive the publication's findings as significant, linking them to broader climate issues and implications for biodiversity.
Abstract in brief
- Rising temperatures due to climate change are leading to a consistent reduction in body size among North American migratory birds over a 40-year period.
- Concurrently, these birds are experiencing an increase in wing length, which affects their ecology and behavior.
- Researchers suggest this increase in wing length may be a compensatory adaptation to maintain migration efficiency despite the higher metabolic costs associated with reduced body size.
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Most liked on X and BlueskyBut you ain’t off with the whole “grow wings” deal - just not for humans. There are studies that show birds are evolving to be smaller but their wings are growing larger, attributed to a warmer climate. Study if interested: https://t.co/4warc0wmUf
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/KkIJ015YBB
Brian Weeks, David Willard, Marketa Zimova, Aspen Ellis, Max Witynski, Mary Hennen &Benjamin Winger receive this year's George Mercer Award for their outstanding @Ecology_Letters paper: https://t.co/YpyxELyRzh Congrats! #ESA2022 @BriWeeks_MI @marketzimova @m_witynski @winger_ben https://t.co/pHXvigqMXG
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/qYeoaC83wF
Check out this video via @wef featuring #UMSEAS @BriWeeks_MI research! More here: https://t.co/KAuS6D9YRB https://t.co/w5F28H5Hk2
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Impact of Climate Change on North American Bird Size
New research indicates that rising temperatures due to climate change have led to a consistent reduction in body size among North American birds since 1978. Concurrently, these birds are experiencing increased wing…
Effects of Climate Change on North American Bird Morphology
New research reveals that North American birds have reduced in size since 1978. Examining 52 species, scientists found a 24% decrease in lower leg bones while wing length increased by 13%. This adaptation may aid…
“Using a four-decade specimen series of 70 716 individuals of 52 North American migratory bird species, we demonstrate that increasing annual summer temperature over the 40-year period predicts consistent reductions in body size across these diverse taxa.” https://t.co/YNQOk1Cypm
A more recent study, looking at 52 species of migratory birds passing through Chicago, again found both reduced body weight and increased wingspan. https://t.co/Ejl9ZmcSH1
Making assumptions on birds flying into buildings accidentally and making a correlation with global warming? Note the original article talks not of climate change. Decrease in body size & increase in wing span. Interesting
RT @ESA_org: Brian Weeks, David Willard, Marketa Zimova, Aspen Ellis, Max Witynski, Mary Hennen &Benjamin Winger receive this year's George…
Brian Weeks, David Willard, Marketa Zimova, Aspen Ellis, Max Witynski, Mary Hennen &Benjamin Winger receive this year's George Mercer Award for their outstanding @Ecology_Letters paper: https://t.co/YpyxELyRzh Congrats! #ESA2022 @BriWeeks_MI @marketzimova @m_witynski @winger_ben https://t.co/pHXvigqMXG
A special shoutout to @winger_ben and @BriWeeks_MI and coauthors on their George Mercer Award for their @Ecology_Letters paper Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds! https://t.co/VcVA1psKpk
@Alicia_Psi Analizaron información sobre unas 70 000 aves que murieron cuando chocaron con edificios en Chicago entre 1978 y 2016. La primera publicación sería es de diciembre de 2019.
[2] B.C. Weeks et al. Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds. Ecology Letters. Vol. 23, February 2020, p. 316. doi: 10.1111/ele13434 Prepared by Christian Calalang and Aloyzeus
RT @KalainH: But you ain’t off with the whole “grow wings” deal - just not for humans. There are studies that show birds are evolving to b…
But you ain’t off with the whole “grow wings” deal - just not for humans. There are studies that show birds are evolving to be smaller but their wings are growing larger, attributed to a warmer climate. Study if interested: https://t.co/4warc0wmUf
Birds of the park, and elsewhere: warming temperatures are reducing the size of some birds..... research from the US ... Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds..... https://t.co/e881bJTEmY #birds #migration
Global warming-induced migratory bird body size reduction and shape change https://t.co/FGQApoJNBW #Global #MigratoryBirdBodySizeReduction
RT @shawan_c: Due to ongoing climate change, birds are becoming smaller but their wings are getting longer! https://t.co/qxpznSrOoc #Clim…
Due to ongoing climate change, birds are becoming smaller but their wings are getting longer! https://t.co/qxpznSrOoc #ClimateChange #birds
@pekka_kangas https://t.co/pBx3yxEonH
RT @UMSEAS: Check out this video via @wef featuring #UMSEAS @BriWeeks_MI research! More here: https://t.co/KAuS6D9YRB https://t.co/w5F28H5H…
RT @UMSEAS: Check out this video via @wef featuring #UMSEAS @BriWeeks_MI research! More here: https://t.co/KAuS6D9YRB
Check out this video via @wef featuring #UMSEAS @BriWeeks_MI research! More here: https://t.co/KAuS6D9YRB https://t.co/w5F28H5Hk2
Pretty cool that the @wef tweeted a video highlighting our recent paper (https://t.co/xUAG9VqKob)... https://t.co/C1opLGKoBM
It's certainly not the scariest, but "Climate change will make birds smaller" is one of my favorite panic alerts. https://t.co/WrwnUaZxgA
RT @brainsonthebird: climate warming is making North American birds smaller and longer-winged. #globalweirding https://t.co/uq5RMMtBRh
climate warming is making North American birds smaller and longer-winged. #globalweirding https://t.co/uq5RMMtBRh
RT @RCO_journal: Estudi a @Ecology_Letters de @BriWeeks_MI et al amb #ocells migratoris morts durant 40 anys al @FieldMuseum per culpa d'im…
@BriWeeks_MI https://t.co/4nIxhP1ZBd
RT @sheardcat: Wow! 70,716 specimens from 52 species over 4 decades suggests North American migratory birds are getting smaller, but their…
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/BdpimHPFbm | @Ecology_Letters | #ornithology
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
40yr data of 70K individuals of 52 #bird species 中文報導 https://t.co/5boKqKgF5E 40年測量7萬個標本 科學家發現暖化讓鳥的體形變小了 Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/80SitvxnH8
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @seanmhoban: Use of specimens to understand climate change response- expected and unexpected morpho changes in birds over 40 years of wa…
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
Use of specimens to understand climate change response- expected and unexpected morpho changes in birds over 40 years of warming: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/ele.13434?campaign=wolearlyview #evolution @gbike_cost @SCBConGen @congenetics
Use of specimens to understand climate change response- expected and unexpected morpho changes in birds over 40 years of warming: https://t.co/kiXAWyQUFY #evolution @gbike_cost @SCBConGen @congenetics
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
RT @qikipedia: Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
Climate change is making North American birds smaller. (Study: https://t.co/ep8v921ndb.) https://t.co/0olWvIDa8f
Migratory birds shrinking as climate warms, new analysis of four-decade record shows https://t.co/mi5WzXDmir https://t.co/s1O69UN5x4
They found that all of them saw a decrease in overall body size, with statistically significant declines in 49 species. The length of the tarsus, or lower leg bone, for example, shrank by 2.4 percent across the board. Link to original paper - https://t.co/tDKvHMdaPB
RT @sheardcat: Wow! 70,716 specimens from 52 species over 4 decades suggests North American migratory birds are getting smaller, but their…
RT @sheardcat: Wow! 70,716 specimens from 52 species over 4 decades suggests North American migratory birds are getting smaller, but their…
MASSIVE GRAPH ENVY from Weeks et al. paper on bird morphological changes in relation to climate change! #birdscience #sciencetwitter https://t.co/yvyA310ch5 https://t.co/fpAbVJEE9P
RT @natashamitchell: How do they know climate & temp are key explanatory variables? "The species were pretty diverse, but responding in a…
RT @natashamitchell: How do they know climate & temp are key explanatory variables? "The species were pretty diverse, but responding in a…
How do they know climate & temp are key explanatory variables? "The species were pretty diverse, but responding in a similar way," he said. "The consistency was shocking."" https://t.co/4htbPArGnT Has anyone read this full paper? Abstract only >> https://t.co/PhGlWuM5JS
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/qBm9vl5YGT https://t.co/kogNRSJdWJ
North American birds are shrinking - TomoNews https://t.co/0bnk8p4RnV via @YouTube
Climate Change Linked to Shrinking Bird Sizes: Study https://t.co/iL4WJ04aJA 気候変動と鳥の体長の関係。『The Scientist』。論文(有料)は Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/JnRV8ISVss 2019年、Weeks(ミシガン大)。
Global warming-induced migratory bird body size reduction and shape change https://t.co/d0CYZJrxjp
Global warming-induced migratory bird body size reduction and shape change https://t.co/cZgGwQ8nua comm: https://t.co/MtNGk3sbFR
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/Ki6p37to1b
RT @sheardcat: Wow! 70,716 specimens from 52 species over 4 decades suggests North American migratory birds are getting smaller, but their…
Climate change makes birds smaller. Will our grandchildren have mini-emu and mini-albatross? #ClimateChangeIsReal #ClimateCrisis #COP25 #ice #TimeForAction #birds #ClimateStrike https://t.co/zI3C0MacQ5
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds. https://t.co/wCKys5nyhK
Over the past four decades, body size has declined across a diverse group of migratory birds due to warming temperatures. https://t.co/KTYwsiJUnw
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/5MR1MJxWor
RT @Ecology_Letters: Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/qYeoaC83wF
RT @sheardcat: Wow! 70,716 specimens from 52 species over 4 decades suggests North American migratory birds are getting smaller, but their…
https://t.co/YDzRr7TcSa
BBCニュース - 気候変動で鳥の体が「縮んでいる」=米研究 https://t.co/iZXMzw9KVU 論文 https://t.co/FHsJJujabJ
RT @DanC_eco: Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/KkIJ015YBB
Are migratory birds getting smaller as the climate warms? https://t.co/N5J2dqdOIv Catch the publication in @Ecology_Letters: https://t.co/fOxXp9WcW9 https://t.co/wwur43bKrC
RT @J_Reneerkens: Impressive, alarming, study on body shrinkage in migratory birds due to #climatchange. Shared morphological consequences…
Descubierta una reducción del tamaño corporal de las aves migratorias. Inducida por el calor es una respuesta general al cambio climático, y revelan un cambio similar, consistente e inesperado en la forma corporal: https://t.co/eeLNGWjOzT
RT @J_Reneerkens: Impressive, alarming, study on body shrinkage in migratory birds due to #climatchange. Shared morphological consequences…
Global warming-induced migratory bird body size reduction and shape change https://t.co/bz91ZK41oO
Global warming-induced migratory bird body size reduction and shape change L: https://t.co/RvJvLnIl5Q C: https://t.co/MJ1tgDK3Hr
<<RT記事の論文。Ecol Lett掲載; https://t.co/jAS1p3TD3N 英語記事には論文へのリンクがあるのに、日本語版にはない。
RT @sheardcat: Wow! 70,716 specimens from 52 species over 4 decades suggests North American migratory birds are getting smaller, but their…
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/qYeoaC83wF
There is a growing amount of evidence that animals, particularly #birds, are becoming smaller due to trying to adapt to the #ClimateChange . Interesting article: https://t.co/7ie9pOKloT
Birds of the park, and elsewhere: Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds......global warming may be making birds smaller...........https://t.co/e881bJTEmY (HM library can obtain text) https://t.co/0H18SgzsPP
RT @sheardcat: Wow! 70,716 specimens from 52 species over 4 decades suggests North American migratory birds are getting smaller, but their…
RT @sheardcat: Wow! 70,716 specimens from 52 species over 4 decades suggests North American migratory birds are getting smaller, but their…
RT @sheardcat: Wow! 70,716 specimens from 52 species over 4 decades suggests North American migratory birds are getting smaller, but their…
RT @sheardcat: Wow! 70,716 specimens from 52 species over 4 decades suggests North American migratory birds are getting smaller, but their…
Impressive, alarming, study on body shrinkage in migratory birds due to #climatchange. Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/cVM9SRdjNj
Estudi a @Ecology_Letters de @BriWeeks_MI et al amb #ocells migratoris morts durant 40 anys al @FieldMuseum per culpa d'impactes amb edificis demostra que el #ClimateChange ha alterat la seva morfologia | #ornithology | https://t.co/8VTg8BXS3z
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds. #ClimateChange https://t.co/o35sLnvSyc
RT @sheardcat: Wow! 70,716 specimens from 52 species over 4 decades suggests North American migratory birds are getting smaller, but their…
"Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds" "https://t.co/7S4v8yoVC5"
RT @sheardcat: Wow! 70,716 specimens from 52 species over 4 decades suggests North American migratory birds are getting smaller, but their…
RT @phenogirl: A very interesting result using long-term data on migrant bird morphology. We are aiming to have more insight on similar que…
RT @sheardcat: Wow! 70,716 specimens from 52 species over 4 decades suggests North American migratory birds are getting smaller, but their…
A very interesting result using long-term data on migrant bird morphology. We are aiming to have more insight on similar questions from Doñana. #TEMPNET @pedro_jordano @anabenlop https://t.co/SJ6RTxHL5q
いやすげえ記事にいちゃもんつけちゃったけど元論文はすごい内容。後でちゃんと読みます。 https://t.co/oUq3y97TJu
論文 https://t.co/V9NtdsGMxZ アブストラクト見る限り計測したのは「翼幅 wingspan」ではなく「翼長 wing length」。博物館の仮剥製について翼幅を測るのは難しいのでは。ただ、胴体の幅も計測して、本番では計算しているのかもしれないか。 https://t.co/2CZYHwotrG
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds: measuring 70,716 specimen of 52 migratory bird species over 40 years https://t.co/rcRDRPaSDu
RT @DanC_eco: Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/KkIJ015YBB
Brian C. Weeks David E. Willard Marketa Zimova Aspen A. Ellis Max L. Witynski Mary Hennen Benjamin M. Winger. 2019. Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/hRaL9A0AHq https://t.co/QEp9LyW56t
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/KkIJ015YBB
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/HVAvrQQvKH
#46: Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds (https://t.co/lT7PvFn5Bw)
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/6MBNxi7v9p #biorxiv_ecology
Shared morphological consequences of global warming in North American migratory birds https://t.co/pHMBHudNSB #bioRxiv