C'mon Ian, Laurie didn't write the report! Why attack him for linking a
possibly interesting article, peer-reviewed or not? Discuss the content if
you must, but don't shoot the messenger.
Regards,
Chris
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 6:28 PM, Ian May <> wrote:
> C'mon Laurie! It's not April 1 yet. Didn't we read last year that birds
> forced up the mountains by higher temperatures are becoming smaller too. If
> this keeps going, crows will be smaller than blow flies.
>
> Are these climate change findings an example of robust peer reviewed
> science or just quotes from grey literature?
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Ian
>
> Laurie Knight wrote:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8560000/8560694.stm
>>
>> Climate linked to smaller birds
>> By Matt Walker
>>
>> Editor, Earth News
>>
>> Songbirds in the US are getting smaller, and climate change is suspected
>> as the cause.
>>
>> A study of almost half a million birds, belonging to over 100 species,
>> shows that many are gradually becoming lighter and growing shorter wings.
>>
>> This shrinkage has occurred within just half a century, with the birds
>> thought to be evolving into a smaller size in response to warmer
>> temperatures.
>>
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