study shows 129 bird species adapting to climate change by changing body size and shape

[butters]

MLive reported that as temperatures have risen, over 100 species of birds have gotten smaller bodies and longer wingspans — a classic adaptation to hot climates.

According to MLive — a source for all things Michigan — scientists from the University of Michigan and elsewhere studied two groups of birds: live birds caught with nets in the Amazon and birds that died due to impacts with buildings in Chicago. The groups included 86,000 birds from 129 different species.

The researchers took multiple measurements of each bird, including beak size, body size, and wing length. What researchers found was that, over time, the bodies of birds got smaller, MLive said. At the same time, wingspans increased. Smaller species changed more quickly than larger species.

adapt or go extinct

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/tech...&cvid=ea61eeaebee948dbb4131dc707a60e77&ei=168

 

[Rightguide]

adapt or go extinct

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/tech...&cvid=ea61eeaebee948dbb4131dc707a60e77&ei=168

Which has been the rule since creation. So, nothing new.

 

[Dribble]

When one recognizes birds are what was dinosaurs...it isn't surprising they adapt

 

[butters]

When one recognizes birds are what was dinosaurs...it isn't surprising they adapt

it's not surprising most species will try, avian or not, but their success rates will differ. And 'yes' to your point about their heritage and temperatures

 

[VinnyVeritas]

Chipbutty, are you new to Evolution? Science? Reality?

 

[Dribble]

it's not surprising most species will try, avian or not, but their success rates will differ. And 'yes' to your point about their heritage and temperatures

True. Bivalves...insects...both are highly adaptable. Birds...kinda middle of the road. They adapt...but usually not as quickly as lower life forms. Move up the ladder...the less adaptive species become to change. Or another way of saying it is the more highly adapted a species is, the less likely it becomes to handling change outside their specific biome well.

What will be interesting is how say birds....react to how their food sources will change. Yes...birds are getting smaller now...but it is possible they will reverse this as both plant and food sources respond accordingly.

 

[butters]

rising summer temperatures suffocate tons of fish along texas coastline

Thousands of dead fish washed up on the Texas shoreline near Houston this weekend, confusing beachgoers and a team of scientists who were there to study beach sediment.

Marine carcasses stretched for miles along the Texas Gulf Coast, blanketing both shores and shallows.

The fish were killed by low oxygen levels in the water brought about by rising summer temperatures, according to a Saturday Facebook post by the parks department for Quintana Beach County, a beachfront campground in the area.

the smell must be something awful, but the loss of marine life is just another warning

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/t...p&cvid=84606b357a2643a38981a0b15b65cda5&ei=66

 

[butters]

True. Bivalves...insects...both are highly adaptable. Birds...kinda middle of the road. They adapt...but usually not as quickly as lower life forms. Move up the ladder...the less adaptive species become to change. Or another way of saying it is the more highly adapted a species is, the less likely it becomes to handling change outside their specific biome well.

What will be interesting is how say birds....react to how their food sources will change. Yes...birds are getting smaller now...but it is possible they will reverse this as both plant and food sources respond accordingly.

increased food supply, or even decreased food supply in this instance, isn't thought to be behind the changes since the studies were done on diverse species thousands of miles apart, geographically.

if they're shrinking due to heat-management measures (the smaller body mass and elongated shape of the wings permitting better control over the effects of rising temperatures), why would an increased food supply change that? If they get fatter, they're more likely to succumb to the heat and not reproduce as their slimmer peers would be able to. There IS the potential, though, for a reduction in plumage, even a total loss if things got bad enough, feathers morphing over time/breeding into more scale-like structures.

 

[Rockymtnman]

Wait!!! How can this be. Climate change isn’t real. Neither is evolution. Said by dipshit republicans everywhere

 

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Italian region of Emilia-Romagna has become an unfortunate showcase of the increasing threat of extreme weather events worldwide.

In May, six months’ worth of rain saturated the country’s agricultural center in 36 hours, according to the Guardian. The result is a horror story, including flooding and landslides that have killed at least 14 people and left 36,000 without a home.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/t...1&cvid=76b59a81a19843fa80729314c53cd2e2&ei=37

 

[Dribble]

increased food supply, or even decreased food supply in this instance, isn't thought to be behind the changes since the studies were done on diverse species thousands of miles apart, geographically.

if they're shrinking due to heat-management measures (the smaller body mass and elongated shape of the wings permitting better control over the effects of rising temperatures), why would an increased food supply change that? If they get fatter, they're more likely to succumb to the heat and not reproduce as their slimmer peers would be able to. There IS the potential, though, for a reduction in plumage, even a total loss if things got bad enough, feathers morphing over time/breeding into more scale-like structures.

Yes...but heat management based on existing food sources. Birds are watm-blooded. We see this is the archeological record. If say...the size of insects start increasing...those birds that feed on those insects will likewise have to adapt. And the birds will start having combs to disperse heat. It really is interesting

 

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The planet-warming weather event known as El Niño has officially begun in the Pacific Ocean. US scientists confirmed its status on 9 June 2023, claiming it will make 2024 the world's hottest year – although the effects will begin immediately. Floods and droughts (which, in turn, can spark wildfires such as the one pictured in the Central Coast, Australia) are predicted until the end of this year, mainly threatening islands in the Pacific, as well as the US and Australia.

El Niño Southern Oscillation, as it's officially called, has three different phases: warm, cold and neutral. It's the El Niño part that's hot, occurring every two to seven years and resulting in a warming of the ocean surface. Record warm years (including 2016, the current hottest) usually happen after a powerful El Niño event, and this one is expected to cause widespread damage to our ecosystems and disrupt global weather patterns. This image shows the varying sea surface temperatures across the globe.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/t...989437901544866f98ed94ac3625aaf&ei=28#image=1

 

[HisArpy]

I love how scientists have continually proven that they're are about the most incompetent people on the planet because they research things and come to conclusions based on their failure to include all the research data.

Flat earth theory being the best example. None of those who proposed the flat earth theory ever talked to mariners who knew differently.

Today's scientists are no different. Nor have their methods changed.

The best part is where idjits come along and defend the scientists by adding more flawed bits of data to the mix in order to tilt it further to one side because of personal bias and belief.

 

[John_von_Neumann]

I love how scientists have continually proven that they're are about the most incompetent people on the planet...

Dunning and Kruger would be proud.

 

[John_von_Neumann]

I love how scientists have continually proven that they're are about the most incompetent people on the planet because they research things and come to conclusions based on their failure to include all the research data.

Flat earth theory being the best example. None of those who proposed the flat earth theory ever talked to mariners who knew differently.

Today's scientists are no different. Nor have their methods changed.

The best part is where idjits come along and defend the scientists by adding more flawed bits of data to the mix in order to tilt it further to one side because of personal bias and belief.

Coming back to this because the more I think about it, the more hilarious it becomes. The Earth was circumnavigated long, long before the advent of modern science. JFC.

 

[Dribble]

The scientific method is based on the principle of logic. Not really any surprise those that condemn it on a site like Lit...also have difficulty arguing any other point

 

[HisArpy]

The scientific method is based on the principle of logic. Not really any surprise those that condemn it on a site like Lit...also have difficulty arguing any other point

Lol, someone like you attempting to explain logic...

Lols forevah.

 

[Dribble]

Lol, someone like you attempting to explain logic...

Lols forevah.

But I am published in peer-reviewed journals....how is that possible?

 

[butters]

SOURCE OF FOOD FOR MILLIONS IN AFRICA UNDER THREAT

The mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina) feeds mostly on the butterfly-shaped leaves of the tree of the same name, Colophospermum mopane, a deciduous species that grows in mixed woodland or forms vast pure stands. But rising temperatures will severely restrict the places where mopane trees can grow, and, consequently, where the mopane worms can flourish, according to the study published in Frontiers of Biogeography.

The scientists behind the work devised species distribution models to predict the future range of the caterpillars in Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa, where mopane worms are most abundant, under two different climate change scenarios.

Even under the less-extreme scenario, known as RCP4.5, in which carbon emissions peak in 2040 and then decline, suitable habitat of the caterpillars will shrink overall by 56% within the next 60 years, the study says. This represents a decline from the current 649,000 square kilometers to 285,000 km2 (251,000-110,000 square miles).

The biggest impact will be felt in Botswana and southern Zimbabwe, where the researchers predict almost all suitable caterpillar habitat will be lost by the 2080s. In Botswana, the impact will be especially pronounced, with 99% of the mopane worm’s current habitat forecast to be lost.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/t...1&cvid=acf3b042067a4179c80fc98e228105b7&ei=17

 

[HisArpy]

But I am published in peer-reviewed journals....how is that possible?

So were some of the COVID article authors who have now retracted their works.

Basically, your statement proves nothing except that you're a braggart.

 

[ll74]

So were some of the COVID article authors who have now retracted their works.

Basically, your statement proves nothing except that you're a braggart.

Obfuscative horseshit.

 

[butters]

Obfuscative horseshit.

he's a long-term study in the effects of carbon water on the human brain

 

[Dribble]

he's a long-term study in the effects of carbon water on the human brain

Bad stuff that carbon water.

 

[HisArpy]

he's a long-term study in the effects of carbon water on the human brain

Bad stuff that carbon water.

Your afflictions can be cured.

 

[Dribble]

Dual layer lawyer boy. Activated carbon works by having its pores filter and hold certain compounds. Water...does not contain carbon unless it is a mixture