Shifts in Bird Migration Timing in North American Long-Distance and Short-Distance Migrants Are Associated with Climate Change

Bird migration is a synchronized event that has evolved over thousands of years. Changing temperatures due to climate change threaten the intricacies of migration timing for birds; however, the extent of these changes has only recently begun to be addressed. Utilizing data from the citizen-science w...

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Main Authors: Jay Zaifman, Daoyang Shan, Ahmet Ay, Ana Gabriela Jimenez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Zoology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6025646