This blog post is provided by Paul Cuchot and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the paper “How interacting anthropogenic pressures alter the plasticity of breeding time in two common songbirds” which was recently published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. The authors study the breeding phenology in tits using citizen science and mist netting. Context: Phenological adjustment is the first line of adaptive response of vertebrates … Continue reading Earlier fledging phenology in warmer years depends on local environmental conditions and species.