Mild winters have butterflies in a flap
The study of phenology – cyclical patterns of biological events – has long been used to investigate relationships between climate and natural phenomena. In this way, events such as bird […]
Tag Archives: climate change
What will the wasp plague be like this year?
New research published in Journal of Animal Ecology shows that wasp populations are increased by warmer and drier springs.
Earlier nesting by generalist predatory bird is associated with human responses to climate change
This post is a press release from the authors of Journal of Animal Ecology paper “Earlier nesting by generalist predatory bird is associated with human responses to climate change by Shawn […]
Competitive males are a blessing and a curse
This post is a press release from the authors of Journal of Animal Ecology paper “Sexual selection can both increase and decrease extinction probability: reconciling demographic and evolutionary factors” by Carlos […]
Research into extreme weather effects may explain recent butterfly decline
Increasingly frequent extreme weather events threaten UK butterfly populations
How climate change could exacerbate the impacts of large mammal declines
In wintertime, it’s often getting dark in Princeton by the time I head home from the office to scrounge up some dinner. Along the half-mile path, I regularly walk or […]
