This blog post is provided by David López-Idiáquez and tells the #StoryBehindThePaper for the article “Early-life environment drives long-term decrease in adult body mass in a wild bird population“, which was recently published in Journal of Animal Ecology. This study explored temporal changes in body mass of adult and nestling great tits, as well as the effect of several environmental variables. Change is inherent to … Continue reading Not-so-great tit: early-life conditions are making Wytham’s great tits a bit less great