woensdag 10 februari 2010

Migrants travel flexibly

A new study shows that migrating birds are able to keep their travel dates flexible, and can respond to the effects of climate change by leaving earlier. However this doesn’t mean that birds will always arrive earlier.

The research, published online in Current Biology, reveals that Pied flycatchers which migrate don’t necessarily reach their destination earlier as they may experience travel delays due to harsh weather conditions on the final leg of their journey through Europe.

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