Study finds potential climate change side effect: More parasites on South American birds
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 - 12:56
in Earth & Climate
A Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) study on nesting birds in Argentina finds that increasing temperatures and rainfall -both side effects of climate change in some parts of the world -could be bad for birds of South America, but great for some of their parasites which thrive in warmer and wetter conditions.