Warmer temps push tropical birds up and off mountains
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 - 07:40
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org) —Many tropical mountain birds are shifting their ranges upslope to escape warming temperatures, but tropical species appear to be more sensitive to climate shifts than species from temperate regions, report Cornell Lab of Ornithology researchers Feb. 17 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.