Chillingham cattle cowed by climate change
Monday, June 13, 2011 - 21:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Spring flowers are opening sooner and songbirds breeding earlier in the year, but scientists know little about how climate change is affecting phenology -- the timing of key biological events -- in UK mammals. Now, a new study on Northumberland's iconic Chillingham cattle shows climate change is altering when these animals breed, and fewer calves are surviving as a result.