We wanted to better understand how this pattern of change was playing out in Australian birds. Our two pieces ... bill size also shrank. Since beak sizes increase over the long-term because ...

One surprising aspect, reflected in both studies, is that short-term spells of excessive heat can cause responses in bird shape that contradict the long-term trends. While body size decreases in ...

We wanted to better understand how this pattern of change was playing out in Australian birds ... to increase beak size over time. Ryan Barnaby Short-term weather versus long-term trends One ...

For example, the chip-stealing silver gull and dazzling common bronzewing have both increased beak size over the past century. Australia is heating up. The shape-shifting and shrinking that we see in ...

Australian birds are changing shape due to rising temperatures. Over 100 species show smaller bodies and larger beaks, aiding heat dissipation. Long-term warming increases beak size, but short ...

Just as the hot water pipes in radiators help dissipate internal heat through the periphery, bird beaks are perforated with blood vessels that transfer heat from the body’s core to the beak ...

One surprising aspect, reflected in both studies, is that short-term spells of excessive heat can cause responses in bird shape that contradict the long-term trends. While body size decreases in ...