Curve-billed Thrasher (IMAGE)

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Curve-billed Thrasher

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A study of songbird dehydration and survival risk during heat waves in the desert Southwest suggests that some birds are at risk of lethal dehydration and mass die-offs when water is scarce, and risk is expected to increase as climate change advances. The team used individual-level physiology data to inform biogeographic models to better understand the impact of high temperatures on avian communities, a step in analyzing risk of local extirpation.

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University of New Mexico/Tom Kennedy

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