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⃛temperature and egg-laying trends

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Crick et al.1 showed that the laying dates for many British birds have become earlier during 1971-95, which they ascribe to warmer springs resulting from global warming. We provide partial support for this view from a great tit population in Oxfordshire.

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Figure 1: Laying date of Marley great tits and spring temperatures.

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  1. Department of Zoology, Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3PS, Oxford, UK

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McCleery, R., Perrins, C. ⃛temperature and egg-laying trends. Nature 391, 30–31 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1038/34073

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