Comments on: CA Birds Are Getting Bigger; PA Birds Are Getting Smaller http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/09/ca-birds-are-getting-bigger-pa-birds-are-getting-smaller/ 80beats is DISCOVER's news aggregator, weaving together the choicest tidbits from the best articles covering the day's most compelling topics. Thu, 24 May 2012 03:45:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matt http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/09/ca-birds-are-getting-bigger-pa-birds-are-getting-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-2544430 Matt Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:06:18 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=33190#comment-2544430 Is there any possibility that this could simply be due to genetic drift and isolated populations? Is there any possibility that this could simply be due to genetic drift and isolated populations?

]]> By: Iain http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/09/ca-birds-are-getting-bigger-pa-birds-are-getting-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-2474958 Iain Thu, 10 Nov 2011 02:47:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=33190#comment-2474958 People are getting bigger too. Is it junk food or warming, hmmmmmmmm I need a few million dollars to blame this on CO2. People are getting bigger too. Is it junk food or warming, hmmmmmmmm I need a few million dollars to blame this on CO2.

]]> By: Andrew http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/09/ca-birds-are-getting-bigger-pa-birds-are-getting-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-2463961 Andrew Wed, 09 Nov 2011 20:02:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=33190#comment-2463961 Could the increase in size be related to a possible increase in brain size due to selective pressures for smarter birds? Could the increase in size be related to a possible increase in brain size due to selective pressures for smarter birds?

]]> By: Jazz http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/09/ca-birds-are-getting-bigger-pa-birds-are-getting-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-2457596 Jazz Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:37:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=33190#comment-2457596 nothing strange, I've seen plenty of them eating McDonalds waste that people use to leave around. Global warming? Global junk food! nothing strange, I’ve seen plenty of them eating McDonalds waste that people use to leave around. Global warming? Global junk food!

]]> By: Jeff http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/11/09/ca-birds-are-getting-bigger-pa-birds-are-getting-smaller/comment-page-1/#comment-2456920 Jeff Wed, 09 Nov 2011 13:57:14 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/?p=33190#comment-2456920 Was about to say that even suggesting this is likely due to climate change is irresponsible, but Discover more or less beat me to it. Too many factors could result in that small of a change. Any conclusion without an unreasonably large test range could only be attributed to bad science or fishing for data to support a conclusion. Was about to say that even suggesting this is likely due to climate change is irresponsible, but Discover more or less beat me to it. Too many factors could result in that small of a change.

Any conclusion without an unreasonably large test range could only be attributed to bad science or fishing for data to support a conclusion.

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