Great tits enjoying the warmer weather

mckerney · 05-09-2008, 02:20 AM

Not a headline I'd have expected in the New Scientist

http://environment.newscientist.com/...2_head_dn13857

Quote:

Great tits enjoying the warmer weather – so far

* 19:00 08 May 2008
* NewScientist.com news service
* Mason Inman

As climate change forces animals to shift their breeding schedules, one group of British birds has been able to quickly adapt to the warmer weather without having to rely on slower evolution.

There are limits to their flexibility however, and when those limits are reached, global warming could hit the population hard, researchers say.

Since 1961, ecologists have been tracking the population of great tits that breed in Wytham Woods, near Oxford, UK. "It's only in the past 30 to 35 years that you see this increase in temperature in early spring to which the birds have responded," says study leader Ben Sheldon of the University of Oxford.

The birds now lay their eggs 2 weeks earlier than they did in the 1970s, tracking a 2-week shift in the emergence of their favoured food – the caterpillars of the winter moth.

Like many insects, the caterpillars' development is triggered by temperature. "The birds are timing their breeding to match the abundance of food," Sheldon says.

pix in link, btw

Raiders Army · 05-09-2008, 02:55 AM

The content of the first post does not match the title of the thread.

JimboJ · 05-09-2008, 06:51 AM

Since when do birds have tits??

M GO BLUE!!! · 05-09-2008, 07:17 AM

I had been thinking along similar lines, but not the pics I was expecting...

Critch · 05-09-2008, 07:50 AM

It must be a very important discovery because "Great tits cope well with warming" is the top read link on the BBC website at the moment.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7390109.stm

Drake · 05-09-2008, 10:00 AM

Somewhere, an anonymous editor deserves a huge raise.

JediKooter · 05-09-2008, 11:33 AM

Tits breed? Well, that explains why there's always two of them...

gottimd · 05-09-2008, 11:35 AM

This is one of the most disappointing threads I've ever read.

johnnyshaka · 05-09-2008, 11:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gottimd

This is one of the most disappointing threads I've ever read.

100% truth.

st.cronin · 05-09-2008, 12:03 PM

Blue tits?

st.cronin · 05-09-2008, 12:08 PM

Red tits?

Dr. Sak · 05-09-2008, 12:10 PM

I enjoy great tits no matter what the weather is that day.

Pumpy Tudors · 05-09-2008, 12:28 PM

what are tits

gottimd · 05-09-2008, 12:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsak16

I enjoy great tits no matter what the weather is that day.

What if the weather that is being predicted is a 150% chance of repeated swift kicks in the nuts for that day?

Dr. Sak · 05-09-2008, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gottimd

What if the weather that is being predicted is a 150% chance of repeated swift kicks in the nuts for that day?

With that prediction I'd put on my protective cup and go out and enjoy some nice tits.

Pumpy Tudors · 05-09-2008, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gottimd

What if the weather that is being predicted is a 150% chance of repeated swift kicks in the nuts for that day?

That depends. Was yesterday's chance 300% or was it 75%?

st.cronin · 05-09-2008, 12:43 PM

White tits:

Pumpy Tudors · 05-09-2008, 12:45 PM

ghetto kobe about to hit that shit

rkmsuf · 05-09-2008, 12:45 PM

BOING

MikeVic · 05-09-2008, 12:47 PM

I like that white tits.

Dr. Sak · 05-09-2008, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

ghetto kobe about to hit that shit

In da butt

gottimd · 05-09-2008, 12:50 PM

Aren't they brown pretending to be white? In any case.....dammmmmmmmmmmnnnnnnn!

gottimd · 05-09-2008, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

That depends. Was yesterday's chance 300% or was it 75%?

Why would that matter, if it was 75% yesterday, you missed out and if it was 300%, then you lucked out.

Unfortunate for you, you left the window open, so it's now the same chance of swift kick in the nuts indoors as it is outdoors.

Pumpy Tudors · 05-09-2008, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gottimd

Why would that matter, if it was 75% yesterday, you missed out and if it was 300%, then you lucked out.

Unfortunate for you, you left the window open, so it's now the same chance of swift kick in the nuts indoors as it is outdoors.

Well, let's pretend I have a time machine and I know that yesterday was either 75% or 300%. I might want to go back. What are the chances that it was 75%?

gottimd · 05-09-2008, 12:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Well, let's pretend I have a time machine and I know that yesterday was either 75% or 300%. I might want to go back. What are the chances that it was 75%?

ooooh, sorry, the weather has a time machine too. It follows you to the past and future.

st.cronin · 05-09-2008, 01:01 PM

I have another pic that I'm afraid to post. BEER TITS.

sachmo71 · 05-09-2008, 01:11 PM

this is a good thread.

Pumpy Tudors · 05-09-2008, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gottimd

ooooh, sorry, the weather has a time machine too. It follows you to the past and future.

But there's a 50-50 chance that tomorrow's weather is only going to have a 75% chance of a kick in the nuts, right?

Dr. Sak · 05-09-2008, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

But there's a 50-50 chance that tomorrow's weather is only going to have a 75% chance of a kick in the nuts, right?

60% of the time it works all the time

MikeVic · 05-09-2008, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by st.cronin

I have another pic that I'm afraid to post. BEER TITS.

Post.

sabotai · 05-09-2008, 01:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by st.cronin

I have another pic that I'm afraid to post. BEER TITS.

Why? Pix of Lindsey Lohan have been posted here before.

st.cronin · 05-09-2008, 01:57 PM

Its really, really, really nsfw.

rkmsuf · 05-09-2008, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by st.cronin

Its really, really, really nsfw.

so

Dr. Sak · 05-09-2008, 02:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by st.cronin

Its really, really, really nsfw.

Show your tits!

st.cronin · 05-09-2008, 02:05 PM

Pfft, I've got more tits in this thread than the rest of you knuckleheads combined.

rkmsuf · 05-09-2008, 02:06 PM

hey, you brought it up

flash em!

Pumpy Tudors · 05-09-2008, 04:02 PM

so where the beer tits at

M GO BLUE!!! · 05-09-2008, 04:05 PM

I am now thinking of getting some birds... It would be nice to be able to tell people I am going home to a pair of great tits!

Oh, and that white is being saved for later. Wow...

Mustang · 05-09-2008, 05:31 PM

The ever elusive Dodo Tits

ColtCrazy · 05-09-2008, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

so where the beer tits at

A riot may start if we don't see these.

Chief Rum · 05-10-2008, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by st.cronin

White tits:

Pardon me. I have misplaced my eraser. May I borrow yours?

05-09-2008, 11:33 AM	#7
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05-09-2008, 12:28 PM	#13
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	what are tits __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

05-09-2008, 02:55 AM	#2
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	The content of the first post does not match the title of the thread.

05-09-2008, 06:51 AM	#3
JimboJ High School Varsity Join Date: Aug 2003	Since when do birds have tits??

05-09-2008, 07:17 AM	#4
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	I had been thinking along similar lines, but not the pics I was expecting...

05-09-2008, 07:50 AM	#5
Critch lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Herndon, VA	It must be a very important discovery because "Great tits cope well with warming" is the top read link on the BBC website at the moment. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7390109.stm

05-09-2008, 10:00 AM	#6
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	Somewhere, an anonymous editor deserves a huge raise.

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Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	I enjoy great tits no matter what the weather is that day.

05-09-2008, 12:43 PM	#17
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	White tits: __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

05-09-2008, 12:45 PM	#18
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	ghetto kobe about to hit that shit __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

05-09-2008, 12:45 PM	#19
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	BOING __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

05-09-2008, 12:47 PM	#20
MikeVic Head Coach Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Hometown of Canada	I like that white tits.

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gottimd Dearly Missed (9/25/77-12/23/08) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: DC Suburbs	Aren't they brown pretending to be white? In any case.....dammmmmmmmmmmnnnnnnn! __________________ NAFL New Orleans Saints GM/Co-Commish MP Career Record: 114-85 NAFL Super Bowl XI Champs In memory of Gavin Anthony: 7/22/08-7/26/08

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st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	I have another pic that I'm afraid to post. BEER TITS. __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

05-09-2008, 01:11 PM	#27
sachmo71 The boy who cried Trout Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: TX	this is a good thread.

05-09-2008, 01:57 PM	#32
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	Its really, really, really nsfw. __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

05-09-2008, 02:05 PM	#35
st.cronin General Manager Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New Mexico	Pfft, I've got more tits in this thread than the rest of you knuckleheads combined. __________________ co-commish: bb-bbcf.net knives out

05-09-2008, 02:06 PM	#36
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05-09-2008, 04:02 PM	#37
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	so where the beer tits at __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor.

05-09-2008, 04:05 PM	#38
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	I am now thinking of getting some birds... It would be nice to be able to tell people I am going home to a pair of great tits! Oh, and that white is being saved for later. Wow...

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