Fish getting smaller as the oceans get warmer
Short article in Practical Fishkeeping that summarizes findings that fish are getting small as oxygen decreases.
I found several references to the study findings, this one in Science Daily but not an accessable copy of the study (published in the Sept 30, 2012 Nature Climate Change journal).
What makes this a somewhat ceph related item is the findings Dr Gilly published about the Humboldt squid becoming smaller, breeding sooner and living shorter lives with the reduction in food supply. The summary article did not mention the other two observations or take into account food supply so the only exposed commonality is size reduction but It is significant to note that we think we are seeing animal size changes in a single life time.
Short article in Practical Fishkeeping that summarizes findings that fish are getting small as oxygen decreases.
I found several references to the study findings, this one in Science Daily but not an accessable copy of the study (published in the Sept 30, 2012 Nature Climate Change journal).
What makes this a somewhat ceph related item is the findings Dr Gilly published about the Humboldt squid becoming smaller, breeding sooner and living shorter lives with the reduction in food supply. The summary article did not mention the other two observations or take into account food supply so the only exposed commonality is size reduction but It is significant to note that we think we are seeing animal size changes in a single life time.