A new strain of avian pox could badly affect survival rates among great tits, research at Wytham Woods has found. Scientists and bird experts who studied 2,076 great tits in the woodland found up to 10 per cent were affected.
A new strain of avian pox could badly affect survival rates among great tits, research at Wytham Woods has found. Scientists and bird experts who studied 2,076 great tits in the woodland found up to 10 per cent were affected.
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