• Urban Observation: Winter Neighbors 1: Canada Goose

    Urban Observation: Winter Neighbors 1: Canada Goose

    Ever notice these long-necked denizens of NYC? Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) are a familiar sight in many parks and open spaces within the city,  leading complex lives. New York City boasts 3 of the 7 subspecies of the Canada Goose,…

  • Urban Observation: Clash of the Titans

    Urban Observation: Clash of the Titans

    While huddled up in a nook on my apartment’s rooftop, camera set up and aimed at the skies above, I briefly witnessed a skirmish between a Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) and a Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus). I was able to…

  • Urban Observation: A Furry Climber

    Urban Observation: A Furry Climber

    One of the last things many people expect to see at 2:13 pm is a rat in a tree! Popular belief holds that rodents are nocturnal, but as we see here with this Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus), they can and…

  • SICB 2023: January 7th Summary

    SICB 2023: January 7th Summary

    Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! Time Room Title Authors 9:30 – 9:45 AM Lonestar B Nesting near noise and light-filled nights: The fitness consequences of combined sensory pollutants Phillips, J.; Jones, T.;…

  • SICB 2023: January 6th Summary

    SICB 2023: January 6th Summary

    Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! Time Room Title Authors 9:15 – 9:30 AM 402-403 Commonalities in the response of North American salamander skin microbiota to wildfires and roads Gomez, O.H.; Mulla, L.;…

  • SICB 2023: January 5th Summary

    SICB 2023: January 5th Summary

    Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! Time Room Title Authors 9:00 – 9:15 AM Lonestar F Human-provided food and heterogeneity in aggression in urbanized flocks of American white ibis Weil, J.; Wilson, C.;…

  • SICB 2023: January 4th Summary

    SICB 2023: January 4th Summary

    Be sure to check out today’s Urban Evolution talks and posters at SICB! Time Room Title Authors 8:00 – 8:15 AM 402-403 Creating Interdisciplinary Conservation Tools: A Case Study on Vaccinating Urban Wildlife Shriver, C.; Scott, D.; Palakurthy, I.; Hansen,…

  • Reminder: Urban Evolution at SICB 2023

    Reminder: Urban Evolution at SICB 2023

    Remember to check out all the incredible research on urban systems at SICB this year! Email Kristin if you’d like to contribute to the blog by covering one of these talks or posters. Day Time Room Title Authors Wed., Jan.…

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