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Meta-analysis of Urban Bird Phenology
Humans have significantly impacted environmental conditions and landscapes for several decades through our urban expansion. These changes have produced selective pressures different from those present in non-urban areas. In response to these selective pressures, many species have diverged in physical,…
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New Lit Alert: Comfortably Numb? Regional Differences in the Relationship Between Indices of Urbanization and a Stress Indicator in Eastern Gray Squirrels
Comfortably Numb? Regional Differences in the Relationship Between Indices of Urbanization and a Stress Indicator in Eastern Gray Squirrels Rebecca Rimbach, Alannah Grant, Pratik R. Gupte, Amy Newman, Mason R. Stothart, and Herman Pontzer Abstract Wild animals face novel environmental…
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New Lit Alert: Urbanization drives adaptive evolution in a Neotropical bird
Urbanization drives adaptive evolution in a Neotropical bird Rilquer Mascarenhas, Pedro Milet Meirelles, Henrique Batalha-Filho Abstract Urbanization has dramatic impacts on natural habitats and such changes may potentially drive local adaptation of urban populations. Behavioral change has been specifically shown to facilitate…
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New Lit Alert: Effects of urbanization on the trophic niche of the brown anole, a widespread invasive lizard
Effects of urbanization on the trophic niche of the brown anole, a widespread invasive lizard Zachary A.Chejanovski, Sean T.Giery, Jason J.Kolbe Abstract Urbanization is one of the most dramatic forms of environmental change with the potential to alter trophic relationships…
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New Lit Alert: Urban evolution of thermal physiology in a range-expanding, mycophagous fruit fly, Drosophila tripunctata
Urban evolution of thermal physiology in a range-expanding, mycophagous fruit fly, Drosophila tripunctata Sarah E. Diamond, Ryan A. Martin, Grace Bellino, K. Nicole Crown, Eric G. Prileson Abstract In Drosophila spp., their often high number of annual generations, large population sizes and large…
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New Lit Alert: Fast-paced city life? Tempo and mode of phenotypic changes in urban birds from Switzerland
Fast-paced city life? Tempo and mode of phenotypic changes in urban birds from Switzerland Evelyn Hüppi & Madeleine Geiger Abstract Humans’ large influence on the environment has constructed many new ecological niches, such as in urban areas. Phenotypic changes, including…
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New Lit Alert: Natural and anthropogenic landscape factors shape functional connectivity of an ecological specialist in urban Southern California
Natural and anthropogenic landscape factors shape functional connectivity of an ecological specialist in urban Southern California Sarah M. Wenner, Melanie A. Murphy, Kathleen S. Delaney, Gregory B. Pauly, Jonathan Q. Richmond, Robert N. Fisher, Jeanne M. Robertson Abstract Identifying how…
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New Lit Alert: The public health implications of gentrification: tick-borne disease risks for communities of color
The public health implications of gentrification: tick-borne disease risks for communities of color Samniqueka J. Halsey, Meredith C. VanAcker, Nyeema C. Harris, Kaleea R. Lewis, Lisette Perez, and Genee S. Smith. Abstract Gentrification operates as a social driver of health…
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