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Urban Evolution Goes Global: Main findings from the Global Urban Evolution Project
As of 2018, 55% of the world’s human population lives in villages, towns, or cities, and this figure grows annually as people increasingly adopt the urban lifestyle. The environmental consequences of this urban expansion are vast: grasslands, forests, and wetlands…
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New Lit Alert: Downtown diet: a global meta-analysis of increased urbanization on the diets of vertebrate predators
Downtown diet: a global meta-analysis of increased urbanization on the diets of vertebrate predators Siria Gámez, Abigail Potts, Kirby L. Mills, Aurelia A. Allen, Allyson Holman, Peggy M. Randon, Olivia Linson and Nyeema C. Harris Abstract Predation is a fundamental…
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Urban Observation of the Week: Jamaican Yellow-Billed Parrot
Urban trees support diverse wildlife, as Jamaican biologist and naturalist Damany Calder pointed out in Instagram this week with his observation of the Yellow-Billed Parrot (Amazona collaria), endemic to Jamaica and vulnerable to extinction, in a Black Olive tree (Terminalia…
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New Lit Alert: A Theory of City Biogeography and the Origin of Urban Species
A Theory of City Biogeography and the Origin of Urban Species Robert R. Dunn, Joseph Robert Burger, Elizabeth J. Carlen, Amanda M. Koltz, Jessica E. Light, Ryan A. Martin, Jason Munshi-South, Lauren M. Nichols, Edward L. Vargo, Senay Yitbarek, Yuhao…
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New Lit Alert: Connectivity in the Urban Landscape (2015–2020): Who? Where? What? When? Why? and How?
Connectivity in the Urban Landscape (2015–2020): Who? Where? What? When? Why? and How? Todd R. Lookingbill, Emily S. Minor, Charles S. Mullis, Gabriela C. Nunez-Mir & Philip Johnson Abstract Purpose of Review This review uses a combination of narrative and…
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Parallel Evolution of Melanism in Urban Squirrels
Cities offer an unprecedented global experiment for parallel evolutionary change: they similarly differ in several dimensions including climate, land cover, and pollution. Yet few studies examine evolutionary change across multiple cities, which is critical for identifying environmental characteristics that mediate…
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Urban Observation of the Week: Hank the Tank!
Where there are humans, there is food… delicious calorie rich food. And so much of it, well, it can keep a bear from hibernating! We’ve told you about wildlife and anthropogenic food before (check out: Raccoon Eats Your Bird Food, Juggling…
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New Lit Alert: Variation in hematological indices, oxidative stress, and immune function among male Song Sparrows from rural and low-density urban habitats
Variation in Hematological Indices, Oxidative Stress, and Immune Function Among Male Song Sparrows From Rural and Low-Density Urban Habitats Christopher G. Goodchild, Isaac VanDiest, Samuel J. Lane, Michelle Beck, Hallum Ewbank and Kendra B. Sewall Abstract A central theme in the…
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