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New Lit Alert: Living in discarded containers: spiders explore a new niche created by littering in urban woodlands
Living in discarded containers: spiders explore a new niche created by littering in urban woodlands Krzysztof Kolenda, Konrad Wiśniewski, Krzysztof Kujawa, Natalia Kuśmierek, Adrian Smolis & Marcin Kadej Abstract Increased urbanisation is leading to littering of the environment. However, some animals may adapt to live…
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New Lit Alert: Morphological divergence, tail loss, and predation risk in urban lizards
Morphological divergence, tail loss, and predation risk in urban lizards Shashank Balakrishna, Madhura Sham Amdekar & Maria Thaker Abstract Urbanisation changes the structure of natural habitats and alters trophic interactions, pressuring urban species to adjust and adapt. Unlike behavioural shifts that…
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New Research: Early Life Experience Influences Dispersal in Coyotes (Canis latrans)
Coyotes are widespread across North America and are one of few large predators that are found in cities. If you’ve been following our blog, you may have seen a few pictures of coyotes in urban and residential areas. You have…
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Urban Observation of the Week: Deck-nesting Robin
Many birds nest in and around human-made structures, taking advantage of windowsills, air vents, rooftops, and just about anywhere that looks like a cozy and safe spot. Previously, we’ve highlighted birds nesting in some strange locations: rooftops, building nooks, and…
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Urban Landscape Genetics: Are Biologists Keeping Up with the Pace of Urbanization?
As we know, the landscape of urban areas is changing rapidly as land is converted from natural to anthropogenic space. Additionally, new technology has allowed us to collect more data at a lower cost than ever before. The combination of…
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New Lit Alert: Interactions between the introduced European honey bee and native bees in urban areas varies by year, habitat type and native bee guild
Interactions between the introduced European honey bee and native bees in urban areas varies by year, habitat type and native bee guild Kit S Prendergast, Kingsley W Dixon, Philip W Bateman Abstract European honey bees have been introduced across the…
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Site Update! Now Featuring New Literature Alerts
Today we are excited to launch a new section of the site on urban eco-evo literature! You’ll notice that along with this post today a handful of other “new literature alert” posts also were published. Instead of just tweeting the…
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New Lit Alert: Phenotypic response to a major hurricane in Anolis lizards in urban and forest habitats
Phenotypic response to a major hurricane in Anolis lizards in urban and forest habitats Kevin J Avilés-Rodríguez, Kristin M Winchell, Luis F De León, Liam J Revell Abstract Little is known about the synergistic impacts of urbanization and hurricanes on synanthropes. We…
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