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SICB 2020: Urban Lizards Lay Lower Quality Eggs
The decisions that a parent makes or conditions that a parent experiences can influence the survival and fitness of their offspring. These transgenerational effects,…
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SICB 2020: Lead Pollution of Human Water Supplies Impacts Songbirds
Heavy metals, such as lead and mercury, are common pollutants in human-affected ecosystems, including cities. These metals can bioaccumulate, or reach high concentrations in…
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Evolution 2019: Do Frogs Respond Eco-Evolutionarily to the Chernobyl Incident?
Posts here on Life in the City have covered the gamut of impacts of urbanization: the urban heat island, habitat fragmentation, artificial structures, changes…
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City Living in a Nutshell: Urban Ants Acclimate to Higher Temperatures Faster
Evidence for evolution in urban systems is increasing, but a key outstanding question in the field of urban ecology and eco-evolutionary dynamics is whether…
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SICB 2019: Do Warm City Nights Accelerate Development and Growth of Butterflies?
A painted lady (Vanessa cardui), a species of butterfly common in urban habitats (Photo credit: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT) The urban heat island effect is a…
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SICB 2019: What Factors Influence How Ants Cope With High Urban Temperatures?
What consequences does the urban heat island effect have for animals that live in cities? How might increased heat interact with other environmental factors,…