Author: Elizabeth Carlen
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Salinity, Urbanization, and Genetic Divergence of Killifish
Guest post by Brandon Waldo, Katherine Moore, Sam Bickley, Christopher Anderson, & Moises Bernal. Salinity, Urbanization, and Genetic Divergence of Killifish Coastlines are unique…
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New Lit Alert: Cat colonies and flight initiation distances of urban birds: Dealing with conflicting sources of citizen wellbeing
Cat colonies and flight initiation distances of urban birds: Dealing with conflicting sources of citizen wellbeing Mario Díaz, Jonatan Fernández, Alicia Page Abstract Feral…
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How the GLUE Animation Came About
“How life adapts to cities around the world” is a 5 minute educational animated film created by Sherry An (myself), a science and medical…
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New Lit Alert: A global meta-analysis reveals higher variation in breeding phenology in urban birds than in their non-urban neighbours
A global meta-analysis reveals higher variation in breeding phenology in urban birds than in their non-urban neighbours Pablo Capilla-Lasheras, Megan J. Thompson, Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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New Lit Alert: Rock Refuges Are Strongly Associated with Increased Urban Occupancy in the Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis
Rock Refuges Are Strongly Associated with Increased Urban Occupancy in the Western Fence Lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis Alexander J. Rurik, Seth C. Wilmoth, Kendra E. Dayton…
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New Lit Alert: Urbanization driving changes in plant species and communities – A global view
Urbanization driving changes in plant species and communities – A global view Renata de Barros Ruas, Laís Mara Santana Costa, and Fernanda Bered Abstract…
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New Lit Alert: Coping with novelty across an urban mosaic: Provisioning latency increases closer to roads and is associated with species-specific reproductive success in two urban adapters
Coping with novelty across an urban mosaic: Provisioning latency increases closer to roads and is associated with species-specific reproductive success in two urban adapters…
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New Lit Alert: Urban rendezvous along the seashore: Ports as Darwinian field‐labs for studying marine evolution in the Anthropocene
Urban rendezvous along the seashore: Ports as Darwinian field‐labs for studying marine evolution in the Anthropocene Fanny Touchard, Alexis Simon, Nicolas Bierne, and Frédérique Viard…
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New Lit Alert: Native Lizards Living in Brazilian Cities: Effects of Developmental Environments on Thermal Sensitivity and Morpho-Functional Associations of Locomotion
Native Lizards Living in Brazilian Cities: Effects of Developmental Environments on Thermal Sensitivity and Morpho-Functional Associations of Locomotion Nathalia Rossigalli-Costa & Tiana Kohlsdorf Abstract…
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New Lit Alert: It Is a Wild World in the City: Urban Wildlife Conservation and Communication in the Age of COVID-19
It Is a Wild World in the City: Urban Wildlife Conservation and Communication in the Age of COVID-19 Ioana A. Coman, Caitlyn E. Cooper-Norris,…
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New Lit Alert: Genetic patterns reveal differences between the invasion processes of common ragweed in urban and non-urban ecosystems
Genetic patterns reveal differences between the invasion processes of common ragweed in urban and non-urban ecosystems Siran Lu, Xiangyu Luo, Linwei Han, Jingyi Yang,…
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New Lit Alert: The effects of urbanisation on ecological interactions
The effects of urbanisation on ecological interactions Panagiotis Theodorou Abstract Cities are expanding worldwide and urbanisation is considered a global threat to biodiversity. Urban…