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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!…
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SICB 2022!
The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology is gearing up for their annual meeting next week. And just like previous years, there are some…
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New Book: Urban Ecosystem Justice
A new book of interest to those working in urban ecosystems! It looks pretty interesting and I’m eager to dig into it a bit…
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Welcome to the Editorial Team: Kevin Avilés-Rodríguez
Everyone welcome the newest member of our editorial team here at Life in the City, Kevin Avilés-Rodríguez! Kevin is a postdoctoral researcher at Fordham University.…
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New Lit Alert: Urbanization extends flight phenology and leads to local adaptation of seasonal plasticity in Lepidoptera
Urbanization extends flight phenology and leads to local adaptation of seasonal plasticity in Lepidoptera Thomas Merckx, Matthew E. Nielsen, Janne Heliölä, Mikko Kuussaari, Lars…
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New Lit Alert: Consistency and plasticity of risk-taking behaviour towards humans at the nest in urban and forest great tits, Parus major
Consistency and plasticity of risk-taking behaviour towards humans at the nest in urban and forest great tits, Parus major Vincze, Ernő, Veronika Bókony, László…
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New Lit Alert: Growing up in a new world: trait divergence between rural, urban, and invasive populations of an amphibian urban invader
Growing up in a new world: trait divergence between rural, urban, and invasive populations of an amphibian urban invader Max Mühlenhaupt, James Baxter-Gilbert, Buyisile…
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New Lit Alert: Does melanin-based plumage coloration reflect health status of free-living birds in urban environments?
Does melanin-based plumage coloration reflect health status of free-living birds in urban environments? Hani Amir Aouissi, Mostefa Ababsa, Aissam Gaagai, Zihad Bouslama, Yassine Farhi,…
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New Lit Alert: Age-Related Variability of the Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Song in Natural and Urban Environments
Age-Related Variability of the Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca) Song in Natural and Urban Environments A. E. Bastrikova, S. I. Gashkov, and N. S. Moskvitina Abstract…
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New Lit Abstract: De Novo Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Potential Thermal Adaptation Mechanisms in the Cicada Hyalessa fuscata
De Novo Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Potential Thermal Adaptation Mechanisms in the Cicada Hyalessa fuscata Hoa Quynh Nguyen, Yuseob Kim, and Yikweon Jang Abstract In…
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New Lit Alert: Urbanization processes drive divergence at the major histocompatibility complex in a common waterbird
Urbanization processes drive divergence at the major histocompatibility complex in a common waterbird Ewa Pikus, Radosław Włodarczyk, Jan Jedlikowski, Piotr Minias Abstract Urban sprawl…
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New Lit Alert: Cryptic eco-evolutionary feedback in the city: urban evolution of prey dampens the effect of urban evolution of the predator
Cryptic eco-evolutionary feedback in the city: urban evolution of prey dampens the effect of urban evolution of the predator Kristien I. Brans, Nedim Tüzün,…
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New Lit Alert: Replicated, urban-driven exposure to metallic trace elements in two passerines
Replicated, urban-driven exposure to metallic trace elements in two passerines Marion Chatelain, Arnaud Da Silva, Marta Celej, Eliza Kurek, Ewa Bulska, Michela Corsini &…
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New Lit Alert Catchup and Updates Coming!
Hi everyone, we (the lead team here at Life in the City) have fallen a little behind on our New Literature alerts since mid-summer.…
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New Lit Alert: Niche lability mitigates the impact of invasion but not urbanization
Niche lability mitigates the impact of invasion but not urbanization Borden, J. B., Bohlman, S., & Scheffers, B. R. Abstract Native species can coexist…